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It sounds as though you've a good strength base - have you considered adding in some Olympic Lifting and some met-con work?

The coach should have been measuring the depth of those squats and not just the height of the box jumps....

Let me know how you get on...

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Sorry for the delay on getting back to you - I haven't been on here in ages. This sandbag was 30kg. Generally would recommend anything between 25-50%BW for this particular workout.

Hey Rosi - does this extend to s&c coaches as well?

Running marathons is fine - but just don't let him train like a marathon runner. And this programme straight sucks.
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Eat & Lift

Thanks. Do you do any sandbag training?

There is a lot of science here but I would echo what has already been said - an increase in body temperature creates a thermoregulatory response that may or may not result in increased calorie...

Multivitamins suck and you'll probably just end up shitting them out. Unless you've been diagnosed with a deficiency, and you already have a reasonably good diet it might be a macro-nutrient balance...

Combine with this for maximum results...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQ7vmY6hXus

"it's a bin liner with a pretty pattern on it, it's nothing else"

Theo Pathitis

You could be waiting a long time.

Can you include a link to these scientific studies?

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Gaining mass for MMA is stupid - build strength and power through technique and power training not hypertrophy.

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Yeah - squats, deadlifts, presses and pulls. Compound lifts that will build muscle, strength and size but without a great power element. This then starts to turn into a BB routine when you add in...

The squat is a great exercise. This picture is not great though - spine not in neutral and overly 'knee' dominant. Under heavy load his heels would start to drift up and I imagine his pelvis would...

Stop following a bodybuilding routine - it's not appropriate for MMA. Focus on some big lifts (dead, squat, press), some Oly lifting, and supp this with some bodyweight and agility work.

I wrote an article on this a while back:

http://mmastrengthconditioning.blogspot.com/2011/01/olympic-lifting-for-mixed-martial.html?spref=bl

I think the problem is that people think strength & conditioning=weight training or some specific training protocol. This is incorrect. Strength and conditioning is an outcome, not a protocol.
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There is no reason that they can't be included in an aerobic base protocol - they all have regressions and progressions. And what is the reasoning behind segregating the aerobic and strength...

Not disagreeing but it would be nice to have some better exercise choices, independent of training phase.

Squats
Burpees/Sprawls
Push Jerks
OH Squat
Lunges
High Pulls
Pull Ups
Press Ups

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