Today’s guest is Dr. Corey Peacock Ph.D., performance coach and exercise physiologist for the pro MMA team, the Blackzilians.
As the theme of this podcast is exploring the world of speed and power development, we leave no stone unturned by also looking at how these qualities are expressed and trained in professional fighters. Are the fastest fighters also the best? Corey fills us in, and gives us information on where key performance indicators and related training strategies in this field are headed.
Believe it or not, even things like the 1080 sprint are making their way into the field of MMA training as Corey and I discuss in this episode.
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Key Points:
- Corey’s background in the performance field
- Performance indicators for fighters
- Links between sleep quantity and fight performance
- Quantifying speed and power in fighting
- What striking sports offer other sports in form of training transfer
- Building strength while avoiding hypertrophy for weight class fighters
- Research in fast-twitch fibers in fighters and related performance
- Technology in training MMA athletes
Quotes:
“One variable for those athletes who have made it, the ability to rotate, and the opposite, anti-rotation are at a higher level in our athletes who have made it to the UFC vs. those who haven’t”
“We’re still using certain tests of linear speed when we are looking at fighting athletes”
“Your faster, stronger and more powerful athletes are still showing the ability to be your highest level athletes in this sport”
“The ability of MMA fighters to put on muscle size is one of the most shocking things to me in strength and conditioning”
“The athletes that have the ability to be powerful and fast twitch are going to be the dominant athletes in this sport, raw strength power and speed are going to be indicators of those who are champions”
“Something we are starting to utilize is the 1080 sprint on the ground, we are going to incorporate with our GPP conditioning”
About Corey Peacock:
Dr. Peacock serves a duel role for the Blackzilians as both a Performance Coach and Exercise Physiologist. In this role, he is responsible for contributing physiological evaluations, strength & conditioning, and injury prevention. His experience as both a Strength Coach and Sports Performance Researcher has allowed him to implement state of the art injury prevention technology and techniques within the team. A former collegiate football player and coach, Corey graduated from Kent State University with a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, focusing his application in human performance. He works closely with many Strength & Conditioning professionals from the NFL, NHL, MMA and NCAAF and is regarded as one of the top Performance Coaches and Exercise Physiologists in South Florida.
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