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Best Sauna Suit For MMA 2021 (How To Safely Cut Weight)

The primary reason MMA fighters and athletes use sauna suits is for weight loss before a professional bout. MMA fighters weigh in at their contractually obliged weight class roughly 24 hours before their fight and swiftly rehydrate to their natural body weight after they get off the scales. This has always been the tradition, and while there’s a huge focus behind the dangers and risks around weight cutting in MMA, there are safer ways to do it. We look at the best sauna suit for MMA and some great alternatives to consider.

Best Grappling Dummy For MMA 2021🤼🥋 (How to Stuff Guide + Workout)

by Team FTD

In the past, grappling dummies have been frowned upon for their inability to replicate what a real-life person can do. While this may be true, a grappling dummy shouldn’t be used to directly replicate your training partners’ real-world actions, behaviors, and movements. One of the biggest benefits of using a grappling dummy for MMA is to drill techniques repeatedly without relying on anyone else.

Bruce Lee said, “I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.”- with a grappling dummy, it is possible to accumulate a significant amount of reps to compliment your overall game.

Best MMA Gloves For Sparring 2021 🥊(Buyers Guide and Reviews)

by Team FTD

Finding the best MMA gloves means you need the right fit, the right material, and the right brand. Having the right type of glove that perfectly fits your hands is paramount to ensuring you feel prepared and focused for competition, training, or sparring.

The difference between an MMA glove from a Boxing glove is that an MMA glove has individual open finger and thumb placements that allow for grappling, clinching, and submissions. Boxing gloves are more like mittens in that all four fingers are secured into one section, with the thumb in a separate section to allow for a tight fist.

7 Best Headgear For MMA Sparring 🥊⛑️(2021 Edition!)

by Team FTD

Having been in combat sports for over 7 years and taking many strikes to the head, I took it upon myself to really understand the benefits and drawbacks of wearing the best headgear for MMA sparring, even if it was 7 years too late! Ultimately, if you are entering into some form of combat that inflicts damage to your head, and therefore the brain, you should be considering factors to mitigate head trauma as much as possible. Wearing headgear for MMA comes down to your skill level, experience, fighting style, and ultimate goal in the sport. In this post, we break down the best headgear on the market today and how to decide whether it’s for you.

6 Best Protein Powders for Muay Thai 🥊 (How To Pick The Best)

by Team FTD

For many Muay Thai fighters, protein powder helps tremendously for building, maintaining, and recovering muscle. Even if you eat right, protein powders are able to provide that extra boost that really gives an advantage for intense workouts, but where do you even begin when choosing one with so many on the market?

Wrestlers throwing each other after the best protein for wrestlers

6 Best Protein Powders for Wrestlers 🤼🍼 (Buyers Guide On How To Choose)

by Team FTD

For many wrestlers, protein powders provide the extra boost they need to gain and maintain muscle mass and recover after workouts. A high-protein diet is a good start, but being able to drink a protein beverage is a lot more convenient than cooking up a meal. But what are the best protein powders for wrestlers you can buy today?

7 Best Training Gym Bags For MMA 🎒🥊 (2021 Edition!)

by Team FTD

Whether you’re looking for a training gym bag for MMA, BJJ, Muay Thai, or Boxing, there are key features you to make your life easier. There’s nothing worse than stuffing a bag full and rummaging around for your mouth guard, a pair of clean socks, or your all-important jockstrap – ladies we have you covered too.

4 Best Jockstraps For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu In 2021 🥋

by Team FTD

So you’ve taped your hands and made sure your body is limber and warm from your MMA and BJJ stretches, but do you have the one thing that may prevent you from actual man tears today? Every man (and even woman) will know the day they realized they need a cup for MMA or Jiu-Jitsu.

4 Best Mouthguards For MMA 2021🦷🥊 (Buyers Guide + Review✔️)

by Team FTD

A mouth guard, or sometimes referred to as a gumshield is an appliance that covers the teeth and surrounding tissue with the aim of preventing or reducing trauma to the teeth, gum tissue, lips, and jaws. Wearing a mouth guard during training and combat is integral to the longevity of any fighter in any style of fighting.

Best MMA Shoes For MMA Training 2021 👟🤼‍♂️ (Buyers Guide With Photos)

by Team FTD

Finding the right MMA shoes for MMA training can be difficult given how versatile the sport is, but we’ve taken the hard work out of looking and provided our readers with a comprehensive list of the best options for Mixed Martial Arts shoes for MMA training. We review the pros and cons to each and ensure that you’re leaving knowing exactly what to purchase.

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