To preface my post, before reading this book, I had bought into the Tabata/HIIT stuff hook, line and shinker. I loathed road work, and when I did do it, I would not use a heart rate monitor; I just went balls out for 3 miles.
This book really changed the way I look at building a solid cardio base.
After incorporating a heart rate monitor, I was shocked to find that for me, running at even a moderate pace quickly took over the desired target zone. I was unquestionably out of shape.
It was very humbling at first doing slow long distance running. I pretty much had to jog in slow motion or my heart rate would gradually climb past 165.
My problem was my mindset. I felt that if I wasn't pushing it as hard as I could, I was wasting my time.
Now I'm doing 3, 45min to an hour runs a week, keeping my heart rate in the low 150's. I'm already seeing results.
I'm probably beating a dead horse here, but if you are interested, definitely check out Joel Jamieson's Ulitamte MMA Conditioning. It cleared up so much up for me.
Boxers never listened to the Crossfit Tabata hipe. Neither did the Diaz brothers. 
Breeze05 - Boxers never listened to the Crossfit Tabata hipe.
They were even called old fashioned and outdated for it. Guess they knew what they were doing after all. (Long runs + interval work = win.)
yeah that Joel guy.. he's ok.. :)
Ive gleaned information from the forums and a good bit off a couple of the guys who are posting here as well. Really want this book. Tried to find a way to buy it with paypal as I had some extra cash sitting in the account but no luck. Im getting it soon though.
nobadanymore - Do you no longer do the HIIT stuff now then?, or you do both?.I'm curious too
HIIT the focus mitts.
Ultimate guide to hrv training just arrived...I'm pretty excited 
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Is there a PDF version?
stephenu88 - Is there a PDF version? <img src="/images/phone/droid.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/>
No.
I don't actively train any martial art but the book gave me a ton of help in building an overall great fitness.
What type of equipment is required to do these workouts?
I bought the book a few months ago, prolly so I wouldn't bother BIC anymore more than anything, and I'm just finishing up Block B and start Block C next week. The whole thing is interesting and the bottom line is, if you follow the guidelines you'll see/get results. Very happy I got it.
Just want to point out one small thing. Altough Joel is now becoming the "aerobic guy" the most important message in the book is to learn to create a program thats right for YOU. Lance Armstrong probably doesnt need to do road work because his aerobic engine is already incredibly strong. Instead he might need to focus on getting stronger in the weightroom if he is training for MMA.
The whole point of the book is not to feed you a cookie cutter workout of XYZ but to teach you how the energy systems works in fighting and what you need to work on for that particular purpose
My 2 cents
Gokudamus stole my name - Just want to point out one small thing. Altough Joel is now becoming the "aerobic guy" the most important message in the book is to learn to create a program thats right for YOU. Lance Armstrong probably doesnt need to do road work because his aerobic engine is already incredibly strong. Instead he might need to focus on getting stronger in the weightroom if he is training for MMA.good point
The whole point of the book is not to feed you a cookie cutter workout of XYZ but to teach you how the energy systems works in fighting and what you need to work on for that particular purpose
My 2 cents
<blockquote>Gokudamus stole my name - Just want to point out one small thing. Altough Joel is now becoming the "aerobic guy" the most important message in the book is to learn to create a program thats right for YOU. Lance Armstrong probably doesnt need to do road work because his aerobic engine is already incredibly strong. Instead he might need to focus on getting stronger in the weightroom if he is training for MMA.<br /><br />The whole point of the book is not to feed you a cookie cutter workout of XYZ but to teach you how the energy systems works in fighting and what you need to work on for that particular purpose<br /><br />My 2 cents</blockquote><br /><br /><br />
This is correct, Though you can use his outlines for general fitness too, it dose not have to be just about fighting.
Yep. Joel gives guidelines to what he thinks your base aerobic and strength levels should be and advises you to concentrate on those areas until you have reached them. After that he gives you advice on how to improve your anaerobic power and capacity, and how to improve your explosive strength, on top of the foundation you've already built.