Hey all I know this is probably a shot in the dark but have any of you guys ever done any MMA training? I am thinking about maybe doing that during the football offseason next year since I have heard some pro teams are doing it and it has helped them quite a bit in football. So if you guys could give me a heads up of what it is like and maybe let me know if it would actually help me when football season rolls around. Thanks.
I've done a little mma myself. What it's like? Well, have you ever had somebody trying to teach you how to fight? It's like that. And introductory camp will be focused a lot on teaching fundamentals and technique. The conditioning is a lot like football conditioning, a lot of plyometrics, pushups, bear crawls, e.t.c... Sparring is a little more fun, you'll get to go pretty hard but they will still make sure you arn't hurting each other. So, there's no real fear of getting hurt or anything since safety is a big concern when practicing this stuff. MMA training in terms of what it will do for you in football will probably be the mentality. They carry similar mentalities and it should help you to be more intense on the field. You might even learn how to tackle a bit better when you go to learn how to do a take down, it's pretty much the same technique wise...sorta.
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I have never done mma training but I have done years of thai boxing. So much more fun than weight lifting in my opinion. Only part I hated was the circut training for cardio, so hard.
Not talking through experience, but that kind of training will help you gain some explosivity which will (probably) help you with easier takedowns and last-second rushes/pushes/whatever, and will most definitely increase your mental strength (confidence boost, push-through boost) etc. etc.
My opinion is that you should try Mui Thai kick-boxing training first. If you don't puke by the end of the first week, then continue on. It's brutal training. So, don't eat before you go. You'll thank me later for that.
Also, Brazilian grappling is good to know. All in all it'll definitely get you in shape.
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Also, Brazilian grappling is good to know. All in all it'll definitely get you in shape.
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