Concept: Sport Specific
One of the key things I try to incorporate into all my workouts is SPORT SPECIFIC exercises. These are exercises designsed to re-create actual movements of the particular sport I am training for. Take for example: punching with resistance bands. Resistance bands are extremely versatile and you can accomplish a lot with just one band. Now for myself, I am training for an upcoming fight and I want to improve not only my punching power, but my muscular endurance in my arms. So what I will do is attach my band to a hook placed roughly about ankle high. I use a timer and punch non-stop for the set duration of time. This is great for re-creating the act of punching with resistance to build better punching power but also, by utilizing a timer, I’m re-creating the constant “explosiveness” of a real fight.
When it comes to making your own sport specific exercises, it’s all about being creative. Another example: Using my agility drills set up,
Agility Drills Set-Up
after I go through the rope ladder, instead of just jogging back to the start, I have 7 wood “Hurdles” set up that, in my fighting stace, I weave in and out of. By doing so, I get to practice my actual footwork of moving forward and side-to-side as if it were an actual fight. Now say you are a soccer player, maybe you practice your footskills in and out of the hurdles, or a baseball player, you can practice side shuffling and pretending to catch a ground ball and throwing it back. It’s all about being creative! If you have any sport specific exercises you’ve found or come up with yourself, leave them in the comments!
Colin
