MMA Strength & Conditioning

High Intensity Resistance Training Circuits

In the following video you’ll get to see some pretty cool resistance training circuits.

Why Are Resistance Training Circuits So Effective?

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• they push the lactic acid threshold (LAT), all rounds were done with the fighter’s mouth piece in (hypoxic training)
• jack the metabolism
• fat loss
• increase mental toughness
• increase power endurance
• build muscle, strength and power

NOTE: Pick any of these combinations of exercises and perform them for 3×5 minutes rounds at the end of your workout for a great finisher.  You could also choose exercises from other parts of the video and make your own combinations.  If you don’t have all the fancy equipment, dumbbells, barbells, bodyweight training can be substituted.

NOTE 2: Print out this article and take it with you to the gym!

ROUNDS 1 & 5:

Switch exercise every 30 seconds, perform for a duration of 5min-30sec

Exercise 1:  Airdyne Bike

Exercise 2:  Slider Mountain Climbers

Exercise 3:  Kettlebell Clean => Squat => Press

ROUND 2:

Switch exercise every 30 seconds, perform for a duration of 5min-30sec

Exercise 1:  Band Sprints

Exercise 2:  Rotational Medicine Ball Throws and Slams

Exercise 3:  Kettlebell Goblet Squat and Lunge

ROUND 3:

Switch exercise every 30 seconds, perform for a duration of 5min-30sec

Exercise 1:  Tire Fights (5 seconds) => Tire Flip for the first 2 minutes then alternate exercises 2 & 3.

Exercise 2:  Prowler Runs (2 runs)

Exercise 3:  Tire Flip

ROUND 4:

Switch exercise every 30 seconds, perform for a duration of 5min-30sec

Exercise 1: Battle Ropes (goal knock the rope out of your opponents hands)

Exercise 2:  Explosive Medicine Ball Throws

Exercise 3:  Plyo Push-ups OR EQI Push-ups

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