Your MMA Workouts Can Be a Waste of Time
MMA fighters have a difficult task at hand, especially if they don't have a Team with a strength and conditioning coach to guide them through the all abilities need to be worked on in their MMA Workouts. And what I see missing the most is the Isometric Strength Training, which is so important for MMA fighters and grapplers .
It's very disappointing to notice that when trainers talk about static holds they only really talk about grip strength nothing else! Sure, depending of the exercise other muscle groups would come into play. But the importance of such training is never mentioned anywhere. How many articles on conditioning have you read that brought up the need for some isometric training? If you have, when did they tell you to you apply it? Im pretty sure that most of you never read anything about.
First, we need to understand what Isometric means. There are two phases known by us as concentric (when your muscle is shortening) and eccentric (when your muscle is lengthening). When you create TENSION in a muscle group without the two phases described above, your muscle is under a "Isometric" state. For example, if you attempted to push a wall, you wouldnt be able to move it but youd feel a huge amount of tension through you body as a result. This is called isometry!
As a MMA fighter there is a possibility for the need of defending a takedown attempt. The first reaction is to get one "underhook" and pick your opponent up. He, on the other hand, will be "weighing down" on your body (specially against the fence). It can be for seconds or minutes, but for as long as they keep that "struggle" they are engaging in Isometric strength. Now...pay attention to what I'm gonna tell you.
When you have one of the fighters becoming more dominant (picking up or taking down) you have a display of maximal strength (pure strength). Strength tells us we need to fight a resistance (your opponent's effort or body) and we need to win. Because there is no time frame involved here, and I count as one attempt, we will say that that fighter displayed pure strength (maximal)
When you defend a takedown and your response is quick (right away you pick your opponent up) this shows a display of your power (strength + speed). But, if during your fight you are forced to defend yourself from endless takedown attempts, you will have to display not only strength (to pick him up) but endurance to sustain such activity through the rounds. For this, you will need strength-endurance. Remember one thing, if there is no need for speed you are NOT talking about power (strength + speed), only different types of strength.
You can see how so many abilities are necessary to a fighter to be REALLY ready for a match. I started with Isometric strength and was capable of showing you different types of strength needed using the same example, the takedown defense. But there is one very important ability to mention here if you are serious about your preparation. If I've been defending the takedowns during the whole fight successfully, I know I'm taping into my strength-endurance. But, what if I'm still capable of doing this quickly, every time? Then my friend, we are using power-endurance. Remember, if there is speed , there is power.
Can you understand the consequences if you leave one or more abilities out of your workout planning? I wish you success in your MMA training and positive results. I see you around, and thanks for your time. - 17274
It's very disappointing to notice that when trainers talk about static holds they only really talk about grip strength nothing else! Sure, depending of the exercise other muscle groups would come into play. But the importance of such training is never mentioned anywhere. How many articles on conditioning have you read that brought up the need for some isometric training? If you have, when did they tell you to you apply it? Im pretty sure that most of you never read anything about.
First, we need to understand what Isometric means. There are two phases known by us as concentric (when your muscle is shortening) and eccentric (when your muscle is lengthening). When you create TENSION in a muscle group without the two phases described above, your muscle is under a "Isometric" state. For example, if you attempted to push a wall, you wouldnt be able to move it but youd feel a huge amount of tension through you body as a result. This is called isometry!
As a MMA fighter there is a possibility for the need of defending a takedown attempt. The first reaction is to get one "underhook" and pick your opponent up. He, on the other hand, will be "weighing down" on your body (specially against the fence). It can be for seconds or minutes, but for as long as they keep that "struggle" they are engaging in Isometric strength. Now...pay attention to what I'm gonna tell you.
When you have one of the fighters becoming more dominant (picking up or taking down) you have a display of maximal strength (pure strength). Strength tells us we need to fight a resistance (your opponent's effort or body) and we need to win. Because there is no time frame involved here, and I count as one attempt, we will say that that fighter displayed pure strength (maximal)
When you defend a takedown and your response is quick (right away you pick your opponent up) this shows a display of your power (strength + speed). But, if during your fight you are forced to defend yourself from endless takedown attempts, you will have to display not only strength (to pick him up) but endurance to sustain such activity through the rounds. For this, you will need strength-endurance. Remember one thing, if there is no need for speed you are NOT talking about power (strength + speed), only different types of strength.
You can see how so many abilities are necessary to a fighter to be REALLY ready for a match. I started with Isometric strength and was capable of showing you different types of strength needed using the same example, the takedown defense. But there is one very important ability to mention here if you are serious about your preparation. If I've been defending the takedowns during the whole fight successfully, I know I'm taping into my strength-endurance. But, what if I'm still capable of doing this quickly, every time? Then my friend, we are using power-endurance. Remember, if there is speed , there is power.
Can you understand the consequences if you leave one or more abilities out of your workout planning? I wish you success in your MMA training and positive results. I see you around, and thanks for your time. - 17274
About the Author:
Gilson Barbarian Oliveira is a renowned strength and conditioning coach with more than 15 years of experience in combat sports. He has coached fighters for MMA,K-1,World JiuJitsu. For more articles go toMMA conditioning. If you own a MMA gym go to SEO New York City and be on first page on Google.
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