Clay Guida is taking on the legendary former Pride champion Takanori Gomi at UFC 125. Both fighters are looking to make a run at the lightweight title. In this segment UFC 125 fighters training I am going to show you a conditioning protocol that Clay Guida did this past summer. Guida could be the best conditioned fighter in the UFC. Guida never stops moving during a match and keeps the same pace throughout the fight.
In this video you will see Guida using a kettlebell to perfomr a bunch of different exercises from swings to cleans to squats. During the session you will see him add in different bodyweight exercises as well from burpees to explosive pushups. While watching I noticed he does keep the rep range lower during the kettlebell exercises. The exercises chosen for the kettlebell are meant to be explosive in nature. Doing rep after rep takes away from the power, so to maintain the explosivness make sure to keep the rep range low and explode with every rep.
Kettlebells are another great tool to add into a strength and conditioning program. If used the correct way a combat athlete will become powerful. But remeber when using a kettlebell it is wise to learn the techniques required to perform each movement this will only help an athlete out in the long run.
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