I picked up this book from the Martial Arts section at Borders for about 20 bucks. It’s called Complete Conditioning for Martial Arts by Sean Cochran. Overall it’s a great book to have in your library. Though the name of the book can be deceiving because a lot of the content is Strength Training related.

The bookcovers

• Warm ups and stretches
• Dumbell, Elastic Cord, Medicine Ball workouts.
• Body weight exercises (push ups and stuff)
• Core and other basic exercises
• Plyometrics (Really good coverage)
• A touch of nutrition and program examples

If you’ve lifted weights prior to MMA training, you’d probably know a lot of these exercises. Such as their coverage of deadlifts and squats. The book really touches base on Plyometrics though. They have a nice sample schedule and many different plyometrics (upper, lower, high impact, low impact). The book is about 175, so there isn’t much to read. It’s a good reference if you’re trying to customize your training regiment. A recommended buy for beginners.

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