Strength Basics: Training MMA fighters

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Training MMA fighters

Mike Robertson has just posted a podcast, interviewing Dewey Nelson, who is specialized in training MMA athletes. I'm an amateur MMA fighter and I both strength train and strength train others. I found this really fascinating, and I've already given it two listens. If you've got any connection to MMA, take a listen to this.

Dewey Nelson podcast

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My name is Peter V. Dell'Orto.

I am a professional personal trainer. I am a Certified Personal Trainer from the NSCA.

I also hold the following certifications: Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified nutrition coach
NASM Behavior Change Specialist NASM Mixed-Martial Arts Conditioning Specialist Balanced Body Pilates - Mat, Reformer, and Chair, Trapeze Table, and Barrel Level 1 I teach self-defense, kickboxing, and grappling.

I am also an athlete myself - I formerly fought amateur MMA and submission wrestling, and I train regularly in MMA and Burmese-derived kickboxing.

I also train under a strength coach - Mike Guadango at Freak Strength. I am skilled at training others, but I thrive best when I have a knowledgeable coach to direct my own training.

About Strength Basics

This blog is a collection of various advice and information about basic strength training. I'm interested in strength and conditioning. The "frequently asked questions" in this area are VERY frequently asked.

This is my attempt to pull together the stuff I keep saying over and over. It's also a place for to put links related to strength and conditioning, and to muse on strength training in general. Further, writing this blog tests what I know. You never really know something until you can demonstrate an ability to explain it to someone else. As I write, I learn what I know and I don't know. In the process, I hope to pass on knowledge to you.

I hope this material is useful to you. Please consider it a springboard to future study. Although I endeavor to be complete and accurate, this is not meant to be the final answer to any subject addressed within the blog. Strength Basics may teach you something, but more than that I hope it makes you curious to learn more!

Always remember to check with your doctor before you begin any kind of strength or exercise program. I'm a professional personal trainer, but I'm not your personal trainer. Use this information at your own risk and with the understanding that not all exercise advice is appropriate for all trainees.

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