UFC Diet and Fitness

I was watching UFC last night, and wondered about the kind of training those guys go through to get to their level of fitness. Where I would probably choose to go hiking, these guys would probably go rock climbing. I have been in helicopters, I don’t volunteer to jump off a cliff with nothing more than a parachute. I try to get in better shape, improve my cardio, and eat healthier, but I do not choose to climb into a ring or a cage, knowing that I will get hit, kicked, slammed or even choked, as a part of the process.

There are mixed martial arts centers, boxing gyms, dojos, kickboxing gyms and MMA classes popping up all over this country right now at an amazing rate. Everyone seems to be into it. If you work hard at it, you will develop the skill and you’ll discover it as a profound personal athletic achievement and a kind of spiritual connection between your mind and body. For most people, that is where you want to go, and that is where you will want to stay once you get there. Most people that venture past the class, past the heavy bag, past hitting mitts, and past the kicking pads quickly back up. The world of sparring and combat fighting is not a good place to go for about 90% of the population.

What I did do was go to The American Diabetes Association and American Dietetic Association and researched a partial Diet and Exercise Plan for a 190 lb. MMA Athlete.

Meal planning: 190 lb x 14 calories per lb of body weight = 2,660 calories OR 190 lb x 10 = 1900 calories BMR x .4 activity factor equals 2,660.

MEAL 1
2 STARCH
2 SLICES WHOLE WHEAT TOAST
2 MEAT
6 EGG WHITES HARD BOLIED
1 MILK
8 OZ. NONFAT SUGAR FREE YOGURT
1 FRUIT
½ GRAPEFRUIT
3 FAT
3 TSP MARGARINE

MEAL 2
5 STARCH True Mass (3 Scoops with water)
4 MEAT

MEAL 3
4 STARCH
2 CUPS PASTA SALAD (SHELLS)
3 MEAT
3 OZ. TUNA IN SPRING WATER (1 CAN)
1 MILK
1 OZ LOW FAT CHEESE SHREDDED
1 VEG
1 CUP GREEN & RED PEPPER & ONION
1 FRUIT
1 SMALL PEAR
FREE
FAT FREE ITALIAN DRESSING

MEAL 4
1 STARCH N.O. XPLODE (2 Scoops with water)

MEAL 5
4 STARCH
1 CUP BROWN RICE
4 MEAT
4 OZ. CHICKEN PESTO (Chicken Breast, skinless, thinly sliced)
2 VEG
1 CUP BROCCOLI

MEAL 6
2 STARCH Syntha 6 (2 scoops)
6 MEAT

Exercise Regimen
Day 1 500 Push Ups per day broken down into various sets and reps. Between sets Jump rope for 1 minute to burn fat and increase cardio
Day 2 1 Hour of Cardio Work (Treadmill) plus 30 minutes of stretching
Day 3 500 Pull Ups per day broken down into various sets, Grips and reps. Between sets Jump rope for 1 minute to burn fat and increase cardio
Day 4 1 Hour of Cardio Work (Treadmill) plus 30 minutes of stretching
Day 5 Rest
Day 6 1 Hour of walking Lunges

Day 7 Rest