“Kills us every time”, Bo Nickal on getting ‘PTSD’ training with famed strength and conditioning coach

A dive into the Bo Nickal's challenging workouts with Coach Calavitta, revealing the mental and physical demands of elite athletic preparation.

“Kills us every time”, Bo Nickal on getting ‘PTSD’ training with famed strength and conditioning coach

Bo Nickal on training under Sama Calavitta (Image via: Instagram, Reddit)

Bo Nickal is one of the best collegiate wrestlers to ever compete in the UFC. The undefeated middleweight is a seasoned professional. Nickal was a recent guest on the Joe Rogan Experience. During the podcast, Nickal praised Donald Trump and even revealed his use of ChatGPT to game plan.

Nickal also talked about his strength and conditioning training with noted coach Sam Calavitta. This is what he said:

Yeah, he's the man, Coach Cal (Sam Calavitta). I don't even like to talk about the garage because it's like PTSD, like seriously, you know? Like, uh, I feel like the trauma that I've lived in my life has been through, you know? I've been very fortunate, so I haven't been through any real trauma. But, like, in my mind, the real trauma is losing at competitions and these cr*zy hard training sessions, and the garage, really, dude, it's like, bro, he kills us every time.
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Nickal revealed that the strength and conditioning training under Calavitta was the toughest thing he ever did. Calavitta is one of the most respected coaches in the world. T.J. Dillashaw, Juan Archuleta, and Quinton Jackson among others train under Calavitta.

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Every fighter who trained under Calavitta thought that he was the best. Nickal also agreed to the assessment. Fighters believe that Calavitta found a way to bio-hack the body for effective strength and conditioning training.

Bo Nickal opening the fight card at UFC 300

UFC 300 is the coveted PPV event of the UFC. Dana White promised that the fight card would be the most stacked in UFC history. Nickal is a rising star in the UFC, and as such, Nickal is opening the fight card. Nickal is undefeated in professional in 5 bouts with all wins via finish.

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His opponent at UFC 300 is Cody Brundage, who is coming off a slam knockout of Zachary Reese at UFC Austin. Brundage is a step up in competition, but Nickal is a huge betting favorite for the fight. He was a humongous betting favorite in his previous bout at UFC 290.

In addition to Nickal vs. Brundage, Aljamain Sterling vs. Calvin Kattar and Jiri Prochazka vs. Aleksandar Rakic is also on the fight card. Rumors are that Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler will headline the PPV. Nickal will only have one fight on his contract after UFC 300. He intends to fight out his contract and fight ranked contenders only after getting a better deal. He revealed this plan on Joe Rogan Experience.

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