An insider’s perspective on “A day in the life” of Jessica Aguilar just to see how one of MMA’s elite female training is all about.
Since her 1st ever MMA fight, Jessica Aguilar has been very focused, totally dedicated, and have grown tremendously as a result of having great teammates and training partners to accelerate her growth and development. Jessica says, she was so fortunate to have so many true teammates – true warriors – true professionals, and this makes her proud to be their teammate and training partner.
What fuels her fire? Since losing her first 1st MMA fight- Jessica has gone on a 11 fight winning streak since then, won 3 international Gold Medals for Team USA at several World Grappling Championships, and have fought her way to the #2 World Ranking as an MMA Flyweight. In addition to her great teammate training partners at ATT Coconut Creek, much of her success is directly attributed to the specialized/individual 1 on 1 training she has received from the South Miami Performance Center co- founder Juan Carlos Faraldo, who personally works with Jessica and will be heading up her fight corner team at Bellator 58. Jessica also trains regularly at WBP Boxing working with world class Brazilian Black Belt Marcos “Parrumpinha” Da Matta’s on her BJJ, he does all he can make her hungrier to accomplish success that will make Jessica stronger in life.
Typical training day
1. South Miami Sports Performance (SMPC) a. 8am to 9:30AM Juan Carlos Faraldo pushes power training between fights on up to 8+ weeks out from a fight via very tailored & precise power lifting and custom tailored strength conditioning to target specific sets of muscle groups b. 9:30 to 10:30 AM focus is on long endurance conditioning training targeting the equivalent of ten 5 minute MMA rounds – twice what is needed for a 5 round MMA title fight c. 10:30 to 11:30 AM – focus is on balance, equilibrium, muscular toning, spatial orientation and coordinated eye movement- pure speed & mental processing reaction time training
Note: as Jessica’s next fight is just days away – she is inside of her 8 week to fight time count down, and long endurance & pure power training is replaced with “Explosive Speed”
training – as everything is now planned and calculated for Jessica to reach new personal peak conditioning on fight day. All aspects of Jessica’s training, diet, scheduling, etc. are laser focused on nothing but her next fight – there is always a master plan – one that every member of Team “JAG” participates in and contributes too.
2. ATT main gym
a. 12:30 to 2:30pm Pure fight training with her pro MMA male fighter teammates – No holds barred – full speed – as Jessica intentionally opts to train with pro UFC, WEC, Bellator experienced fighters that all on average outweigh her by 30+ pounds – this is all about pushing herself to new limits – it’s all about being self driven to reach new levels of success. In this space, Jessica is blessed with one-on –one teammates that fully respect and support her – this provides for an inner sanctum of focus that helps to block out others that do not respect or believe in her within her own gym environment.
3. Personal time
a. 2:30 to 5PM – Personal time that is usually dedicated to giving private lessons, back fill as an instructor, or any other part time income producing work – Jessica will be the 1st to tell you that you need to accept an oath of poverty to make it as an MMA fighter. Sure a few big names make big bucks, but this is not the case for all others. The single hardest part of being a full time pro MMA fighter is learning to live a lifestyle where training expenses far exceed fight purse income – and basic necessities such as gas money to drive to training sessions and basic food purchases become a monumental challenge to survival. This is where sponsor support can make or break a fighter’s career.
4. Palm Beach Boxing –
6 – 9PM – time to get together with Jessica’s lead coach – Marcos “Parrumpinha” Da Matta’s – where she can focus on skill development, and the creation & implementation of a specific fight plan that “Parrumpinha” has devised for Jessica, the same as he does for all of his other UFC, Bellator, Dream, Sengoku and various other venue fighters.
We wish Jessica well at Bellator 58. Check out the live radio interview today on Knuckle Up! Radio at 3p ET. You can listen LIVE here at the Scrapp! Fight Magazine website!
