January Web RoundupFiled Under: Rantings
Ahh…. another new year. If you haven’t yet made some goals, go back and read the new year’s resolution post, and make some.
Two articles from the guys at FightPassport I found interesting were MMA Spotlight: Bench Press and Punching Power Workout.
The first one talks about how relevant the bench press is to MMA and punching power. It even has a nifty video of Tank Abbot lifting a crap ton of weight in the bench press. Which is heavy than a normal ton, if you had to ask.
The second one has a pretty decent treatment of punching power and exercises that help. First you get the form down right, then you increase your muscle power. Pretty solid. However, the best line of the article is in the last paragraph and sums up my thoughts quite nicely:
Perhaps even more important is developing the rotary strength of your core region. Core development is very important for not only your punching power, but also, about 90% of MMA related movements.
However, I didn’t see one mention of sledge hammering a tire (near the bottom of the article), or other such old school and hard core methods. Still, it’s a good read.
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Tags: conditioning, punching power
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- 2 Jan 2009 5:39 AM
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