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Sam Cripps Performance

Combat sport strength and conditioning and nutrition support

06/02/2026

Been putting some work in behind the scenes and really happy to announce the launch of my new website!

To celebrate the launch I'm offering the first 5 people who sign up for online coaching through the website a 25% discount for the duration of their time with me

Use the referral code LAUNCH25 in the contact form

So if you're an athlete who's been struggling with their s+c or performance nutrition and you've been considering hiring a coach to help you with that - there's no better time to jump on board!

Link to website in bio

02/02/2026

One of the best parts of this job is working with coaches who truly care about developing complete athletes.

understands that strength & conditioning isn’t “extra” — it’s part of the foundation of a well rounded fighter 🏋️

He’s built a great team and an even better culture at and it's always a pleasure to play a small part in their preperation

Excited to keep building stronger, more resilient fighters together 💪

22/01/2026

The jammer arm throw is a great upper body power exercise that I've been using in my own training and with the lads from in their s+c sessions with me.

I like it mainly because it's really stable and you can lock in and send it loads of intent which is something that you don't get with a lot of power exercises.

Don't get mixed up, this isn't a punch specific movement, just a great way to build upper body power.

Think of it in the same vein as a bench throw or push press, but it has it's own advantages and limitations Vs those movements

It's not a common piece of kit but if you're lucky enough to have access to one of encourage you to give it a try

If you don't have one at your gym, shoot me a message and we can get you booked in for a session to try it out down at

21/01/2026

Apparently this is a thing 🤷🤦 so critique away

Do you think form matters on bike sprints?

19/01/2026

Feels good to be back on regular front squats after a phase of paused fronties.

The pauses feel like they've done their job - helped build positional strength both deep in the hole and whilst coming back up.

But glad to see the back of them cos they're not much fun!

I'm using velocity to help regulate the load - which is helpful because I have lifted a whole lot more than this on my front squats but I want to build good habits as the weight goes back up.

I'm aiming to nudge the weight up over the weeks until I get to a point where all my reps are between 0.5 and 0.4 m/s

This is a good range for building strength but also keeps fatigue low so I have energy for my combat sports training

15/01/2026

is an absolute pleasure to coach and a testiment to hard work and consistently.

This lad has put in a ton of work over the last year with his S+C and it shows

He's strong, powerful and has a solid gas tank... and he's a right pain in the arse to spar and roll with 🤣

He's done himself, me and proud 💪

12/01/2026

Look, I get it, you're busy ⏳

You've got a full time job, a family to spend time with and you're skills coach wants you kicking pads, rolling, drilling and sparring 5-6 times a weeks 🤼🥊

AND then you've got to fit s+c on top of that?! 🏋️

Sometimes there's just not enough days in the week 📅

Ideally I recommend combat athletes hit 2-3 s+c sessions per week

But if that's not manageable right now here's the 1 session I'd do:

A) full body power - either an Olympic lift variant or a circuit of jumps and throws

B1) Squat variant (front/back/zercher/single leg)
B2) Upper pull (horizontal or vertical)

C1) Hinge variant (deadlift/RDL/Trapbar)
C2) Upper Press (horizontal or vertical)

D) accessory circuit to fill in the gaps - do some core work and any weak links that you feel need some extra attention

Finish with some high intensity conditioning.
60s of total work split into intervals of 6-30s with a 1 to 1-4 work to rest ratio. Go hard or go home ☠️

Is it perfect? No
Is it better then nothing? Absolutely 💯

06/01/2026

is a great example of what having a coach can do for someone even if they are already experienced in training as an athlete

Sam was already fit and strong when he came on board.

He already hit the gym, ran, played football and Thai boxed.

He had a number of other active hobbies alongside a demanding job,

But he suffered from some long term niggles that were holding him back and couldn’t figure out how to solve them

Once we got him on a structured plan that gave him accountability and direction his results flew

The injuries that took him away from his hobbies are no more and he now he feels like he is able to brush off niggles easily

He's recently gone off to Thailand for a Muay Thai camp and managed their large training demands with ease

If you’re a Combat Sports athlete looking for S&C coaching that helps you perform better, drop me a message

27/12/2025

Even if you only do these 3 things, I promise you'll be a better athlete by this time next year

17/12/2025

Had great fun last night with a bunch of my clients at the annual Christmas lift off to raise money for

This is the third time I've coached at this event and this was my biggest outing with 6 clients taking part.

Really proud of all of them, for most this was the first time lifting in front of an audience and I know some were very nervous coming into it.

However the nerves didn't show as everyone really got into the competition and community spirit of the event with PBs aplenty!

Well done to everyone who took part 💪

Thanks to the organisers and judges for a fun and well run comp as always

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