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About Me

Strength & Conditioning Coach/Personal Trainer/Kickboxing Instructor.I've worked with several elite athletes including Michael Hawkins (formerly of the Boston Celtics), Matt Hume (Extreme Fighting Champion, World Submission Wrestling Champion, PRIDE judge), and Curtis Schuster (ISKA Super Heavyweight World Muay Thai & Asian Rules Champion, K-1 competitor).

I've spent several years in (and recently returned to) Japan, where I currently train K-1 fighters Nicholas Pettas and Peter "Mr. Incredible" Graham.

My monthly strength & conditioning column appeared in "Full Contact Fighter" for 4 years, and ran for 2 years in "IRONMAN Japan". I was featured on the cover of Japans No. 1 English magazine, "Metropolis", and was also interviewed for the Japanese bodybuilding magazine, "BODYPOWER". My "5-Step" fitness column ran in Tokyo's "Player" magazine for 6 months.

See more at:
www.markginther.com

My Interests

Interested in world travel, foreign cultures, combat sports, fitness, reading (history, philosophy, literature, psychology, religion, etc.), Cinema.

I'd like to meet:

People with similar or complimentary interests.

Music:

Musical taste is eclectic.

Movies:

Casablanca, The Bicycle Thief, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Lawerence of Arabia, The Seven Samurai, Ikiru, La Strada, The Godfather.

Television:

Star Trek, Lost, Rome

Books:

The Brothers Karamazov, The Masks of God (volumes 1-4), Moby Dick, Dead Souls, Black Elk Speaks, Patton: A Genius for War, The Science and Practice of Strength Training.

Heroes:

Aristotle, Leonardo da Vinci, George Patton, Joseph Campbell, Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko).

My Blog

Strength Training Q&A (Updated 03/18)

Q: What days should I do cardio; is it true that doing cardio can result in losing muscle in some cases? Thank you. A: That depends on what you mean by "cardio". Cardio (pref. cardi) means...
Posted by Mark Ginther on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:28:00 PST

Bas Rutten Interview

Here's a slightly tongue-in-cheek interview we did a couple of years back for Player magazine in Japan. How to Win in PRIDE A conversation with MMA (mixed martial arts) legend...
Posted by Mark Ginther on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:07:00 PST

BODYPOWER Interview: Training & Nutrition for Martial Arts

A while back I did an interview for BODYPOWER Magazine in Japan. Here's an excerpt. The full interview can be found at my website: http://markginther.com/bodypower_interview.htmlBPM: What ...
Posted by Mark Ginther on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:30:00 PST

Training the K-1 Champion

The following article appeared (in different form) in both Ironman Japan and Full Contact Fighter. Before returning from Japan I trained Nicholas Pettas, a former Kyokushin champion, an...
Posted by Mark Ginther on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 07:52:00 PST

Curves or Rolls? Is 'Curves for Women' Effective?

The Washington Post (washingtonpost.com) reports a study on Curves for Women circuit training gyms, which are apparently all the rage these days. According to the study, conducted by university ...
Posted by Mark Ginther on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:54:00 PST