UFC 129 just went down in Toronto and it was a crazy night. I was there with my man Claude Patrick and he won his fight vs. Daniel Roberts via UD. Here’s the team in the locker room after his big W:
After Claude’s fight I joined my fiancee, bro, sister and 6 friends in the stands to watch the rest of the card. The experience was unlike any UFC I’ve been to before, as a coach or a fan. 55,000 people can make a lot of noise!
My favourite moment of the night, second to Claude’s win, was Machida’s jumping front kick KO of Couture. I hate to see Couture end his career like that, but Machida’s kick was pure mastery, very reminscient of Anderson Silva’s front kick KO of Vitor Belfort.A lot of people have been hating on Steven Seagal since he’s been in the MMA spotlight, but there’s a reason guys like Silva and Machida have him around and it’s definitely not for his looks.
Now, onto today’s article…
Power is your ability to rapidly generate force.
The stronger you are, the greater your potential for power. Once you’ve got a good base level of strength, then you can focus on learning how to rapidly explode.
The Push Press is a great exercise for learning how to do this because if you’re slow, it turns into a Shoulder Press or Military Press, so you get a clear idea of how powerful you are.
Check the video for full details on how to execute this important technique for training MMA Power:
Learning to generate force with the lower body and transfer it through your arms is the key to developing explosive punches. While this exercise trains the vertical push pattern which isn’t as specific to punching, the neuromuscular timing is similar in terms of what muscles activate and in what sequence to properly execute this exercise.
Give it a shot and let me know what you think below!
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