Weight Lifting for MMA Fighters
Many people going to the gym lift heavy to get big, which is fine, but weight training for boxers and mixed martial artist needs to be a little different.
Lifting weights for a combat athlete needs to be explosive, so keep the weights light & due many reps. You want to simulate the movements & tempo of a fight, not only does this condition your muscles but it also gets your heart and lungs in fighting shape.
Warm ups:
Weighted shadow boxing
Push ups
Pull ups
Dips
Exercises:
Bent Over Row
Upright Row
Military press dumbbell & barbell
Good Morning
Split Squats
Squat & Push Press
Deadlifts
Again, keep the weight light & the movements explosive. Make sure to use Proper Form, we are lifting to get stronger for the fight not to injure ourselves.