Jon Jones Reveals The Incredible Training Regime Behind His Ufc Heavyweight Move

Ever since, ‘Bones’ has been training tooth and nail to not only gain the muscle mass for Heavyweight, but also change his mindset and fighting style.

Jon Jones shared a few images of his training on his Instagram account in November. At that point, he was already at 240 pounds, according to his caption. He has five more pounds to go before he starts his next fight camp, whenever that is.

While training with an iron-clad determination at his home gym with strength and conditioning coach Jordan Chavez, Jon Jones spoke to ESPN’s Marc Raimondi and detailed his training regime for the move up to Heavyweight.

The Heavyweight training regime for Jon Jones

Marc Raimondi wrote that Jon Jones started with a 405-pound Anderson squat and ended it with 500 pounds.

One of the areas Jon Jones is focusing more on is his legs, which have been the target of many jokes over the years for being too skinny.

But putting on pounds is not everything, Jordan Chavez pointed out. Jones’ team consists of coaches like Steve Horwath and Lawrence Herrera as well, who focus on maintaining the speed, endurance, and power despite the enhanced body mass.

Jones follows a diet which is obviously protein-rich, but has adequate amounts of good carbs and fat as well.

Jon Jones: I have to commit my whole life to this project

Jon Jones might have taken physical training for granted in the past, letting himself gain weight in between fights. But the move up to Heavyweight is not something he is taking lightly.

Jon Jones understands there are fighters bigger and heavier than him in this division, and he is committed to train as much as it takes to see them eye to eye inside the Octagon.

Brandon Gibson, Jon Jones’ striking coach who has trained him for over ten years, said that the UFC Heavyweight division has not seen a fighter like Jon Jones before.

Jon Jones’ focus right now is not on any particular opponent or a date. It is solely on himself and taking himself to the level where he can be as formidable a foe at Heavyweight as he used to be at Light Heavyweight.

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