Welcome to the blog

Here you will find an array of posts around such topics as fitness, nutrition, performance, and more.

The Top 5 Gyms to Join in Bray in 2024

Are you a beginner in the gym and looking to start your journey into the world of fitness and traini...

Testing the Grappling Athlete

It’s been an exciting week at Dark Horse, we’ve been testing all of our athletes. We’re looking to ...

Squeezing the life out of your opponents in grappling

I consider isometrics in the row or pull position to be of great importance in developing the physic...

Neck Training

If you’ve been grappling for any length of time, you more than likely don’t need to be preached to a...

Improving your Cardiovascular Fitness for BJJ

A very common question that comes up around the topic of strength and conditioning for jiu jitsu is ...

Skills vs S&C Volume: How many days should I train?

This is a very common question. I’ll oftentimes give a simple answer for the sake of brevity, but t...

Load Management

I’ve placed this chapter first because I honestly believe it is the single most important thing you ...