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Randy Couture , Lance Freimuth
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  • Paperback: 280 pages
  • Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing (15 Aug 2010)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0982565828
  • ISBN-13: 978-0982565827
  • Product Dimensions: 28.1 x 22.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 23,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Randy Couture is renown throughout the fight world for his incredible stamina, extreme work ethic and grueling fight pace. In his new book, Xtreme Training, Couture details the training methods that have catapulted him into the upper echelon of Mixed Martial Arts and led to five world titles in two different weight classes. With the help of world-class strength and conditioning coach, Jake Bonacci, Randy demonstrates his trademark exercises used to increase his power and cardio. No guesswork, no blind program design: the workouts in this book are battle tested and proven successful with top level competitive fighters.

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Randy "The Natural" Couture transformed himself into one of the most successful mixed martial arts fighters in history. He is the only UFC combatant to have claimed both the heavyweight and light heavyweight titles, and he has won more UFC title belts than anyone in the sport. He lives in Las Vegas, NV.

Lance Freimuth is a writer, editor, and photographer. He lives in Las Vegas, NV.

Erich Krauss is the New York Times bestselling author of Forrest Griffin's Got Fight, and has written more than twenty-five books. He lives in Las Vegas, NV.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best fitness manual I've seen - fantastic for non-fighters too!, 18 Dec 2010
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Mr. B. Hillis (Windsor, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Xtreme Training: The Fighter's Ultimate Fitness Manual (Paperback)
I don't do combat sports but I really enjoy a wide variety of training. Randy Couture's book is the best all round fitness manual I have seen.

Part One is on "General Physical Preparation". It starts with a short chapter explaining the different aspects of physical preparation. The authors have written this for MMA but it applies more widely. I have read lots of general explanations of fitness this is the clearest and most complete I have seen. Then, the book runs through metabolic conditioning, starting with dynamic warm-up and then moving on to full body conditioning. This section contains a great variety of drills, even more than dos Remedios' book on cardio strength training, which I also recommend. Next are sections on strength training, dealing with exercises to work the posterior chain, upper body pushes, upper body pulls and core work. Part Two explains MMA sports-specific training, separated into standing and ground drills. Part Three consists of Training Routines. First Randy runs through a ten week training programme he would use to prepare for a 3 x 5 minute round non-title fight. Then, he sets out several alternative work-outs ranging from a strength and conditioning work-out designed for a novice to an advanced programme to develop size and strength.

Couture & co have written a book with some knockout features:

. it is incredibly well-produced with clear colour photographs showing the movements from a variety of angles, so you get a clear sense of how the exercise should be performed;
. it is well written with detailed explanations of the movements;
. it contains many, many different exercises, which certainly helps to avoid getting stale; and
. there are some surprising gems of information in here which I have not seen elsewhere - and Couture's longevity and standing mean you know you can trust the more unusual points (e.g. about doing core work before Olympic lifts so that your core is warmed up to protect your spine).

There is no section on diet so if you need this you need another book as well. Also, I suspect this will benefit people who have got past beginner stage in training more than novices. And as I said before I am not a fighter so I cannot comment on the sports-specific material, but Randy Couture and his team have written a magnificent manual for fitness, strength and conditioning. Highly recommended.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Really great book on traning, 19 Dec 2010
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This book is really one of the best fitness books written. The quality is high and the layout and photography is top notch. The only thing bothering me about the book is, some of the techniques on the olympic lifts is not perfect form (I'm talking about the photos - not the text). I know Couture and his team is not olympic lifters, but they are writing a training manual, so every technique should be perfect. This is only a minor thing, and it's still a great book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and Versatile, 2 Nov 2011
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Excellent book, easy to follow and not impractical in the slightest.

can be used by people at any fitness level or eventual goal. Another quality book.
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