MMA Conditioning

Brandon Vera’s Workout For UFC 105

by Jon M. on November 2, 2009

A Great Conditioning Workout worthy of a UFC Champion. This is Brandon “The Truth” Vera’s conditioning circuit for UFC 105. According to the description from theAlliance Gym Channel  this workout is 1 hour and 1 minute long. It is a series of workouts consisting of a variety of ladder agility drills, rope pulling, tire flipping , medicine ball burpees, and weighted walking.

If this was to go on for an hour, I think this whole circuit is performed for at least five rounds. It also depends on the interval in between each workout. In this video Brandon seem to have little or no rest period in between each workout. Having no rest periods in between will really push your conditioning but you can add 10 to 30 seconds rest in between each circuit to gauge your level of conditioning. Remember our little quote? Don’t Train to Fail Train To Do One More Rep of each exercise. The key to these conditioning exercise is succesful completion of the circuit.

If you want a hardcore MMA Workout just like Brandon’s check out this MMA Training Plan for a complete workout guide.

Wanderlei Silva’s Extreme Conditioning Workout

by Jon M.

Wanderlei Silva gives anaerobic mma conditioning a whole new spin by actually eliminating air passage from his nose and if that wasn’t hard enough he further limited the intake of air with a snorkel. This workout will make your body crave for oxygen and will definitely tire you a lot faster.

The Importance of Planning Your Conditioning Program

by Jon M.

Wanderlei Silva’s strength and conditioning coach Rafael Alejarra walks you through the importance of having training plan. Rafael Alejarra is very technical when it comes to training his athletes and you could see it in this video how he uses measurable data to gauge the level of conditioning of the mma fighters in his camp.