MMA fighters are some of the most fittest athletes on the planet.
Mixed Martial Arts require all round levels of fitness. Fighters need aerobic endurance, strength, power, speed, agility and flexibility to win fights and to prevent injuries.
Do you want to train like a top MMA fighter? You can get a lot of trainings and workouts out there on the internet and Youtube. But if you are serious about training like a pro athlete, you need a good program that is proven to work.
Phil Daru is a former D1 Football player and a former Pro MMA Fighter with a YouTube channel with over 115,000 subscribers. He is currently the head strength and conditioning coach at the hub of MMA training, American Top Team. He was also awarded the “Best MMA strength and conditioning coach of the year award” in 2012. He has coached top professional fighters like:
- Tyron Woodley
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- King Mo Lawal
- Dustin Poirier
- Junior Dos Santos
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Phil Daru describes his “Fight Ready Program” as the most optimized performance program for combat sports. He claims that most fighters are training the wrong way and that his Combat Strength Program is going to change the perspective of MMA Strength and Conditioning forever.
What is Phil Daru’s Training Program?
Fight Ready is designed for people who want to train like a world champion fighter. The method use general physical exercises to get better at specifics. How can it help you to become a better athlete?
- By Utilizing a Full Body Approach(body control, balance, and stability)
- By Focusing on the Core(strong core, durable, and functional)
- By Creating Solid Structure(develop a strong, stable base)
Phil Daru’s “Fight Ready” is a 12 week program divided into 3 phases. Each phase are well explained with the help of a series of short videos.
What can you find in Fight Ready program?
When you buy the product, you enter a user name and a password to access the dashboard.
When you are on the dashboard, you can select multiple choices:
- Phase 1
- Phase 2
- Phase 3
- Fight Ready Program
- Exercise Database
Fight Ready Program Phases
Phil Daru’s combat strength program is separated in 3 phases. Each Phases represent multiple goals to achieve in a certain amount of time(weeks).
I found it very interesting, on an education level, the way that Phil Daru and his team share their knowledge. They is no questions left on why the training is done in a certain way and how to perform the MMA strength program. The MMA training program have a good amount of videos that explain well different aspects of each phases: parameters, aerobic capacity, strength, hypertrophy… The different phases are arranged to make a perfect progression during a fight camp so you can get ready and peek for your fight. Everything is explained in multiple videos that represent overviews of what you are going to be doing during the training.
THE PROGRAM
When you are ready to begin, you access to the program page. There, you have 2 choices.
- Fighter’s program(Use this program if you’re prepping for an upcoming fight)
- Train like a fighter(Use this program if you’re not prepping for a fight)
The big difference between the Fighter’s program and the Train like a fighter program is that the fighter’s program includes Aerobic Capacity sessions like: running, swimming, sprints…
Exercise Database
Personally, I have printed the entire program and have separated it in 3 months. It really help because I can follow along the entire training with the exercise database to help.
FIGHT READY PROGRAM PROS AND CONS
PROs
- Great learning experience
- Well explained exercises
- Adapted for beginners and professionals
- You actually feel that you are getting better(stronger,faster…)
CONs
- You need specific equipment for some exercises
- You will need to open multiple tabs on your browser to follow the training along with the videos
Click Here to visit “Fight Ready” Official Website
You can also read my extended review for Fight Ready Program HERE