Circuit Training for Contact Sports, any recommendations?

[thesunstreaker]

How far away are you from a competition??? until you answer that, we can't give you the answers you want

[jtreyes]

Hi JT,

What are you aiming for conditioning? Strength? Punching power? You can manipulate Kettlebell lifts, burpees and other movements to cater on what you need to enhance. For example you need to improve your overall conditioning...so you have to keep in mind to improve VO2max and muscular endurance as well as lactic threshold... a sample circuit will look like this:

Run for a fast brisk pace (tempo run) for a 2 minute round then immediately proceed doing the circuit without rest:
burpees without jump 20 reps
fast hindu squats 20 reps
Pullup holds 10-30 counts
repeat the whole round of running and repeat the sequence for 3 more times.

The circuit will last about 15 minutes...very specific for a 3 rounds of 5 minutes that we typically see in a MMA fight. This circuit will teach you to move while tired from running. You can change the running into 2 minute intense shadowboxing then proceed with the circuit...that is if you want to incorporate sport specific movements to your circuit like Machete was suggesting (great circuit by the way bro).

If you want to increase your strength you might want to do rounds of 5x5 to improve overall strength so for example you'll use:

2 50 lbs dumbells for 6 reps db swings then superset it with 10 burpee-long jump (burpees using long jump instead of just jumping in the air)
repeat this sequence for 10 sets with 30-60 second rests.

These are just samples. You might want to ask your coach in incorporating circuits to your weaknesses if you want to improve them.

Hope this helps

My main goal is strength training. And well, I'm way out of condition to train the way I did when I was still able to train regularly. I want to shed some pounds and improve my strength.

Next would be for conditioning coz I'd want to compete by the 3rd or 4th quarter of the year. That is if there are any competitions that I can join by that time.

[thesunstreaker]

^ simple answer:

do starting strength and a basic circuit or barbell complex after lifting...

[Machete]

Circuit Training is not the best way to go if you are looking for STRENGTH.

If competition is your goal, work primarily (maybe even exclusively) on your skill, and stop reading too many MMA Fitness magazines. You do know that they write those to get people to BUY stuff, right?

[rush]

Circuit Training is not the best way to go if you are looking for STRENGTH.

If competition is your goal, work primarily (maybe even exclusively) on your skill, and stop reading too many MMA Fitness magazines. You do know that they write those to get people to BUY stuff, right?

whats the best mma fitness mag?