Matt Owen

Stepped back on the platform for the first time in a few years the weekend before last. Felt great to hit some lifts, put a total together, bring home some hardware, and get qualified for the National Meets. Huge Thanks for putting on an amazing meet at their new gym. Excited for what’s to come!
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Big Shout out to my support team for the push on the big platform and help in the back room! 🙏👊
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USAW

Training with The Black Panther
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300cal Echo Bike / Sled Drag Relay
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📸 Emily Jo Owen | Owner & Artist

A Big Opportunity is on the horizon.
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Be prepared to seize that day.
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As we head into this week, focus on what you can control.
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Consistent Effort will win the day.
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Single Mindedness - One Mind - All of yourself into The Fight.
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Final Phase of Today’s Pre UFC Camp Session
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250cal Echo Bike Relay
Partner 1: Ride @ Fast Pace +
Partner 2: 60yd Front Load Med Ball Carry @ 50 #
Switch… Repeat Till Calorie Total is Complete
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With these sessions, we usually implement three different phases of work and finish with a tough conditioning phase. This is great supportive work for the metabolic energy systems as well as the specific muscles that will be used in the fight itself.
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I used to share a lot more on here about 8-10 years ago. Posts about training philosophy, theory, and just random stuff that would pop into my brain during hard training sessions. Every now and then, I’ll see past posts from that era pop into my feed and I’ll read those captions. I hate some of ‘em, like or even love some of ‘em, and re-learn some things from some of ‘em.
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Long story short, I spent a lot of energy with over the last 2 years getting the gym set up and settled into it’s current space, and I turned my attention inward, to conserve mental energy for that task that had to be done. It’s been hard to turn that switch the other way and get back to sharing meaningful content and captions, but I’m back in that mode.
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I see things differently now, program training differently, approach hard things differently and more intelligently, and am excited to share more of that on a regular basis with every one of you.
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Locked In for 2026. 👊
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Today, we’re launching an online training team through for our athletes training for MMA / BJJ. We have a large roster of athletes who train at many gyms around the St. Louis Area as well as throughout the Midwest, and we recognize the need to be able to scale our programming outside of our physical location in South City.
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What to expect from the programming? The training itself is programmed out for 6-7 sessions a week and is geared toward developing all the base strength, power, conditioning, and injury prevention needed to win fights. The training itself is concurrent and develops and trains all these fitness characteristics at the same time. The workouts are scaleable and only require some basic dumbbells for ex*****on.
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What else is included? I have already provided some basic weight cutting knowledge and water loading protocols on the message boards. This will always be accessible to members who join the team. As always, I will be available for Q&A regarding weight cuts, methodology, programming, and scheduling throughout the week.
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How much? $30 / month. That’s a dollar a day. New programming will be added every Sunday morning or as early as Friday, the week before. Our goal is to provide huge value for the fighters in our network and create a platform where everyone can interact, talk shop, and push each other week to week.
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LINK IN BIO
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The answers you’re looking for are in the training. Stay moving. Stay after it. Don’t quit. Big Opportunities are on the horizon.
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Locked in for the final week of February. 👊
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2026. Locked In. Training Spots are Open & Available at our location off of Oleatha AVE. Let’s Get to Work.
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Passion directly translates from Latin roots like pati and passio, meaning “to suffer” or “suffering,” so its core meaning involves enduring hardship, discomfort, or sacrifice for something meaningful, not just fleeting pleasure. True passion is characterized by resilience, perseverance, and a willingness to undergo challenges (like hard work, setbacks, or rejection) because the goal is deeply important, linking struggle with purpose and lasting fulfillment.
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Every year I’m more and more grateful for the slow building course and process as we continue to build and grow . We are home to a large contingent of passionate people. As we head into 2026, I want you all to remember that lasting joy is found in the process, the training, the little things, and who you become while in pursuit of your goal rather than in solely the destination and end result itself. Make no mistake - we want to win - and win now. We are fierce competitors. But we are competitors who continue to evolve, learn, and grow as we fiercely compete and test ourselves again and again.
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1 Year in the New Space 🥶
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