Getting to know Team Cygen: Josh Hill

(picutre courtesy of www.mma-eh.ca)

Josh Hill is one of Canada's best MMA Bantamweight fighters and is on his way to the top with people anticipating him to be the next call up to the UFC.  Recently he has joined Team Cygen and I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Josh.  Here is your latest post on Getting to know Team Cygen...

Hi Josh. Thanks for taking the time to meet with me. For those who don’t know you, tell us a bit about yourself?


Well I was born Nov 24th 1986, born and raised in Hamilton Ont. Currently live in Binbrook, ON just outside Hamilton. I work as a hazardous materials responder for a company called Quantum Murray where I respond to major and minor cleanups of all sorts of hazardous materials that have to be properly dealt with. We also perform numerous rescue standby for jobs that entail confined spaces and high angles. I am also a volunteer firefighter for the city of Hamilton, station 18 in Binbrook. On top of all that I am an MMA fighter and have been fighting professionally for just under 3 years and have been training for about 5 years. I am currently 8-0.

Big shout out to the boys at Station 18 in Binbrook! So what made you get into the sport?


Growing up I played all sports, mainly hockey, but I loved to compete and it was my way to alleviate energy and aggression. I played hockey, rugby, baseball, football, basketball, and golf. I found mma when I was 20 yrs old and fell in love with it, I was instantly hooked in the training and once I first competed and won, I was hooked on the feeling of victory and wanted to do it again and again.

Tell us some accomplishments you’ve had in the sport?


In March of 2011 I won the Aggression Bantamweight championship. I am recognized as one of the best bantamweights in Canada, but I still have a lot of accomplishments ahead of me that I want to achieve.

That’s a great attitude …once you’ve hit one goal, there’s another to be reached. Ok tell me a typical day and life of Josh Hill when you are in training camp?


When I am in training camp, I usually train twice a day except on sparring days, usually one workout in the morning and one in the evening.

Give us a quick breakdown of your workouts and schedule…


Mon- lower body workout am, Thai pads pm
Tues- sparring 3pm
Weds- upper body workout am, wrestling pm
Thurs- boxing am- Jiu Jitsu pm
Fri-sparring
Sat- full body functional
Sun-off

When you are not training, what do you enjoy doing?

I love to do things that are active like play other sports such as hockey basketball and golf, love to go to the movies, and when I’m not in training camp I down to party it up a bit.

Why not right? You have to get out and let loose every so often. When are you are training, what does your diet consist off?


When I’m not training for a fight I don’t have a specific diet, I’ll be honest….I hate dieting and only do it for fight time so what I eat is all over the place and not all the time healthy haha yes I like to eat junk, and when I’m dieting it is pretty straight forward with a lot of protein and greens and the proper supplements.

Ok which leads me to my next question...If you can have 1 cheat meal, what would it be?


I can’t pick just one haha, but I love Cinnabons, they are delicious, ice cream cake from Dairy Queen is top notch and movie theatre popcorn is the best.

What is currently in your Supplement Cabinet?


I take nothing but Cygen products so I take their Iso90, fish oils, Power Greens 21, CLA, glutamine, and Anabolic Link

When do you take them?

I take all of them at different times throughout the day. Mainly, in the morning and afternoon and also before and after my workouts.

Ok so what advice do you give people who want to get into MMA?


I strongly suggest for those who want to start fighting, is that do not rush it. Make sure you are prepared and your coaches and training partners also feel that you are ready to fight. Get some grappling tournaments and amateur boxing or Thai fights under your belt just to give you a sense of competition . And also make sure your fighting for the right reasons, fight because you love the sport and want to compete and be the best, do not fight just because you want to be known as a mma fighter because you wont last long.


Finally, what’s next for the "gentleman" Hill?


I will be fighting for the score fighting series at Hamilton place theatre on Aug 25th 2012 in the main event against another top quality Canadian bantamweight John Fraser.

Thanks so much Josh for taking the time to meet with me in the middle of your camp and best of luck on the 25th. 

Anytime and I would like to thank Team Cygen for bringing me on board and helping me prepare for this fight. 


Make sure you catch Josh LIVE on the Score on August 25th...