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10.09. Shevchenko vacates flyweight belt with shoulder and back ligament damageCoach Pavel Fedotov says shoulder and back ligament damage forced Shevchenko out; the flyweight belt is vacant and Silva meets Wang Cong for it. 10.09. Dana White says heavyweight division will keep rolling as Aspinall's return date stays unsetWhite says Aspinall remains injured and the heavyweight division will carry on without him, but he offered no return date and no ruling on the belt. 10.09. Low kick technique and how to learn it without injuryHow a low kick actually works, where it lands, how shins really adapt to impact, and which common mistakes end in a wrecked ankle or leg. 10.09. Guard, mount and side control: BJJ positions explainedA plain guide to guard, mount and side control: what each position does, what it scores, how to escape it and how to drill it properly in class. 10.09. Your first sparring session: how to prepare and why you go lightWhat a first sparring session should actually look like: how hard to go, what gear you need, how to prepare and when to stop the round. 10.09. Krav maga: self-defence or sport, and what you actually getWhere krav maga came from, what a class really looks like, how many sessions a week it takes, and where knife and gun defences stop working.

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Combat sports

Shevchenko vacates flyweight belt with shoulder and back ligament damage

Coach Pavel Fedotov says shoulder and back ligament damage forced Shevchenko out; the flyweight belt is vacant and Silva meets Wang Cong for it.

2 min read

Combat sportsNews

Dana White says heavyweight division will keep rolling as Aspinall's return date stays unset

White says Aspinall remains injured and the heavyweight division will carry on without him, but he offered no return date and no ruling on the belt.

3 min read

Did you know

Push-up and pull-up records: what people have actually done

How many push-ups and pull-ups people have really done in a minute, an hour and 24 hours, how the reps are judged, and what that works out to per minute.

5 min read

Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding posing: what judges score and how to train it

What happens on stage during judging, what each mandatory pose is meant to show, and a drill plan that gets you holding poses steadily when you are tired.

5 min read

Sport & conditioning

Running 5k: a plan from zero to your first race day

An eight-week run-walk plan, how to find a pace you can actually hold, what strength work to add alongside it, and how to handle race morning.

5 min read

RecipesRecipe

High-protein chicken goulash: a recipe for four servings

A one-pot chicken goulash for four, built on 800 g of chicken breast and chickpeas, with about 57 g of protein per serving and exact amounts.

4 min read

Supplements

Magnesium: which form, how much, and who needs it

What magnesium actually does, how oxide, citrate and bisglycinate differ, how much to take, and when a supplement adds nothing at all.

6 min read

Mind & stress

Gym anxiety about being watched: a first-month plan

Why it feels like the whole room is watching, and what to do in your first four weeks: an arrival routine, a written plan, timing and floor space.

5 min read

For women

Exercise in pregnancy: what is safe in each trimester

How much training to keep in the first, second and third trimester, which exercises to swap, and the warning signs that mean stopping and ringing your doctor.

6 min read