Fedors Book

[Black Knight]

So i picked up MMA Living Ledgend Fedor Emelianenko book about a week ago and i thought that you guys would enjoy this excerpt.
Fighting has also given me a second family in my team,the Rd Devils.All of us share a common goal-to push ouselves beyond our limits in order to reach our potential in the art of fighting.This entails three grueling practices a day,six days a week.We dont have fancy equipmentor a personal chef.All we have are a few ancient mats.chapped sparring equipment,a very steep hill,an old tire,a sledgehammer,and a mess hall that serves meat and potatoes.

We belive in the old Russian training,wich is bacically to give everything you have plus a litte you dont every time you show up to practice.It doesnt matter if none of us is fighting in six months.We are all there three times a day,running five miles throughthe woods,sprintingup the mountain until half of us are puking,GRINDING OUT HUNDREDS OF PUSHUPS(i thought youd guys like that one:laugh:),shadow boxing for hours on end,conducting position sparring on the ground,and sparring on our feet with enought force that blood routinely flows down our bodies along with the sweat.While other teams take time off after their fights,we return to the gym for another dayof abuse.For the Red Devils,the gym is our home and training is a neccessity of life.

Unfortunately,I cannot teach the Russian work ethic through a book.What i can teach are the techniques that my teamates and i practice dayi n and day out,the techniques that have allowed us to defeat opponents from a number of different disciplines and of all shapes and sizes.Many of the techniques might not seem as fancy as the ones demonstrated in other boods,but i guarantee that the ones on the following pages have all been tried and tested in battleI,I firmly believe that if you learn the following moves,and then combine that skill with a strong work ethic,youll have all the tools needed to reach the top of the MMA moutain.What will determine wether or not you make it boils down to desire.

[gruntbrain]

I like the idea behind the training of the fightin' dudes: sustained strength. These guys need to be strong even though they're fatigued. Such a mindset opens up many training possibilities

[John Peterson]

Hey Black Knight,


Great post. If you ever have a chance to watch some of the old Rocky Marciano clips on YouTube you will notice that he never stopped throwing punches. even if all he could hit was his opponents forearms he kept it up with a sledge hammer like attack. The Rock would grind out hundreds of Push-Ups and more than 150 pull-Ups each and every day while in training camp not so much for punching power which he gained from hitting his three hundred pound heavy bag, but to give him super human enduring strength. Archie Moore said that it was like trying to fight a windmill when fighting Rocky Marciano.

It's also great to see that Fedor Emelianenko has the same work ethic that Marciano had. And it certainly is not surprising that it has produced the same kind of result.


---John Peterson

[Black Knight]

Simple does not mean easy.I hear this all the time on your forum John.And Fedor epitomises that statement as did the Rock.I like how he says "Unfortunatley i cannot teach the Russian work ehtic through a book."People are always looking outside themselves for a special routine or exercise,myself included.But the fact of the matter is that educated consitent hard work is the secret.I say educated because if your working hard but not smart you can hurt yourself or just be running in circles.But with proper knowledge and dedication anything is possible.

Peace

[Andy62]

What is the title of the book?

[Black Knight]

What is the title of the book?

Fedor-The Fighting System of the Worlds Udnisputed King of MMA.It was written by Gledn Cordoza,Erich Krauss and Fedor.You can prbably find it at any major book store.Its through Victory Belt.who has put out they best MMA instructional books on the market today.All there books are in color,show multiple angles and pictures for each technique and break it down in color labeled sections.Also each technique has a story behind it that is usually about a paragraph long before they actually show how its done.Theres alot of good stuff in there that i will definatly be incorporating into my game as soon as im healed up.For any MMA practitoner or enthusiast its definatly worth reading.

[Andy62]

Black Knight, Thanks. At my age I am certainly not interested into getting into MMA,but I like to study different training techniques and usually get a few ideas to build my enthusiasm. I just ordered a copy. There are several listed on abebooks.com

[Nathan]

Hey Black Knight,

Very good quote my friend. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

--Nathan--

[MikeNY]

Sounds like Fedor follows the Herschel Walker School of Spartan workouts. He studied the Spartans and developed a simple system of exercise based on pushups and situps, John wrote about Mr Walker.

[gruntbrain]

Rock's 300# punching bag presents an interesting challenge; any takers? Even hanging such a monster is a challenge

[Andy62]

"All evolution is a reaction to stress."

[A1C Evans]

That sounds like brutal training, I can't imagine surviving that kind of daily exhaustion. It sounds like you would be at great risk for injury and overtraining, but if you worked up to it gradually I guess it could be done by atleast some people.

[gruntbrain]

I hope to browse the book at a local retailer so I can cherry pick it; however, as with any celebrity fitness book, I have my doubts that his total pgm is accurately presented - watered down for mass consumption/appeal?

[Black Knight]

I hope to browse the book at a local retailer so I can cherry pick it; however, as with any celebrity fitness book, I have my doubts that his total pgm is accurately presented - watered down for mass consumption/appeal?

I completly agree GB.Although he goes into great detail with his techniques(once again great job by Victory Belt)i gaurantee there is alot more to his training then what he puts in the book.Although im sure the equipment and basic outline of his regimen as he states in the book is true,i gaurantee the way they cycle there training and different types of mental,breathing techniques are highly advanced.But still no matter how high tech there routine might be its stlill good old fashion blood,sweat and tears that fuels his success.

[Hank_Z]

Lots and lots of hard work, on an almost daily basis, leads to great results. It's a simple formula but it produces champions.

Well said!

[John Peterson]

Hey Friends,

SIMPLE IS POWERFUL. The less complicated and the less reliant upon external props an exercise and conditioning system is, the better. Why? Because it takes away every excuse for not excelling and becoming the best possible you. That in a nutshell, is what Fedor is saying. And only a fool would argue with his results.

---John Peterson

[Andy62]

I ordered a copy of the book and it arrived yesterday. It is really a quality production. As Black Knight stated the exercise instructions are pretty basic and rely on human effort rather than technology. Years ago when the Russians were dominating the international weightlifting scene one of the Weider Publications sent a representative to Russia to study their techniques. The thing that I remember the most about the article written by that representative upon his return was his shock with the simplicity and qualtiy of their exercise equipment. His exact quote was, "Their gyms looked like junk yards."

The Russian Workouts as described by Fedor remind me of the workouts of Jack Dempsey when boxing was a much rougher sport than it is today. http://www.sandowplus.co.uk/Macfadden/MuscleBuilder/Feb25/mb-Feb25-01.htm