Category: Anaerobic exercise

  • The Fighter’s Edge: Exploring Bioenergetics in MMA Training

    The Fighter’s Edge: Exploring Bioenergetics in MMA Training

    Mixed Martial Arts is not just a test of strength and skill, but also a demanding energy marathon. Recognizing the crucial role of bioenergetics in MMA, Dr. Jason Gillis presents a transformative online video training course: “The Bioenergetics of MMA.” This course dispels common myths and illuminates the science behind MMA training, empowering fighters with…

  • Training to Prolong High Intensity Efforts

    Training to Prolong High Intensity Efforts

    Before you read this article, make sure you get up to speed with Part 1, and Part 2, in the series. … We’ve been exploring the metabolic demands of mixed martial arts in this article. Understanding this is critical because it influences how you design and carry out your training plan. Get it right and…

  • How To Train an Energy Systems and Build Unstoppable Endurance

    How To Train an Energy Systems and Build Unstoppable Endurance

    Before digging into this article, have you read Part 1 in the article series? In this part I’ll teach you exactly why you must avoid low-intensity endurance training, and why you should focus on high intensity endurance training. You’ll learn how to target a specific energy system by changing the work-to-rest ratios, the work interval…

  • Creatine, MMA, and Power Training.

    Creatine, MMA, and Power Training.

    Before you read this article, make sure you get up to speed with Part 1 in the series. …. Understanding the metabolic demands of mixed martial arts (MMA) is the first step in designing a scientific training plan. If you don’t know which energy systems support your activity in the cage, or why you fatigue…

  • How To Build Unstoppable Endurance in MMA

    How To Build Unstoppable Endurance in MMA

    The purpose of this article series is to provide you with a blueprint for creating a periodized training plan that will help you develop a level of endurance that will run your opponent into the ground. You’ll be introduced to concepts that if implemented, will allow you to design an evidence-based training program to improve…

  • The Metabolic Demands of MMA

    The Metabolic Demands of MMA

    Myths and misconceptions about the science of training can end a fighter’s career before it starts. The main objective of this series of articles is to set the record straight in one area in particular: the metabolic demands of mixed martial arts (MMA). This article will explore how your body powers the repeated high intensity…

  • The Truth About Gas Mask Training

    The Truth About Gas Mask Training

    Gas masks (respirators) are designed to filter out hazardous airborne contaminants from the air and provide the user with a clean air supply. Gas mask training has been falsely marketed to athletes as an ‘hypoxic training aid’, even though the composition of air filtered through the mask and into the lungs is the same as…