I wake up every day at exactly 5 in the morning. Then I go for a run from 6:30 to 7:30. Then I have punching bag training from 7:30 am to 8 am. I have been doing this for 3 years and it is a choice that I still support. It not only has physical benefits such as better fitness and an athletic body. It also gives you a stronger mind and perseverance.
Furthermore, it has also given me a better idea of how much you can do in a day and what a shame it is not to use the full 24 hours. After my morning workouts, my day continues like a regular student. So, like everyone else, I have school from 9:30 am until about 5 pm. Then I have MMA training at 6 am until 8 am and BJJ training from 9:30 am to 11 am.
The morning workout and punching bag training routine
Before I go running in the morning I drink at least a liter of water. Then I start with a small warm-up. Think of heels-buttocks, knees up, jumping and touching the ground. So nothing special yet! After this I go for a run in the woods and then run straight to my gym. That's about 10km further. I can run this in an hour. When I get to the gym, the punching bag training starts. This is mainly focused on fitness training and technique. We always start with shadow boxing and then shadow boxing with weights in our hands. Then we make relay rounds at the punching bags and poles. We do this for approximately 20 minutes. After this I always hit and kick the pads with my trainer for 40 minutes.
The MMA training
A day in the life of an MMA fighter naturally also includes training. The MMA training from 6 to 8 consists of three parts. The first part is just grappling and ground fighting, the second is standing fighting and the third part is both. In the first part we mainly practice technique and strength does not play a role yet. Here we practice various takedowns, sweeps, clinches, strokes and chokes. We also learn how to get out of each hold and choke we learn. So you practice both offensively and defensively. The second part focuses on technique and strength. Here we will only do stand-up sparring. We do this in rounds of 5 minutes per person. We spar against everyone who is present at the training in a relay format. Then part 3 begins, the all-round fighting. Here we are allowed to fight both standing and on the ground. We then spar for 20 minutes until the end of the training at 8 am.
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The Brazilian JiuJitsu training starts at 9:30 am, here we train ground fighting at a higher level. Because you are not allowed to hit or kick in BJJ, you do not have to adapt and you can focus 100% on grappling. So you also have a completely different fighting attitude than with MMA. This BJJ lesson consists of 2 parts. The first part consists of various techniques to choke someone or break their bones. Think of chokes, armbars, leglocks and many other grips. In this part we are just practicing and trying to use the right techniques at the right time. In the second and final part we will spar for 3 tapouts. With each tapout, as a punishment you have to hang upside down from the punching bag for a minute and the trainer can use your stomach as a punching bag.
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I use different martial arts equipment for every training, for example, for punching bag training I use the Twins bag gloves because they fit very well and are made of real leather. They also have thick padding that provides me with good protection in the long term. With these gloves I don't need inner gloves or bandages and I really like that.
[products category="mma gloves" per_page="4" columns="4" orderby="rand"]I use different gloves during MMA training. When sparring I use 7 oz MMA gloves , because they have very thick thumb and knuckle protection and that is very important to me. In addition, 7 oz MMA gloves reduce the risk of injuries due to the thicker padding. I also use the XPRT Boxing Gloves . These are made of genuine cowhide leather and have a one-mold foam filling. Below I also wear the Bandages XPRT for extra protection. I also use the accompanying XPRT Pro Shin Guard . The shin guards are of exactly the same quality as the gloves. But the most important thing of all is good bits . And of course bits that are CE approved. Mouthguards offer maximum protection to my teeth, but also protect against brain damage and many people don't know that.
