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15 Aug 2025
Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev will be an absolute banger ⤵️
But if you want to fight effectively for 5 rounds, it's not about slogging more miles.
One important molecule is lactate (not lactic acid)
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15 Aug 2025
Just because lactate will be sky high for Dricus and Khamzat doesn’t mean they’re “anaerobic” and not using the aerobic energy system.
Lactate is being shuttled to the brain, heart, and muscles as a preferred fuel source during intense exchanges in the octagon.
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15 Aug 2025
For you watching this, it means having consistent high intensity conditioning throughout your training year will ensure you develop aerobic adaptations to use lactate as fuel efficiently.
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15 Aug 2025
The fighter who has trained to better transport and use lactate as fuel is the one better prepared for dealing with high intensity championship rounds.
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14 Aug 2025
This is awesome
I got complimented on the power of my kicks today from a Kyokushin guy at my Muay Thai gym. This was the 2nd compliment. First was last month, given by the coach's son. This validates the S&C programming that I did most of last year based on the knowledge shared by @SSOFighting
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17 Dec 2024
Balance is a task specific quality. Meaning standing on a wobbleboard etc won't make you more "balanced" for [insert sport here]
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
Dr Andrew Marley discusses the research findings from his PhD on the @SSOfighting podcast. Listen to find out about the effects of vitamin D on aerobic and anaerobic power.👉youtube.com/watch?v=_88DTpgK… 🎧
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
Listen to Dr Andrew Marley of @SES_Abertay on the @SSOFighting podcast discussing the effects of alcohol on exercise performance and S&C for grappling sports. Full episode available from: tinyurl.com/27pm2w84
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
Do you want to find out more about high intensity training? Dr John Babraj and Dr Andrew Usher @SES_Abertay explain HIT, its application in training and their work with boxers on @SSOfighting 🎧👇tinyurl.com/mvu4y225
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
30 Mar 2024
As I also commented to @SSOFighting live, kudos to my buddy @mke_mma (& fellow co-author on our latest EcoD in MMA paper) and @JonMackey14 for coming together to openly share from their authentic perspectives to find both common ground & areas to explore.
youtube.com/watch?v=wH14BaSj…
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
8 Feb 2024
I was recently a guest on the Sweet Science of Fighting podcast (@SSOFighting ) chatting about our latest paper examining the internal & external loads of MMA training, have a listen 🥊🥋🤼♀️📈📉📊
@mrjamesdelacey @SHU_SPARC @shuaspa
youtu.be/uc9ANNsPMfo?si=Nos1…
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28 Jan 2024
This was an awesome chat.
Check it out on the Sweet Science of Fighting podcast channel
🚨NEW PODCAST🚨
"Force-Velocity" Profiling and Training:
Concepts & misconceptions
Advantages and limitations
When is it useful / useless
Thank you @mrjamesdelacey for the detailed discussion 👍
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youtu.be/lDaH0J5FjOQ?si=wUI6…
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
ALT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDaH0J5FjOQ
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
17 Jan 2024
What are key physical qualities to consider for grappling physical preparation?
And, do combat athletes need all the running, if they never run?🤔
@mrjamesdelacey spoke to @Matt_Solomon110 this week about all things S&C for grappling 🤼
scienceforsport.fireside.fm/…
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
15 Jan 2024
This week, @mrjamesdelacey speaks to @Matt_Solomon110 about the:
🔑 Key physical qualities
🏃 Underpinning physiology
📆 Gym training / planning
For grappling 🤼
scienceforsport.fireside.fm/…, your streaming platform of choice or YouTube 💻
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
21 Dec 2023
Recently I was stoked to join @SSOFighting podcast to discuss all things skill acquisition in MMA!
Naturally, I referenced ideas of @brucelee a whole bunch of times & also analyzed 1 of my favorite athletes in any sport to dissect in Israel Adesanya.
youtube.com/watch?v=iBveOqyA…
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21 Dec 2023
When you've sparred with the same guy 20 times but still don't remember their name
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
19 Dec 2023
What could we use from performance analysis of Israel Adesanya over the years to inform activity design in practice?
We cover that & a lot lot more here in this episode of @SSOFighting!
I appreciate James for having me on to discuss MMA skill ACQ!
youtube.com/watch?v=iBveOqyA…
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18 Dec 2023
This is an epic podcast just released
18 Dec 2023
Always enjoy discussing ideas related to movement & skill acquisition in MMA!
In this convo w/Sweet Science of Fighting Podcast, we get into:
-Practice approaches for transfer
-Applying EcoD in beginners
-How Adesanya could approach training
-Drill design
youtube.com/watch?v=iBveOqyA…
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James | Sweet Science Of Fighting retweeted
11 Dec 2023
Why Your Strength & Conditioning Is NOT Transferring To Fight Night w/ E... youtu.be/AIvMVnSQG1k?si=3kH4… via @YouTube
Stoked to have been invited on this podcast. SSoF is an awesome channel
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