At BPS combat athletes can be defined as any athlete that has to compete against another athlete with intense physical contact. For example, wrestlers, boxing, all forms of martial arts, NFL lineman, and military/law enforcement personnel. There are many facets of training that apply to these combat athletes. It’s important that their training focuses on dynamic strength, power endurance, grip endurance, and reactive neuromuscular training (RNT). The example program script is strength endurance, which starts with slower controlled variably loaded work with a strength focus. Then, we increasingly shift the focus to high volume endurance work with more advanced power endurance, grip endurance, and RNT. Keep in mind, prior to this strength/endurance phase the athlete would have completed a general preparatory phase, intensification phase, and a dynamic strength/power phase. The end goal is to have an athlete, from top to bottom, which is capable of great range of motion mobility, superior strength and power, and the capability to maintain all motions they perform for an extended amount of time.
