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.
Wed, Apr 9, 2008
Review, Training