Training for mixed martial arts

Many athletes continue to use outdated methods of training for mixed martial arts that might actually be harming than doing any good to them. During competition, a mixed martial arts fighter has to make explosive movements such as strikes and takedowns. He will also have to exert minimum strength concentrically, eccentrically and may be even isometrically. If you do not take all this into consideration during the time of training then you will be disappointed with defeat.

Once you have established your training part, the next step is to set up workouts. Since most combat athletes train different disciplines for several hours a week, there will not be much time to dedicate to the strength training workouts. For most combat athletes, three day per week, sixty minute full body workouts are the optimal choice. Any more than that will usually result to overtraining and below par performance.

You have to cover strength, endurance, speed and in most cases, muscle therapy in those three workouts.

You have to make sure that you include some kind of dynamic effort or speed training in each workout. This training includes various plyometric exercises, olympic throws and lifts of all kinds. You also have to improve maximum strength levels by incorporating heavy sets of 1-5 reps on exercises such as squats and chin ups.

 

Sunday, December 02, 2007
By Sherdog.com Staff
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