Phil Dunlap
There is no better test of functional strength than fighting strength. Learn right from the master himself.
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SHR # 2357 :: Fighting Strength
Show Notes:
[2:00] Phil has several matches and fights under his belt.
- He is a Burmese boxing champion.
[5:09] Pre 1994, any strike was legal in Burmese boxing.
- 3 K.O. won the fight, and you had 1 minute to come to after a knockout.
- 5 minute rounds. Last round is unlimited time.
- Standing holds are legal, and any takedown is legal.
[8:34] Phil started fighting at age 19.
[10:26] He borke his neck at age 26 in a car accident.
- Treated with ART, acupuncture, chiro, etc.
- Wrestlers and Southeast Asion kick boxers have strong necks from working the clinch.
- Striking is aerobic in nature.
- Grappling is similar to high rep lifting.
- Clinching is a combo of both.
[15:46] Opened a fighting school at age 29.
- Started fighting again at age 36.
- Advanced Fighting Systems.
- He was one of the first to teach grappling.
[19:05] Training always gets us through the tough times.
[21:01] Phil doesn’t like to just coach. He is happiest when he can work and coach.
[30:45] Fighting gives your body a sense of “near-death” that other sports do not.
- Powerlifting translates to fighting. Bodybuilding does not.
[38:34] Strongman training carries over extremely well.
- Phil doesn’t care how he looks, but he does feel that if you train hard, you will look good.
- Phil trains his lifts as similar to how he will fight as possible.
- Phil feels that it is important to train muscular imbalances.
- Train the heart to pump blood.
[42:57] Phil discusses the combo of cutting carbs and sodium baths.
- Works via reverse osmosis to pull water from under the skin first as opposed to the muscles or organs.
[46:00] How Phil got out of training like a bodybuilder.
- Phil does a lot of unilateral exercises.
- He also incorporates a swiss ball frequently.
- This helps to stimulate stabilizers.
- He enjoys bodyweight squats on a balance ball.
[49:25] Phil explains joint articulation and how to use this concept to produce power.
[50:19] The deadlift and fighting.
[51:45] Cardio.
- You want cardio to simulate what you will be doing during a fight.
- Phil favors bleachers to get short bursts of intensity.
- The walk to the ring is actually what gets to the fighter.
- The are often in a depleted state and get little sleep the night before the fight.
- Phil recalls a guy vomiting three times before a fight and once after.
- Energy management and stress management are key to having a good fight.
[1:00:00] fighting requires skill, strength, and conditioning.
- Getting tired isn’t an excuse for losing.
- Injuries aren’t an excuse either. If you step into a fight with an injury, you are saying “I can still beat you with this injury.”
[1:02:25] The Atlas stone lift si better than the deadlift for fighting.
- It simulates a belly to belly suplex.
- Asylumfightteamvegas.com
[1:18:15] When did Phil become vegan and why?
- From being around his vegan, Taoist grandfather.
- His pallette developed so that he did not want sugary foods.
- Originally, he was more of a lacto-vegetarian.
- He got sick and had pancreatic damage.
- This forced him to cut the carbs back.
- He tried keto, but he did not like it.
- Now, he fasts intermittently.
- Uses hemp, rice, and pea protein with EAA’s.
- Enjoys walnuts.
- Eats around 2 lbs of cashews/ day.
- Every third day, he will switch his dinner to primarily fruit in order to avoid ketosis.
[1:27:35] Veganism is not just avoiding meat.
- Cutting out meat and eating beans is not going to work.
- You have to consider your health first.
- How can people use a supplement that they haven’t done true research on?
[1:33:30] 90% of training is getting beaten up.
People that are honest about being afraid of getting hit have an easier time overcoming that fear.
