MMA workouts designed to build fight endurance need be designed to suit the specific fighter's technique. There are all sorts of shapes and sizes among mixed martial artists. Often this is determined by their chosen style.
How to Build Fight Endurance For Stand Up Fighters
If you are going to be on your feet constantly moving in and out throwing kicks and punches for example, your workouts should focus on a lot of jump rope work (skipping), timed drills using heavy bags and sparring with a partner who is heavily padded to enable you to constantly throw kicks and punches in the same manner that you would during a fight.
Endurance Training For Grapplers
If you are predominantly a wrestler or BJJ exponent your approach to conditioning will be slightly different to the above. Firstly you will have to work on a different type of strength work known as strength endurance training so that you have the muscular ability to prolong holds with both hands and legs.
This could involve all sorts of pull ups and chin ups using various grips that simulate the strength and endurance required while grappling. Again, this is very specific to the way you have chosen to fight.
You'll also need to do similar work for your legs, especially your hamstrings whereby you are holding on to a piece of apparatus in the semi static positions for up to 2 minutes at a time if necessary. This will ensure that you have the endurance to keep hold of your opponent.
Endurance Ability is Sport Specific
Most newcomers to MMA are surprised at how specific the energy subsystems are to the various facets of fighting. When I started MMA I was already very fit in one sense as I was a very competent swimmer and runner. But as soon as I started practicing on the heavy bags, kicking and punching intensely for timed intervals, I soon became exhausted. This is why it is very important to train for endurance in a fight specific manner.
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How to Build Fight Endurance For Stand Up Fighters
If you are going to be on your feet constantly moving in and out throwing kicks and punches for example, your workouts should focus on a lot of jump rope work (skipping), timed drills using heavy bags and sparring with a partner who is heavily padded to enable you to constantly throw kicks and punches in the same manner that you would during a fight.
Endurance Training For Grapplers
If you are predominantly a wrestler or BJJ exponent your approach to conditioning will be slightly different to the above. Firstly you will have to work on a different type of strength work known as strength endurance training so that you have the muscular ability to prolong holds with both hands and legs.
This could involve all sorts of pull ups and chin ups using various grips that simulate the strength and endurance required while grappling. Again, this is very specific to the way you have chosen to fight.
You'll also need to do similar work for your legs, especially your hamstrings whereby you are holding on to a piece of apparatus in the semi static positions for up to 2 minutes at a time if necessary. This will ensure that you have the endurance to keep hold of your opponent.
Endurance Ability is Sport Specific
Most newcomers to MMA are surprised at how specific the energy subsystems are to the various facets of fighting. When I started MMA I was already very fit in one sense as I was a very competent swimmer and runner. But as soon as I started practicing on the heavy bags, kicking and punching intensely for timed intervals, I soon became exhausted. This is why it is very important to train for endurance in a fight specific manner.
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