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		This site is dedicated to highlighting new, superior and innovative approaches to Health, Restorative Medicine, Fat Loss, Martial Arts Conditioning, Self-Defence and Flexibility Development. All Idai Makaya's recent publications on these topics (books, newspaper & magazine articles) can be accessed through this site. If you seek health and fitness methods or approaches which are new and distinctly different - but still proven and effective - you are in the right place. The experts who have contributed to the articles and information provided here have reached the highest levels possible in their chosen professions and have all used pioneering approaches in order to attain their exceptional results.

Featured Magazine Articles & Interviews

	*Dean Karnazes Talks Midsection Training with Idai Makaya:* Idai Makaya recently interviewed American Ultramarathon and Endurance Sport legend *Dean Karnazes* - the main topic being midsection conditioning (and time-management to fit in all your conditioning training). Dean Karnazes is probably America's most famous and celebrated endurance athlete - and is regarded by many as one of the most inspiring athletes in the world today. Time Magazine has listed Dean Karnazes 27th in its list of The 100 Most Influential People in the World. Dean is an international best-selling author and he's also a regular columnist for America's biggest selling men's magazine - *Men's Health. Although he doesn't look it when you see his impressive midsection and his general physical development, Dean could be regarded as an "average guy" (in terms of genetic abilities). Yet he has gone on to achieve some of the most extraordinary triumphs and achievements in Ultramarathon Running and Endurance Sport. It quickly becomes apparent when you learn more about his achievements that this success originates from deep within him - it's from his mind and from his spirit. This is probably why Dean is regarded as being such a big inspiration, by so many people. Dean took up Ultramarathon running at 30 years old. His greatest accomplishments to date happened in his mid-40s. Now - close to 50 years old - he stands poised to attempt possibly the greatest undertaking in endurance sporting history...It's all in the interview so prepare to get your abs into top shape and prepare to be inspired! More. Dorian Yates Talks High Intensity Training with Idai Makaya:* Idai Makaya recently interviewed *Dorian Yates* - one of the most successful bodybuilders in history. The main topic covered was High Intensity Training - or HIT - and its possible applications in martial arts training. Dorian Yates, one of the biggest and most muscular bodybuilding champions ever, has won bodybuilding's highest honour (The Mr Olympia Championship) six times in a row. In this article Idai will look closely at Dorian Yates' views on how martial artists can use the nutritional and technical processes derived from bodybuilding to improve their overall performance. He examines Dorian Yates' own journey into mixed martial arts training (after he retired from professional bodybuilding), analyses his views on the links between training intensity and physical development, gets insights into his experiences with injuries and reveals some of his beliefs about performance nutrition for martial arts. Dorian Yates keeps things simple - and so should you. More. *Clarence Bass Interview - Protecting Your Joints:* In the March 2009 issue of *Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine* Idai Makaya interviewed one of the world's leading Bodybuilding, Fitness and Conditioning Gurus - *Clarence Bass. The main focus of the discussion was around the long-term sustainability of exercises and the protection of athletes' joints throughout life. Clarence has some great insights into training sustainability and physiological safety (he is over 70 now and has been training for almost all his life). Clarence also has lots of useful advice around injury, ageing and periodization - much of which he touched on in this interview. Now in his 70's, Clarence Bass is probably one of the fittest people of his age in the world and has one of the best 'natural'* physiques for anyone his age. Actually, medical tests have shown Clarence is probably among the fittest people in the world - for any age-group! Enough said, read the interview here.
	*Flex Wheeler Interview - Martial Arts & Bodybuilding:*
	In the June 2009 issue of *Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine* Idai interviewed IFBB Bodybuilding legend Flex Wheeler. *Tatooed* *Flex Wheeler at the Arnold Classic Martial Arts Festival in 2005* Flex is a bodybuilder and also a long-time martial artist and they explored Flex's experiences of combining the two disciplines. Idai also gives some direction on everyday things martial artists can do if they want to combine the two disciplines effectively - including the pros and cons of this training combination. *Read the full article* here. For more *video footage of Flex Wheeler* in action please click here. *Idai Makaya Interviewed by Women's Fitness Magazine:* In August 2009 Idai Makaya was interviewed by Women's Fitness Magazine. The discussion focused on personal safety for women while out running or jogging. Being the best fighter around is not the most important aspect of defending yourself - there are much more effective methods out there which we can all use without any physical training at all. The advice given by Idai in this interview is pertinent to both women and men - so if you do get out and about on the streets (all on your own) it's probably well worth having a read of this article. Click here to view the full unedited article. *Fight Conditioning with MMA's Lee Hasdell:* Idai interviewed British Mixed Martial Arts Legend *Lee Hasdell* for *Martial Arts Illustrated Magazine's January and February 2010 issues.* As well as training with Lee, in the first article Idai explored Lee's insightful views into physical and psychological conditioning, his ideas on the future direction of fitness training practices and a little of the controversial past of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (and the part Lee Hasdell played in legitimising MMA). *Lee Hasdell (White Trunks) prepares to do battle on Cage Rage* The second article looked more closely at Lee's favourite conditioning techniques and drills for excellence in mixed martial arts competition. Click here to see even more *video footage of Lee Hasdell* in action! Read Part 1 here. (Please allow time for article to download with images) Read Part 2 here. (Please allow time for article to download with images) More Articles & Interviews

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