November 3, 2011
MMA- Drills For MMA On The Swiss Ball
It seems like the swiss ball was designed just for mixed martial arts training with the wide variety of drills and exercises that can be done on it. MMA in MD coaches believes it is by far the most versatile exercise equipment on the market. It’s also very inexpensive to own so everybody should have this ball. Not only can you do strength and conditioning drills with the Swiss ball you can do MMA related drills on there as well. You’ll get a total body workout from head to toe. Your balance will improve dramatically when you strengthen your core.
A MMA drill you can do on Swiss ball is pretend that ball is an opponent that you have in turtle position and you have to keep them pinned to the floor. You have to maneuver your body clockwise and counterclockwise around the swiss ball. The key to this drill is to keep your hips on the ball at all times and try to eliminate space between you and the ball. If you can control the space around your opponent you can control how they move. The best way to control the space is to minimize it. You have to focus on how your pressure and balance is distributed while doing this drill. Maryland jujitsu students are able to make their opponent feel like they are glued to them.
One exercise move you can do to work out your arms effectively is the Swiss-ball incline tricep extension. Get dumbbells at a weight that will give you good workout then sit on the ball. Position your body on the ball so that only your shoulders touching it and your feet are flat on the ground. Hold the dumbbells with your arms extended and slightly positioned over the top of your head. Do let your arms move just bend at the elbows with the weights until they are leveled with your forehead. Take a second before you extend your arms. Insert these exercises into your weekly strength workout plan. Perform twelve repetitions and complete three sets.
A second exercise you can do is the Swiss-ball bicep curls. You can save yourself some difficulty by grabbing the dumbbells and placing them on a chair by the wall. Place a Swiss-ball against the wall a few feet up from the floor and stand with your lower back against the ball, holding it in place. Hold the dumbbells with palms facing the sides of your thighs. Curl the weights up, rotating your wrists upward so your palms face you by the time the weights reach your shoulders. The schools that offer MMA training in MD know hundreds of Swiss ball exercises for their fighters to do.
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