MMA Workouts

These MMA workouts incorporate some of the most punishing exercise routines. Those who follow MMA are well-aware of how incredibly fit most MMA fighters are. While most of us have no desire to be the next Jon “Bones” Jones and wreak havoc in the MMA circuit, MMA workouts can definitely help keep you in peak form.

1. MMA warm-up Even professional MMA fighters need a good, brisk warm-up before entering the ring or the cage. Before their scheduled fights, MMA fighters like Cain Velasquez are busy in their dressing room warming up with coaches and sparring partners. A good warm-up routine prior to your main workout or sparring match are intense 25 meter sprints. Go full speed and after reaching the 25 meter mark, walk back to your starting mark and sprint to the end line once more. Repeat the routine for five minutes.

2. MMA workouts for upper-body strength Retired UFC fighter Randy Couture was known for his incredible upper-body strength. He often uses power during clinches where, combined with his Olympic-level wrestling, he is able to effectively control his opponents. A good routine to develop your upper-body muscles are fifteen push-ups, fifteen jumping jacks and fifteen bench dips, continuing this routine for five minutes.

3. MMA workouts for fndurance MMA fighter Chael Sonnen is renowned for being able to keep up the pressure against his opponents from the start till the end of the fight. MMA judges like to see an offensive minded fighter that can continues to press forward round after round. To mimic this type of pace, do ten heavy bag burpees, ten burpees clean and press with a 25-pound weight, ten burpees with a 15-pound weight and ten burpees without any weights. Keep at it for five whole minutes.

4. MMA workouts for core strength Georges St. Pierre has amazing core strength that enables him to yank his opponents for his trademark takedowns even in close quarters. Core strength is not limited to MMA techniques. The truth is, almost all sports-related movements depend on the core. To build-up your own core strength, do ten medicine ball touches, ten tire sledges, ten power-wheel rollouts and ten band pulls or snap downs. Do this for five minutes.

5. MMA workouts for grip strength Great submission artists like Nick Diaz rely on their phenomenal grip strength. Developing vice-like grips takes hard work and time. To build up your grip strength, do ten thick rope pull-ups, ten tennis ball pull-ups and do a plate pinch, holding two 25-pound and 35-pound weights for as long as you can. Work on this routine for five minutes.