Table 2. The strength and conditioning training programs for the Regular Training Group.
Sessions 1-3 Week 1 – 4
Reps per exercise Intensity Rest Between Exercises/Sets
Circuit Workout for
Time (Time to complete the
reps per exercise)
SET 1. Squat 50 Kettlebells 32 kg
(2 x 16 kg)
“For Time”
complete the exercises as quickly as possible
SET 1.Military Press 50
SET 1.Swings 100
SET 2.Squat 25
SET 2.Military Press 25
SET 2.Swings 50
SET 3.Squat 12
SET 3.Military Press 12
SET 3.Swings 25
Endurance Skipping rope 20 min at 70-80% of Maximum Heart Rate
Resistance Training Volume per session (sets x repetitions x load in Kg) 11168±827
Plyometric Training Volume per session (reps x body mass) 0
Percentage of average Heart Rate During the Circuit Workout 86.4±8.3%
Endurance Training Volume per session (min) 20
Total Time Per Session (min) 70
Training Density (%) 75
RPE 17-18
Sessions 2 Circuit Workout Week 1 – 4
Reps per exercise Intensity Circuits Sets Work/rest ratio Rest Between Exercises/Sets
Swings 33 – 36 Kettlebells (kb)
According to fighters’
body mass (BM):
Body mass < 90Kg
= 20 Kg kb
Body mass > 90Kg
= 24Kg kb
5 1:1 60 s/60 s
Clean and Press 12 – 17
Sumo Dead Lifts High Pulls 26 – 40
Endurance: Skipping rope 20min at 70-80% of Maximum Heart Rate
Resistance Training Volume per session (sets x repetitions x load in Kg) 10368±406
Plyometric Training Volume per session (reps x body mass) 0
Percentage of average Heart Rate During the Circuit Workout 85.4±10.9%
Endurance Training Volume per session (min) 20
Total Time Per Session (min) 65
Training Density (%) 65
RPE 17-18
RPE: Borg’s 20 scale Rating of Perceived Exertion.