Wednesday, January 05, 2011

Conditioning Notes: Explosive-Repeat

No jiu jitsu as planned today. Tuesday training combined with Tuesday's morning conditioning routine (below) have my quads on fire.

Here's my version of Joel Jamieson's Explosive-Repeat workout for advanced aerobic conditioning from his book Ultimate MMA Conditioning. This is for Tuesdays. Work/rest intervals go up to 12s/45s next week and 15s/30s the week after that.

10 seconds weighted lunge left/ 60 seconds rest
10s weighted lunge right/ 60s rest
10s weighted side lunge left / 60s rest
10s weighted side lunge right / 60s rest
10s reverse weighted lunge left / 60s rest
10s reverse weighted lunge right / 60s rest

6 minutes active rest

10s bench press / 60s rest
10s upright rows / 60s rest
10s box thruster / 60s rest
10s bench press / 60s rest
10s upright rows / 60s rest
10s box thruster / 60s rest

6 minutes active rest

10s weighted lunge left/ 60 seconds rest
10s weighted lunge right/ 60s rest
10s weighted side lunge left / 60s rest
10s weighted side lunge right / 60s rest
10s reverse weighted lunge left / 60s rest
10s reverse weighted lunge right / 60s rest

6 minutes active rest

10s bench press / 60s rest
10s upright rows / 60s rest
10s box thruster / 60s rest
10s bench press / 60s rest
10s upright rows / 60s rest
10s box thruster / 60s rest