The Combat Sports Strength and Conditioning Manual: Minimalist Training for Maximum results Kindle Edition

I'm an amateur Muay Thai practitioner. I have often looked online for different strength and conditioning routines for my sport, but with a plethora of options with different ranges of complexity and confounding reasoning (and almost always based on anecdotal evidence and pseudoscience at best) I found nothing I trusted enough or saw enough results in to stick with. Conversely, this book has laid out a straightforward, easy to understand, scientifically sound premise for strength and conditioning training that supports my goals in Muay Thai. The premises here are flexible enough to accommodate different needs from different athletes, but stable enough to provide easy access to a rewarding sport-specific strength routine. I look forward to reaping the benefits in training and in fights.As an aside, I found the short section of mental training to be thoughtful and beneficial. This is an oft-overlooked part of combat sports training, but anyone with just a few fights knows the difference between feeling "on" and "off" (and how feeling "off", or too calm, or too excited, can cost one an otherwise winnable fight). It's easy to imagine how integrating regular results-driven practices meant to reduce the chances of off-days--decreasing the chances of impaired performance due to anxiety, nerves, doubt, frustration, or distractedness--can be a great tool for anyone invested in combat sports.

This is the book I've been yearning to read! If you are a combat sports athlete, this is what you need to maximize your training with the limited time we have as fighters on regional or local scenes. Often what I've seen is strength and conditioning works two ways: either strength coaches have you doing unnecessary work or MMA coaches have you doing uneducated work. This puts everything in perspective for training MMA fighters to get strong but also focus on the skill planning.

this book is written for the professional and hobbyist alike. It's clear and concise and based upon a common sense approach to strength training and conditioning. The author runs a respected program at Stout Training in Pittsburgh, PA, so this is a practical guide, not just theoretical. This manual helped me reinvent my conditioning program and I've seen great results. Highly recommended!

simple, to the point and just what you need. I got this as a gift for one of my teammates and he is very happy with this book. thank you!

Excellent book for any combat sport athlete. Covers everything in detail with solid guidelines and principles which will enable you to program your own strength training.

This book covers everything you need to know about strength and conditioning training for fighters. It’s thorough but concise, and easy to follow, even for those (like me) who train just for fun!I would give it 10 stars if I could. Also, pretty sweet cover.

This is a quintessential read for teachers and students alike. You don't need a science degree to understand the principles the author conveys. It's well written, thoughtout, and easy to read.

Covers everything you need to know ,Great tips for the non fighters also. Enjoyed reading about neck strengthening and flexibility

Great read...I will recommend.

Great book!!

Well written book. Provides good info for building a good lifting and conditioning program. It is quick and easy to read.Would definitely recommend.