Category: Cardiovascular Training

Cardiovascular Training, sports injury prevention, Strength

How the Stress of an MMA Fight Can Lead to Death.

Recently in the  news, 2 MMA/Bar Knuckle street fighters were hospitalized after a Bellator broadcast event. One was the street fighter known as Dada 5000. The other was the internet sensation Kimbo Slice. Both were products of the Miami bare-knuckle fight scene. Dafir (Dada) Harris was a known from the documentary Dawg Fight. He also was in the beginning stages of his MMA career. Kimbo was a … Continue reading How the Stress of an MMA Fight Can Lead to Death.

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Long distance cardio can be a bad thing.
Cardiovascular Training

Good Long Distance Cardio vs Useless Long Distance Cardio

A few days ago, I discussed how necessary long slow distance (LSD) cardio is. However, a lot of people may be under the assumption that when I say LSD I mean walk on the treadmill for 45 minutes. To the contrary, treadmill long distance walking is almost useless unless the individual is dealing with some medical issue and his (or her) health has declined to … Continue reading Good Long Distance Cardio vs Useless Long Distance Cardio

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There are multiple keys to throwing power punches that get Mike Tyson-esque results.
Cardiovascular Training, Explosiveness, Strength

How to Throw Knockout Punches!

Have you ever seen a boxing match where one of the fighters on the card seems to have power in his fists to the point that he is beating his opponent senseless? A good example of a powerful boxer is Mike Tyson. Tyson was such a powerful puncher that it seemed as though, most of the fighters who fought him were terrified even before he … Continue reading How to Throw Knockout Punches!

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Contrary to popular opinion, aerobic conditioning is important in the preparation for an mms fight.
Cardiovascular Training, Explosiveness

The Reason For Incorporating Aerobic Conditioning When Competeing in Combat Sports …

Over the last few years people who compete in MMA, boxing, kickboxing and other combat sports have, in general, come to the opinion that high intensity interval training (HIIT) is the ticket to having great cardio in a combat competition. One thing is for sure, it definitely takes more than getting up in the morning and running 5 miles to get good functional cardio. That … Continue reading The Reason For Incorporating Aerobic Conditioning When Competeing in Combat Sports …

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Many people see developing MMA or BJJ conditioning as a matter of just pushing oneself over and over again. That is the primitive way of conditioning.
Cardiovascular Training, Explosiveness, Strength, weight lifting, youth sports

How to Properly Condition the Body for Combat

If you watch a lot of MMA or go to an MMA oriented martial arts school, then you have probably been exposed to the training methods of a lot of MMA conditioning coaches. You’ll see them doing a lot of high intensity training, such as sprints, lots hard rolling (Bjj), sparing intensely with multiple training partners. Some have even adopted CrossFit or CrossFit inspired training … Continue reading How to Properly Condition the Body for Combat

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Specificity is often mis-understood in MMA conditioning
Cardiovascular Training, Explosiveness, Speed, Strength, weight lifting

How the Concept of Specificity is Incorrectly Applied in Combat Sports

If you do a search on YouTube, you can easily find many people perscribing workout plans that seem rather odd. Things such as lifting weights on unstable surfaces to develop balance, throwing punches with resistance bands, pulling sleds and other exercises are all the rage. Especially in sports like Brazilian Jiujitsu, coaches and trainers advocate that their competitive students do activities such as lots of … Continue reading How the Concept of Specificity is Incorrectly Applied in Combat Sports

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Many people say that developing cardio is just a matter of working hard. Well, there is more to it than that.
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There’s More To MMA Cardio Than Cardio

Well, we’ve talked about Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) use with regard to the rate of energy production as well as ATP use over extended time. However, we still have not talked about how effectively and efficiently your body utilizes ATP. The efficient use of ATP comes from training your skills, techniques, nervous system and most importantly to understand when and how to put you foot on … Continue reading There’s More To MMA Cardio Than Cardio

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ATP production and muscle development are major keys in developing power.
Cardiovascular Training, Explosiveness, Speed, Strength, Youth Football

Rest Intervals for Functional Athletics

People often use the terms power and strength interchangeably, as if strength and power were the same thing. The reality is that they are different and you must have a strength development program that supports power development. Many of the fitness professionals that you see working out on YouTube take long breaks in between sets. Some advocate 2 – 5 minute breaks between sets. The … Continue reading Rest Intervals for Functional Athletics

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Cardiovascular Training, Explosiveness, Strength, Youth Football, Youth Powerlifting

What Does it Mean to Be Functionally Strong

If there is one word that is overused by the fitness community it is the term “functional.” Everyone is talking about functional strength. But what is functional strength? Functional strength is the strength that people use day in and day out. It refers to our ability to lift things and put them down, stand up from a laying position or lay down from a standing … Continue reading What Does it Mean to Be Functionally Strong

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