Yes, two knee injuries really slowed down Shogun's career. He is fighting on pure heart, because he is not the same fighter he was in Pride.

Shogun should go and train with whoever he trained with for the chuck fight. The one against chuck was one of the best i have seen, light on his feet, fast, mixed his takedown well with his strikes, good head movement.

hav respect for a legend of the sport

the glasses are a great concept. Pretty smart

It looks as if he has the athletism of the average working man... I guess this is one of those cases where he's a much better fighter than athlete

Let's go shogun!!!!!! You the man!!!!!!

i would say that shogun is not yet an athlete but he is one hell of a fighter. if shogun can get this athletic aspect of the game , he is unstoppable

he fought one of the best fights in mma history couple of days ago, a true warrior

I believe intensity and body weight training has helped shogun win his fight, speed and cardio were gained tremendously well from this training. Some times mixing training up but still focusing on shogun's weaknesses is good, but some of the exercises were funky though :)

FYI peeps this was one of Shogun's first workouts this summer after long week of MMA training. Also, this video show's only a small portion of his training in preparation for this fight, and includes some drills he was learning for first time to build some athleticism outside his normal routine. Many fighters, especially brazilians, have bad running form cuz they haven't played other sports other than fight. Give the guy some credit for making an effort to improve himself and try new things.

Shogun is sick! Look out for Ross Pearsons fight in rio too he is a underrated lightweight from the U.K

Shogun looks like hes training harder then ever. Best of luck to him.

Shogun had always been phenomenal after a bad performance, War Shogun!

woah thats some pretty futuristic training! with them goggles and all!

LETS GO SHOGUN!

Those glasses are an awesome idea.

those glasses are what i call TECHNOLOGIE in training O_O to practice ur reflexes at the last second O_O

that training is crazy

SHOGUN É MONSTRO!!!!!!!!

Shogon is badass.

when he was throwing the ball on the wall i was like HADOUKEN!

@mouloudo i agree, either way the winner will be in the top 5 and ready for a no.1 contender fight at least.

THIS is what Shogun needs to be doing. Since the Mark Coleman days "Shogun's weakness, is his weakness" where he'd get tossed around like a ragdoll by everyone with a wrestling background. Now that Shoguns putting on some muscle, he's going to be a force t be reckoned with. Scary.

Esse é fera

That "Yeeeah" at 1:29 is so boss. WAR SHOGUN!!

@SoCalDude805 those glasses were made to simulate being rocked...your vision goes out and you have to respond at the same time. they look like a brilliant tool for mma fighters.

What type of glasses is he wearing & where can they be purchased.Intresting training concept.

@Anathematicmusic True and Im a big Shogun fan ! Forrest is a legend !

Go shogun!!!!!!!!! i from brazilian - brazil

Come on Dana! Stop holding back on us! "Fight week blog week!"

cant wait for griffins training vid i just know his is way more intense.

I so want a pair of those shades Shogun is wearing lol. Would look like a boss in any nightclub.

CHAMPION

Shogun Rua... Dodgeball champion 2011

@kaisermetal Didnt know that running doesnt help boxers that well.. Looks like they can go many rounds no problem. And also Shogun did pretty well on Saturday so I'd say there are some benefits to this new training.

GRIFFIN BETTER BE READY, SHOGUN IS DANGEROUS WHEN HE COMES OFF A LOSS.

ESPERAMOS QUE NÃO LEVE OUTRA PIABA, SE PREPARE E CUIDE-SE BEM SHOGUM.

Shogun looks in brilliant shape here i gotta say, and although im a big Forrest fan ( who isnt?) i think shogun will easily win on saturday, via stoppage or ko in the 2nd round. I also think that when he gets another shot at Jones (if he beats rampage) then the fight will be WAY different from the firswt time they met. Anyone else agree?

@BornIntoTheGrave Best response ever.

@kaisermetal Randy Couture has been using alot of the new age stuff and hes done pretty well especially for his age. Most of these MMA fighters do what Shogun is doing in some way or another.

I hope Shogun Rua wins the title again

@nick191088 or griffin is a step for shogun to get back to his n.1 spot... he'll try to prove that he's still the shogun from the machida bouts, and I dont think it's out of reach for him, after all that was few months ago

Shogun Is back !_!! Griffin is a dead man walking!!!

mauriciiiiiiooooooo shoguuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnn RUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@WhiteFangOfTheLeaf Todd Norman also provides speed training, but I don't know how extensively Shogun used it. I know Mark Munoz has used it though.

Shogun has a non-fighter body. He's like the everyday normal guy fighting against monsters. This is why I cheer for the man. WAR SHOGUN!!

fight of the night

@Sonic3nKnuckles Lets not forget how amazing Forrest looked in the Anderson Silva fight.

Watching this got me fucking hype. Ima go run couple miles.

he should have been training like this all along the functional movents would have prevented the injuries or atleast made them less severe.people like him and bj penn rely too much on toughness.guys like jones and mcdonald hav balanced training programs.

Train2Reign!

@McFlyYouSlacker Maybe, maybe not... only way to find out is when they fight again. It would DEFINITELY be a lot more competitive than the first fight though...

i am sure they didn't show everything the trainer had him do. i would hope he would have him do some hack squats though. with his knee problems those would help shogun out alot.

@XREMOTEX as the above poster said its pretty much diet as the body fat % will be a factor in abdominal s being visible, however genetics is also another factor

he must be the master of dodgeball

@huntman125 The thing is... Shogun is NOT small for 205. Bones is HUGE for 205. But physically Shogun does look like he could make the cut.

anderson sliva dose the ball throwing dodge traning as well

heavy GUY !

WATCHOUT FORREST!!!

Ish. Ish. Ish. Ish.

this is all great but i still cant see Shogun having even close to the strength or stamina that Forrest has. Forrest is a beast

He didn't look tired at all.

RUA !

More of these video's with Strength and Conditioning! Thumbs up if you think so as well!

I'd like to see this fight and Forrest's career in the UFC end via head kick. But I doubt that's what will happen.

@sareij I'm going to guess this particular workout was near the end of the day. Maybe even not the first one of the day. I really can't see him being that slow.

Dodgeball: A true Shogun story.

@WhiteFangOfTheLeaf they have a lot to do with speed if they work your quick twitch muscles and balance.

He was running so slow I thought time was moving backwards lol #WarShogun

@ShogunAboveAllElse That's why him and his team said that he was better than ever before the fight and his knees were fine. Not only that, but they asked Shogun what happened afterwards and he claimed he was hurt early on and never recovered. He believed it had nothing to do with his conditioning. Those are his words, not mine. If he doesn't make excuses for himself then you shouldn't either. He got tired, because he got worked on. Believe it or not that does actually happen.

@rickm1991 If that's the case then it could've been filmed months ago. But I doubt it. He's probably working with that guy multiple days a week. I'm glad Shogun's got most of his training in America now.

That 'sprinting' @ 0:58 looked like baby steps. . .

anytime you see a dude drinking arrowhead, you know it's cali. Bring shogun back to rio baby

he's an mma fighter, not an olympian. his muay thai style is very flat footed and reflexive. doesnt matter if he looks slow. he's probably tired. this appears to be conditioning for resistance and cardio cuz we all know forrest is looking to take this to the ground. shogun knows how to fight, and after seeing those glasses in action my guess is we'll be seeing a 1st round tko ;]

Shogun WILL win. Mark my words.

Was Shogun.

Vapor Strobes, special glasses that flash intermittently, temporarily impairing his vision. The glasses make it more challenging when working on reaction speeds and avoiding strikes. When the glasses are removed, Shogun is able to react faster through heightened visual focus and awareness... Description is your Friends People :D

I think he should spend more time working on his rear naked choke defence...

hes not the most athletic fighter but he is deffinetly one of the most skilled...

GIVE ME THOSE GLASSES.

@jaxxlaxx1213 Yeah, not arguing with that. All the boxers do it and the karate guys yell "kiaaai" just for the same reason - to exhale during exertion (would that be punch or kick or repetition of lifting the weight) But the dimwit that I was talking to claimed that exhaling forcefully will brings oxigen to muscles. :)

hopefully he gets better chest...........Shogun FTW

Forest, goodnight sweet prince

Shogun one of those guys who would really benefit if he moved to America, got with a real strength & conditioning coach (ala Frank Mir and UNLV's Mark Phillippi) & starting working everyday with D-1 wrestlers. I know Shogun has no desire to leave his native Brazil, buthis lack of dedication to strength and conditioning & wrestling have hurt him considerably in the UFC's grappler friendly MMA rules. Hell this shit looks like rehab, it doesn't even look like a Pro fighters workout.

@JamilELBarbir2 ok i've been looking for about half an hour for the ufc primetime vid of brock lesnar and cant find it, but i remember him running a lot faster and is all muscle

@7orqu3 he didnt gas he was overwhelmed by jones style

He needs to train with JDS, Minotauro, Anderson and at Rafael Cordeiro's, no "secret training" crap with hell knows who. Spend more time in the US with those guys.

griffin !

@UGKfoLife88 I'm a fan of Ross too. Good fighter and classy/down-to-earth kind of guy

If he had been training like this since the loss to Jon Jones, there wouldn't be no one in the world to beat him. But I think it would be easier to see Roy Nelson with a six packs... At least looked like it was his first time doing this training.

Anderson Silva does that foot ball exercise instead he uses a tennis ball, you can see it in his episode of UFC All Access. War Shogun

I hope Shogun is prepared for the fight! WAR SHOGUN

@KimmoTimonen you got that shit down straight

I liked the part where Shogun said "shhh".

1:29 BOSS!!

Sorry Shogun but Forrest is gonna whoop your ass this Saturday and no amount of crunches or games of dodgeball are gonna change that.

@kaisermetal I never said it was or it wasn't I just copied the description because a lot of people were asking about the glasses.

rua is looking good i hope he beats forrest it will make the lhw picture look so much better. if he wins with a nasty ko and rampage wins i bet dana is going give quinton his revenge fight. who doesn't want to see rampage versus shogun oh man somebody would be getting knocked the fuck out.

Shogun doesnt look slow at all. For his body type hes looking really good. hes probably 210-220 lbs and with those thick legs hes going to run slow... it doesnt make you less of an athlete... shit Michael Phelps trips over his own feet when he runs.

@Amazingred1990 What if it was against Anderson Silva again??? Then will you bet against him??????