How To Start An MMA Workout Program

Learning how to start an MMA workout program is easy but the difficulty lies in following through with the workouts as they are very strenuous. You will need to do sprints and interval training, long distance workouts, weight training, and circuit training to get your body into the best possible shape. Being in the ring during an MMA fight is extremely tiring and requires your body to be in peak physical condition. If you follow through with your MMA workout program then you will be able to compete in the ring without worrying about being weak or tired.

1. To start an MMA workout program, you will need about 3 days a week of sprint and interval training. This means that you will be running 400 meters, 200 meters, and 100 meters at 85% to 95% of your maximum speed with breaks in between each on sprint days. On interval days you will sprint either a certain distance or time and then walk that same distance or time. So you might sprint for 30 seconds and then walk for the 30 seconds.
2. Your MMA workout program should include about 2 days a week of long distance training. This means you will be running between 3 and 5 miles both days at a moderate running pace. The goal is to keep your heart rate elevated for an extended period of time so that your body gets used to having to workout for long periods of time. This will allow you to last the whole fight.
3. When you start an MMA workout program, you should make weight training a top priority. You need to work one or two muscle groups everyday until you have worked them all. For example you can devote one day to chest since it is a major muscle in the body, but you can also dedicate one day to biceps and triceps since they are minor in comparison.
4. You should also include circuit training in your MMA workout. This means you will work a muscle group for a period of time, usually about a minute, and then take a short break. After your break you will work another muscle group and so on. You need to do this until you have worked out every muscle group at least 3 times or until you are incapable of doing anymore.