Fighter Conditioning: Train for the Rounds You Fight
How combat athletes build fitness for boxing, kickboxing and MMA rounds: work-to-rest intervals, aerobic base, strength, the beep test, recovery and why cardio decides late rounds.
Fitness is the foundation of every martial art. The gym section collects training plans you can follow at home or alongside your classes, from round-specific conditioning to flexibility for high kicks.
Every plan is built around the way martial artists actually train and compete, and none of them needs more than a skipping rope, a mat and a little floor space.
Stretching for High Kicks: A Safe Flexibility Routine
Dynamic and static stretches that make high kicks easier and safer: what to do before and after training, which muscles matter, how long splits take and mistakes to avoid.
Two-Week Home Martial Arts Workout Plan
A restored two-week, eight-session home training plan for martial artists: warm-ups, beep test, bodyweight strength, kicks, kata, sparring drills, jiu-jitsu sequences and cool-downs.