The ULTIMATE Balancing MMA and Gym Guide 

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actual vid starts at 5:33

Why are you yelling so much bro ?

We finally got the collab we were all waiting for.

I train Muay Thai Monday-Thursday, hit the gym Friday-Saturday. Everything works out perfectly

Hey Mario, thank you for uploading this vid. I have been struggeling to do kickboxing and to gym at the same time. And you helped me ❤

Mario you really motivate me to workout and start mma 🙏🏻

I started mma couple days ago while lifting weights at the same time. This video came at the right time.

bro over the last few months i been tryna improve my life, working out more etc, I've made two youtube playlists one called 'MMA' and one called 'GYM' and kept saving vids to either of the playlists, this vid has been saved in both! Double value! Much respect bro thanks for the info

Finally the 2 bros we have been needing since the dawn of the Fitness Matrix

Mario, I have watched all of your shorts and long-form content (not all but a lot). I have been keeping track of everything that you said in a notes app and my god is it good. I have at least 5 pages (could easily get way more) of amazing fitness advice. This will help me make my fitness program and help others with their fitness journey/programs. I'm really happy you provide this information for free as people like me with no money can get amazing advice that matters. Now I can help other lifters achieve their goals and be happy. Thanks, Mario!

thank you for all the content mario ❤

Mario and Martin are inspirational 😃💪

You're literally my favorite RU-vidr

You are making the best content on RU-vid right now

Very informative video man, I do boxing and cardio every morning and I lift at night. Thanks for the tips

The video I needed

Bro came in clutch ❤❤

Crazy how things work, was barley looking for a guide and ran into your page

This is so helpful mann, I train jits/wrestling 4-6 times a week and muay once so i find it difficult to balance mma, strength training and studies

Great video! I completely agree most of the people making videos on this topic haven’t trained any martial arts for an extended period of time & have never actually fought before. Strength & conditioning should complement your martial arts training. 💯🥊

Thanks Mario I needed this because I do wrestling and I don’t know how to balance them out.

I lift on Sat, Sun, Mon. I do MMA on Tues-Fri. I do rest a day when I need it. I am currently doing a clean bulk to help me pack on some more muscle now that I’m not cutting for wrestling anymore. I thank Mario for helping me with my lifting style and focusing on free weights. I’m currently in school so I am lucky to have more time than most

if this app really works this gotta be the best ad ive ever seen

Jesus loves you

Finallyyy thankyou mario. You guys inspired me to start martial arts too

It’s been so hard to manage mma, roadwork, building my body while tackling uni and work. Hopefully this works

Thats good! I am personally trying to balance weight lifting and karate. They also combine very well like mma

2 legends in one video 😮

I go to an MMA gym in Florida that has 9 and 10 AM classes for everything. Boxing, Muay Thai, BJJ, Wrestling, etc. Pretty lucky. But yes - the nighttime lifts absolutely 100% affect the morning MMA sessions. I had to switch from PPL to 4x a week U/L because my recovery was so trash. Maybe I’ll give your “pull push legs” a try

I’m a teen and love ur content keep it up man💪

great video bro, just started training and been tryna balance weight training in the morning and boxing in the evening but brooo burned me out lol. I wasnt eating enought thio

I've been doing Kickboing for a couple of weeks and I'm loving it. Imagine bodybuilders doing MMA 😂😂😂

Mario Rios, what would your recommendations be for breaking from taekwondo (also 1st degree black belt) into mma, like what martial arts and areas should I look to improve

Thanks Mario thanks to your advice and athletic bodybuilding i now kick harder than anyone my size and i cripple people bigger than me

hey mario, nice video, i been doing muay thai for a few months and i been balancing it with weight lifting rn i do 2 days muay thai and 5 days of weighlifting with a bro split, i been wondering if theres a better split i could do, i also saw a video from Jeff Nippard talking about doing full body 5x a week ❤ thx for all ur advice btw

Do you guys think its a good idea to do MMA on Mondays Tuesdays and Thursdays and do lower body on friday and upper body on saturday and rest on sunday and wednesday? is there a better gym split to do to give me enough recovery to work a physical job and also do MMA?

Any suggestions? I normally train Muay Thai & Jiujitsu 2-3x per week each. A sample week would be: Monday: Muay Thai + Jiujitsu Tuesday: Muay Thai + Jiujitsu Wednesday: Workout (Full-Body Moderate) Thursday: Muay Thai or Jiujitsu Friday: Muay Thai or Jiujitsu Saturday: Workout (Full-Body Intense) Sunday: Rest I found that after a few months, regular two-a-days burnt me out.. messed with my recovery.. and lead to me being more injury-prone... typically from hard spars 1-2x per week and maybe 1-2 hard rolling days.. The above schedule has been towards the top-end for long-term sustainability for me in terms of recovery and time-commitment. Open to suggestions on improving this split/program

Hey Mario what type of stud/piercing do you have in your ear. I'm thinking of copping new ones and yours are fire

renaissance periodization has a great video on this. he is a brown belt in bjj and a doctorate in exercise science

Exactly what I fucking needed,thanks

Mental game is a big part of mma and fighting in general

i do muaythai/mma mon wed thursday and do full body weightlifting fri sat sun and its going well. tue is normaly chirpractor days or rest days but if i feel im slackin ill use tues to do muaythai or lift

hey great video and at a time i needed it the most, can i do 3 times a week gym and 2 times a week mma?. Thank you in advance.

Good video! Youre pitch is very intense however and i would advise to be more chill. Keep going 💯

As a donkey that is joining a mma gym I needed this.

2:36, yes you can tap to strikes. GSP one of the greatest fighters of all time did it

I ask what would I do without you? Thank You man, btw does this work with other Sports as well?

If you’re trying to be a lifter who is a has a hobbie of martial arts then sure 2-3 days of martial arts and 4-6 days of lifting sounds great. But if u want to be a fighter, u need at least 5 days of martial arts and 2-3 days of supplemental lifting that is focused on your martial art. You also need to prioritize running and other cardio.

I do Muay Thai and don’t have access to weights so I use kettlebells + Calisthenics working well so far should put on some muscle when I start the bulk

How would I balance grappling striking and weightlifting

I see that Super Mario showed up before you when you looked up your name. Does he have an aesthetic and athletic physique?

I played football ⚽️ and went to gym last year but its was really exhausting and difficult so i had to quit football 😢

no where to do MMA in my home town, but there is a BJJ gym and a muay thai gym could i balance like my weight training sessions and then my "mma" sessions just go half BJJ and muay thai? aware there are other parts to MMA but just what is in my home town, i not trying to compete or anything just a psychically be capable man, i kind of bad at all atm i stopped training for 2 years, i had lifted the last 8 weeks, just took up BJJ and well i did do muay thai for a few years a long time ago i also considered just trying to balance weights with BJJ first as i have no idea what i am doing on the ground, just had my first class

So should we be in a slight surplus like 200-300 kcals?

Will I stunt my growth working out 5 times (2 days boxing 3 weightlifting ) at 15

Mario why is it that you can’t do a tornado kick despite being a black belt in tae Kwon do

Bro is the king of yapping

why are you screaming?

Mario my friend wants to fly you out cause he wants to box, he doesn't like you. Also thanks for the channel iv made bigger gains since watching your channel so thanks. Also id pick you in a fight.

Hey Coach Mario how do you tell if you have short arm?

INSIDE VOICE KUYA PLS 😂

I box 3 x a week and PPL 3 x a week also, i find this schedule works for me because i used to do full body 3 x weeks and my body is so sore the day after, specially when i have boxing session the day after, and when I’m in camp for a fight i box 6 x a week and lift and box in 3 x

Mario. Can you make a video on the best kickboxing gear to buy for under $50?

Yo mario I play soccer it's my passion and I workout in the gym also to help my aesthetics but I want to start boxing too so can u help?

8:13 mario practicing optimally balancing leon edwards between him and Martin

Bruh what are your stats, like weight, squat, bench and deadlift?

Bro just roasted Jack Hopkins☠️

I have a question as a teenager should I start lifting or mma cuz I don't have the money to do both

Cool video, was looking for something like this, but why are you yelling at the camera for 10 min straight lmao

Do a plyometric video

does this apply to other sports too????

bro please make logging in easier on the site

Mario quick question...i want to prioritize boxing so i think i will go with a 3x per week full body split...so how should i structure my workout so that i can implement compound lifts bcz it might be too taxing to do all of them In a single session..thnx

Great info….Any particular reason as to why you’re yelling?

5:33

Who shares videos of Leon Edwards training athletically and his training routine?

W video

Ok

Can you make a video that actually gives us a routine

Bro really called out jack Hopkins who is actually a licensed pro fighter now. He would knock you out

Can you do fotball ⚽️ and gym

1:02 AYOOOOOOOOOOOO

5:49 Leon wasn't even born in 1990.

You are cool

Does this apply to boxing as well?

I do boxing not mma but can it work as well for me?

(. ) keeping you big as hell

Leon edwards biggest glazer

Is 8% bodyfat unhealthy?

Bro said Leon Edward’s 2.0

Make the same type of video but use no gym equipment, limited equipment or no equipment at all

Mario I just want to thank u for saving me from being a bodybuilder

I didnt listen to connor mcregor and jon jones. I listened to sean strickland podcadt

Yap yap yap

Bro I saw you spar… it’s like you never stepped a foot in an mma gym

yo, very good video. But try not to scream in the camera, just talk instead of constantly kinda screaming this will make it look way more proffesional and nice to listen to you

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I want to like you Mario. I’m glad you train and all but your takes are wild. BJJ definitely takes mental toughness. Not just that tho, a lot of arrogance with you. I don’t like hating but man chill out

Gotta love how every vid is an ad for his worthless workout programs