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Nutritional Demands of a Mixed Martial Artist
The Ultimate Fighting Championship, Elite XC, and other Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitions place unique demands on its athletes. Competitors in such events are required not only to be in top physical shape but also to bring a wide variety of skills to the table including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing, and Wrestling. What this means for the athlete is that his diet has to be formulated in a way that allows maximum performance in a variety of different sports with different demands.
The structure of MMA training also places unique demands on the diet of an athlete. Maryland MMA trainer, Lloyd Irvin, has his professional fighters training four sessions a day. These sessions are relatively short, 1-2 hours, and can be hard “banging” days to technical sessions which involve hitting the mitts or working on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu techniques. Other MMA schools, use the more traditional 2 workout a day model but the sessions are generally longer. The diet of each athlete should reflect the various demands of MMA training, whether it be boxing for 12 rounds or drilling Brazilian Jiu JItsu movements.
Any diet must also reflect the time demands of the athlete. Even four short training sessions are still four separate occasions that the athlete must be at the gym. At my Baltimore MMA training center, we do not have a fully functioning kitchen and I assume that most gyms are the same. Consequently, meals must be pre-prepared and stored. Even for athletes who have homes close to the training center, they are too busy to spend one hour of a three hour break, just cooking a proper meal so pre-preparation is of vital importance.
It is very important that any aspiring MMA fighter, or martial artist, take the time to properly prepare their diet. Athletes spend their money and time on training and neglect nutrition. However, there is a reason that all of the top MMA fighters have professional diet and nutrition protocols. The faster you can mimic what the professionals do, the faster you will get there.
Adam Delbrugge
Baltimore Muay Thai
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