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Conditioning always reigns supreme in combat sports. Whether you're a wrestler, boxer or MMA fighter - the person that is in the best shape will always have the best chance to win. Look at any great champion; 99 percent of them are conditioning machines, that can fight all day long.

Examples

In boxing look at Muhammed Ali. Ali is arguably the best fighter ever. He could spar all day long while training for a fight, and this would carry over to his fights. Ali's intense training of long road work, bodyweight calisthenics, and skill work made him what he is, THE BEST! You can also look at 4 time NCAA Wrestling Champion and Gold Medal winner Cael Sanderson. Sanderson never lost a match while in college, why? Sanderson had tremendous skill, but his outstanding conditioning level was a main ingredient of him winning matches day after day. At every wrestling tournament Wrestlers tend to fade because of wrestling multiple times a day for an entire 2-3 day period, but not Sanderson. He looked fresher than any of his opponents, which was because he was in such outstanding shape.

I know what I'll be doing next Sunday. The Red Bull Flugtag.

Via The Adventure Blog : remember the Atacama Crossing - the 250km footrace across Chile's Atacama Desert?

It's on again (including the videos and regular updates, naturally).

Via IronMind : Professional strength athlete Derek Poundstone.

Another good one from Scott Sonnon; solving one of the more common causes of hand pain from kettlebell training.

Via Triathlon Training Notes : a free hour-long presentation on long-course triathlon training, courtesy the guys at Endurance Nation. Good stuff.

Too tall to be any good at the deadlift? Yeah, right.

At 6'7", Kenny Hinchman (pictured) has other ideas. A great read.

Via IronMind : Arm Wrestling instruction in New York.

Another great week here at Straight to the Bar. A few highlights :