Day 19

So just heading off for MMA training but I decided to share some more training tips with you before I go. To be a great MMA fighter you need to work on all three fitness areas. Strength, Stamina and of course Skill. Or the three S's. You need to be strong for your weight class or else you'll get bullied in the octagon, so being muscular is of great benifit to any fighter, but you don't want to be to big. Instead lean muscle is what I aim for, allowing me to be strong and light. As Georges Saint Peirre's trainer says, "it is a fighters size but their ability to transfer mental strength into athletic force that makes a fighter a champion." So try working on explosive power in your routines.

Skill is also vital, hence why I train twice a week in Kickboxing and BBJ. The skills you learn outside the ring in sparing matches and general training make all the difference when you step into the octagon. If you haven't learnt enough you WILL be punished. You also want to work on agility to help give you more control on the ground and help yuo dodge those K.O blows.

Fibally stamina is essential. You can't expect to win a fight in the first round, so if you arn't prepared to go the distance, then yuo will not succeed. Two great ways to build this up are doing short, high intensity cardio sessions with little brek in between to mirror the time you have in the octagon. Or try doing the following cardio workout.

3 TEIR;

10 press ups, 10 sit ups 10 burpies (squat thust  then jump up knees to chest)

20 press ups, 20 sit ups 20 burpies

30 press ups, 30 sit ups 30 burpies

You should be finishing this in under 3 minutes if you are ready to step into the ring, otherwise, you gota try to get under 4 mins. Fighters must be FIT.