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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a very demanding sport that not only requires the total dedication that bodybuilding requires, but MMA covers more physical attributes. Their all-inclusive high intensity workouts are designed to increase strength, explosiveness, endurance and flexibility, which are the cornerstones on which MMA is built.
MMA fighters learn to punch and train similar to boxers but with more strength and flexibility training than any boxers training schedule. Fighting in the MMA octagon is demanding on all these 4 important pillars, any fighter who enters a fight without refining these 4 important pillars is going to lose.
Developing the above attributes are not easy to combine and their workouts are super-tough using HIIT (high intensity interval training). There are countless variations on any MMA workout, the workout we have listed below includes may have one or two movements that you're not familiar with, it may require a bit of practice.
The workout below consists of 5 stations where you do as many reps as you can, pushing hard as you can for 5 minutes, you then take a 60 second break and move to the next station. If you think that sounds tough, then you need to know that these guys do the 5 stations for 3 times in a row in one high intensity workout.
The warm-up starts with sprints and explosive movements to fully engage the muscle fibers that are going to get used. 25 meter sprints for 5 minutes taking only a 60 second break between sprints.
Station 1:
Push-ups 15 reps then 60sec rest. Jumping Jacks 15 reps then 60sec rest. Bench Dips 15 reps with 60sec rest, These 3 simple movements are repeated constantly without stopping for 5 minutes.
Station 2:
Heavy Bag Burpees 10 reps then 60sec rest. 25lb D/B Burpees 10 reps then 60 sec rest, Burpees 10 reps then 60sec rest.
Station 3:
Fast Knee Highs 10 reps then 60 sec rest. Mountain Climbers 10 reps then 60 sec rest. Jumping Jacks 10 reps then 60 sec rest. Plank Jacks 10 reps then 60 sec rest. Split Lunges 10 reps then 60 sec rest. Repeated constantly as a giant set for 5 min.
Station 4:
Squats superset with overhead press 10 reps then 60 sec rest, Triceps press 10 reps then 60sec rest, Shoulder press 10 reps then 60 sec rest, Shoulders circles 10 circles then Biceps curls 10 reps then rest 60sec. Superset push-outs and bent-over rows 10 reps then 60 sec rest. All movements done continuously for 5 minutes without stopping.
Station 5:
Med Ball touches 10 reps then rest 30sec, Tire Sledge 10 reps then rest 30sec, Power-wheel rollouts 10 reps then 30sec rest, Band-pull Snap-downs 10 reps then 30sec rest, Flat bar Pinch 3 reps. All the above movements done continuously for 5 minutes.
For the full program, checkout...The Ultimate Fighting Workout a mixed training approach for those who want to improve their fight conditioning.
