I think JC Santana and Rhadi Ferguson got the best strength training for combat athletes. I got a couple of their DVDs, and their transverse training, and SAID principles are great stuff! My friend, Curtis Lefler, (RIP) used to train Vitor Belfort. You should consider training fighters as well, Milos.
I don't know Sanatana's or Ferguson's principles...and I hope they have good ones.
I believe that many trainers would have their rationale behind their methods...For me by far THE MOST IMPORTANT thing in designing the program for whatever athlete is WHAT this athlete wants to accomplish with any particular workout.
If MMA fighter comes to the gym to lift weights what is his goal?
Whatever that might be - that's how you design the program...
While I only watched here on getbog two video clips (Rich and Randy) and I saw multiple exercises in superset (rather - GIANT SETS) fashion - I agreed with the idea...but I saw many things that could be majorly improved...
As Randy said few guys that think it is easy to do what he does will soon realize otherwise...
I can only say - what Randy did would only be considered one light warm-up giant set for me...After that he would have to go to serious work...
Rich on another hand CAN last 45 minutes NON STOP doing the exercises his trainer chose...(I think too easy, simple and inappropriate...).
To me it looks like he is doing 45 minute light sparing without a single "big punch"...More like the leg work...
Instead he should have few ALL OUT bursts of FURY...with the weights - 3 to 5 minutes of non stop super hard action (knockout punch attempt with Wandarley Silva or Vitor Belfort kind of fury when they go after the hurt opponent) followed with somewhat reduced intensity but still far exceeding intensity seen on Rich's video...
Next FITSHOW episode I train two girls (figure and a bodybuilder) in PROGRESSIVE GIANT SETS fashion...(it should be out any day now...).
Last set they did consecutive 8 exercises for biceps and 8 exercises for triceps NON STOP...
Imagine something similar but choosing exercises specific for fighters and applying the highest intensity possible - performing explosive compound moves with virtually no rest in between.
I would need 3 months to turn "butterball" into Wandarley...(well at least as a punching machine...)