Developing Superstars at the UFC PI Shanghai with Gavin Pratt

Gavin Pratt is the Strength and Conditioning Manager for the UFC Performance Institute (PI) in Shanghai China, where he leads the first-ever elite academy of young Chinese fighters. His role is to develop the physical capacities of the rostered UFC athletes, as well as the full-time academy athletes who are dawning on their UFC debuts.

Gav has one of the most impressive and diverse careers in Strength and Conditioning totaling 20 years’ experience training elite level athletes.

In this episode, we discuss how he came to work with the UFC PI, how the Academy team at the Shanghai PI is structured, the facilities and equipment he has available to him, and how he programs their year-round training schedule to optimize their performance.