Basic exercise/working out for fighting question

[Oreomeister365]

well...I have had quite a wide variety of exercises/workouts, and have done them quite often, but I am still lacking certain answers, and a specific workout plan.

First off: what should I be doing every single day? stretching is obvious, but are things like pushups/situps supposed to be done every day? evry other day? and so on...

is there a particular order things should be done? for example, should stretching usually come before everything else?

I tend to shy away from weights due to the fact that I'm pretty far away from any gyms, and...I just hate big chunks of metal for some reason. However I do have a basic exercise machine along with plenty of free weights and a bench...no squat rack sadly (I like squats, among other things) I use them as needed, but can one get just as much benefit using maybe only half of your exercises as weight lifting and half using your own body weight? (ie, pushups till you're dead)

how many things should I be doing? theres workouts every other day, but should I stack sprints and so on along with it?

ab work...it seems to be very important...

any answers would be appreciated...

also...I generally want to gain more mass along with some definition...I have this layer of fat around my abs that is generally just a little too much for my tastes....my abs themselves are large enough, but this non-definition around that area, has my abs simply make me look a little fat...its annoying...

[darkrelevance]

if you're practicing for fighting you might want to add a very important thing to your routine.
sparring.

[Oreomeister365]

I love, sparring, generally..I love fighting...I've gotten into some, and well, while sometimes bloody and harsh, they were some of the most fun I've ever had. So I do this so I can fight in a orginized, skillful fashion, in a setting where noone gets stabbed or shot

[zhorner]

here is what you do.....download shareaza, and then download either bas rutten or frank shamrocks martial art workout routine. it is free.

if you dont want to do that and want an answer from me, it would help to know what MA you do. if it have anything to do with grappling or groundfighting you should do back and front bridges every day for your neck. as for your abs, you cannot spot reduce so doing situps all day long will not get rid of your fat. do cardio about 4 times a week, jump roping is very good and will help develop your calves. also stop eating carbs past 7 pm. their is much more you could do but try that for a while.

[Celtic)(Lamont]

hey man work out wise it would be good to start off with 1 month of bodyweight training, full body 3 times a week CV 2 times a week and 2 rest days.......start the workout with compound exercises (exercises using more than one muscle and 2 or more joints) then go onto the isolatory body weight like dips............

after 1 month your body will have adapted to the stress an it is time to change your training so the next stage is endurance 12-15 reps this will increase your capilary density and allow you to get more blood to your muscles. Same again compound first isolate last....full body

after 1 month the next stage is hypertrophy (mass building). this time do 8-12 reps. split your weekly routine to chest + tris, back + bi's, legs + shoulders

after 3 weeks strength 4-6 reps (other stuff as above)

after 2 weeks power training 1-4 reps (same as above)

my best advice is change exercises stand on one leg us a stability ball keep your body guessin an stimulate your neomuscular system in this way.....to make this all relevent to martial arts spar alot on cv days do agility training. "the best work out routine is the one your not on".

[goodun]

there is some ok routines on this site

http://boxingkent00.tripod.com/