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If only strongman competitions were more mainstream then bodybuilding then perhaps more mixed martial artists would incorporate better strength and conditioning exercises into their MMA workouts without the need of learning or knowing why.

One of the most common mistakes MMA fighters make when the are new to the concept of adding strength and conditioning to their MMA workouts is that they carry around the mindset of a bodybuilder. They go to the gym thinking they need to do all sorts of exercises for each muscle group and the only way to get a productive workout in is to get a good “pump.”

But if you wanted a general idea of what type of strength and conditioning you need to develop with your MMA workouts, then think of the type of exercises strongmen do: picking up heavy and awkward objects, carrying heavy weight for long distances, performing extremely powerful and heavy lifts as many times as possible in a certain time period, to name a few.

These types of exercises are MUCH more functional and carry over very well to MMA fighters when it comes to the type of strength and conditioning they need.

The reason being is that in a MMA fight your opponent, unlike a balanced barbell, is a constantly shifting his awkward weight that you have to continuously push and pull from both balanced and unbalanced positions, such as the type of resistance a heavy and awkward object would give you.

Not only do the exercises themselves carry well and should be adapted into your MMA workouts as opposed to your much more standard bodybuilding type workouts, but the tempo, intensity, and amount of reps and sets done in strongmen competitions are much more along the lines of how an MMA fighter should train.
Instead of doing 5 sets of 12 concentration curls with a 20 lb dumbbell to increase the “peak” of your biceps, carrying two heavy objects and doing the farmers walk for as far as you can will develop the leg strength endurance and grip endurance needed in a fight.

Strongmen lifts are very practical to add to your MMA workouts as well because they develop the type of strength that is most optimal for MMA fighters: power endurance. Doing 5 different isolation exercises for your chest in a way that stimulates hypertrophy – which essentially means an increase in muscle mass – won’t do you much good in the ring or cage unless you’re just their to impress the ring girls (though they probably won’t be too impressed when you get your ass kicked).

On the other hand, push pressing a heavy weight for as many single repetitions as you can inside a few minute timeframe will develop the power endurance to continuously exert your maximum power in a fight without tiring out or getting sloppy.

As you can see, strongmen exercises and the way they are are much more practical for MMA fighters. Eliminate any knowledge you may have on bodybuilding and building muscle mass if you want to create effective MMA workouts. Instead think exercises and workouts that force you to develop strength endurance and power endurance.

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Over the past 18 years, there has been an uprising in the world of combat sports. The organization known as the UFC has grown into the largest MMA promotion company worldwide. In 1993, the organization was nothing more than what appeared to be a traveling circus of lethal fighters. Unable to hold events in most states of the USA and countries around the world, no one expected the UFC to have a long lifeline. Now nearly two decades later, it has grown into a massive phenomenon, almost surpassing the fading boxing world. Its all a far cry from the beginning. The promotion started by holding fight events in small arenas and then distributing the footage on VHS. This may have been lucrative to begin with, but after a short while, the promoters started to realize that it could not continue to sustain this success without developing the format. In 2001 the owners at the time were bought out by two executives, brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta.

They placed boxing promoter Dana White in charge of the franchise as President.

In the last ten years the sport has grown from obscurity to become some of the most watched sporting events in the world. Since the acquisition of the UFC, Dana White and the Fertitta Bros have monopolized the MMA world. The past ten years have seen them buying out most rival firms. The most successful of these being the Pride FC franchise operating in Japan. They saw this as the biggest threat to the success of the UFC and did exactly what any other profitable organization would do, performed a take over. This angered most fight fans, as when this occurred, the UFC took most of the fighters on the Pride roster and left them without any fight contracts for some time. This monopoly on MMA has continued over the past few years with take overs of most major outfits. The most recent being the acquisition of the Strikeforce brand. This could lead to problems for certain fighters, a number of which have been banned from appearing in the UFC. These fighters subsequently joined Strikeforce. Now with the take over complete, no one is sure what will happen to these fighters.

One of the main examples would be the rising British star Paul Daley. He was handed a lifetime ban in May 2010, by the UFC for what could only be described as a cheap shot, punching Josh Koschek after the bell had sounded for the end of the 3rd and final round. This left Daley without much options for future fights. Having fought in several promotions around the world, Strikeforce then announced that Daley would fight the current Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz on the 9th April 2011. The UFC purchased Strikeforce only after this fight had been announced. So what happens if Daley wins? What happens if he keeps winning? It is believed that Strikeforce is to continue running as its own entity with CEO Scott Coker in charge. This is said to be because there is still current contracts that need to be honored.

So, for speculation sake, what happens if Paul Daley wins the Championship? When the current contracts have ended for Strikeforce, what happens to their current champions? Im sure they will be offered some sort of fast track to the title shot, but what about Daley? Will he fight in the UFC again? Who knows, but one thing we do know is that the UFC will continue to dominate this market and buy out anyone who tries to rival their organization. Does this mean that the UFC will have the biggest and best fights with the most interesting fighters present? I don’t believe so. We may see some entertaining fights, but I don’t think that the UFC can legitimately say they have the World Champions if they don’t actually allow all the best fighters in the world to compete. Im not saying I want to see Paul Daley given another shot, but the UFC cannot go on claiming to have the real champions when fighters such as him and Fedor Emelianenko are not able to compete for their place amongst the rankings. Perhaps the way to go about this is not to offer a contract binding the fighters to a specific promotion but instead offer them open contracts for the fighters to decide where they will get the best deal. This way, we the fans, can still watch the best fights only this way the fighters will also get a better deal for themselves.

This could never happen though as it seems to go against everything the UFC have worked towards, lining up a roster full of talented fighters unable to work within any other organizations, leaving them to wait for the UFC to offer the opportunity to fight again. This needs to stop now so that the fans can have an unbiased view of the sport in general. Until then we just have to make do with what we currently receive.

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