The Key to a Successful MMA Conditioning Program

A good strength and conditioning program is important for all mixed martial artists. Having a strong base with a good gas tank allows a fighter to dictate the pace of the fight, especially in the later rounds. This is an incredible advantage, and one that every single fighter should strive for. Unfortunately, a lot of people don't understand how to put together a strength and conditioning program. After reading this article, you'll hopefully understand the basic principles of strength and conditioning training so that you can apply it to your own routine or program.

The most important thing that you'll need to focus on during your strength and conditioning workouts is intensity. This is by far the most important part of any training regime, as it'll push you to the next level of muscular development. By intensity, i mean that you should be nearing complete muscular exhaustion by the end of the workout. Your workout needs to be so difficult that you have to dig down deep to pull out the will to finish it. This doesn't necessarily mean using heavy weight or training for hours on end; in fact, I recommend that you keep your workouts under an hour and a half. Intensity is just as mental as it is physical, which means you'll need to put both your mind and body under a significant amount of stress to really see results.

Very few people are able to excite themselves enough to reach the appropriate levels of intensity requires to complete a good MMA strength and conditioning routine. That is why I recommend having a partner to help hype you up and push you to the next level. Quitting is never an option, and while your training is made to mimic the most grueling fight, a real war will have you quitting much before the gym does. Quitting in the gym means you're not yet ready for a real fight. That's not to say you won't win some because you certainly can, but that you are not ready for a fifteen minute war against good competition.

You should make sure to maintain good, safe form while focusing on your intensity. Remember that I'm not talking about working yourself up into some sort of blood rage. You'll only end up hurting yourself if you do that. You need to focus your intensity into completing your workout, be it weight training, circuit training, cardio, or a combination of all three. It should make you push for that extra mile each time.

Working with good intensity is important in achieving an effective MMA strength and conditioning program. You can find more ways to improve your workouts by visiting my site, MMA Strength Training.