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Training for Warriors: The Ultimate Mixed Martial Arts Workout

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I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Martin Rooney has effectively given us the conditioning road map. The book is of the highest quality, the photographs are excellent, the editorial succint and clear. For anyone who want the conditioning edge, this is the book.

Fighter or not TFW provides a broad range of excercises and drills. The book follows a logical path giving an overview of MMA and then gets into Warrior Anatomy covering warm-ups, training by bodypart (don't confuse this with traditional body split training) and then goes on to cover specific programs, nutrition and injuries. You can follwo the programs or mix it up and simply focus on the areas that you need to work.

As for the weight training aspect, I'm a RKC Kettlebell instructor and consequently the Kettlebell is my tool of choice. I simpy us kettlebell drill and lifts to replace the conventional weighted drills.

The most valuable aspect of TFW is the way it translates many conventional drills into a MA context.

Most important, once you've read the text, looked at the pics...Go Train!

Many of these drills require a partner, most of the stuff in this book is common in most gyms, not worth the money. I did like the section of weight plate exercises, but that's all I got out of this book. Maybe others would like it and find this product useful, however, I did not.

Martin has once again out done himself. Training for warriors is a must have. This book is not only for MMA athletes and coaches it is for all professionals in the field of strength and conditioning. The quallity of information is second to none. Having over ten years of experience in the field of strength and conditioning and over twenty years in martial arts I can honestly say you are not going to find a more comprehensive and practical book. I consider this book, as absolutely essential for anybody serious about strength training. I use this book as a resource daily and strongly recommend it.

This book even if you use it only as a reference for ideas or as a stand alone is well done. It points out the importance of working and training every part of the body to eliminate weak points and prevent injuries. Everything from the neck all the way down to the ankles and feet, with everything in between. I only wish alittle more detail was giving for training the lower back but other then that this is a good buy.

I have it myself and have used a few of the excercise and I have no regret at all. Even a few of my friends have taken some things from the book.

And of course it has a nutrition section, but if you know your basic's then nothing out of the ordinary here.

This book is exactly as it's titled: Training For Warriors. It features multiple workouts and training routines for each muscle group, important stretches, weight cutting info, and dietary guides. There are detailed pictures and captions explaining the various steps of each workout which makes it very easy to follow.

The training exercises range from beginner level to advanced intensity. You will not be able to do all of these exercises at first. I like that aspect because it gives you goals and challenges to work toward.

Another thing I like about this book is that the exercises are not simply routines with free wieghts or demonstrations on machines at a gym. There are many alternative strength training techniques which do not require a much, if any, additional equipment.

A great aspect of Traing For Warriors is that these excersises target many muscles within a muscle group and not just a single muscle. This allows you to build and strengthen your target muscle(s) together with core, stablizer, and secondary muscles, as opposed to isolating a single muscle. Ultimately that is the best way to achieve the strength of necesary to be a competetive MMA fighter.

Lastly there is some very thorough and detailed information regarding how to diet. It even lays out meal plans for diffent types of diets, whether you be cutting, maintaining, or adding wieght.

Overall I rate the information and techniques in this book very high. I would definitely recommend it to anyone in search of a deeper knowlege of how to properly train to enter the MMA world. This book will serve as a valuable reference time and time again.

This book is primarily a compliation of exercises (some not shown in great detail) organized by body segment/function. The good news is that I've never seen some of the exercises, which is great. That bad news is that I found this book lacking in terms of training science, methodology and planning. A good book, but certainly not what I was expecting.

For a bunch of isolated exercises -- "neck," "legs" -- for MMA, this book is really extensive. But that's pretty much all it is, and there's no context, really. No overall plan; limited nutrition information; nothing really about cardio systems and training them for MMA. Nothing much about putting it all together, just "here's a bunch of strength training movements you can pick and choose from," which I suppose is fine, but I get the sense that Rooney really knows his stuff, so the book could have been a lot more helpful to the sort of person who would buy it in the first place.

Packed with useful information and straight to the point!
If you find your present excercise regimen is getting a bit redundant, this fine tome is quite loaded with a variety of excercises that will break the monotony. Most of these excercises and drills can be performed just about anywhere, besides the gym, using a minimum of equipment, or no equpment at all. You will very likely find some unconventional ideas in here that may surprise you.
Some training books have a moderate emphasis on actual techniques, and excessive "padding" of largely trivial text to supplement the book with extra pages. That is NOT the case with Mr. Rooney's book, quite the opposite! There are more than enough excercises demonstated in here to keep you fit for the fight.

This book contains everything you need to know when it comes to fitness for mixed martial arts and combat sports. Almost every single exercise that has existed in the history of the world for every single part of the human body is in this book. There are many combat sport-specific drills, but there are also your typical gym fitness routines. Even if you're not a mixed martial artist and don't have any plans to be one, this book will still serve your needs as a fitness enthuasist. There is a chapter for every muscle group, which contain about 15-30 different exercises each. There are also sections on diet and nutrition, cutting weight, and flexibility, there is the beginning section explaining the philosophy behind being a warrior and why hardwork and preserverance is important. When I say this book has everything, I'm not kidding. Once you have this book, all you'll need to get in shape from this point on is hard work and disipline, such as getting off your butt to go to the gym and staying away from pizzas and bacon cheeseburgers. There are too many exercises in this book, you can't do all of them. Just pick out 5 exercises and let that be your fitness routine for the next three weeks and pick another 5 exercises for the three weeks after that, changing up the routine every three weeks, you should get results in a few months because of muscular confusion(your body constantly changing to adapt to different physical activities).

In my early 30's I have trained in a few forms of martial arts, even taken some training in MMA, and Martin's book is by far the most user friendly around. As a consistent athlete of over 25 years, physical strength and conditioning have always been crucial to getting to the next level. Strength, stamina, nutrition, and mental toughness are all addressed in a common language that suits anyone looking to add further insight into developing their own programs. The straight-forward, yet optimistic style Martin incorporates does much to encourage someone to push themselves, while passing on many tools to help along that journey. Well done.