Just finished reading Joel Jamieson's (EZA) book "Ultimate MMA Conditioning" and would just like to give my two cents for those thinking of buying the book. First a little background: I'm 31 years old, train in BJJ (over 4 years), work full time, have a wife and 4 kids. I have no ambitions of fighting MMA, but do compete in BJJ tournaments so I bought the book to try and improve my crappy conditioning.
I recieved the book in the mail only 3 days after ordering and could not put it down. I finished the book in a couple of days and was blown away. I am always looking for ways to improve strength (how I found this forum) but have never really been focused on "conditioning". This book does an incredible job of defining "conditioning" and explaining how and why energy is produced by the body. This lays the foundation for understanding the methods used to elicit the desired response from various energy systems. All of this physiology is important to grasp and is presented in an easy to understand format. I cannot give this book a higher recommendation, the concepts are applicable to the 30-something recreational grappler or to the high level of a professional mixed martial artist.
This is the most relevant book that I have ever found on strength and conditioning for mixed martial arts or otherwise.
It does make you think, and has taken me some thought on application of the methods. This is rewarding, knowing the "why" and not just the "how". If you are looking for a book to feed you cookie cutter programs, this book is not for you and you will be disappointed in the amount of thought that will go into programming for yourself. If you care about truly improving your conditioning and want to have almost unlimited programming options this book is a must have. I will begin my endurance block on Monday and will be happy to report my experience with anyone who is interested.
So my question, when using the tempo method what loads (resistance) should be used or have you have success with? I imagine that 4 seconds of tension with each rep would make you have to decrease the load significantly.
Thanks for reading and for your responses in advance,
-Nick
I recieved the book in the mail only 3 days after ordering and could not put it down. I finished the book in a couple of days and was blown away. I am always looking for ways to improve strength (how I found this forum) but have never really been focused on "conditioning". This book does an incredible job of defining "conditioning" and explaining how and why energy is produced by the body. This lays the foundation for understanding the methods used to elicit the desired response from various energy systems. All of this physiology is important to grasp and is presented in an easy to understand format. I cannot give this book a higher recommendation, the concepts are applicable to the 30-something recreational grappler or to the high level of a professional mixed martial artist.
This is the most relevant book that I have ever found on strength and conditioning for mixed martial arts or otherwise.
It does make you think, and has taken me some thought on application of the methods. This is rewarding, knowing the "why" and not just the "how". If you are looking for a book to feed you cookie cutter programs, this book is not for you and you will be disappointed in the amount of thought that will go into programming for yourself. If you care about truly improving your conditioning and want to have almost unlimited programming options this book is a must have. I will begin my endurance block on Monday and will be happy to report my experience with anyone who is interested.
So my question, when using the tempo method what loads (resistance) should be used or have you have success with? I imagine that 4 seconds of tension with each rep would make you have to decrease the load significantly.
Thanks for reading and for your responses in advance,
-Nick