Holly Holm in Bathing Suit Says "I'm Good"
Holly Holm is one of the most well-known female fighters out there. She shares a lot of her wellness tips on Instagram. Recently, Holm did an ice bath, and shared a video on her page. She captioned it, "Looking like a sunburn. As long as I make it past the first two minutes I'm good. But those first two always burn! Today was 6 minutes. Don't let the frown mislead you… it always feels good afterwards!" How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Holly Holm stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!
She Does A Different Class Each Day
Holm revealed her favorite workouts in an interview with Muscle and Fitness. She says that she does a lot of different workouts each day. Holm says that she specifically likes to do classes. "Monday through Friday every morning, we have class," she says. "And it's intense. They're pretty hardcore workouts. Monday there's MMA sparring, Tuesday is sparring, Wednesday is wrestling, Thursday is MMA day, Friday is wrestling, and Saturday I do sprint runs."
She Runs
Holm tells Muscle and Fitness that she's an avid runner. "I run five days a week with Saturday's sprint run being one of them," she explains. "Monday through Friday, four out of the five days, I'm running distance as well…Saturday I just run. The other runs I'm going slowly. I'm not training to be a runner; I'm training to be a fighter. When I sprint run, I go as hard as I can. When I do distance runs I don't care how fast I go. I do it to keep moving, keep the weight coming down and just kinda cruise."
She Alternates Between Drills & Intense Workouts
Holm does two types of workouts: intense training and drills. She tells Muscle and Fitness that she likes to alternate. "I do mitt work three to four times a week. I go back to either jujitsu or wrestling at night Monday through Thursday. I'm working out about four and five hours a day depending [on my schedule]. Sometimes it's more drilling; sometimes it's going hard. I usually am doing at least two to three hard workouts, and the rest of the time, it's technical drilling."
She Works Out Her Arms
Holm has amazing arms, and she makes sure to do a lot of arm workouts. "I do some strength training, but most of what I do as far as arms is bodyweight," she tells Muscle and Fitness. "I'll do pull-ups, pushups and dips. Of course with fighting, we're constantly using our arms punching. In the clench you're wrestling around with other people so they're constantly being worked. I don't ever use really heavy weights with my arms."
She Doesn't Compare Fights
Holm opened up about how she approaches a fight to Strong Fitness Magazine. "Every fight is different, every fighter is different, every training camp is different. So I try not to compare because sometimes that could set you up for a mental breakdown if you're thinking, 'Oh my gosh, this isn't going like it did before!' I just try to take each day and learn from what I did wrong, try to retain what I did right, keep it one day at a time. Our whole training camp and how overwhelming it is can be too much to handle, so I just take it one day at a time."
