Proper Rest and Nutrition is Essential for MMA

Overtraining is a big issue for sports as young as BJJ and MMA. Boxing, Collegiate and older sports have their routine’s down to a science. They have had the time to develop the necessary conditioning for their sport and have the resources available to precisely understand what their body requires. In young sports such as BJJ and MMA many people are doing numerous exercises that vary from gym to gym, but no has quite zeroed in to what is essential. The result of this has many athletes and casual participants putting through their body through rigorous routine that can cause damage.

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Prior to jumping into a routine that is new to you, you should research and or have a practice workout to understand what the workout will require. It is easy to be overwhelmed by a routine and it is hard to determine what is difficult and what is too much. Sparring in particular can be a issue, in boxing some fighters only spar once a week and instead focus on technique and being precise. Sparring is vital to improving but when it is used too much many injuries and problems can occur. It is important to understand and listen to you body, the best thing you can do is have a day of rest, drink water, and eat healthy. Hydration is easy to over look because when burning calories and such a high rate it is easy to not drink fluids. You forget but if you want to help your body drink water often prior to practice and stay hydrated during practice.  Rest is a essential to a routine because your body rebuilds muscle after workouts and without rest it can halt your results.

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In BJJ in particular after each class there is normally a sparring session, if you train everyday it is helpful if you delegate days of hard sparring and days where you practice technique you wish to improve on.

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