Weight and Cardio Workout - Help

[-FIGJAM-]

Hey Guys,

I am just starting out in MMA and Muay Thai, been doing it for about 4-5months now.

I need help.... conditioning and fitness is a real concern that i have as i start competing this year. I need help to design a workout routine that will help me in both MMA and MT that incorporates cardio and weights.

Currently i train 3 nights a week for about 2-3 hours a session and hopefully will be doing all day Saturday (if all goes well). I also work a full time job - Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5:30 with traveling time of about 3hours a day.

If anyone has some suggestions, that would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Oh, forgot to say, something relatively simple would be great.

[Tant01]

There are a number of threads in the archives you could browse on this topic.

I recall more than a few good posts on this very subject...

You said "anyone".

[Tom Yum]

Hey Guys,

I am just starting out in MMA and Muay Thai, been doing it for about 4-5months now.

I need help.... conditioning and fitness is a real concern that i have as i start competing this year. I need help to design a workout routine that will help me in both MMA and MT that incorporates cardio and weights.

Currently i train 3 nights a week for about 2-3 hours a session and hopefully will be doing all day Saturday (if all goes well). I also work a full time job - Monday to Friday 8:30 to 5:30 with traveling time of about 3hours a day.

If anyone has some suggestions, that would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Oh, forgot to say, something relatively simple would be great.

Welcome to CrossFit: Forging Elite Fitness

Crossfit uses the muscle confusion principle with short-duration, high intensity workouts. The emphasis is on speed, endurance and cardio - not strength. Most of the workouts use light loads/bodyweight and high repetition circuits. Perfect for muaythai and MMA and pretty much most martial arts.

Add to it, try and tailor your workouts to match the work profile of your event. If you are fighting 5:00 rounds, you should workout for 5:00 intervals with good intensity.

best of luck

[-FIGJAM-]

Thanks for that Tom will check it out.

1 question, wouldnt strength and power be a good trait to have in mma more so then mt?

Cheers,

[Tom Yum]

Thanks for that Tom will check it out.

1 question, wouldnt strength and power be a good trait to have in mma more so then mt?

Cheers,

Depends on what kind of fighter you are?

A ground n' pound type fighter is tailor built to use strength and power to pummel his opponent once he gets him on the ground, but a guy with good stamina, lots of hours of training and who fights more flexibly can take out the strongest fighter.

[-FIGJAM-]

i guess for now i am more of a striker then wrestler. not a great submissive fighter.

I have more confidence on my feet rather then on my back, which is why i was thinking perhaps being stronger would serve my purpose more so then trying to increase flexibility.

For now i think ill keep working a solid weight routine and hit the bag with skipping and running involved. working full time makes it hard to train as hard as i should be.

[Scott Bolinger]

give this routine a shot before you go into your regular routine

This is part of Chapter 1 in my


you have to have a full body work out routine and be fully toned for the sport. That site has part of the first chapter in my second book. It'll add a few extra exercises to your routine and it'll help alot with ab work. Sometimes throughout my whole exercise routine I might go back through the ab routine maybe 2 or 3 times. That way i'm doing at least 150 sit-ups.