September 30th, 2009
Randy Couture’s MMA Workout
Randy Couture’s barbell complex is probably the most popular MMA workout you can find online. Unfortunately, it gives you the wrong idea of what it takes to be an MMA fighter. First of all, the complex will not develop your strength or power at all. That’s because you’re only using light weights and you’re working in a circuit. What you will develop is some anaerobic endurance and grip strength, that’s about it. It might be good to do this at the end of a workout or as a warmup, but it shouldn’t be your main method of developing MMA fitness. Instead, you need an MMA workout that has distinct phases that improves your strength, power, endurance, and then peaks you for your fight. This requires a complete workout plan designed specifically for MMA fighters by someone who trains fighters. So when you’re looking for an MMA workout program to follow, make sure that the creator has actually trained fighters, that way you’ll know it’s legit and will give you what you want – explosive power and never-ending cardio.
