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5 Kettlebell Exercises For MMA Fitness

February 20, 2018
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So these days whenever you walk into a fight gym you always hear a new customer, or potential trainee ask “What disciplines do you train out of your school?” So naturally the owner or head trainer may reply “We offer boxing,” or “We offer Jiu Jitsu,” or “We offer Muay Thai.” Consequently kettlebell exercises and strength and conditioning are rarely the central focus.

These are all the general bread and butter answers. However today I want to talk about the discipline of Strength And Conditioning, or more specifically some strength and conditioning involving kettlebell exercises that are essential for your MMA, Combat, and Military fitness.

A Simple MMA Core Workout For Fight Performance

June 10, 2011
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Are you confused about how to improve your fitness and strengthen your body with an MMA core workout for fight performance and life in general?
Are you interested in learning more about a simple and practical way to build your core strength for MMA and for life?
Are you interested in an MMA core workout to help you build a lean athletic body that is fit for fighting?

A strong powerful core center is essential in the performance and execution of your MMA skills. This is why I have included a simple, yet challenging MMA core workout here for you to perform in order to achieve a high level of athletic functionality along with helping you to develop some explosive athletic ability.

This MMA core workout provides some good insight into some basic strength and performance needs to help you with your fitness and training whether it be for improving your fight skills, or to just prepare you for life. Keep on reading if you are into results.

Plyometrics: A Single Explosive MMA Workout Routine!

May 30, 2011
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1. Are you familiar with plyometrics?

2. Did you know that plyometrics can significantly improve your fitness and performance for MMA, sports, and life?

3. Did you know plyometrics are also a means to help you shred body fat in addition to upgrading your athleticism?

As a strength and conditioning coach I’ve been able to successfully use plyometrics for years to train hundreds of MMA, competitive athletes, and serious fitness enthusiast. Plyometrics are defined as exercises that are designed to produce short intense burst of powerful movements such as jumping and bounding.

In a nutshell plyometrics are designed to trigger your nervous system so that your body’s muscles are repeatedly stretched and shortened in a rapid manner. This type of training is exceptionally valuable for all forms of athletic performance including MMA fighting performance. Keep on reading if you want to know how to ramp up your MMA program.

MMA: Final Week Strength And Conditioning Workout For My Competing Fighters!

May 28, 2011
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Mixed Martial Arts Fighter by ChristopherjSmith

The following workout consists of my final training week for 2 of my competing fighters after a 6 week plan. The focus of this last training session was to emphasize big core movements for the optimal development of strength, power, and speed. There has been a steady increase of intensity (increased weighted resistance/volume) over the course of the 6 week periodization plan. There is also some additional emphasis on cardio with the inclusion of more strength endurance/mobility based drills along with combining lifts with a superset structure. Feel free to give this a try, but ease into the volume and amount of weight being lifted. Make sure that you progress by executing a quality lift rather than allowing heavy weight to compromise your technique!