Energy Production Summary By now, you probably understand that energy production and conditioning is not simple. When peopte often ask me, "What do I need to do improve my conditioning?" my answer usually takes them by surprise when I tell them that I have no idea. Now don't get me wrong, with the right tests and assessments I can certainly give them the right answer and provide a plan that will dramatically improve their conditioning. The problem, however, is that without knowing anything about why someone's conditioning is poor or what their level of physical preparation is to begin with, it is next to impossible to give any real meaningful answers to such an open ended question. Just like the sport itself, energy production and conditioning come from many different abilities. As you learned from the discussion above, conditioning is about how fast you can produce energy, how long you can produce it for, how much total energy you're capable of generating, and of course, how efficiently you use it. On a fundamental level, all of these different components are responsible for determining if you're an explosive fighter who can last bell to bell or a fighter who gasses out and gets beat by fighters with less skill. So what is it that gives you the ability to produce more energy, produce it faster, and produce it longer? Let's look at the answer. Energy Systems Overview The next chapters and sections in this book will give you the answer to the question above and provide you with a detailed blueprint to crank up your body's energy production like never before. You'll learn the secrets to increasing the power, capacity, and total potential of energy production and most importantly, you'll learn how to do so in a way that will specifically improve your performance as a fighter. Before I give you the answers you've been waiting for and the secrets to my entire training program, however, I need to give you a little more detailed view of what exactly determines the different components of conditioning in the first place. Understanding this simple principle and the model of energy production below is one of the real keys to unlocking the mysteries of cond:+ioning and developing a program that's based specifically on your own needs. If you look at the center of the circle in fig. 6, you'll see there are three main circles. These three circles represent the body's three different energy systems and their specific development is what determines what kind of conditioning you have. It's important to think of them as three independent and yet overlapping systems, each of them with differing energy production capabilities. Ultimate conditioning is about creating precisely the right balance of development between all of them and how they work together. This is the real secret of conditioning that most fighters, and even most coaches, don't truly understand. If you are interested in advanced exercise programs, check out SAQStivity Pro Fitness 123 Eisenhower Lane S Lombard, IL 60148 (630) 620-7277