MMA Strength and Conditioning

Whether your gym was closed, you were injured or you simply got distracted, coming back into the gym after a layoff needs to be well planned. Many of us want to simply jump back in where we left off, but this can be a recipe for disaster. Our bodies become detrained without stimulation, and we [...]

Cutting weight is a highly polarizing topic and we wanted to bring Coach Ben Zhuang on to discuss the research, practical application and the methods related to making weight. In today’s podcast, our goal was to share ‘good practices’ and provide some guidelines for athletes and coaches to use when they are cutting weight for [...]

Dr. Michael Camp has been a physical therapist for 17 years and works with many top fighters from Long Island, NY. In today’s podcast with discuss common injuries, how to find a good physical therapist, working with other coaches, assessments, therapy methods and making sure that fighters are healthy enough to train, compete and perform [...]

After working in a prison in Scotland, Adam Lusby describes his transition into strength and conditioning and he discusses some of the simple mistakes that fighters are making during their fight camps. Adam is a strength & conditioning coach from Scotland and runs Enhanced Sports Performance. He works with a variety of elite level athletes [...]

Many athletes only train for a few weeks leading up to a fight, but being consistent for long periods of time is essential for the best results. Today, strength coach Sabina Skala, discusses how she trains her athletes all year ’round. She goes into detail about how she adjusts training, coordinates with their training schedules [...]

Chris has worked with a variety of combat athletes and in today’s podcast we discuss the differences between preparing for a mma fight vs boxing. Chris goes into detail about how he differs his approach, cultural differences, mistakes he’s made and more. Follow Chris on Instagram andgt; @camacho100 Chris came to California as the Director of [...]

Australian strength coach Meer Awny shares his experiences training combat athletes, collaborating with other coaches, putting a team together, traveling to learn from other coaches and effective ways to prepare fighters for competition. Meer works with a wide variety of fighters including youth, pro MMA fighters, boxers, judo athletes and more. Follow Meer on Instagram [...]

Mike Perry is a gym owner outside of Boston, Massachusetts that trains a variety of combat athletes. He also has a family and recently started training jiu jitsu. Our discussion today revolves around how he schedules and prioritizes his work, training and free time. Lots of great tips for busy people that are interested in [...]

Dan Howard is a strength and conditioning coach & sports scientist out of Absolute MMA and Conditioning. Building athletes, training protocols and martial arts periodization from the ground up, ensuring all athletes are ready to reach the next level. Connect with Dan on Instagram: @coach_dan_howard In Today’s Episode We Discuss How Dan is Using Velocity [...]

This week, we had the opportunity to talk with Caleb Rogers, aka Mental Sensei. Caleb has helped quite a few top tier mma fighters mentally prepare for big fights. Caleb talks with us about his approach to working with his combat athletes. As many of you know, the mental side of mma is essential, but [...]