Russian middleweight Anatoly Tokov in an interview with , he talked about his form and the features of training aimed at fitness.
Tokov is one of the best Russian fighters in the under 84 kg category. In the last fight, the student of Fedor Emelianenko won the Bellator middleweight title, but lost to Johnny Eblin by decision. During his career, Tokov defeated Magomed Ismailov, Alexander Shlemenko and Albert Duraev.
— You took part in a training camp in the Elbrus region, where UFC fighter Arman Tsarukyan came. Has the fundamental question been answered: which of you has the best six-pack abs?
– No, we did not resolve this issue, but we met Arman even earlier, in Alushta during a training camp. And even closer in Krasnodar, when we trained together, I can only say that Arman is still in very good shape.
— But they also say about you that your muscles develop well genetically?
“Me too, although sometimes I could let myself go.” When I don’t work out and only eat buns, my belly gets bigger. But boys always say that the belly sticks out, but the abs stay too. He walks ahead. I have a friend who, in my opinion, is the champion of Russia in bodybuilding, he is from Stary Oskol, from our gym. So, when he sees me sometimes, he says to me: “Tolik, when you stop MMA, come join us in bodybuilding.
— How many pull-ups do you do per workout?
— Honestly, I can’t say right now, maybe 3 to 5 sets of eight times. I can lift 5 to 10 kilograms with light weights.
— You went to Dagestan, what local cuisine did you like?
– You know, I like everything. Kurze – bomb, miracle – bomb, especially the finest ones. Khinkal too, Kumyk and Avar are all doing very well, but the weight sticks very quickly. I passed training camp and didn’t train two days before departure, it was the weekend. And my friend took me everywhere, fed me khinkal wherever we stopped, immediately coffee or khinkal. And I got to the amateur competition, and I barely made my weight, even though there was a limit of 96 kg. In short, I gained four kilos in two days,” Tokov told .
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