The ultimate fitness guide by former high ranking fighter and one of the top MMA trainers in the country, Santino DeFranco-with a foreword from the two-division UFC champion Henry Cejudo.
To be "fight ready" is to exist in a state of optimal physical and mental preparedness that enables a fighter to execute and perform at a peak level at any moment. In Fight Ready, Santino DeFranco draws on his expertise from training world-class mixed martial artists and UFC fighters like Henry Cejudo, Tracy Cortez, Kamuela Kirk, and The Korean Zombie to show readers how to become fight ready inside and outside of the cage.
Through healthy, gimmick-free, easy-to-understand techniques, Fight Ready helps readers learn how to lose weight and keep it off while improving their strength, endurance, and mental outlook towards their health. Highlighting successful and safe practices for readers at every stage of their fitness journey, Fight Ready simulates a customizable professional fight camp experience for readers to achieve their own diet and fitness goals-whether or not they ever intend to compete in MMA.
In a market saturated by faux science and magic bullet diets, Fight Ready cuts through the noise to provide clear, practical diet and fitness advice that is actionable, sustainable, and battle-tested-all while offering VIP, behind-the-scenes access to the world of mixed martial arts and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
So, are you ready to become fight ready? As a fighter and then a coach, Santino DeFranco has spent over 25 years honing his craft in Mixed Martial Arts. He coaches MMA fighters at the highest level including UFC two-division champion, Henry Cejudo; Korean Zombie, Kelvin Gastelum, and Tracy Cortez among others. Outside of coaching, Santino owns multiple businesses and hosts a weekly MMA podcast. He is married and has two smart, active sons.
"Santino De Franco draws on his more than 20 years of experience as an MMA fighter & coach to create a book that incorporates a cerebral sports science approach to help form a complete athlete. What does the above stammer mean? It means Santino knows what he is talking about. That his training philosophy takes into account the physical and mental aspects of training for sport." -Forrest Griffin, UFC Champion, UFC Hall of Famer, and 2x New York Times bestselling author
"Santino's been in my corner through every war-inside and outside the cage. He's pushed me past my limits, kept me sharp, and never let me forget who I am. Without him, I'm not the fighter-or the woman-I am today." -Tracy Cortez, UFC Women's top ranked Flyweight fighter.
"One day during a training camp, I felt fatigued and couldn't get my heart rate above 155bpm. I kept pushing harder and harder until coach Santino came over and told me my heart rate was a sign of overtraining, not me "being in great shape" as I thought. That simple moment changed the camp and how I now view MMA in many ways. Coach Santino is always trying to get us to fight smarter, not just harder. I cannot recommend him and his coaching methods enough." -Korean Zombie, UFC featherweight superstar and title challenger.
"This book is a perfect distillation of everything Santino DeFranco is and what he believes, and I can't wait to see what you can accomplish with Santino in your corner." -Henry Cejudo, Olympic gold medalist and UFC two division champion, from the foreword
