Need to save time? Don’t we all.

Here are 5 great tips for saving time in the kitchen.

1) Buy a pair of kitchen scissors

This is my favourite thing to use in the kitchen. Cutting meat makes it cook faster and every meal needs some fresh meat. But cutting it also is messy, takes a long time and can saw your meat to shreds.

Instead, snip the meat up with scissors. You can cut smaller pieces (which cook faster) more precisely and cut it right into the pan you’re cooking it in, making less dishes to clean like knives and cutting boards.

Best thing ever. Get em.

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As you may or may not know, our favourite sport of MMA is not allowed in my home province of Ontario…

Apparently the ‘brutality’ and ‘violence’ is too much to handle – yet boxing and kickboxing are allowed.

Makes complete sense, right?

Yup, I thought so too… NOT! (when was the last time you heard NOT???)

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You hear a lot about the lactic energy system for MMA.

It’s important for being able to endure tough wrestling or grappling exchanges and get out of those types of situations and still be able to throw your hands.

Some trainers will tell you that it’s the most important system to develop if you want top fight conditioning.

But this one-sided stance is wrong and could set you up to gas faster than you should.

So we’re going to take an in-depth look at the lactic system and see how and when to train it for optimal results.

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‘NO PAIN NO GAIN’.

The common mantra you hear across ‘hardcore’ gyms around the world.

Especially in the MMA world.

According to some, if you can’t put up with a little pain, you’re not a man.

Well, it’s all B-S-.

Kinda.

Here’s the thing…

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I’ve been catching up all week since I was across the country in Vancouver for my boy Joe’s first amateur MMA fight at the Canadian Amateur MMA Championships…

It was a tournament style and he won his first fight but lost his second.

The tournament was great – tons of people and really well organized, props to Don and Louise who put on a fabulous show. All amateur MMA events should be run this smoothly!

I’m proud of Joe for stepping into the cage and getting one step closer to his ultimate goal…

Here’s a video of his first fight:

Now I want to share some of the tips that both Joe and I learned as we got ready for this fight that will help you if you’re planning to have your first one soon.

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