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Old 06-30-2009, 05:51 PM   #9 (permalink)
dnj23

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Originally Posted by kenzo242 View Post
3. Frequency and duration-Strength and conditioning needs to be 3-5 times/week and the workouts should not exceed 90 minutes. Make the workouts challenging so you body will grow. ("If you're not growing you're decaying!"- YOUNGER NEXT YEAR) Allow for recovery by changing you exercise intensities from workout to workout.
You can increase your strength with much less frequency, especially with lower body work like deads and squats. I've made gains with spacing sessions over a month apart due to scheduling demands.

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4. Exercise choice- Example: I wouldn't have an MMA fighter do leg extensions because isolation moves have no place in a dynamic and multiplanar sport like MMA. Train compound or multi-joint moves like power cleans, bench and pull ups etc...
I don't think this reasoning is correct or has ever been shown to have any correlation. You perform exercises in the gym to increase a muscle(s) ability to produce force. That's all that's really achieved. The skill and sport like maneuvering is practiced and learned in the discipline you're studying.
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