Fit to Fight: An Insanely Effective Strength and Conditioning Program for the Ultimate MMAWarrior
by Jason Ferruggia
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Author: Jason FerruggiaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-10
ISBN: 1583333045
Number of pages: 206
Publisher: Avery Trade
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Book Review: Okay.
Summary: 2 Stars
My biggest gripe with this book is the author's WAY oversimplified discussion of aerobic vs. anaerobic training. His whole argument is aerobic training is a waste of time for the MMA athlete, which is inaccurate and potentially harmful. Like any athlete, the mixed martial artist needs a high level of aerobic fitness as a base for almost everything he or she does, and you're not going to get that just by doing intervals, etc.
Conditioning expert Lyle McDonald has written: "Rowers, whose even lasts roughly 6 minutes or so do the same, an enormous amount of aerobic work for the same reason. Sure there's an anaerobic component but it's typically done in fairly small amounts to 'sharpen' the athlete right before their event. The predominant training is aerobic.
Tangentially, you might keep that in mind the next time you read an article about how a mixed martial arts guy (who may be doing repeat rounds of 4-5 minutes with a short rest) should be doing nothing but interval work for conditioning. Because, simply put, the guy with the bigger aerobic engine will outperform the guy running on higher anaerobic capacities. The aerobic guy will not only recover better between rounds but, since he can generate more energy aerobically during the round, he won't gas as fast. Which isn't to say that fighters of any sort should be doing nothing but or enormous amounts of aerobic work mind you; both extremes are going to result in poor performance. But I'm getting off topic."
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