Combat Conditioning: New Chapter, New Blog

Hello and welcome to the new blog for Combat Conditioning. The blog can be seen as a new chapter for the Combat Conditioning project, giving a whole new level of service to the application of sport science in Boxing and Combat sports. The idea of the blog came during the recent fights and fitness testing down at our home Sheffield Hallam University. We want to share the success of our athletes and the progress that the project is making.

A Brief History

On a frosty Saturday morning in February, 10 young amateur boxers from Sheffield City ABC attended the first ever session of Combat Conditioning in the Strength and Conditioning suite at Sheffield Hallam University. The session was structured as an introduction to strength and conditioning and its application to boxing performance.

In the session, we also outlined Combat Conditioning's ambitions:

The Goals of Combat Conditioning

Improve Force Development through Strength and Plyometric Exercise

Accelerate Atheletic Development with Movement Patterns and Mobility

Develop Aerobic and Anaerobic Capacities Through High Intensity Conditioning Protocols

Acceleration and Speed Developed Through Sprint and Fight Specific Training Protocols

Following these pilot sessions, Combat Conditioning returned in a much warmer May but this time it was going to stay! Due to the break, the project lost a little momentum and we was low on numbers. Then the involvement of the infamous Ingle Gym gave the project a boost. We migrated to a gym hall where the main focus was movement and circuit conditioning.

Now the sessions take place back in the Strength and Conditioning suite, after coaching over 50 different Boxers from a variety of Sheffield boxing gyms ranging from 12 year old novice amatuers to British title holders. Out of these we have over 20 regulars who are making progress on their individual programs to boost their athletic development. We have come along way since February 2013, but this is just the beginning of a really successful story.

What to Expect From the Blog?

• Athlete Development Updates
• Updates on Project Progressions
• Fighting News and Reviews
• Sport Science in Boxing

We look forward to sharing the progress of Combat Conditioning.

Thanks.

Danny Wilson BSc ASCC