Wednesday, September 22, 2010

New Book: Conditioning for Combat Sports

Steve Scott and John Saylor have written an authoritative new book on strength training and conditioning for martial arts and combat sports: Conditioning for Combat Sports.


Here is just small part of what the book contains:
• What is Functional Training and why does it work?
• Periodization: how to plan your training cycles
• Proven workout routines designed just for fighters
• The science behind the exercises, drills and workouts
• Freehand and bodyweight strength training
• The best barbell, dumbbell and weight machine exercises
• How the exercise ball can help you develop a rock hard core
• Strength training with Kettlebells
• "Old School" hard core power training
• Staying healthy and avoiding injuries for maximum mat time
• How to plan your workouts around your fight schedule
• Challenging medicine ball exercises
• Plyometric and jump training
• Over 400 exercises to build strength, power, agility, and speed
BONUS: Foreword by Louie Simmons