Top 5 Conditioning Exercises

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  1. MongoMudd Banned Banned

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    I was wondering if anyone had their top 5 (or 10) conditioning exercises for MMA identified? I'm not talking strength training or technique, just pure conditioning. I know most exercises will overlap so that is ok. I see a lot of people favor burpees, HIIT running, bear crawls, etc. Just curious what other exercises the experts consider a necessity......
     
  2. vonanaka Orange Belt

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    1: Density work with snatches
    2: Burpees
    3: Complexes
    4: Sprints
    5: Sparring
     
  3. Ian Coe Silver Belt Professional Fighter

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    400 m sprints have got to be up there
     
  4. SnowMongoose Blue Belt

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    I'm with Ian on this one, any conditioning that hurts that much has got to be up there.
    Toss hill/stair intervals to the list as well.
    (especially interested in this thread thanks to a possibly broken hand that means no 'real' lifting for now... crap.)
     
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    Density work being?
     
  6. WAREAGLE Blue Belt

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    1. 440 yd. sprints
    2. Tabata (anything)
    3. Burpees
    4. DB Complexes
     
  7. MongoMudd Banned Banned

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    Can someone define "complexes" please?
     
  8. WAREAGLE Blue Belt

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    Doing exercise after exercise for a prescribed number of reps without putting the weight

    down.http://www.elitefts.com/documents/mma2.htm

    -Here is a good barbell complex routine for fighters. I prefer DB' but It doesn't really matter.

    Word of advice: err on the side of very light with these at first (like maybe just the bar for the first workout).
     
  9. vonanaka Orange Belt

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    it is in Ross's Infinite Intensity if you have it. Basically it is work over time, like snatches for 10min. Or sledgehammer swings for 10min.
     
  10. spirez Purple Belt

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    Another form of complexes is where you pair a max strength exercise with a power exercise immediately after it.

    IE a squat followed by a jump squat, bench press followed by explosive med ball chest pass etc

    Obviously this is not conditioning work though but sometimes people get confused between the two types.
     
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    *remembers last lung dump*
    *verps a little*

    why'd you have to use the 4 letter word. jeez.
     
  12. WAREAGLE Blue Belt

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    Not trying to be a douche or anything but I believe what you described is called complex training, not complexes.

    It's still very tough though, especially if you do higher reps.
     
  13. Graver Blue Belt

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    my top 5 (in no particular order)

    jump rope
    burpees
    hard sparring (probably most important over all)
    HIIT bagwork
    sprints

    honorable mention: any and all plyos
     
  14. JinKazama Silver Belt

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    ive just been stickin with burpees and sprints

    i was messin around with db snatches a while abck, wasnt usin too much weight and it was really messin with my back
     
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    Toss a sandbag or tire up a hill is one I think is effective for MMA.
    (throw, run to it then throw again, run to it and so on until you cry)
     
  16. Ian Coe Silver Belt Professional Fighter

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    I would replace jump rope with middle distance work (sub 20 min), be it running or jump rope, as long as it is continuous and at a decent pace
     
  17. Ian Coe Silver Belt Professional Fighter

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    Its fun isn't it :icon_chee
     
  18. Graver Blue Belt

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    Ya that's bascially what I meant...I love the varying intensity of the jump rope
     
  19. The_Bear Purple Belt

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    1. Whole Body Muscle Endurance Weight Lifting
    2. Interval Sprints (25 minutes.... jog 2-3 minutes at regular pace... then sprint for 30-60 seconds as hard as you can go. Then jog for 1-2 minutes...repeat)
    3. Squat Thrusts (Burpees)
    4. Heavy Sparring or Grappling
    5. Heavy bag rounds as intense you can go (speed and tempo emphasized)
     
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    Noob here. What is this supposed to help accomplish?
     

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