subject: Why Is A Fighter Like He-man? [print this page] Q Why is a fighter like the 80s cartoon and toy He-Man?
(jeez this sounds like its gonna be some kinda dumb joke, huh?)
(And NO, the answer doesnt have anything to do with long, flowing locks of blonde hairLMAO!)
A They body have the power.
(Ok, so maybe it *did* end up sounding like a dumb joke, haha ;-)
However you slice it, though, a fighter isnt gonna get anywhere in his career unless he has power. He can have the big muscles (just like He-Man, LOL), and even be plenty strong, but if hes slowhe might as well not even show up.
Dont believe me? Think about it. What about:
-shooting in for a takedown
-sprawling to defend
-scrambling for position
-any kind of strike you want to throw
-avoiding those strikes (lol)
Are ANY of those things done slowly? Not a chance. And most of them need a good chunk of strength, as well.
I mean, being fast is great, but if theres no strength behind it, then, wellwho cares if you can shoot in a grab a leg, if
the other guy could literally just drag you around the cage like a rag doll?
And when you take speed and add strength, you get
Power.
But even then, though thats not enough. B/c believe it or not, Id be willing to be that most guys who compete or
train MMA (or trane UFCinside joke for those that get it, lol), are already pretty damn powerful.
At least, they start out that way.
But after a couple rounds of hard rolling, sparring, or fighting, how are they? How much of that power can they still take
advantage of?
Because THAT is when fights are won!
I mean, think about it if youre just as powerful at the end of your fight (or at least pretty damn close to it) as you are
at the beginning, what kinda advantage do you think you now have over your opponent?
YeahI bet youve got all kinds of cool stuff running through your head right now, huh?
Well, thats where power-conditioning comes into playthe kind of training that:
-helps you not gas out
-makes your shots and strikes explosive at the end of your fights
-gives you the work capacity to simply out-hustle your opponent
