MMA has become the worlds fastest growing sportas in the last five years or so. Along with
the growing popularity of the sport is the interest in MMA Training Workouts.

Many people who go to the gym have aspirations of becoming an MMA fighter, but have no
experienced coach or trainer to guide them. You need to make sure that you train under a
person who is a genuine MMA fighter or at least has hands on experience.

They are the right person to provide you with a good MMA training routine. With the growing
interest n the sport, you must be cautious of people who introduce themselves as an MMA fighter.

It takes more than watching a couple of dvds to be able to perform techniques and drills correctly.
Remember that MMA requires some of the most explosive movements in any sport.Be sure to choose a
trainer who has a lot of experience in training fighters if you wish to get the most out of your MMA training.

If you are limited by your finances or your location and find it hard to gain access to a good trainer then
there are a plethora of books and dvds available which you can use as a great guide.
MMA training programs are very physically demanding so you need to be very careful when undertaking one yourself without professional
supervision. If you must use MMA training videos, buy the ones of your favorite fighters, at least you know that
they know what they are talking about.

That is one major factor that an experienced trainer will be able to assist you with in your MMA Training workouts

Spanish F1 driver, Jaime Alguersuari, who drives for the Toro Rosso racing team, has become an ambassador for PartyPoker, an online poker room.  I guess when you think about it racing drivers are taking a gamble each time they drive, so they must be pretty used to the risk versus reward scenario. Even though driving an F1 car flat out, pulling huge G’s around a corner, must be a bit different to going all-in during a poker tourney..

Alguersuari became the youngest driver to drive for Formula 1 when he drove in the Hungarian Grand Prix last year.  The young Spanish F1 driver from Barcelona is improving fast and has already earned his first F1 points by finishing ninth in Malaysia.

Jaime says that poker has become very popular amongst the F1 drivers.  By signing for PartyPoker he will help promote online poker and poker tournaments.  The next big tournament is in his home town, just in time as F1 hits the European part of the world tour, it is the WPT Barcelona, from 17 - 23 May at Casino Barcelona.

Fellow F1 star Giancarlo Fisichella is also an ambassador for PartyPoker, so if you are into Formula 1 racing and want to meet an F1 racing driver you know where to go.  Follow PartyPoker’s online tournament schedule and make sure you win!

Thanks to soup.io for this hilarious pic.. ouch thats got to hurt

In a week’s time Afghanistan will play in their first cricket World Cup, a T20 competition in the West Indies.  The incredible rise of Afghanistan’s cricket team through the ranks to the centre stage of cricket has been nothing short of incredible.  One hopes that the fastest growing and most popular sport in Afghanistan can help give the nation hope.  Can sport help to heal wounds, forget war and bridge gaps?

Learnt in the refugee camps of Pakistan and now flying around the world to play against the best teams… stuff that dreams are made of…

Here is a very interesting video on the development of cricket in Afghanistan – “Proud to be an Afghan” and good reason to!

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UEFA Champions League again tonight dont miss it, with Barca vs Inter Milan in the first leg of the semi-final – should be a cracking game! The FC Barcelona team had to travel 14 hours by bus to get to the San Siro.  Due to flight restrictions, because of the volcano ash cloud over Europe, which is not the best preparation for a big football game.  But Barca are not title holders for no reason.

Will Messi have another game like he did against Arsenal in the Champions League quarter finals?  Watch his four goals here… what a messi he made of Arsenal!!

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José Mourinho the FC Internazionale Milano coach, has been talking up his team ahead of the big match, saying Barca are a stronger team than when the two teams met in the earlier group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Keep a look out for Messi for Barcelona, the Inter defense will have to close him out.  But then again if Inter focus all their attention on one player, there are plenty of others within the Barca team who can score.

Apparently the FC Barcelona team watched a video of the movie Invictus whist on the coach trip.  Invictus is a Clint Eastwood film about the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, where the South African team won against the odds.  A good inspirational movie to watch, chosen by Barca coach, Josep Guardiola who has been known to use this tactic before to inspire his players before big games.  Last year he used the film Gladiator for the Champions League final against Man U… what will it be this year if Barcelona get through?

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What do you make of the new Tiger Woods Nike ad?

The return of Tiger Woods to golf at the US Masters must have attracted media attention and boosted the number of television viewers watching golf. But what does the latest Tiger Woods Nike advertisement do for either the Nike brand or the Tiger Woods brand?  Well you could say that the Tiger Woods brand was already sullied, thats why the Nike ad needed the “clean” fatherly image and advice of Tiger’s father as the voice.  And, Nike, well they probably don’t care, the more controversy the better. As long as they get attention.

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Is this what we have to get used to watching Tiger  staring back at us, whilst various family members do his endorsements for him?  Using his deceased father’s voice is going a bit far!

Just come out in the open, face up to your past, show you’re only human and talk Tiger.  Don’t just stare at us looking solemn and sullen.  People will forgive you and you will still be idolised, just be brave enough to face up to the public.

Phil Mickelson won the 2010 Masters golf tournament for the third time, with a brilliant final round 67, to close out the third round leader Lee Westwood.  Tiger Woods was disappointed with his performance at Augusta, but given that it was his first appearance after a long lay off following all his personal problems & scandals, finishing 4th isn’t bad. Sex therapy obviously doesn’t affect your golf game too badly!

It was an emotional finish for Mickelson as his wife, Amy Mickelson, managed to meet her husband at the final hole despite feeling the affects of undergoing breast cancer treatment.

Mickelson’s birdie on the 12th hole and approach shot on the 13th, showed his true Champion qualities. Mickelsen’s  experience of when to take risks paid off and from this moment he managed to open a slight lead on Lee Westwood, which was enough to give him victory by three shots.

Tiger Woods return to 2010 Masters was a bit of an up an down affair (sorry…) as inconsistency let him down, I suppose that is to be xpected given Tiger’s prolonged layoff from golf to sort out his personal life.

On a dramatic weekend with the Polish President plane crash, it was good to follow the Masters and take one’s mind off this terrible tragedy.  On their way to Smolensk, Russia, President Kaczinsky and top delegates were going to war memorial and unfortunately due to bad weather and probably pilot error their plane crashed.

Bayern Munich are through to the semi-fianls of the UEFA Champions League, having knocked out Man United last night.  Finishing 4-4 on aggregate Bayern go through on scoring more away goals, even though Man U won 3-2.

Manchester United seemed to have the game wrapped up when they were leading 3-0, with Wayne Rooney making a recovery from injury and causing problems for the Bayern defence.  Bayern then made a strong recovery and the reduction of Man Utd to 10 men in the 50th minute, after Rafael received a second yellow card, for fouling Ribery, was telling.

Olic then scored for Bayern and all they needed was one more goal, which came from Arjen Robben.  With only 16 minutes left to play, Bayern managed to close out all Man United’s chances of another Champions League final.

With Arsenal also being knocked out, there are no more English teams left in the final stages of the 2010 Champions League.  Is this a bad sign of the state of English football and their form for the Soccer World Cup in South Africa?  Or will the England be able to shake off injury worries and come together to pose a threat at the FIFA World Cup 2010?

Lionel Messi the Argentinian striker playing for Barcelona, struck 4 goals last night against Arsenal to send them out of the Champions League. Even the Gunners coach Arsene Wenger was praising Messi at the end of the quarter final, saying that Messi is the best player in the world at the moment.

Tonight its Man Utd against Bayern Munich, the return leg will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester.  Its 2-1 to Bayern after the first leg, but Man U will have hope in one away goal.

Whichever team wins,  they will have to face Barcelona and Messi’s magic boot at the moment!

Inter Milan are through to the semis, and in tonight’s other game we see the French teams of Bordeaux and Lyon scrap it out, although Bordeaux are 3-1 down on aggregate, so they have an uphill battle to get through.

Arsenal v Barcelona tonight in the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final. An epic battle between two of the top football clubs in the world. First round advantage will go to Arsenal FC as they play at home at the Arsenal Stadium in London. Barca seek an away goal.

The Gunners will have their work cut out for them, FC Barcelona are not the current Champions League titleholders for nothing! Barca and Arsenal played each other in the final of the 2006 Champions League, so both teams are capable of going all the way.

Thierry Henry scoring a goal for FC Barcelona

Big game for Thierry Henry as he returns to the home ground of his old club. It will be interesting to see how the Gunner’s fans welcome Henry.

Arsène Wenger’s team are going to have to be watchful of the attacking flair of Barcelona, who will be going all out to score away goals. Barcelona have a phenomonal attack with some very talented individuals – Mesi, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Thierry Henry. But it will interesting to see how they play as an attacking unit, Arsenal cannot focus on one player, they have to defend as a team.

Here’s two quotes from the Arsenal defender, Thomas Vermaelen -

“It’s crucial you play as a team and defend well at all times. We know how important it can be to keep a clean sheet at home”   Thomas Vermaelen.

“It will be a hard game for us, but if you want to win the UEFA Champions League you have to beat the best teams”  Thomas Vermaelen

After this very long ang tiring game, were sure Barcelona fans would love to take a break in one of Spain’s tourist destinations, Canary Island’s Tenerife.