Martin Rooney

Training secrets that every fighter needs to win at: Mixed martial arts, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Muay thai, Grappling, Judo, Wrestling and Boxing.

'I have watched fighters train all over the world for many years,and nothing produces results like the workouts in this book. If you are a combat athlete and have not read this book you don't want to win!'-Renzo Gracie, Pride FC Champion, 2-time ADCC World Submission Grappling Champion, Best selling author of 'Brazilian Jiu Jitsu' and 'Mastering Jiu Jitsu'

'This training system taught me there is no practice without principles. The last 4 years of training were highlighted by winning the King of Pancrase title with Martin in my corner.'-Ricardo Almeida UFC and Pride FC Champion, Middleweight King of Pancrase, 4-time ADCC World Submission Grappling medalist.

'When it comes to hard training, Martin is the man. Not only did he prepare me in the gym, but he also helped corner me in Japan. His program asks only one thing of you. All that you have!'-Rodrigo Gracie, Undefeated Pride FC veteran, ADCC World Submission Grappling Champion.

'Martin is a complete coach. He really nows about what he writes, and I use many of his techniques in Brazil. He especially helped me in the area of weight cutting for Pride. I used to have problems making weight, and Martin helped me to resolve them.'-Wanderlei Silva, Pride FC Middleweight Champion, Pride FC Grand Prix Champion

Contents

Acknowledgements
Gracie familiy values
1 A revolution is coming
2 A brief look at MMA history
3 Introduction to warrior training
4 The MMA dynamic warmup
Endurance training for MMA
Leg training for MMA
Abdominal training for MMA
Upper body training for MMA
Training to increase punching speed
Deceleration/Eccentric training for MMA
Sample workouts
The pre-fight warmup
5 The essential cornerman
6 Fighter; Know your opponent, but first know thyself
7 MMA strategy analysis
8 Performance nutrition for MMA
9 Making the weight in 2004
10 Adding info to injury
11 Prepared to punish and for punishment
12 Lessons of competition
13 The mental predator
14 Motivation
To train or not to train, that is the question!
The questions
Your own questions and answers
15 About the author… (plus d'informations)

More than 300 brand-new exercises.
Workouts from jiu jitsu, muay thai, wrestiling, boxing, judo, kickboxing, sambo, and karate.
Plus a total six-month training program.

Are you ready to take the warror challenge?

'Martin Rooney is a god among men, andif he told me that the proper way to strength train for MMA was to wrestle with pigs in their own excrement, I would do it-he's that good!'-Forrest Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of GotFight? and former UFC Light Heavyweight champion

'Martin Rooney's warrior program combined with new training ideas from around the world? This book is a must for anyone serious about fitness, fighting, or both.'-Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira, former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion and Pride FC Champion

'Martin is the foremost leader whenit comes to training combat athletes. Under the teachings in Ultimate Warrior Workouts, I gained valuable strength for my UFC career.'-Frankie Edgar, top-ranked UFC Lightweight contender

World-renowned fitness coach Martin Rooney will take you where no warrior has gone before. On an epic international quest, Rooney traveled to top-fight destinations around the globe to study and train under the last living masters in the eight core disciplines of Mixed Martial Arts. More than 1,000 full-color photos reveal hundreds of the original training secrets he discovered along the way, from the slopes of Japan's Mt. Fuji and the beaches of Brazil to the streets of Russia. With nearly fifty varieties of push-ups, dozens of kettlebell exercises, and hundreds of unique training techniques, Ultimate Warrrrior Workouts also offers:

A complete six-month workout program.
Cutting-edge nutrition advice and a sample diet plan.
'Warrior challenges' to assess your fitness level.
The history and philosophy of the arts that comprise mixed martial arts.

Martin Rooney is an internationally recognized fitness and martial arts expert and COO of the Parisi Speed School. He has trained world champion fighters for the UFC, Pride, IFL, ADCC, and the Olympics.

Contetns

Foreword by Roger Gracie
Preface
Introduction
How to use this book
Training locations used in this book
Part I The martial arts of MMA
One An overview of martial arts history
Two Brazilian jiu jitsu
Three Muay thai
Four Wrestling
Five Boxing
Six Judo
Seven Kickboxing
Eight Sambo
Nine Karate
Part II Training programs
Ten Warrior performance nutrition
Eleven Warrior cardio training
Twelve Warrior flexibility training
Thirteen Partner-based training
Fourteen Warrior workouts
20 guiding principles of training for warriors
Warrior challenge scoring table
About the author
Acknowledgments
Photo credits… (plus d'informations)