Gama’s great isometric workout

Gama’s great isometric workout hasn’t been discussed much online.

If you’re unfamiliar with… The Great Gama, this article may give you an idea of ​​what the strongman and wrestler of yore did to get himself in phenomenal shape and excellent conditioning.

In fact, a lot of today’s mixed martial arts fighters, you know, the ones that fight in Ultimate Fighting Championship… are incorporating isometric techniques and some of the training techniques that these old time fighters and strongmen used.

However, we will discuss more about that later, let’s talk about the Great Gama Isometrics workout.

Gama, often referred to as “The Lion of the Punjab”, was one of the great wrestlers of India. He is reputed to have defeated his opponents in over 5,000 wrestling matches. According to most experts, he is the only fighter in history who was never defeated in his entire career that lasted more than 50 years. Furthermore, he is the only fighter to retire undefeated to this day!

What was The Great Gama’s “secret” to getting it in this incredible condition? Well, for one, his Iso Workout.

Iso training is nothing new for fighters, martial artists, bodybuilders, powerlifters, and strength and conditioning trainers. The legendary wrestler…Farmer Burns, would often place a sack of grain between his legs and squeeze it until he broke. This would be called an isometric contraction.

This was how he practiced his “Leg Scissor Grab”.

Like most Indian wrestlers, Iso’s training found its way into Great Gama’s training. Two of the best exercises he used were the hindu squat and the hindu pushup.