Case Study: Árni Isaksson
Fight-Record:8:3
Preparation for the Fight against on the .
Árni is one of my Elite Athletes and one of the new Up-and Coming MMA-Fighters out there.
I‘m sure he can go far, quite possibly even to the top, not only because he is a naturally very strong and powerful individual, with a Knock-Out Power akin to Fedor Emelianenko.
No, it‘s because he‘s got the MIND for it.
In my definition, a true Athlete is someone who will do just about ANYTHING to be the best they can possibly be.
And that‘s Árni.
We‘re taking him through the most brutal training mankind has ever concieved…. no sweat for this Fighter.
Not only is the Training hard…. everybody and their sister can train hard, I‘m not impressed.
It‘s not any good to have for example excellent endurance for long-distance running, and then get tanked in the octagon.
Because the two are decidedly not the same.
No, you want to train hard, AND SMART!
So in other words the training must improve your performance in your sport –in this case MMA- not on the track or elsewhere.
Here‘s what we do to prepare Árni for his next fight…..
Árnies‘ Strength Conditioning
1.Upper-Lower Split
2.Mon./Tue., Thu./Fri., Weekends off(no partying !;-)
3.Lower Body on Mondays and Thursdays, Upper on Tuesdays and Fridays.
4.Lactic Acid Giant-Sets/Super-Set Circuits
5.M.S.T.(Modified Strongman Training)
6.Unloading at 100/60/40% Volume (Considering the Extreme Volume of the Resistance Training and also the Total Workload)
7.Emphasizing the Prime-Movers, Strength-Qualities AND Energy-Sytems utilized in MMA
8.Three-Week Phases
9.Five Days Active-Rest before the Fight
10.Optimized Nutrition,Supplementation, General Recovery
Sample Workout, Lower Body
M.S.T.-Circuit:
A1:FAT-BASTARD 1
A2:SLED-DRAGS
A3:PROWLERS
A4:FARMERS WALKS
A5:SANDBAG LIFT+CARRY, REPEAT FOR REPS.
FINISHER:
B1:REVERSE-HYPER
B2:BACKWARDS SLED-DRAGS
C:ATHLETES‘ ABS TRI-SET
