Workout Routine

8-Week Strength Training Program for the MMA Athlete

by karppitom

Rest times and 1RM% are place holders, supersets will be added once Hardy has the functionality.

Copied from: https://www.elitefts.com/education/8-week-strength-training-program-for-the-mma-athlete/

*you'll be training three days a week. If you can only train two times a week, then omit Day 2. *

Weeks 1-4

Day 1

1a Front Squats 3x5

1b Broad Jump 3x5

2a Bench Press 3x5

2b Med Ball Chest Throw 3x5

3 Barbell Row 3x8

4 Farmers Walk 3x50ft

5a KB Swing 3x10

5b 4-Way Neck Machine 3x10e or Neck Harness 3x20

Day 2

1 Sandbag Carry 3x100ft

2a SSB Goodmorning 3x10

2b Rear Delt Machine/Fly 3x15

3 Rope Pull-ups 4x10 or Regular Pull-ups

4 Barbell 45-degree Back Raise 3x8

5a Fat Grip Barbell Curl 3x10

5b Fat Grip Rope Pressdowns 3x15

Day 3

1a Deadlift 3x5

1b Split Jumps 3x3 each - This is a jumping lunge, switch feet in air

2a Log One Motions 3x5 or Barbell Clean and Press

2b Overhead Med Ball Throw 3x5

3a Fat Grip Inverted Row 3x10

3b DB shrugs 3x10 - Hold top 2 sec, use straps

4a Landmine Rotations 3x12

4b Med Ball Rotational Throw 3x3e

5 Wrist Roller 3xmax

Weeks 5-8

Day 1

1a Pause SSB Squats 3x6 - I prefer chains added here, 2-sec pause at bottom

1b Lateral Jumps/Bounds 3x6 (3 each side)

2a Bench Press 4x4

2b Explosive Push-up 4x4 - These can be done clapping or preferably up to an object a few inches off the ground

3 One-Arm Dumbbell Row 4x8e

4 Suitcase Farmers Walk 3x50ft each

5a KB Swing 3x15

5b 4-Way Neck Machine 3 x 10e or Neck Harness 3x20

Day 2

1 Sandbag Over Shoulder or Stone to Shoulder 3x6 (3 each side)

2a Dumbbell RDL 3x10

2b Cable Face Pull 3x15

3 Fat Grip Pull-ups 4x10

4 Prone Superman 3x20

5a Fat Grip Barbell Curl 3x10

5b Fat Grip Rope Pressdowns 3x15

Day 3

1a Deadlift 4x4

1b Box jumps 4x4

2a Log One Motions 3x7 or Barbell Clean and Press

2b Double Kettlebell Snatch 3x10

3a Meadows Row 4x8

3b DB Shrugs 4x10 - Hold top 2 sec, use straps

4a Landmine Rotations 3x15

4b Medball Rotational Throw 3x3e

5 Wrist Roller 3xmax

Workouts

Weeks 1-4 Day 1

front squat

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
75% 1RM
5
20 sec
2
75% 1RM
5
20 sec
3
75% 1RM
5
20 sec

front squat

3 sets

Broad Jump

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
5
120 sec
2
5
120 sec
3
5
120 sec

Broad Jump

3 sets

bench press

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
75% 1RM
5
20 sec
2
75% 1RM
5
20 sec
3
75% 1RM
5
20 sec

bench press

3 sets

Med Ball Chest Throw

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
5
120 sec
2
5
120 sec
3
5
120 sec

Med Ball Chest Throw

3 sets

barbell row

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
75% 1RM
8
60 sec
2
75% 1RM
8
60 sec
3
75% 1RM
8
60 sec

barbell row

3 sets

farmer's carry

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
75% 1RM
15
60 sec
2
75% 1RM
15
60 sec
3
75% 1RM
15
60 sec

farmer's carry

3 sets

swing

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
10 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
10 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
10 sec

swing

3 sets

Neck

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
20
60 sec
2
55% 1RM
20
60 sec
3
55% 1RM
20
60 sec

Neck

3 sets

Weeks 1-4 Day 2

Sandbag Carry

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
30
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
30
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
30
100 sec

Sandbag Carry

3 sets

good morning

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

good morning

3 sets

Rear Delt Machine/Fly

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
60% 1RM
15
100 sec
2
60% 1RM
15
100 sec
3
60% 1RM
15
100 sec

Rear Delt Machine/Fly

3 sets

Pull-ups

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10
100 sec
2
10
100 sec
3
10
100 sec
4
10
100 sec

Pull-ups

4 sets

Barbell 45-degree Back Raise

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
50% 1RM
8
100 sec
2
50% 1RM
8
100 sec
3
50% 1RM
8
100 sec

Barbell 45-degree Back Raise

3 sets

Fat Grip Barbell Curl

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

Fat Grip Barbell Curl

3 sets

Fat Grip Rope Pressdowns

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
15
100 sec

Fat Grip Rope Pressdowns

3 sets

Weeks 1-4 Day 3

deadlift

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
75% 1RM
5
100 sec
2
75% 1RM
5
100 sec
3
75% 1RM
5
100 sec

deadlift

3 sets

Split Jumps

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
3
100 sec
2
3
100 sec
3
3
100 sec

Split Jumps

3 sets

clean and push

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
5
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
5
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
5
100 sec

clean and push

3 sets

Overhead Med Ball Throw

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
5
100 sec
2
5
100 sec
3
5
100 sec

Overhead Med Ball Throw

3 sets

Fat Grip Inverted Row

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

Fat Grip Inverted Row

3 sets

shrug

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

shrug

3 sets

Landmine Rotations

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
12
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
12
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
12
100 sec

Landmine Rotations

3 sets

Med Ball Rotational Throw

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
3
100 sec
2
3
100 sec
3
3
100 sec

Med Ball Rotational Throw

3 sets

Wrist Roller

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
5 +
amrap
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
5 +
amrap
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
5 +
amrap
100 sec

Wrist Roller

3 sets

Weeks 5-8 Day 1

Pause Squat

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
80% 1RM
6
100 sec
2
80% 1RM
6
100 sec
3
80% 1RM
6
100 sec

Pause Squat

3 sets

Lateral Jumps/Bounds

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
6
100 sec
2
6
100 sec
3
6
100 sec

Lateral Jumps/Bounds

3 sets

bench press

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
60% 1RM
4
100 sec
2
60% 1RM
4
100 sec
3
60% 1RM
4
100 sec
4
60% 1RM
4
100 sec

bench press

4 sets

Explosive Push-up

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
4
100 sec
2
4
100 sec
3
4
100 sec
4
4
100 sec

Explosive Push-up

4 sets

One-Arm Dumbbell Row

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
8
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
8
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
8
100 sec
4
55% 1RM
8
100 sec

One-Arm Dumbbell Row

4 sets

suitcase carry

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
15
100 sec

suitcase carry

3 sets

swing

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
14
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
14
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
14
100 sec

swing

3 sets

Neck

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
20
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
20
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
20
100 sec

Neck

3 sets

Weeks 5-8 Day 2

Sandbag Over Shoulder

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
6
100 sec
2
6
100 sec
3
6
100 sec

Sandbag Over Shoulder

3 sets

Dumbbell RDL

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

Dumbbell RDL

3 sets

face pull

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
15
100 sec

face pull

3 sets

Fat Grip Pull-ups

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
10
100 sec
2
10
100 sec
3
10
100 sec
4
10
100 sec

Fat Grip Pull-ups

4 sets

Prone Superman

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
20
100 sec
2
20
100 sec
3
20
100 sec

Prone Superman

3 sets

Fat Grip Barbell Curl

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

Fat Grip Barbell Curl

3 sets

Fat Grip Rope Pressdowns

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
15
100 sec

Fat Grip Rope Pressdowns

3 sets

Weeks 5-8 Day 3

deadlift

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
4
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
4
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
4
100 sec
4
55% 1RM
4
100 sec

deadlift

4 sets

Box jumps

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
4
100 sec
2
4
100 sec
3
4
100 sec
4
4
100 sec

Box jumps

4 sets

clean and push

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
7
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
7
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
7
100 sec

clean and push

3 sets

Double Kettlebell Snatch

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

Double Kettlebell Snatch

3 sets

Meadows Row

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
8
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
8
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
8
100 sec
4
55% 1RM
8
100 sec

Meadows Row

4 sets

shrug

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
10
100 sec
4
55% 1RM
10
100 sec

shrug

4 sets

Landmine Rotations

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
15
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
15
100 sec

Landmine Rotations

3 sets

Med Ball Rotational Throw

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
3
100 sec
2
3
100 sec
3
3
100 sec

Med Ball Rotational Throw

3 sets

Wrist Roller

Set
Intensity
Weight
Reps
Rest time
1
55% 1RM
5 +
amrap
100 sec
2
55% 1RM
5 +
amrap
100 sec
3
55% 1RM
5 +
amrap
100 sec

Wrist Roller

3 sets