Matt Hughes Training (2024)

Saw this on his site, it's a layout of everything he eats and when he trains and what he does. His lifting sounds like a bodybuilding style routine with LSD running every morning, hmm...... Not insulting it at all, I just always think it's funny when pro fighters routines looks nothing like a Ross Enaimit book and their lifting is nothing like the S&P posters would approve of.

http://www.matt-hughes.com/blog/training-diet/

Warren Barclay said:

Thats just hughes though, I know some fighters dont lift weights at all.

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I know KOS said he doesn't lift anymore in a previous interview.

Gavriel said:

I know KOS said he doesn't lift anymore in a previous interview.

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I remember him saying that too. He just said he takes a crap load of suplements to keep him healty and strong. He does do things like push vehicles and things. With his physic it is hard to believe he does not lift he is not only cut, but he is big. Mabye his lack of weightlifting is why he got over powerd by GSP. I also remember GSP saying he only lifts a couple of days a week

Pro fighters sometimes succeed in spite of their training routines, not because of them. And what is optimal for one fighter may be useless or counterproductive for another.

FWIW.

The one thing I think both Hughes fans and haters agree is that he always comes to fight in great shape and with the exception of GSP I don't think there is a stronger fighter in that division. Hughes weight lifting routine does seem like a bodybuilding routine but he's a bit old school now and when he started he was known in particular for dominating opponents with strength and cardio - a bit like Tito Ortiz dominated at 205lps, they both gambled on strength to win fights.

I think his routine seems a bit dated now when you consider the ideas that are commonly talked about in the S&P forum but Hughes is Hughes and I doubt will change very much.

The nutrition side of his webpage seemed very sensible, no complaints there.

30 minute run on treadmill, start at 6 mph and every five minutes go up 1/2 mile per hour

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I'd hardly call that slow running. Starting off at 6 and then moving up .5 ever 5 minutes, for 30 minutes total is fucking intense.

BayAreaGuy said:

I'd hardly call that slow running. Starting off at 6 and then moving up .5 ever 5 minutes, for 30 minutes total is fucking intense.

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I tried that one time when I read it on his website. I found the first half of the run a waste. If you can run five minutes at 8.5 mph, it's better to get a short warmup with a progression to the faster paced running, and then run intervals at the faster pace. For example, Run at 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, then 8 for 2 mins per (10 mins total), then go 3-4 mins at 8.5, 1-2 mins at 6.5, for a total of 4 repeats. I get more out of something like this than a steady step increase.

Being 6'4 and 175 (aka a semi-musclar bean pole), I'd just like to say I envy people like Rampage who don't have to lift weights and actually cut weight to get to 205.

Bastard!

There are other athletes that don't lift weights because it makes them too big. Amare Stoudemire is one of them. It can cut into flexibility and make them carry around more weight than they want.

I think Hughes' routine is pretty straight forward. However, I disagree with him on the point of pills. For some, they can be used to mask poor eating habits, but for most people (especially those who read either Sherdog or Hughes' website), it's a way to compliment your diet to make sure your body is getting everything it needs each day.

if simply lifting weights automatically made you get super muscular then im sure you would see a lot more muscular individuals walking around

just lifting weights doesnt mean your muscle size will increase, it depends on the amount of food one eats