Training Fighter Endurance – How To Plan Fighting Fitness

The secret to training fighter endurance is to plug the gaps in fighting fitness typically left behind by regular bag work, pad work, and sparring practice. Don't do more of the same, develop what's missing. For most fighters, that means targeting GENERAL ENERGY PRODUCTION – the heart and lungs – rather than LOCAL ENERGY UTILISATION at the muscles themselves. And this emphasis shifts as you get closer to your fight, or toward the end of your training phase if you're not competing. Join me in this episode as I explain this transition and offer two extreme examples: 00:00 Fighter Energy Systems 00:38 Supplemental Local Muscular Endurance? 01:09 Progressing 3x Cardio Sessions Each Week 01:39 Cardio Session Examples 02:23 The Right Cardio At The Right Time Further notes and resources at https://heatrick.com/2024/04/26/fighting-fitness-how-to-plan-fighter-endurance-training/