Covering All Bases - How To Improve Performance With Smarter Training

deano · Sep 7, 2010

Strength and Conditioning coach Matthew Palfrey's second column for BritMMA.co.uk. In this, he investigates the most practical ways to go about training, erases some misconceptions about the use of the 'five minute round' for S&C work and more!

As a strength and conditioning coach, my programming always starts with the end in mind. I consider what will be happening during competition and adjust the programme to suit this. In this article, Ill be discussing what you can do to ensure that your fitness training is preparing you effectively for competition. Ill also be addressing one of my pet hates in MMA strength and conditioning the exclusive use of five minute rounds.

Long gone are the days of slow, steady state cardio for athletic performance (or at least they should be). The vast majority of MMA athletes now realise that the type of training, its duration and intensity should be specific to the sport. Unfortunately this has led to the rise of the five minute round as the preferred method of conditioning for many MMA athletes. But Coach, surely the five minute round makes the programme specific to MMA competition? Yes and no.
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Read why here: http://britmma.co.uk/#/covering-all-bases-mpalfrey/4543753239

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Covering All Bases - How To Improve Performance With Smarter Training

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