Been spending a while talking about power, and how to train for it (as well as why some of the ‘traditional’ methods don’t work that well).

I’ve been talking about complexes and circuit training some lately, but I wanna get into something specific today – a certain kinda complex I *really* like.

I call them “Power Complexes”.

(Simple enough name, huh? LOL)

Complexes are cool, but you’re sometimes limited in just what exercises you can do, simply b/c you end up limited by how much weight you can do, and/or how much equipment you can tie up / occupy at once.

I mean, I could tell you to do bench presses, deadlifts, clean & presses, and back squats all in the same complex for the most weight you could crank out six reps with, but let’s face it – it’s gonna be tough – esp in a commercial gym – to be able to tie up a bench, squat rack, and two other bars just to do those four exercises.

Actually, that’s why I like designing most kinds of complexes with dumbbells and the like only, as it’s a lot less equipment intensive.

However, as awesome as DB-only type complexes are, you’re still only gonna be able to lift *so* much weight. And there will be the time that you need to just move some big weights around.

But how do you do it w/o needing a bunch of equipment? And how do you combine super-heavy training (which usually has to be done slower – and therefore not good for power) with explosive training (which *is* good for power)?

Simple – do what I call “Power Complexes”. You simply just pair up two exercises – one heavy movement with one explosive movement. The heavy movement will be done with a barbell, heavy DBs, sandbag, or whatever. Do this for 5-6 reps.

Then do a lighter, very explosive movement – say a jump of some kind or maybe DB swings – for more reps…say 10-15.

The key here is to not pair up certain types of exercises, or else you end up hurting your performance, and end up getting much less than optimal results.

And if you stack them correctly, Power Complexes can be used to *drastically* increase your work capacity as well as keep your conditioning at crazy levels…not just for your wind, but for your power, strength-endurance, muscular conditioning, and a ton more.

(In fact, this is the reason why Power Complexes are such a big part of the latter stages of the “Championship Edition 2.0″ MMA Workout.)

Try them out in your next workout – lemme know what you think.

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Cardio Workouts | Workout Plans | MMA Workout | MMA Training

PS – I’m gonna talk a little more about this in the next day or so, but remember a few days ago, I let y’all know about Adam Linkenauger and his Vertical Jump videos? Well, he’s got a new VJ program I’ve been looking at, and VJ is your thing, you *really* should give it a look. More info soon.

There’s a question I’ve kept getting as of late (esp w/the release of the ‘Champ Edition 2.0′ MMA workout) that I think I finally just need to address.

And that question has been, “Which program should I do – ‘Champ Edition 2.0′ or ‘Working Class Cardio’?”

Unfortunately, there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ answer to that.

Now, if you’re an MMAist of any kind – esp if you have a fight coming up, then ‘Champ Edition 2.0′ is surely for you. The program is literally a “start from scratch” program that assumes you’ve been doing no strength work or conditioning and takes you from ‘square one’:

-first you get stronger and build up your wind with some basic roadwork

-then you work on having even more wind, and getting yourself even stronger

-after that, you take that strength, and add speed so you can be powerful, and start doing intense conditioning that keeps you from gassing in the ring

-you then wrap it up with “Power Complexes” where you integrate strength work and power work with hardcore conditioning in a manner that specifically prepares you for a fight

Pretty awesome MMA workout. BUT…what if you’re not an MMAist? Should you still do ‘Champ Edition 2.0′?

Well, of course you could – and you’d still get in awesome shape.

However unless you’re training for MMA specifically (even if you just wanna be in shape like your favorite MMAist, but don’t actually train), I usually recommend that people go for “Working Class Cardio”.

Why? A few reasons, actually:

-the program is completely ‘dummy-proof’ – if you just show up and put the work in, you can’t help but get results

-the program was designed to not just get you great cardio and fat loss, but also get you stronger, more powerful, and even build some muscle

-b/c it only needs a pair of dumbbells, a medicine ball, and a little bit of space, you can literally do these workouts anywhere from your gym (if that’s what you wanna do) to your local park to your living room

-the program is a little more ‘general’ in that while there are progressions and goals to accomplish, they aren’t MMA fight-specific (think rounds in a fight), which makes the strength, power, cardio, & endurance you build a little more ‘widespread’ and useful in ‘regular life’

Really (and again, call me biased), both ‘Champ Edition 2.0′ and ‘Working Class Cardio’ are great programs, and will help you get into kickass condition. Which one you do just depends on what your goals and needs are.

So, boil it all down, and here’s the punchline:

Are you into MMA?

=>THEN CLICK HERE TO GET A KICKASS MMA WORKOUT PROGRAM

Are you more of a ‘regular joe’ (or ‘jane’) that just wants to be in overall awesome shape?

=>GO HERE TO GET THE CARDIO WORKOUT THAT BUILDS STRENGTH, POWER, ENDURANCE, AND MUSCLE…ALL AT ONCE!

Hope that helps.

Have a kickass weekend.

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Cardio Workouts | Workout Plans | MMA Workouts | MMA Training

You ever have a situation where you saw the most simple idea, yet it made so much sense, that it just made you smack your forehead in a sort of “MAN, why didn’t I think of that!?!” way?

Well, I can finally say that, for once, I *was* the one who thought of it!!

(LOL…I can be such a dork sometimes…

Ok, here’s the deal – you’ve heard of “Density Training”, right? It’s biggest proponent has been Charles Staley, the guy behind all the “Escalating Density Training” programs and such out there.

(And if you don’t know who Charles Staley is, get out from under your rock and do a quick google search. You’ll soon find out he’s one sharp hombre.)

Well, for the most part, Density Training has always been considered a program for building muscle or getting stronger.

That is, until I had an “A-HA!” moment.

See, I was putting together an MMA workout, and was contemplating how to organize the conditioning. In the end, I needed conditioning as a whole to be very intense…after all, it needed to get a pro-fighter ready for a megafight
he had coming up.

Then *DING!*…the light bulb went off! I needed to use Density Training!

BUT…I needed to do it in an unconventional kinda way. This kinda Density Training needed to improve:

-density
-work done
-volume
-intensity
-work capacity

I eventually devised a simple, yet brutally-effective “two-pronged attack” on conditioning centered around a style of Density Training, and it was something I hadn’t seen anybody else doing. I beta tested it, and knew it was a winner right away.

And plenty of other fighters (and athletes…and military/law enforcement…and regular joes…and regular janes…and well, you get the idea) around the world have found it to be a winner, too.

Wanna know what it is?

=>THEN CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW YOU CAN FIND OUT

(HINT – pay attention to where it talks about ‘phase 3′ and ‘phase 4′.)

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Cardio Workouts | Workout Plans | MMA Workouts | MMA Training

Back when I was first asked to help put together an overall strength & conditioning program for a now former-UFC champ, I knew there was one thing that, in the end, was more important than anything else:

Power-endurance.

Or, in other words – and I’m gonna put it into real simple terms here – the ability to apply as much brute strength as you could, as quickly as you could, for as long as you could.

See, MMA is a sport all about power (the ability to apply as much strength as possible in a super-fast manner). Think about the following scenarios:

-throwing a kick or punch
-shooting in for a takedown
-sprawling (takedown defense)
-going for that submission

Is there a single one where maximum power wouldn’t make you a better fighter?

Nope.

But having super-wazoo power isn’t enough…esp if you generate that kinda power, only to ‘shoot your wad’ right away.

MMA is a game about conditioning. I mean, the number of guys that have lost big fights (championships even) b/c they gassed is a mile long…maybe longer.

That’s why you have to be able to generate max power, but be able to do it a BUNCH of times. That’s what I call power-endurance.

And that’s where “Power Complexes” come in.

Simply put, “Power Complexes” are a method of training I came up with (and yeah, I’m sure I’m not the first to figure out how awesome & important this style of training is) that trains you to not only have max power, but be able to generate it time and time and time and time and time again.

(And if you read my emails from last week, you know about my different styles of applying Density Training to conditioning. Combine that w/Power Complexes, and you’ve got a monster kick-ass combo.)

And where can you learn about these “Power Complexes”? In the “Championship Edition 2.0″ MMA Workout Program.

Now, what if you’re not a MMAist? Or if you don’t compete in MMA? Are ‘Power Complexes’ still for you? Well, let me ask you this – could you benefit from:

-exerting max strength as quickly as possible?
-doing that over and over and over again?
-being able to recover from max efforts in a quick & efficient manner?
-having the ability to work at near maximal capacity for minutes on end?

(…imagine a racecar that is redlining…hitting peak power and RPMs…and keeping it there for a LONG time…if you could do that physically, do you think you’d be better off?)

Oh yeah – damn straight you would.

Then learn how right now.

=>CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Cardio Workouts | Workout Plans | MMA Workouts | MMA Training

Wow. I mean just…wow.

As y’all now know, the ‘Championship Edition 2.0′ MMA Workout Program is out, available, and on the market. And this thing is just KILLING it right now. I thought it’d be popular, but didn’t know it’d do this well.

(But hey – I’m not complaining. I like these kinda surprises!

In fact, even got a quick post from Dave “Scooter” Honig last night on Facebook. You know Scooter – trainer to more pro
boxers than you can count…not to mention mega-superstar LL Cool J. (Yeah, Scooter is the guy responsible for LL’s
massive transformation.)

Anyway, Scooter musta liked what he saw in Champ Edition 2.0, as he called it “…so easy to follow.” (Guess that means pretty much anybody could do it, huh?)

Enough on that though – let’s talk density for a minute.

When I say “density training”, everybody automatically thinks of the pretty much industry standard style of density training where you pick a block of time, and do as much work as you can during it. The next time out, you either do more work, or do it harder.

So, if you were doing Squats, and got XX reps with YY pounds in 15 mins, then next time, you’d better add a rep to two to XX, or use more than YY pounds.

Simple enough, right?

Well, when putting together ‘Championship Edition 2.0′, I thought density training would be a great way to approach conditioning, so that’s exactly what I did.

BUT…I twisted it a little.

You see, I used density training for conditioning just like it’s described above…but then I also took and integrated a style of density training that comes at conditioning from a totally different angle. Completely opposite, really.

Wanna find out how?

Then you’re gonna have to get your hot little hands on ‘Champ Edition 2.0′!

I will tell you this though, a lot of people were *really* impressed when they saw what I put together. Have even had one guy go as far as to describe it as “pure genius”.

Now I’m not saying I’m a ‘genius’ or anything…but compliments are always cool… HA!

=>CLICK HERE NOW TO FIND OUT HOW TO USE DENSITY TRAINING IN YOUR CONDITIONING

Train Hard, Rest Hard, Play Hard-
Matt “Wiggy” Wiggins
Cardio Workouts | Workout Plans | MMA Workouts | MMA Training

PS – And don’t forget, if you ever bought the original ‘Championship Edition’ MMA Workout Program, then shoot me the email addy on the transaction & approx time of purchase, and I’ll hook you up w/‘Champ Edition 2.0′ for FREE!!