This week Joe sits down with Dr. Corey Peacock - Head S&C coach at Sanford MMA - a premier professional MMA team comprised of some of the top-ranked fighters in the world, including multiple current and former World Champions. Corey is also an associate professor in the Department of Health & Human Performance at Nova Southeastern University. Highlights from Corey & Joe's conversation include:
- How Corey blends science/research with "real world" experience/results
- The process involved in preparing a UFC fighter for a fight
- Strengthening an athlete's weaknesses vs Doubling down on their strengths
- How/Why Corey uses (a variation of) Wendler's 531 program with his fighters
- Developing "fight specific conditioning" inside the cage vs in the gym/weightroom
- The importance of programming "REST" into the weekly plan
- Corey & Joe give their thoughts on ice baths
- Corey gives the "inside scoop" on some fascinating research studies he's conducted
- Plus much, Much MORE!