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Rashad Evans Workout Routine and Diet Plan Secrets

In a recent interview on askmen.com Rashad Evans describes his intense workout routine and diet.

Can you describe for me what you do in one full week of training?

"A little bit of everything. At 10:30 a.m. we cover any one of the many areas in the mixed martial arts world, so one day it could be Chute boxing, punching, takedowns, another day it could just be wrestling and wrestling takedowns and then another day it could be only stand-up fighting, it varies throughout the whole week. I always hit mitts in the evening and work on my conditioning after that. Tuesdays and Thursdays I get up early in the morning and do strength conditioning which usually consists of a lot of explosive movements."

How long do you normally train in a day?

"I train between six and eight hours a day."

Rashad on Weight Training

"I do a conditioning routine. Crossfit kind of stuff. A lot of practical movements, body weight exercises, things like that. I may do a circuit where I get on the Aerodyne for 30 seconds, get off and do 30 seconds of push-ups, 8-10 pull-ups, some snatch throws -- eight of those each side -- then side to side sprints, about 15 feet each way, then some rope pulls, about 15 seconds. It's just a lot of circuit stuff to confuse the body."

What kind of diet are you on when training for a fight?

"I try to stay away from high sodium and high sugar. I keep track of my protein, but I try to eat really clean more than anything. No fried foods, no fast food, no cheat days, not even a little. I actually had fast food a few weeks ago and I felt like I just had sex with a dirty prostitute and I felt awful. I was like, why did I just do that."

Rashad on Supplements

"I use a supplement called Progenics that I really like. It's a recovery drink that helps you feel awesome after you're done working out. I usually get a vitamin IV bag with a doctor in Santa Fe. He fills it up with B5, B6 and all these minerals. It takes 30-40 minutes and I do it once a week. Afterwards, I feel amazing for the next couple of days. I haven't gotten sick at all. It helps me fight off sickness, since I'm beating my body up with all this training.

Rashad Evans Supplements

o Estro Performance: a single supplement, dual times per day (morning as well as evening).
o Gut Performance: a single addition each morning.
o Diprotic acid: a single supplement; prior to dusk training.
o Immuno Performance protein shake: twice every day in between dishes (morning as well as evening).
o Joint Performance Plus: twice per day (morning as well as evening).
o Omega 3: a single per day during lunchtime.
o Performance Plus packs: twice per day (morning as well as evening).
o Recovery opening supplement: twice per day (morning as well as prior to dusk workout).

Rashad on Diet

"I try to stay away from high sodium and high sugar. I keep track of my protein, but I try to eat really clean more than anything. No fried foods, no fast food, no cheat days, not even a little. I actually had fast food a few weeks ago and I felt like I just had sex with a dirty prostitute and I felt awful. I was like, why did I just do that."

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Visualization training

Rashad Evans and his coach Mike Van Arsdale believe 90 percent of the fight in MMA is mental and that a fighter needs to visualize what he’s going to do before entering the octagon.

Van Arsdale spends an hour a day with his fighters, walking them through the entire process of fight night with his visualization routine.

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www.ufc.com
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www.on205th.com
www.worldextremefighter.com
www.fightticker.com
http://sports.yahoo.com
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