Considerations for Contact Sport 24 Jan 2010 03:42 One of the main areas I feel should carry great importance in contact sports is the actual conditioning process for the impending takedowns and impact that will be received. Working in rugby league and mixed martial arts I see a lot of athletes week in week out who need to be trained to deal with high impact contacts. Now clearly I think that you cannot condition somebody to receive blows to the face, however I do think there is a process of conditioning the body to produce and absorb these contacts.

Below is a list of some of the key areas I feel are important to include in the programme for athletes involved in contact sports. It is by no means an exhaustive list and I have not included conditioning and other areas such as flexibility, mobility, etc as they a given and are clearly part of a full programme. If you are interested in reading more on any of these aspects let me know and I will expand on them in the future. Click HERE to read more about MMA strength and Conditioning.

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