I have been training for a fight that is set for oct. 2nd in east peoria. Its being hosted by the main team that i train with CICC central Illinois combat club they, are located in canton. I usually work with a local pro fighter named David Gaston, he is recently retired from the fight game but is an ex pro boxer also wrestled in college, and has been a pro mma fighter for quiet awhile. He and his wife own a small chiropractic clinic, she runs the clinic with her colleague and he runs the small gym in the back of the building. This gym is in peoria closer to where i live im usually there four or five days a week its hard work but its worth it. We have a small group of fighters about 6 on a good day but most fighters cant take the workouts. Dave believes strongly in the conditioning and physical aspect of the sport we have strength and conditioning almost everyday for an hour before fight practice even starts. Most fighters just wanna punch somebody in the face or wrestle, atleast most amateur fighters do. I usually make the 40 min drive to canton about once or twice a week, and there all fighting and grappling. What i get from dave is my stand up and conditioning when i go to canton we do wrestling and ju jitsu. They have about 30 guys there. Its a decent sized gym with nothing but wrestling mats lining the floor and walls, looks like one of those padded rooms you put crazy people in but bigger.
Grant, this post is very informative. As you continue to work on your blog, I want you to think about how to engage your audience. So, you're giving them a bunch of information about your gyms...so what? What do you want them to do with that information? Let's talk about narrowing your audience to local fighters since you're discussing local places. Do you want them to check the gym out? Do you want them to relate to your training?
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