Functional MMA Training and Focus Mitt Work with Dean Lister | Functional Patterns

Good Morning!!! Here is a video of me covering some basic functional training techniques with UFC fighter Justin Lawrence at Alliance MMA training center. I’ve been having a blast working with their camp and they’ve taken on a very open perspective to the functional training concepts I apply into their sport of MMA. As of [...]

Happy Tuesday! It’s been a hectic last couple weeks in the trenches working with clients and fighters. It has been quite difficult to find time to make a video for everyone, but I managed to make time for another! In this video, I use my all time favorite combo for core training: The Keiser and [...]

Happy Monday everyone!!! Here is an Advanced TRX workout routine to start your week off right. This will only be for the die hard people who have been progressing themselves in their functional training regimens intelligently. The 3 exercises in this TRX circuit: Dive Bomber- Great for developing ballistic explosiveness out of the upper body [...]

Happy Monday fitness land and welcome to the latest instillation of “The Dogma of the Week” The topic for this blogpost will be about the damaging effects from the P90X exercise system. Although there are several things I could discuss about this system, I’m going to keep the topic more oriented about human structural integration. [...]

Good morning! Here is my latest functional training workout using the Kettlebell. The kettlebell has definitely been one of my go to workout tools for my functional training regimens, because of it’s versatility and demand of rhythmic coordination. Rhythmic functional movement is what will determine how successful a human will operate physically on this planet. [...]

Here’s my latest MMA Training video with Dean Lister. Week after week the guy keeps getting sharper with his movements. The guy continues to evolve and has been a monster in sparring as of late. It’s looking like we should have a good showing coming up later this month. Great work Dean!

Here’s a Video of me working on my Golf swing with Gabriel Writer. Gabriel Writer is one of those guys who has a genuine obsession mastering technique in his sport. It’s guys like these that you can always learn the most from when it comes to many things in life. Enjoy!!! Check out Gabriel’s Youtube [...]

As a personal trainer, applying the aspects of efficient biomechanics onto another person is one of the most difficult tasks to accomplish. A common problem I have found in watching people’s wired dysfunctional movement patterns is the inability to produce force and movement horizontally and transversely. With Jeremy Stephens it was easily one of the [...]

As I have progressed as Holistic Movement Practitioner and Personal Trainer, it has become increasingly more important to keep my focal point on the basics. The same rules apply with all levels of personal training clients, professional and collegiate athletes included. In fact, the athlete is more inclined to have dysfunction if they learned improper [...]

Here is a full length feature on how I apply my method towards bringing functionality back to the human body, specifically in the lumbo-pelvic region. Since everything I do in my method has an intention, it is important to know that intentional to really be able to get the results you desire. Lumbo-Pelvic imbalance is [...]

The Medicine Ball has been a tool I have used since the very beginning of my personal training career, and it has still managed to be a relevant piece of equipment in my functional training regimens. In terms of functional ballistic core development, it’s very difficult to replicate the versatility of the Medicine Ball. This [...]

The last 2 months since opening Functional Patterns headquarters have easily been the best I have ever had in my personal training career in San Diego. Precision and attention to detail have been channeled to a point where now I’m feeling that this journey is only getting started. In this video, you will see an [...]

Today’s topic is going to be healing. It’s all too often that people will get into a gym and not only forget warming up, but also forget to set the body back into a relaxed state, where it can begin the recovery process. As a personal trainer, I have witnessed so many people get into [...]

Here’s a personal training video in san diego of me helping Mike Gentile in his MMA training regimen. We have been primarily doing work in the structural alignment phase for the last 3 months, and now its time to put the pedal to the metal once again. We have had to battle a severely rounded [...]

Although bodybuilding workouts aren’t necessarily my cup of tea anymore (bodybuilding was where it all started for me), I will say there is some practical benefit that comes from attempting isolated lifts, specifically, exercising the muscles near the thoracic spine. Since we are in such a stationary culture that sits way too frequently, the thoracic [...]

Here is a video of a personal training session focused on correcting and Anterior Pelvic Tilt and an Asymmetrical weight shift. As I have mentioned in the past, tight hip flexors (caused by sitting for extended periords) have been a commonality I have found often as a personal trainer. Another problem I have been focusing [...]

Here is a TRX suspension personal training session I did with Julie at my gym in San Diego, CA. Although suspension training is not always my go to when it comes to my functional training regimens, I will say it’s nice to throw this bad boy in from time to time. Enjoy

Here are a few exercises I regularly use in my personal training and MMA training regimens. I use my Keiser Functional Trainer in this video for this circuit training workout, but these exercises can also be used with other types of pulley systems and resistance bands. Enjoy

Here’s another video of me taking “the boogey many” Dean Lister through an MMA training session. Once again, the main them out of our personal training is the implementation of the transverse plane. Enjoy

This is part 2 of how to improve your running Biomechanics. Last week, we covered the Anterior Oblique System, this week we are covering the Posterior Oblique System. In terms of explosiveness and efficiency while running, the Posterior Oblique System might be the most important muscle system to properly engage in gait, as it contains [...]

Here’s a video of me covering some Functional Training and Boxing focus mitt work with Dean Lister. This is all still a work in progress, but I can see that Dean is starting to understand the inefficient from the efficient, in regards to his striking.