If you’re looking to train for MMA to improve your fitness and build the strength and agility of a jungle cat then you need to train with that purpose. Trust me, I understand where you’re coming from with this and what you need to do.
The key to being strong is recognizing that strength goes beyond just the numbers on the blackboard. Strength is also about being able to produce force rapidly and with quick reaction time. This requires you practicing and incorporating ballistic strength drills to train your body and neuromuscular system to produce such ability. The key to force production is practice and practice is something I wanted to include here in today’s article to help you to do just that!
By now I know you’re probably getting curious about what I might be talking about. The fact is that your ability to improve your big lifts boils down to several factors ranging from technique, to your programming, and even your nutrition. However, for today’s article I want to talk about how there is another secret weapon to help you improve your big lifts while giving your strength and muscle gains a serious upgrade.
Whether you’re a martial arts practitioner, or looking to get seriously competitive in MMA you need to hone a good portion of your strength exercises to develop your athleticism. Consequently, without the added development of coordination and speed you may end up being somebody’s punching, or kicking bag during a tough sparring session. So today I’m going to provide you with some strength exercises to make your striking and grappling skills much tougher for your opponent.
Today I got a chance to steer the topic of training in a slightly different direction by interviewing Atlanta’s own Pro Kickboxer and MMA fighter Warren Thompson. We have a lot of mutual friends, but this is the first time I got a chance to connect to Warren and by the looks of this interview it was long overdue. I’ll think you’ll enjoy the conversation.
