Erick (right) was defeated by M. Brown (left) in May. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Every top athlete knows that good performance in training is essential to get to fight day well. However, as important as training well is having the ideal rest to avoid the dreaded overtraining. The guide for good preparation may not have been followed to the letter by the Brazilian Erick silva before the defeat to Matt Brown, suffered on May 10th. Aware of the causes that may have caused his premature fatigue in the duel in Cincinatti (USA), Erick admitted that he may have overextended himself in training before the main fight of UFC Fight Night 40.
“Sometimes we think that training a lot is good, but those who understand know that rest is part of it. I was coming off a fight in February and I changed my training, which was great for me. I thought I was going into a fight as if I had trained for six months. I asked, I wanted to come back soon, I thought it would be good and I started training very hard again. We try to dose it enough to avoid overtraining, but the body feels it a little. (Rogério) Camões certainly did an excellent job, he tried his best to get me in excellent shape so that I wouldn't go into overtraining, he gave me a lot of rest, but we ended up feeling a little bit. That’s what we have most in mind right now”, revealed Silva, in an interview with the radio program “Mundo da Luta”.
Erick also took the opportunity to highlight that both he and his team, “X-Gym”, are planning changes for their next camps training, aiming to further improve Espírito Santo's performance in the Octagon. “We didn’t have medical monitoring in training, which is what I’m changing. I did blood tests, I had good results, which showed a lot of muscle fatigue, and it's been almost a month since I've fought. The doctor was scared. We can improve this, do it right, I will do exams every 15 days, I'm on the right track. By having the right path, we can better evaluate our performance”, he concluded.
At 29, Erick silva He has a record of 16 wins, five losses and one fight without result. Currently in 15th position in the Ultimate welterweight rankings, Erick is always surrounded by expectations when he steps into the octagon and he is one of Brazil's greatest hopes. However, since he debuted in the UFC in 2011, “Índio”, as he is known, has alternated between victories and defeats. In the largest organization on the planet, there were four triumphs and four setbacks for Espírito Santo.
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