ANy ideas for a training split

[Mike Miller]

I have been working out everyday and doing MMA 4 times a week, TIS kicking my ass!!!

I had to up my carbs a bit to stay with it but by friday I'm friggin shot, I have limited my heavy workouts to sundays and moved to volume again. I feel a bit better but I would welcome any suggestions. Here is what I was thinking , let me know what you guys think


Mon
arms light chest
MMA standup

Tue
Cardio
MMA Grappling

Wed
Tire flipping SLed dragging chest
MMA stand up

Thur
cardio
MMA Grappling

FRI
off

sat
off

Sunday
heavy back ,legs

[JayC]

Looks good Mike... its a great next step in your training w/MMA in the mix now. It will keep evolving though so stay intune and adjust and rearrange where needed. I went through the same thing the first year I rolled my wrestling over into BJJ/Mui Thai and MMA. When or if the lifting becomes too much to do just before MMA, just switch it to one of your rest days for a bit.
Now that I'm competing in the cage/fighting on a regular basis, I've been doing this.. alternating BJJ/wrestling and Stand up 4-5 days a week.. then three times a week I hit the weights doing upper body Push/Pull volume day, Lower body&dead lift day, then a upper body push/pull heavy day. A few weeks before a fight, I try and lighten the weight even more on lifting days and run very high rep super sets and start running in the morning a few days a week.

[Polski Byk]

Day one upper, day 2 lower, day three events. If all your weight training for is fighting then chest is not a priority. Use your heavy pressing for shoulders. Keep your movements un assisted and compound, so basaicly your using your body as a whole unite when you train it, no need to isolate anything. Heavy oly lifting is a must along with alot of leg conditioing. Sled and tire will be your best friends along with a ton of Plyo work.

[crash]

I have been working out everyday and doing MMA 4 times a week, TIS kicking my ass!!!

I had to up my carbs a bit to stay with it but by friday I'm friggin shot, I have limited my heavy workouts to sundays and moved to volume again. I feel a bit better but I would welcome any suggestions. Here is what I was thinking , let me know what you guys think


Mon
arms light chest
MMA standup

Tue
Cardio
MMA Grappling

Wed
Tire flipping SLed dragging chest
MMA stand up

Thur
cardio
MMA Grappling

FRI
off

sat
off

Sunday
heavy back ,legs


Hey Mike, everybody is a little different, but here's my take on it. i notice that you say on both tue/thur listed as Cardio and MMA Grappling. does that mean you are doing some sort of cardio training, and then doing the grappling? if so, I would probably change it up, and do your cardio on the stand up days. if you haven't noticed already, you get one hell of a cardio work out from the grappling.


also, are you limited in any ways as far as days you are working out? i.e. do you have to have fri/sat off, stand up mon/wed and grappling on tue/thurs?

[Mike Miller]

Friday we spar and Sat I spend time with the kids,,

[Mike Miller]

Day one upper, day 2 lower, day three events. If all your weight training for is fighting then chest is not a priority. Use your heavy pressing for shoulders. Keep your movements un assisted and compound, so basaicly your using your body as a whole unite when you train it, no need to isolate anything. Heavy oly lifting is a must along with alot of leg conditioing. Sled and tire will be your best friends along with a ton of Plyo work.

Will Do thanks!!!