Monthly Archives

July 2009

Spotlight: Jake Bonacci

The Xtreme Couture strength and conditioning coach went from college student to MMA training guru virtually overnight. Here’s how the 26-year-old made his own rules in a field that didn’t have any. It has been said that luck is…

Enlightened Warrior

According to a 2008 market study done by Yoga Journal, the majority of the estimated 18 million yoga practitioners in North America are women. That’s nothing that would make heads turn, unless you’re checking out fit girls in…

Smoothie Power

As Kenny Florian prepares for his upcoming lightweight title shot against BJ Penn, he’s paying close attention to an under utilized element of the MMA arsenal. In addition to rigorous strength and conditioning sessions and his…

American Top Team

Ricardo Liborio - fighter, teacher, coach, father figure, entrepreneur, cheerleader, visionary, salesman, you name it - leads me on a whistle stop tour of the 20,000 square foot American Top Team training facility in Coconut Creek…