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The Shadow Boxing Ladder: Add Only One Difficulty at a Time
Byknockoutcoach August 17, 2026September 19, 2026
A lot of shadow boxing workouts fail for a simple reason: every round tries to do everything. By Dominic Paris, former conditioning coach of Oscar De La Hoya The boxer moves quickly, throws combinations, slips, rolls, pivots, changes direction, visualizes an opponent, and tries to stay exhausted enough to call it conditioning. When the form…
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Fighters | Boxing | Interval training | Mitochondrial Training | Performance | Speed
Aerobic Base Training: The 4-Phase Protocol That Builds Your Engine Without Costing You Speed
Byknockoutcoach August 14, 2026September 19, 2026
How to Build an Aerobic Base Without Losing Speed or Power? By Dominic Paris, former conditioning coach of Oscar De La Hoya Why slowing down is the fastest way to raise your performance ceiling Every athlete I’ve told to slow down has looked at me the same way. Suspicious. A little offended. Like I just…
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Mitochondrial Training | Boxing | Fighters | Interval training | Performance | Strength and conditioning
Mitochondrial Training: The Engine Most Athletes Don’t Know They’re Missing
Byknockoutcoach August 10, 2026September 19, 2026
What Is Mitochondrial Training? The Athlete’s Guide to Building Your Energy Engine By Dominic Paris, former conditioning coach of Oscar De La Hoya Mitochondrial training is the process of improving your body’s ability to produce energy at the cellular level — specifically by increasing the number, size, and efficiency of mitochondria in your muscle cells….
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Boxing | Body weight training | Functional training | Martial arts | Speed
What Does Shadowboxing Build? The Hidden Benefits Explained
Byknockoutcoach August 1, 2026September 19, 2026
What Does Shadowboxing Really Build? The Hidden Benefits Most People Overlook By Dominic Paris, former conditioning coach of Oscar De La Hoya If someone asked you what shadowboxing builds, how would you answer? Most people would probably say faster punches, better boxing technique, or improved cardio. Those answers aren’t wrong. They’re simply incomplete. One of…
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Kettlebell training | Fighters | Functional training | Martial arts | Strength and conditioning
Book Review: “The Fighter’s Kettlebell System” by Dominic Paris
Byknockoutcoach July 19, 2026July 19, 2026
The Fighter’s Kettlebell System: What a Corner Coach Knows That a Fitness Book Usually Doesn’t Most kettlebell books teach kettlebells. The Fighter’s Kettlebell System teaches fighting, and uses the kettlebell as the instrument. That distinction, stated plainly in the book’s opening pages, turns out to be the organizing idea for everything that follows — and…
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Strength and conditioning | Core conditioning | Fighters | Functional training | Interval training | Kettlebell training | Performance
The Conditioning Mistakes That Makes Fighters Slow Down Late in the Fight
Byknockoutcoach June 17, 2026September 19, 2026
Are You Making These Conditioning Mistakes ? By Dominic Paris, former conditioning coach of Oscar De La Hoya You ran your miles. You logged the rounds. You grinded through every miserable session when your lungs were burning and your legs felt like bricks. By all logical accounts, you’ve been working hard. And then comes fight…
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Kettlebell training | Boxing | Core conditioning | Functional training | Performance | Strength and conditioning
Kettlebell Training for Fighters: How to Keep Your Skill Available When You’re Tired
Byknockoutcoach June 11, 2026September 19, 2026
Most fighters don’t lose to better skill — they lose when conditioning stops supporting it. Here’s why kettlebell training for fighters fixes the gap that cardio can’t. Why Fighters Lose in Round Two (Even When They’re Winning Round One) By Dominic Paris, former conditioning coach of Oscar De La Hoya Most fighters don’t lose because…
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Mental strength | Boxing | Performance
The Mental Edge: How Fighters and Athletes Can Reprogram Their Self-Image for Victory
Byknockoutcoach August 20, 2025
The Mental Edge: How Athletes and Fighters Can Train Their Mind and Self-Image In sports, everyone trains hard. Everyone lifts, runs, drills, and spars. So why do some athletes rise to the top — while others with equal talent stall out? In 1960, Dr. Maxwell Maltz, a plastic surgeon turned performance pioneer, stumbled upon an…
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Core conditioning | Boxing | Functional training | Strength and conditioning
Core Conditioning for Power: The Secret Weapon of Pro Boxers
Byknockoutcoach June 12, 2025September 2, 2026
Want to Train Like a Boxer? Here’s Where to Start 🥊 Boxers aren’t just fighters — they’re some of the fittest, strongest, and most mentally tough athletes on the planet. Training like a boxer means more than just learning to throw a punch. It’s about building real-world strength, explosive speed, razor-sharp reflexes, and endless endurance….
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Kettlebell training | Core conditioning | Flexibility | Functional training | Strength and conditioning
20 Minute Kettlebell Workouts for Busy People
Byknockoutcoach September 6, 2024October 1, 2026
Why 20 minute kettlebell workouts are the smartest training for busy people “I don’t have time to train.” In more than 25 years of coaching, I’ve heard it from entrepreneurs, parents, executives and even professional athletes juggling travel and media. My answer is always the same: you don’t need more time. You need a better…
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