Georges St. Pierre is a new breed of MMA fighter. After watching his 'blood and guts' victory over Jon Fitch this past weekend, I was curious about his training regimen. I found a few videos on YouTube featuring plyometrics, muscle tension weight training and sparring. The first video shows St. Pierre's secret weapon; strength and conditioning coach, Jonathan Chaimberg."People laugh at me when I tell them what his fitness level was when he first came to me. 8 bodyweight chinups, struggled with 60 lbs dumbells, and had no core or stabalizers. Now the guy has seen unreal gains. Chinups with 100 lbs attatched, dumbell pressing 120's and has a 40 inch vertical, it's crazy."
St. Pierre doesn't have any special diet. In fact, he's been known to eat at McDonald's on occasion.
"I don't diet, except when I have a fight coming up. Eight weeks before a fight I eat as healthy as I can. I eat carbohydrates normally before my workout and after I stay with protein. My carbohydrates are moderate and my protein is higher. It's the protein that helps me recover. Otherwise, my calories are about the same amount throughout the day.
I take a whey protein drink after each training session. I also take a lot of omega-3 oils. That's enough for me. It works. I do not take any multivitamins or mineral supplements."
For Men! FitnessRX Magazine, May 2008.
Georges St. Pierre strength training, includes also David Loiseau and Denis Kang.
George St. Pierre training at Team Jackson's. Footage from forthcoming documentary, "The Striking Truth."
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