Combat Athlete? This is a Great Partner Training Drill
February 5, 2009 by admin
If you’re a combat athlete and you’re looking for a tough partner training exercise than Monkey Boys should be included within your combat sports conditioning toolbox. Monkey Boys work on most essential areas of your combat sports conditioning plan at once.
They teach you how to intergrate your lower and upper body as well as your core. Your grip is working overtime. Not just your hands but the gripping ability of you arms, thighs and lower-legs.
Your head and neck will even get into the action as you work your way around your training partner.
The partner that’s standing has to work as well to balance and stabilize an awkward external resistence. This is exactly the type of resistance you’ll face on the mat or in the ring.
Set a timer and see who can go the longest or see how many revolutions each partner can get within a certain time frame.
CBJJ World Jiu-Jitsu Champion of New Generation BJJ in Philadelphia does a great job of performing and explaining the Monkey Boy.
Great stuff!
Jason, cool exercise. Looks like an incredible STABILITY exercise for the person standing. Awesome stuff!!!!
Nice JCB. I’ll try that on my wife when I get home tonight!
Tough drill! First time I did it I wanted to puke after just a few reps. Nice one!
Sam,
You guys are doing this on Saturday morning.
Franz,
I agree. It’s a great stability drill for standing partner, not easy either. Thanks for visiting.
Mike Stehle,
I heard jello, mud or oil add to the workout. Just sayin…..
Mike Massie,
Thanks for visiting. Do you do these often in your classes?
Yet another very cool exercise. Thanks Jason.
Bob
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I’ll try it and tell you, it looks hard and alot of cardio.
dude, remember when they did this in the ultimate fighter and the dude did a few hundred reps I think? His partner had some low back pain for days he was done!
It was craziness!