Squats for Mma

[xPINKx]

Doesn't have to be thousands

Maybe a thousand

1000 controlled candence bodyweight squats in a row will build some iron legs

I really do think that is better than squatting 600 for a few reps in terms of MMA

You have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[aus101]

Ha, not only that, but Usain eats like shit and parties hard. Plus, he has atrocious form on his lifts.


Meanwhile, scrubs with lesser talent can track every molecule that enters their mouth while expert coaches correct every millimeter of movement in their lifts and still never come close to Usain's times.


Do you really think thousands of bodyweight squats is a more productive use of one's time than squatting 600 "for a few reps"? Not that I think bodyweight squats are completely useless- they serve their purpose as a warmup to real squatting or as rehab/prehab. But you're testing the limits of diminishing returns here. If you wanna condition your legs, go push a sled or do some sprints.

I think in terms of mma weighted carries are far better forms of strength endurance than sleds or sprints (grip strength isn’t trained at all by sled or sprints, core strength isn’t trained by sprints and only some what trained by sled pushing, meanwhile the awkward pushing position of sleds makes breathing difficult (when you want a optimal breathing position when performing cardio-endurance training).

IMO for mma strength endurance: weighted carries.
For cardiovascular endurance: ergo or aerodyne or jump rope (for HIIT) and for LISS weighted vest recovery walks. Then standard resistance training for strength.

 

[DoomPatrol]

Agreed. It was a goldmine for awhile but it's fizzled out. @jgarner quit going full princess stampy foot everytime he's corrected, which is often.

@JimRussel

You guys do realize that you're the trolls right? So technically you're responsible for the quality going downhill. The only time I think about you is when you bring me into the conversation and I get a notification. Otherwise I forget you exist.

 

[Cole train]

Just follow a basic strength routine

Lifting weights is not even necessary for mma (though nothing bad about it either)

 

[Noodles03]

I literally just squatted 315 for 26.

Are there any carryover from your heavy squatting to burpees? The reason I’m asking is that interval burpees had helped me a lot with my conditioning for boxing, and I was wondering if heavy squatting would improve my burpees performance.

 

[belph]

Are there any carryover from your heavy squatting to burpees? The reason I’m asking is that interval burpees had helped me a lot with my conditioning for boxing, and I was wondering if heavy squatting would improve my burpees performance.

I'm not huge on burpees myself so I couldn't really answer. Maybe try a weighted vest with the burpees or a devil press?

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

Are there any carryover from your heavy squatting to burpees? The reason I’m asking is that interval burpees had helped me a lot with my conditioning for boxing, and I was wondering if heavy squatting would improve my burpees performance.

No. There will be minimal if any carryover.

 

[teepsandbarleywine]

Doesn't have to be thousands

Maybe a thousand

1000 controlled candence bodyweight squats in a row will build some iron legs

I really do think that is better than squatting 600 for a few reps in terms of MMA

That's a monumental waste of time.

Develop zero actual strength/power, instead just get really good at sustaining minimal output for long periods. Neat.

High-rep work has its place, as part of an overall programme, but focusing on one end of the spectrum to the point of extremes is a waste of time in either which way. I wish people would stop using the strawman of "my extreme is better than your extreme".

 

[Davem10]

That's a monumental waste of time.

Develop zero actual strength/power, instead just get really good at sustaining minimal output for long periods. Neat.

High-rep work has its place, as part of an overall programme, but focusing on one end of the spectrum to the point of extremes is a waste of time in either which way. I wish people would stop using the strawman of "my extreme is better than your extreme".

I'm going to build a pair of strong powerful tree trunks with bodyweight squats

Starting tomorrow

Gonna do 300

SPARTAAAAA

 

[xnhojx]

MMA fighters should at least be ABLE to do a single-legged pistol squat. Most of the world's population can't

 

[JimRussel]

MMA fighters should at least be ABLE to do a single-legged pistol squat.

Why?

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

Something to do with this probably..

 

[xnhojx]

Why?

For dynamic flexibility / mobility, muscular balance, coordination, and injury prevention.

 

[JimRussel]

For dynamic flexibility / mobility, muscular balance, coordination, and injury prevention.

Makes perfect sense.

I guess the single-legged pistol squat is arbitrarily the best way to achieve and demonstrate that because you said so.

 

[Cole train]

MMA fighters should at least be ABLE to do a single-legged pistol squat. Most of the world's population can't

not really

in mma there is no strength standard that fighters should be able to do

 

[Davem10]

Makes perfect sense.

I guess the single-legged pistol squat is arbitrarily the best way to achieve and demonstrate that because you said so.

Someone sounds jelly because he cant do one

Hater

 

[TerryMCLOOPS]

Take out "this because I do" and "not this because I dont" and we're left with the squat, which is an exercise.

Woah Robin Black over here BING

 

[Noodles03]

I'm excited that Cloud is going to be in FF7. I think it's awesome that they took Cloud from Smash Bros to be in a final fantasy game.

 

[Badger67]

For dynamic flexibility / mobility, muscular balance, coordination, and injury prevention.

So back squats, lunges, star excursion and cossack squats interspersed throughout a program?

 

[LuKeg]

I heard squats are pretty good for mma and do you guys know how many should someone do them a day or any squats programm for strengh in legs for mma etc

I love squats and consider them to be one of the most important exercises for athleticism but I don't know if there is a specific answer to what you are asking. Like others have suggested, starting strength is a popular program and will make you see strength progress in the barbell back squat very quickly if you follow it properly. With that being said though, from my experience, the squat is a complicated enough lift that it takes a while for most new people to simply replicate the movement consistently without any weight. There is a decent "break in" period that is just getting used to the muscle memory and that is with someone that knows enough, coaching them. If you are athletic, like you probably are, you will probably pick it up faster than most but I'd still suggest doing body weight stuff first to iron out the kinks and get familiar with the movement a bit. Then maybe if you have a training coach at your gym, ask them help you with it come trying the barbell one. Then, start thinking about following a specific program. There's no rush and even body weight will give you significant results at first because you're new to squatting.