Is Strength & Conditioning THAT Important For Combat Sports? w/ Geoffrey Chiu (SSOF Ep. 43)

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Geoffry Chiu is a strength & conditioning coach specializing in combat sports. He's worked with many top-level Muay Thai fighters and boxers. His training philosophy is what interests me most, where he aims to bridge the gap between skill development and traditional strength & conditioning.  

Timestamps 

0:00 - Geoffrey's background 

4:41 - Geoffrey's training philosophy 

10:50 - How much is too much boxing before using non-specific conditioning? 

13:00 - How Geoffrey structures the training week 

15:40 - Strength/power training philosophy 

17:06 - Robustness circuits 

20:20 - Example week structure 

23:46 - Examples from teams in Thailand 

26:13 - Why Thailand trains the way they do 

27:15 - Training when peaking 

31:10 - MMA striking and grappling transitions 

33:10 - Wearable resistance 

36:40 - DB shadowboxing 

44:00 - Specific training for grapplers  

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Website: https://gcperformancetraining.com/

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