MMA Sample Training Program

So what is real MMA Training all about?

You’ve watched these guys go three rounds solid and still seem like they have enough gas left in the tank to race past Seabiscuit. How? Simple – insane training discipline and routines. We checked in with TKO contender Jeff Harrison three weeks before his upcoming bout against Tim Wadsworth to find out what it’s like being a professional fighter. Looking to drop 20 pounds in three weeks to make weight, while improving on his striking and ground game, Jeff often follows a training program much like the one described below. Try it out and see if you have what it takes.

Day 1

Morning

15 minutes skipping

15 minutes shadow boxing

3×5 minutes bag work

3 laps shrimping

2 minutes upa

Table top drill 10/side

Mount escapes 5 minutes

Side mount escapes 5 minutes

Guard passing 5 minutes

Roll until exhaustion

Night

Shadow boxing warm up

Hand pads 3X5 minutes

Ju Jitsu 2 hours

Day 2

Morning

Early run 10km

15 minutes light shadow boxing

5 set of 50 pushups

5 sets of wall pushups

50 Sand bag muscle ups

50 sand bag raises

50 sand bag curls

5 sets of 50 bunny hops

Sprawl w/ medicine ball until exhaustion

10 minute abs set

Night

15 minutes skipping

Stretch

3×5 minutes hard thai pads

Stretch

MMA class/sparring

Late night run

Day 3

Morning

30 minutes Take downs/ Take down defense

Arm bars and defense

Triangles and defense

5 minutes Mount escapes

5 minutes side mount escapes

Roll jiu jitsu

Night

Gi Jiu Jitsu class

3×5 minutes on bag

Late night run

Day 4

Morning

15 minutes skipping

Track 2 bas rutten on bag

3×5 minute ground and pound

1 minute suicide

1 minute medicine ball pushups

1 minute medicine ball burpees

1 minute sprawl and brawl

1 minute explosive ball jumps

1 minute hip outs

1 minute stand ups

1 minute cage walks

1 minute burpees

1 minute pushups

Night

Mma class/sparring

Day 5 – Off

Repeat

Article courtesy of MAS Thai Academy