MMA (mixed martial arts) fighting is extremely popular these days. Fight revenues from television pay-per-view are through the roof, and it seems MMA-style gyms are popping up all over the country. Many athletes from the fields of wrestling, football, and yes, even bodybuilding, and throwing their hats into the MMA ring. Professional bodybuilder Chris Cook moved from a mediocre rookie year in the IFBB to more success in the amateur MMA ranks, where is currently a rising star. If you are a bodybuilder looking into MMA training, or an MMA fighter looking to bring up your strength and power, you are in the right place. Here is a sample weightlifting routine for MMA fighters. Chest & Triceps Flat bench press 6 sets of 8 to 12 repetitions Incline DB Press 4 sets of 10 to 12 repetitions Flat DB ...

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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training is very popular these days. Many people of all ages have discovered the sense of confidence and competence that comes with being able to defend oneself physically. MMA helps a person learn the art of self-defense, even if a long-term career fighting people in octagon rings on pay per view is never going to be in their cards. Many bodybuilders find themselves the target of negative attention due to their size, and having some self-defense skills can be an excellent thing. Mixing bodybuilding and MMA training is tricky, but it can be done. Initially, when you begin MMA training, you will likely need to take a little bit of time away from the gym. The first time you spend an hour absorbing blows from another human being, you’re probably going to ...

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When it comes to sports nutrition, the concept of “a good nutritional plan” can mean a million different things. Look at the sport of bodybuilding. Diets for bodybuilding off-season training, pre-contest, and ‘day of show’ vary greatly. You’d never give an off-season bodybuilder the strict, measured clean diet you see in the pre-contest, or they’d never grow! When you compare diets for the sport of bodybuilding to those in other sports, the variance increases even more. You can imagine both the bodybuilder and the mixed martial arts fighter ready to train for 3 hours, or fight for 15 minutes, require some of the same essential components in their diet. They both need the same micronutrients, vitamins and minerals. And they both require the same macronutrients – protein, fat, and carbohydrates – ...

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Mixed martial arts (MMA) is very popular these days among men trying to get in shape while learning to defend themselves. Many bodybuilders are discovering the sport and like the idea of getting in shape while learning to fight better. Likewise, many MMA fighters are discovering the benefits of weight training to help in the fighting ring. It should be noted that you could never really become highly advanced in both bodybuilding and MMA simultaneously. They require different energy expenditures and food/training protocols. But you can become a pretty good bodybuilder, employing MMA as a cardio technique to help you lose body fat while working to reach your bodybuilding goals. You’ll look good, and be able to handle yourself as well. Training You’ll want to select one goal to come first – even if it’s only a “1” ...

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It was the mid-1990s and the Ultimate Fighting Championship was doing great business by promoting its events as the "bloodiest, most violent fighting you will ever see". Skeptics referred to the mixed-martial arts battles as “human cockfights”. Switch back to 2004, and the UFC has slowly but surely created a niche for itself. Sure, it’s probably still the bloodiest fighting you may see, but now it’s ready to go mainstream. When the UFC began in 1993, it was a plan to make some bucks on pay-per-view in which fighters from different fighting disciplines all fought in one tournament to see who was the best and answer the age-old question of “who would win a fight between a boxer and a wrestler?” It was such a hit on pay-per-view it was making money, but "one of the big problems they faced was in the ...

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