Ouch…that was one nasty kick. Vitor got caught…and freakin’ hard.

In case you missed it, Anderson Silva (considered by most to be the world’s best pound-for-pound MMA fighter) dispatched his latest competition last night at UFC 126, by KOing Vitor Belfort in the first round…

…via front kick to the face.

And call me crazy, but I think it was a perfect example of the 80/20 rule I was trying to explain the other day.  (Read about it here.)

In case you missed it, the 80/20 rule is an old rule of business that says 80% of your results come from 20% of your efforts.

Same goes with your workouts. Basics – stuff like:

-heavy lifting (presses, rows, deadlifts, etc)

-bodyweight calisthenics (dips, chins, etc)

-intense conditioning (hill sprints, circuit training, good ole’ burpees, etc)

None of this stuff is glamorous or fun/exciting to talk about. But it will all get you into great shape. And it will get any of you to that “80%” level I was talking about.

Problem is, is that most guys don’t wanna spend time on the basics – they’d rather go for the ‘extra’ stuff. You know, the added little bit of whatever (supplement, latest training fad, etc) that’s supposed to eek out that last little bit of your training.

Here’s the thing, though – what good does it do you to “eek out that last little bit” of your training, when you haven’t done all the front-end work in the first place?

Not very smart, IMO.

I mentioned it the other day, but personally, I’d rather spend my time making sure I’m at that 80%…and then some. Because I can hit the basics – and hit them hard – and my “80%” ends up going up because I’m increasing my overall capacity.

So the 80% I might have been at before, isn’t as high as the 80% I’m at now…

If that makes sense.

And here’s the great thing (and I’m getting back to that kick) – when you’re at 80%, and you’re only having to do the 20% type workload, you’ve got plenty of time, recovery, motivation, and everything else to really focus on what you want and need to.

Think of it like this – I’m sure both Vitor and Anderson were in great shape last night. But neither even got a chance to show it…because Anderson got in a kick to the mush. A kick, BTW, he said he’d been working on with his coaches.

So did it make more sense for Anderson to do the basics, then work his MMA skills, or to do the basics, then a bunch of other frilly crap with his workouts?

(I think Vitor flat on the mat answers that question.)

Think about it – if you could get to a pretty damn tough level of 80%…with only 20% of your efforts…what else could you do in your own life to be awesome? All because you’re not chasing the latest workout fad?

See what I mean?

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Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
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When it comes to building muscle, most folks that they have one of two choices:

1 – lift heavy weights (with lower reps)

2 – use higher reps (with lighter weights)

I’m not sure where this mis-conception comes from, but the idea that you can (or should) only do one or the other is just plain wrong.

In fact, if you take a look at many pro bodybuilders, what do they do – a combination of both…heavy weights *and* high reps.

Yeah, I know – all the pros are juiced to the gills. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still learn something from their training. (Besides, all the drugs in the world ain’t gonna do a damn thing for you if you don’t work your ass off in the gym.)

See, you need to do both if you wanna get big and put on some muscular size – lift heavy and do enough volume to stimulate muscle growth.

But, you need to find just that right ‘balance’ between both…and more.

Your muscle building workouts need have you:

–lift heavy…but not so heavy that you blast your nervous system into overtraining or you limit the reps (either per set or in overall volume…just one or two heavy sets at the end of a pyramid ain’t enough)

–use enough reps…but not so many that you end up using puny weights, just flushing the muscles with blood, or run the risk of long-term damage to your joints from doing too many reps

And if you have any athletic goals or aspirations, you have to add a 3rd quality to the mix – lifting fast.

Because being big and muscular is cool, and strong is awesome, but if you’re slow, then I don’t care what activity or sport you’re doing…

no speed = no success

So how do you lift heavy, use enough volume to stimulate muscle growth, AND lift with enough bar speed to be fast and explosive?

=>With Body Armor – that’s how.

See, Body Armor utilizes a pretty cool set, rep, and percentage scheme I arranged that gives you a real “best of all worlds” approach to those 3 characteristics, and is the best combination of all three.

(And you don’t have to do all your main exercises 2-3x/week or do them differently – one set/rep scheme does it all for you.)

Wanna learn more?

=>Then CLICK HERE to read about BODY ARMOR

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Muscle Building Workouts | Cardio Workout | MMA Workout | MMA Workouts

Ok gang – by now y’all probably know that I don’t mind giving anyone and everyone a good, swift kick in the ass every now and then to help you keep your minds right. (I want the same thing for myself.)

Well, here’s your first one for 2011. And to be honest, it got its start in the most unlikeliest of places.

Sometime last week, I ended up watching a free video this big-name internet marketer put out. To tell the truth, I don’t even remember how I ended up watching it…link in an email, most likely. Either way, I ended up watching this video, and the guy had some pretty cool stuff to say regarding marketing, and how it’s changing in the current economic landscape.

Well, a couple days later, this dude sends out a newsletter saying that he’s gonna hold a free webinar later in the week. In this webinar, he’s gonna take a few of the broad points he talked about in the first video, and cover them in more detail. Seeing as how I’m a fan of this guy’s work, the webinar was free, and even if there was some sorta pitch at the end (there usually is for these kinda things), the guy usually has some really good info in his free stuff that you can still put to work, I signed up.

(Quick side note – for those that might not know, a ‘webinar’ is basically just a video presentation that’s done live…a seminar done online. Depending on how it’s setup, there can be direct interaction with the presenter, possibly other participants, and a whole bunch of other stuff. They can be pretty cool.)

Now before we go any further, it begs mentioning that the guy giving this webinar is probably one of the top 3 internet marketers in the world. I mean this dude is good, and he’s a huge name in the industry. To compare it to boxing, it’d be like talking shop with Emanuel Steward or Freddie Roach. This guy is that good.

The day for the webinar ends up rolling around, and the guy shoots out a link to where you can access it. At the right time I click on the link, only to get this massive error message.

Hmmmm.

I try it again. No luck. Again. Still no luck. I wait a few minutes, and try again – still an error.

Well…that sucks.

I was really looking forward to hearing what this guy had to say, but wasn’t too worried, as I knew that there would probably be a replay available. (It’s usually standard practice for these kinda things to send out a link to watch a replay or even download your own copy of the video for free after it’s over.)

I gotta say that I was a bit surprised that the thing malfunctioned like it did, but hey, this is the interwebz we’re talking about, here. Interwebz + tech + 3rd party service = a SNAFU every now and again…no matter who you are.

(If nothing else, it was kinda funny to see this happen to such a big-name guy…shows he’s just as human as the rest of us…no matter how much money he makes.)

To see if anybody else is having the same trouble I am, I shoot a few emails to some buddies of mine that I think might be watching it, and hit up a couple marketing forums to see if anybody is talking about it.

HOLY SHIT – everybody is going ape shit about how this guy’s webinar SNAFU’ed. I mean, there are literally people that are pissed off and cussing this guy because the whole thing screwed up.

Mind you…these aren’t PAYING customers. These are people that are bitching about not getting something – like an hour or more of this guy’s time and knowledge – FOR FREE.

Seriously?

A few hours pass, as the big-name internet marketer sounds out another email, profusely apologizing for the whole mixup, that there were some kinda issues (I didn’t pay attention to what they were) and that everything was fixed. He even included a link to where the webinar was now working.

So I clicked on the link…another error message.

Uh oh…I knew the keyboard warriors were gonna be going nuts now. I checked a couple forums…and I was right.

Reading these people bitch and complain about not getting their free info was almost laughable…I couldn’t help but be reminded of Louis CK’s interview on Conan…

(Watch the whole thing – it’s hilarious – but the main line is at about the 2:20 mark or so…)

“Like how quickly the world owes him something he knew existed only 10 seconds ago.”

That was the thing I couldn’t get over – here this guy was, offering top-notch FREE info, the tech SNAFU’s itself, and all of a sudden all these wannabe cool people are pissed off because they’re now out something or inconvenienced.

The question I wanted ask all these people was simple – “Y’all have been bitching and moaning all day about this FREE video not getting delivered…in that time, what else have you done? Have you done ANYTHING to further your business or execute your plans? Or have you hung around internet forums all day complaining instead?”

THAT is the point I want to get across to y’all.

Too many people want the world to hand them everything on a silver platter, and when it doesn’t, they get pissed off…almost as if they’re “owed” something. What a load of bullshit.

Listen up people – you might not wanna hear this (and don’t worry – I’m talking to myself just as much as I am you), but I’m gonna tell you anyway…

If you haven’t attained any of your goals yet, the problem isn’t that guy, or that program, or your gym, or whatever – the problem is probably you. Not strong enough? Chances are you haven’t lifted heavy enough. Not in good enough shape? Chances are you haven’t worked hard enough. Still carrying too much extra “fluff” around the waist and not lean yet? Chances are you’re still eating too much crap. Haven’t accomplished the goals you set for yourself this time last year? Chances are you haven’t picked one and stuck with it long enough to actually accomplish something.

I don’t care what industry, niche, business, game, sport, or anything else you’re talking about – the people that accomplish the most are the ones that take the most action. Talk less, think less, ‘plan’ less – do more. Hell…in some cases…do ANYTHING.

Quit looking for somebody else to achieve your goals for you and hand them to you all wrapped up in a pretty red bow. Instead, be willing to get out there and get your hands dirty, and make the shit happen yourself.

You’ll find not only do you get more done, but you’ll feel a lot better about it, too.

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Muscle Building Workouts | Cardio Workout | Cardio Fitness | MMA Workout

This is going to be a very simple blog post. In fact, I came up with the idea yesterday during my DB Clean & Press workout.

It’s now 2011, and we’re almost a week into it. Everybody is making resolutions of all types to make themselves better people overall. I don’t know what your specific resolutions are, but you should have at least one or twelve that result in you becoming a complete and total badass.

So in that vein, here is Wiggy’s Simple Guide to Becoming a Badass.

1 – Find heavy shit.

2 – Pick up said heavy shit.

3 – Put said heavy shit over your head.

4 – Put said heavy shit down.

5 – Repeat until you’re awesome.

There you have it – your brutally simple guide to becoming a badass in 2011. Go forth, prosper, and show the world what being a tough sumbitch is all about.

(And if you want to kick your badassery up a notch and ‘turn it up to 11′ in 2011, CLICK HERE NOW.)

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Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Muscle Building Workouts | Cardio Workout | Cardio Fitness | MMA Workout

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Supersets (stacking sets of two exercises back-to-back without rest) are something I’ve seen used in workouts for years – dating all the way back to the days (back in the early to mid-’90s) that I closely followed the bodybuilding scene. I used to see supersets used in all kinds of workouts.

I remember guys like Vince Taylor being a big fan of them, and in reading older material, I knew that the “Blonde Bomber” Dave Draper was a huge proponent of supersets, and even tri-sets (stacking three exercises back-to-back-to-back).

In many strength & conditioning and athletic training circles today, supersets are still a popular way of getting a lot done in a little bit of time, and are utilized as a way of letting a muscle group rest a little longer between sets, but not increasing the length of the workout itself.

These days, instead of supersets consisting of two exercises that target the same muscle group, they target different muscle groups, and are generally done in a 1A / 1B sort of fashion which you simply alternate exercises. So you’d do a set of Exercise 1, then rest. Do a set of Exercise 2, then rest again. Repeat until all sets of both exercises have been completed.

While this is a great method of training, I gotta say…I don’t get what the hell some trainers are thinking when they pair up some exercises. It just makes no friggin’ sense.

Give my new podcast a listen as to why, and some of the stuff you should take into consideration when pairing up exercises.

Don’t have time to listen now?  Feel free to download a copy of this podcast HERE.

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Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
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