MMA Fighter And Coach Santino DeFranco Fight Ready How To Get Fit And Lose Weight

About this episode

Santino DeFranco discusses his book 'FIGHT READY' and shares insights on fitness, weight loss, and mental resilience.

FIGHT READY: How to Get Fit, Lose Weight, and Kick Ass in Everything You Do (St. Martin's Press Griffin Original, On Sale Date May 19, 2026, $25.00), by Santino DeFranco, is the complete sports performance book, but is actually also the complete non-sports performance book - as many of the concepts can be used in myriad facets of life. DeFranco is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, former professional MMA fighter and current MMA coach and trainer, and with this thorough guide he gives readers the knowledge to reach their performance ceiling by cutting through so much of the blather other "gurus" try to sell.DeFranco presents a step-by-step guide on how to improve overall performance, sports or otherwise. He covers the intense nature needed to persevere through adversity, how to handle nerves and anxiety, and how best we can all learn to channel negative energy into making us more physically and mentally fit and for competitive athletes, the best we can be. Covering strength, conditioning, nutrition, supplements, recovery, and - this is key in all walks of life - the importance of proper sleep, FIGHT READY , gives the reader the knowledge to be prepared physically and mentally…

People in this episode

Host: Arroe Collins

Guest: Santino DeFranco

Topics covered

• fitness
• MMA
• weight loss
• sports performance
• mental health
• nutrition

Keywords

• MMA
• fitness
• weight loss
• nutrition
• sports performance
• mental acuity
• recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Martin's Press

Books & works: FIGHT READY: How to Get Fit, Lose Weight, and Kick Ass in Everything You Do

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