It's a sign we all hate to see - "Out of Gas" or if you're British like me - "Diesel £1.35 per litre", that's a different story though!! The key thing here is an issue I seem to be encountering more and more. Attending various fight shows I see fighters who look "the business" but can't fight the tide in the bath in terms of technique but also strength and conditioning. As fighters this is grossly unacceptable. The only reason you should be losing matches is due to a lack of skills, if your opponent is technically superior on the day, then you can't fix that. But to go out thinking that you could be in better shape? That's a cardinal sin! The changing room is a lonely place as it is without wondering if you could have sprinted more hills or jumped more rope or swung some more kettlebells. You need to go in there ready for a war.
Most combat sports build this premise into their athletes, however MMA doesn't seem to. It is the only sport where some of the fighters seem to do the bare minimum in terms of conditioning, they concentrate on looking good and developing big guns for the beach and neglect one of the most important aspects of the game - conditioning. "Muscles for show or Muscles for GO", which do you want? That's up to you. It all depends on your sport. Stay tuned because there is more to come...
