| Mixed martial arts (MMA) is at the pinnacle of variety | | | | The reason? Recovery. |
| for combative athletes. Incorporating Brazilian jiu-jitsu | | | | Think of it this way: If you do your most intense |
| (BJJ), submission grappling, wrestling, muay thai and | | | | workouts at the very beginning of the week, you'll likely |
| boxing, you might be scratching your head on how to | | | | be sore and exhausted for the rest of the week. You |
| organize your training and conditioning into a weekly | | | | might grit through the rest of the week, but more than |
| MMA workout routine. | | | | likely, you'll be tearing your body down, making you |
| First off, you should realize that your routine will almost | | | | more susceptible to injury or catching a cold from |
| never be the same week in, week out. At times, you'll | | | | weakening your natural defenses. |
| be peaking before competition, at others you'll be | | | | Probably the best way to figure it out is by finding |
| concentrating on your technical skills. Other times you'll | | | | what already works for successful professional |
| be recovering from injury or overtraining. In still others, | | | | fighters and essentially copying what you can from |
| you'll be trying to gain strength, lose fat or increase | | | | them and then tweaking it to fit your own personal |
| your work capacity. | | | | MMA training schedule and goals. |
| No matter what is going on, your weekly MMA | | | | Take, for example, Mario Sperry's MMA workout |
| workout schedule will be ever-changing. However, it | | | | routine: |
| doesn't have to be chaotic: I'll discuss the basics which | | | | Monday through Friday - Jiu-Jitsu training during the |
| will help you organize your workouts on a week to | | | | day. Muay Thai training in the evening. |
| week basis. | | | | Conditioning Training 3x per week |
| First and foremost, there is no "magic MMA workout | | | | Tuesday and Thursday wrestling. |
| routine." There are numerous ways to put together | | | | You'll notice that he does some form of circuit training |
| your training, and often times your workout schedule is | | | | two to three times per week and then other |
| built around your other training goals. | | | | conditioning workouts throughout the week. Hopefully |
| One adjustment you can make is to plan your hardest | | | | this helps you understand how you might organize |
| and most intense workouts towards the end of the | | | | your workouts as well. |
| week when you might be taking a day or two to rest. | | | | |