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Day in the Life

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Post 4: Day in the Life of a Combat Athlete Welcome back to post number 4 of The Combat Blueprint. In this instalment, I am going to give a detailed look at a typical day when preparing for upcoming grappling competitions. Every moment of the day is designed to optimise physical and mental performance as well as recovery. Here is how the day unfolded.   Morning 7.30 AM: Wake up I started the day by taking my daily supplements, including vitamins and minerals all tailored to support energy, recovery and overall health of the immune system. Next, I spend 15 minutes on visualisation and mindfulness. The visualisation helps to strengthen neural pathways and reinforce muscle memory and cognitive process, which helps specific technical aspects to be performed to a high level. The mindfulness helps with my ability to be anchored in the moment and keeps me focused. I find this prevents me from feeling anxious about competition and helps me to control my thoughts to strive towards positive ...
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sports nutrition and weight management

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Welcome back to The Combat Blueprint, where I am continuing a deep dive into the many elements that go into a professional fight camp. In the last post, I covered the basics behind the physical conditioning aspect of training such as the endurance, strength and agility work that is necessary to obtain the attributes needed for success in competition. Today, I am going to cover nutrition, another vital, yet often overlooked element of a successful camp. Good nutrition fuels athletes for the highly intense and physical training sessions that will take place as well as aids in the recovery between sessions. It is also a vital aspect when it comes to the weight cutting period of a camp, as it allows fighters to make weight without compromising performance.    Nutrition for Athletic Performance The saying, ‘You can’t out train a bad diet,’ is especially true for fighters due to the intensity at which the training takes place. Adequate nutrition ensures that an athlete has the nutri...
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Fight Camp - Physical Training

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Building Physical Conditioning for Peak Performance Welcome back to The Combat Blueprint, where I am breaking down the many components that make up a successful fight camp. In our previous post, we explored the basics of mental preparation needed for combat sports—the visualization, mental rehearsal, and how to better manage the pressure that comes with it. But mental fortitude is only part of the equation. Today, we’ll dive into the basics of the physical side of fight camp, as I detail the key aspects that fighters will have to juggle while in training. As with the previous post, this is only the basics behind physical training, and in future posts, I will go into more technical detail on how these various aspects may be juggled as well as some more niche content and advice.   When it comes to fight preparation, physical conditioning is essential not just for lasting through a full round but for delivering power, maintaining high level technique, and staying sharp under fati...
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