| Contrary to what many believe, the importance of | | | | producing greater speed and stamina. It should be |
| weight room training when preparing for mixed | | | | obvious that if one person has been training and |
| martial arts fights cannot be understated. Over the | | | | doing squats and bench presses, he is going to be |
| years, many people mistakenly believe that weight | | | | stronger than the guy who only does half the |
| training will cause loss of flexibility and a decrease in | | | | amount of weight training. Nobody is suggesting that |
| speed and this is not so when weight training is | | | | you go to the gym and begin to bulk up, far from it. |
| tailored to martial arts requirements.Weight room | | | | But with a program especially for the mixed martial |
| training is a very important part of Mixed martial arts | | | | artist, with your body weight and shape in mind, you |
| training for a very a number of reasons. A mixed | | | | will be able to notice a difference in no time. As an |
| martial artist needs not only the strength and power | | | | example, doing 3 sets of 15 reps of squats, the |
| for use as attack but must also have the muscle | | | | same with leg curls and leg extensions, add to this |
| power and stamina to absorb an attack from his | | | | walking lunges, standing or seated calf raises, all while |
| opponent. Stretching is very important as it helps | | | | using dumbbells (not overly heavy) and including some |
| create flexibility by increasing your range of motion | | | | bench presses should see you building strength fairly |
| and the better your range of motion, the more | | | | quickly. At this stage, though, as with any new mixed |
| muscle fiber will be stimulated, the more muscle will | | | | martial arts training regimes, you may notice some |
| be produced. This not only increases your strength | | | | soreness as you will be working muscles that have |
| but also your balance, speed and agility. It also helps | | | | not been worked at this intensity before. Any |
| provide protection against injury of the tendons, | | | | soreness will decrease as your body adjusts to this |
| ligaments and connective tissue. When thinking about | | | | new regimen and begins to strengthen. It is wise to |
| weight training, it is vital to remember that there are | | | | consult a trainer at your gym with regards to the |
| many forms of weight training and these forms are | | | | exact type of weight training that is right for you. |
| used to suit the individual and what they are trying | | | | Advise him that you do mixed martial arts and as a |
| to achieve. Sometimes, the word weight training | | | | precaution, be sure to advise him of any injuries you |
| conjures up the picture of a huge muscle bound | | | | have had in the past. |
| weight lifter or a massive footballer. These people | | | | Yoshi E Kundagawa is a freelance journalist. He |
| work at producing large muscles to lift heavy weights | | | | covers the mixed martial arts industry. For a free |
| for a short time. With mixed martial arts training, the | | | | report on mma training visit his blog. |
| artist wants to increase muscle strength while | | | | |