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MMA Workout Routines – Plyometrics For Your Cardio

Posted on 28 July 2011 by Craig Lightner

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The perfect ingredient that will boost the MMA fighter’s cardio is known as Plyometrics. A successful MMA fighter has to be able to utilize explosive power during a takedown and just about any given situation during the fight. Plyometrics are often sports specific and should include full body movements. These compound movements could be jumping from the ground onto a box repeatedly. Another example of

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Building Blocks of Mixed Martial Arts Conditioning and Training!

Posted on 31 January 2011 by Craig Lightner

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The MMA athletes who are training to attain the physique of their favorite MMA fighter like; George St. Pierre, Shawn “Muscle Shark” Sherk, Brock Lesnar, Anderson Silva or any other there are MMA training workouts that focus solely on developing one’s cardiovascular conditioning and strength, just like you see these MMA fighters perform in their training.  However, if you want to just look like your favorite athlete then you don’t have to train for conditioning and strength but muscle mass and trimming the fat. Continue Reading

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