Comments on: Randy Couture Workout for MMA Conditioning

By: Nadz1611

Nadz1611 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 05:24:13 +0000

Fantastic Information here guys, I’m a personal trainer and have really appreciated all the programs and routines you guys have written. I have found that my clients hate burppies and and other plyometric exercises (so therefore they love them ) so the plyometrics and intense movements in this post has been fantastic, will be incorporating many of these exercises into my clients workouts.

My favourite workout is (all bodyweight):

Push Ups x 10

Chin Ups x 10

Squats x 10

Lunges x 10

Dips x 10

(and just for a little more of a challenge) handstand push ups x 10

I then complete abs at the end which include:

Full Body Crunches x 20

Russian Twists or Side Crunches x 20 each side

(the abs routine is completed twice)

hope this helps a few of you

By: Michael145

Michael145 — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:58:29 +0000

Hi I was doing mma for like 6 months. Now I have been out for several months I wanna get back into it. I fight at 145 what would be recommended starting weights if cardio and strength now lacking. Awesome post by the way

By: admin

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:27:04 +0000

I personally throw it into the mix as one of a bunch of routines I do. This one fits the bill of a little of everything, some strength, endurance, cardio… Then I have routines for flexibility, pure strength, size and so on.

By: Newbe in training

Newbe in training — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:43:18 +0000

i was wondering if you guys are doing this training all week only or are you working it into other programs or is this workout all you need for weight and condition training.

By: william

william — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:10:51 +0000

I would just like to say i have enjoyed reading all the comments, and i am about to give this ago, was thinging of using 20kg bar plus 2.5kg aside so in total 25kg (about 55lbs)

By: Ray Burton

Ray Burton — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:26:51 +0000

Thanks Blake – good one

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:34:28 +0000

Hey guys,

A lot of great workouts here with some very good advice. I’ve enjoyed reading through everything.

Here’s a dumbbell complex I put together. A couple of the moves are moves used by cross-fit. You repeat this circuit 3-5 times with a 1 minute break between each circuit.

* 10 push-ups- (with push-up stands and a weighted vest-if you have either)

* 10 Dead-lift curls- (You hold the dumbbells at your side, squat until they touch the floor, then stand and do a standard biceps curl at the same time)

* 10 Dumbbell Thrusters (This is move where you hold the dumbbells as if you’re at the top of a curl. You squat, then as you stand do a military press)

* 10 knees-to-elbows (This is when you hang from a pull-up bar and, using core strength, swing your knees up to your elbows. Similar to hanging knee raises)

* 10 Burpee Pull-ups

* 20 Plyometric lunges (10 for each leg)

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:12:02 +0000

What are the main muscles that you train with all these exercises?

By: asator

asator — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 15:55:27 +0000

thank you for putting this up. i’ve been doing mma for about 4 months now but never trained very seriously (limited my workout for the MMA classes only).

i started doing this workout since last month almost on a daily basis with just a very low weight of around 8kg (wuth a lot of reps of the circuit) and man i must say my body looks so much better now and it really helps my cardio and overall fighting ability as well.

thanks so much again!

By: Lewi

Lewi — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:46:32 +0000

ok nice one, thanks for the quick response! Did the workout for the first time today and it was awesome!! that last set is a killer!