Posted on 5/29/126 by Colin Vassallo
On yesterday’s episode of SiriusXM’s The Nikki and Brie
Show, Nikki Garcia talked about passing her recent sports
testing and training for her comeback.
During the episode, Nikki Garcia shared about her
specialized training schedule and how because of this sports
test she is going to come back to the ring better than
before.
Nikki Garcia on her sports testing and training for her
comeback (27:48- 31:00)
Nikki Garcia: So this though, mom helped me out on the
Friday one and then Matteo came with me Saturday, but I
didn’t realize it was my sports testing with the surgeons
and everyone.
Brie Garcia: So were they all in the room or Zoom?
Nikki Garcia: No, not Zoom, but it’s like, “Hey, let’s do
her sports testing.” And then they look at the results. So
then Carlo has a protocol and then, but what was important
about this testing was, this is where they test strength,
ballistic, all the different things to see where I’m at and
where I’m at on the healing is safe to start to do quite a
bit of activity, but in a safe way so you don’t re-injure
the bones or the torn ligaments, but this is where they do a
lot of testing to be like “Okay, this is where if she does
this program and works this hard, she can be, she can make
this like be 100% in the ring,” let’s just say. So I was
like, “Oh my gosh, like you have to give it your all.” So I
do that Friday and Saturday. So after then when we finished
Saturday and Brie, all the testing, I was like, damn, it’s
like hitting just maxes on everything, right? And then
running, jumping, all the things, side to sides with that.
And that was in the strength set. That’s the ballistic
stuff, right? But when you’re not, when you’re coming off of
Vegas, not prepared for that.
Brie Garcia: I know. It’s almost like you should have waited
a couple of days.
Nikki Garcia: But that’s when you’re looking at time, when
you think weeks and then he looks at me and I was like,
“What?” And then he gives me a high five. He goes, “You made
it.” But you know, I will say this testing, I feel like
anyone who’s coming in, whether it’s out of retirement or
someone who hasn’t, let’s just say, been in the ring for a
while, I feel like everyone needs to do this testing.
Because what’s crazy is you’re on machines and you have
computers. And then there’s other type of testing they do
just with, you know, just with the PT. But what they’re
testing is your age, weight, bone density, with your muscle
mass. Everything goes all together and it tells you the
exact percentage you’re at before 100 percent. So hey, this
is your percentage and this is how much you’re off to be the
best of you. So there’s no re-injury. So then you could be
the best performer. You can be. And I’m like, actually on
this comeback, I’m going to come back better than I did
because now I’m going to know exactly where I’m at
physically. And like now I know where I have to push myself.
And it’s crazy because I didn’t have this kind of program.
So now just to know that two days a week has to be strictly
calf strengthening. But like, I’ve never had that before. So
like two days is just only calf strengthening. Three days is
all my other strengthening. So quads, glutes, upper body.
And then one day is just straight ballistic training. Like
it’s the side to sides, running, pushing off, jumping up and
down, jump roping, jump high, jump low, step down, one leg
jump off this way, like left or right. You know what I mean?
That kind of training is really important.
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