Got the W via decision. Not terribly happy with my performance.
Definitely a learning experience: next time will be better.
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
Got the W via decision. Not terribly happy with my performance.
Definitely a learning experience: next time will be better.[/quote]
Congratulations.
In a lot of ways a win that you are unhappy enough to still learn from/one that drives you to improve is the best possible outcome.
People tend to learn more from their collected scars than their trophies. If you can get the W and get the “learning experience” of a loss you are doing well.
Congratulations again.
Regards,
Robert A
[quote]Robert A wrote:
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
Got the W via decision. Not terribly happy with my performance.
Definitely a learning experience: next time will be better.[/quote]
Congratulations.
In a lot of ways a win that you are unhappy enough to still learn from/one that drives you to improve is the best possible outcome.
People tend to learn more from their collected scars than their trophies. If you can get the W and get the “learning experience” of a loss you are doing well.
Congratulations again.
Regards,
Robert A[/quote]
I agree. I’m happy I won, in a relatively dominating fashion (all three rounds), but it was not the type of performance I wanted to give. So I got to really learn a lot, but not have to go home defeated. Other than a little ego bruise, I go home with a win-win situation.
I think the reality is that I wouldn’t have learned much from a 30 second fight ending in a KO.
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
[quote]Robert A wrote:
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
Got the W via decision. Not terribly happy with my performance.
Definitely a learning experience: next time will be better.[/quote]
Congratulations.
In a lot of ways a win that you are unhappy enough to still learn from/one that drives you to improve is the best possible outcome.
People tend to learn more from their collected scars than their trophies. If you can get the W and get the “learning experience” of a loss you are doing well.
Congratulations again.
Regards,
Robert A[/quote]
I agree. I’m happy I won, in a relatively dominating fashion (all three rounds), but it was not the type of performance I wanted to give. So I got to really learn a lot, but not have to go home defeated. Other than a little ego bruise, I go home with a win-win situation.
I think the reality is that I wouldn’t have learned much from a 30 second fight ending in a KO.[/quote]
Yeah, but they’re a lot less painful the next morning.
Congrats!
You may resume weightlifting endeavours…lol
Congrats on the W. What did you realise in the performance that made you unhappy with your performance?
[quote]humble wrote:
Congrats on the W. What did you realise in the performance that made you unhappy with your performance?[/quote]
I really gassed. I “warmed up” way too much. Walked out already feeling tired, which compounded by making the nerves worse.
By the time I’d settled in, I didn’t have the energy to do what I needed to to finish the fight, although the bell at the end of the second saved him as he was flailing (I thought tapping) to an arm triangle at the bell.
What type of a feeling was it when you say Gassed? Was it your arms and legs just acid filled or that you just had no breath in you?
[quote]humble wrote:
What type of a feeling was it when you say Gassed? Was it your arms and legs just acid filled or that you just had no breath in you?[/quote]
I lost the bounce in my legs, legs and arms felt heavy, but not really out of breath, at least not until the end of the 3rd.
I found myself in lots of good positions where I couldn’t “close the deal” because I felt slow and heavy.
First cograts on the win.
Second, Have you looked into any thing like visualization or breathing techniques prefight? I used them with some pretty decent success before and really calmed myself down and focused on what needs to be done.
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
[quote]humble wrote:
What type of a feeling was it when you say Gassed? Was it your arms and legs just acid filled or that you just had no breath in you?[/quote]
I lost the bounce in my legs, legs and arms felt heavy, but not really out of breath, at least not until the end of the 3rd.
I found myself in lots of good positions where I couldn’t “close the deal” because I felt slow and heavy.[/quote]
Sounds like you got nervous, then tight, then tired.
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
[quote]Spartiates wrote:
[quote]humble wrote:
What type of a feeling was it when you say Gassed? Was it your arms and legs just acid filled or that you just had no breath in you?[/quote]
I lost the bounce in my legs, legs and arms felt heavy, but not really out of breath, at least not until the end of the 3rd.
I found myself in lots of good positions where I couldn’t “close the deal” because I felt slow and heavy.[/quote]
Sounds like you got nervous, then tight, then tired.
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My money is more on the 531 wreaking havoc. It takes a while to clear acid from the body and turn it into a homoeostatic state leaning more to an alkaline state.
As such the training also has to be designed towards conditioning the clearance of acid which 531 doesn’t do. So if I were you I’d limit the strength work to once a fortnight and more fight based training. A lot more heavy and fast paced sparring will help too.
No doubt, nerves have an effect too but it’s not the sole reason.