For those of you who are looking to add more grip training to your current program try giving this exersise a try.

All you need is a towel, a chin-up bar, and a high tolerance for pain. Now, without tying any knots in the towel, throw it over the bar. Wad up each side into your hands and hang on tight. Now perform as many chin-ups as you can. (Obviously, this a great arm and back exercise, too!) After a few sets, when you can no longer pull yourself up, just grab the towel and hang off of it.

With the changing of seasons its time to get outside and start working on your GPP conditioning. Here is a great workout that will really push your cardio through the roof. Give this workout a try on a weekend when you have nothing going on and you dont feel like sitting on your butt anymore.

1. Car / truck Push for 1 minute
2. 10 burpees
3. Car / truck Push for 1 minute
4. 10 sit ups
5. Car / truck Push for 1 minute
6. Repeat 9 times

With the car push this is not a run but a walk. It is as if you were pushing to the next gas station.

Now many of you will comment about the work time being 30 minutes, keep in mind that this is the entire workout. You do a 10-15 minute warm up and then get right into the push.

Your comments and feedback are welcome.

Grapplers Gym is looking for 20 grapplers/fighters who would be willing to take part in a training case study.

What we are looking for is 20 people who would be willing to scrap their current workout programs and replace them with one of ours for 8 weeks. After the 8 weeks we would like to have you report back to us on your progress by filling out a questionaire and conducting a telephone interview.

If you are interested in signing up please drop me an email at mike@grapplersgym.com with the subject "High Intensity Case Study"

In your email please tell us why you would like to be involved in this study as well as some history of your training and grappling experience.

If you are choosen you will receive an email with your questionaire and training program.

For those of you who are DVD of the month members you saw how we like to conduct kettlebell tosses with a training partner. Here is a great workout you can do with your training partner that will work your entire body including your grip.

Here is a workout program you can do outside. Do this workout 2-3 times a week as part of your conditioning.

• Walking swings with a kettlebell or dumbbell 20yds
• sprint back to starting line
• 10 burpees
• walking lunges 20yds
• sprint back
• 10 burpees
• rest for 1 minute and repeat 5 times