Fight Training/Conditioning
I do not have any ju jitsu blackbelts or muay thai champions instructing me on how to fight; these cost money, and I don’t have any money. What I do have is determination and a core group of people who help me train and share their knowledge with me. This is the (tentative) training schedule I’ll use weekly to train my fight specific skills as well as my conditioning.
Monday
Wrestling and Submission Training
Tuesday
Punching Mitts
Heavy Bag Work
Wednesday
Run - 3 reps, 5 minutes w/1 minute break in between
Thursday
Heavy Bag work
Jump Rope - 3 sets, 300 reps w/ 1.5 minute break in between
Friday
Heavy Bag Work
Saturday
Punching Mitts
Heavy Bag Work
Sunday
Rest
February 7, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Thats one hell of a Conditioning/Training schedule… I have fought in MMA and I think you’ll be just fine..
February 13, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Thats really not a very intense schedule at all. I suggest rolling 2-4 days a week. I was able to maintain that for about a year and saw dramatic improvements every week, while maintaining a very busy schedule. Training that much makes for good muscle memory so that you can actually apply learned techniques while getting blows thrown at you. I also read your post about the high school wrestler beating up on you. I was that guy in my gym for awhile but alot of the guys really learned not how to wrestle but how to handle me better. Rolling with different kinds of grapplers (i.e. judo guys, wrestlers, and sambo fighters) will teach you where their weaknesses are and maybe even learn some moves from them that can be applied in the cage. Good luck in the cage.
February 13, 2008 at 6:15 pm
I agree, Jeff. The last couple weeks, I’ve been rolling two or three times a week; it’s really based on my school and work schedule as much as anything else. Thanks for your advice!
February 20, 2008 at 5:27 am
If your in College maybe you should try and find a few guys to roll with in the school somewhere. As popular as MMA is it shouldn’t be too hard to find a few dudes who know enough to make good sparring partners. At my school I’m sparring with a few guys with gloves and shin guards. That should do if the guys are cool and avoid heavy face shots
March 18, 2008 at 4:23 am
Man, for my last fight I spent every minute I could spare in the gym. You need to pick your running up too. I would spend time on the treadmill before and after rolling or sparring. Cardio is pretty cruical. Also make sure your drilling, that helps build your muscle memory big time. By the way if your running for long distances, it will be good for you when you cut weight as well. I was able to spend three hours in between the tread mill, eclipitical machines, and Thai bag with a steady pace. I dropped all the from 146 to 135 without over doing it. Good luck man