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Leo Morton – Strength & Conditioning

Leo Morton is a strength and conditioning coach and owner of L&Y Athletics in Hudson, Massachusetts. Leo has worked as a strength and conditioning coach for Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu athletes such as Robert Drysdale and Abmar Barbosa. He can be contacted at lyathletics@gmail.com, or at 508-579-7405.

Articles

  • Strength & Conditioning for Jiu-Jitsu by Leo Morton March 6, 2011 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), and Mixed Martial Arts are well behind the times when it comes to Strength & Conditioning (S&C). While this may seem to be no great insight to many of you, to others it must be, as the statement itself would not be true ...
  • Strength & Conditioning for Jiu-Jitsu Part II by Leo Morton1 March 5, 2011 In the first article in the series, we finally agreed on the fact that combat athletes in BJJ and MMA need to train like athletes from other mainstream sports.  A big part of that training includes a strength & conditioning program.  In this article...
  • Strength & Conditioning for Jiu-Jitsu Part III by Leo Morton March 4, 2011 In Part I and Part II of my series, I posited that Strength & Conditioning was an invaluable asset to the combat athlete, as well as outlined a 3x/ week template to serve as a starting point for beginner and intermediate athletes. While it’s not th...