Squatting For MMA

[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
What sort of periodization do you use on those pulling exercises/what sort of progress have you made?
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I do 5/3/1 twice a week, so much of my assistance work is not really the 5 x 10 that Wendler prescribes, but somewhere thereabouts.

Mostly it’s a pretty straightforward way of doing things - i.e., 3 x 15 or more for band pull aparts, higher rep rows, pullups, etc.

I’ve wrestled with a few different injuries this year, and I was making pretty good progress on bent over rows until I fucked my forearm up. Only recently, after months of pain, am I beginning to be able to do as much pulling as I should and want to.

It’s tough, because I only lift for my upper body once a week, so getting enough work to counteract days of boxing inside of 7 or 10 sets of pulling is hard to do.

That’s my log:

http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/blog_sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding_log/log_o_the_irish?pageNo=17#5159236

I welcome all opinions.