[quote]WyldFlower wrote:
Way to take my quote out of context, fool.
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Steady on chap, it’s just a joke. You’ll be ok.
Awwww, don’t be sensitive! I didn’t mean “fool” in a nasty way, i meant it in a jovial pally way 
Otherwise i would have called you a cunt, i’m prone to do that.
Don’t be so sensitive Roundhead!! Not everyone’s out to get you!!! 
xxxx
I’d take a heavybag over pads any day.
Others need pads and cannot string one useful combination + movement together without it.
We all agree: Sparring is no#1
I could act sly and let my virtual fighter, who knows only sparring, crush your virtual fighter, who’s sole training consists of shadowboxing 
No, I get what you’re saying.
I was thinking more along the lines of stuff you can do with equipment and partners.
Shadowboxing is a must, of course. No question.
Over the years I observed that the truly dedicated automatically shadowbox more and without being told so, sometimes even without being particularly aware of it.
The not so dedicated on the other hand cannot grasp it’s value.
Hello all I am new to the forums a d in light of all the brilliant posts I would like to get some feedback on my strength training program.
Im pretty serious about my bjj training now I would love to be a world class bjj practitioner and I understand that 90% of that is technical skill but I would love to have some great strength and athleticism to go along with it.
I currently train bjj about 2 hours a day about 5 days a week ,so I think to keep from over training I should commit to 2 weekly strength training sessions about 30 to 45 minuets apiece.
And that’s where I’m getting stuck… I’m caught between focusing on strength and power or muscular endurance. I believe Xena and some other posters stated that we get most of our muscular endurance training from our sport itself, so would that mean it would be better tof focus on strength and power in our supplemental strength training?
I’m pretty accustomed bodyweight exercises due to my background in striking martial arts where our coaches were very adamant about not letting us lift but I do love lifting weights and as a physical therapy and kineseology student I understand their importance in GPP.
Any feedback you guys can offer is welcome and thanks in advance.
I havnt read all this but i didnt see anything about stabilization training, as far as i know thats a must for any sport. all trainers ive seen under emphasize the stabilzation training because they stop when they think the connective are somewhat strengthened, but the elasicity or potential energy can be unleached in a shorter duration if the tendons and legaments are more dense therefore transmit energy better and that equals increased power. Do you follow me?
[quote]FightinIrish26 wrote:
[quote]therickuss wrote:
I havnt read all this but i didnt see anything about stabilization training, as far as i know thats a must for any sport. all trainers ive seen under emphasize the stabilzation training because they stop when they think the connective are somewhat strengthened, but the elasicity or potential energy can be unleached in a shorter duration if the tendons and legaments are more dense therefore transmit energy better and that equals increased power. Do you follow me? [/quote]
Yea, you’re trying to sell power plates. Scram.[/quote]
Lol
no really, power plates are a total scam, i was saying there isnt anything on here about that
about connective tissue stimulation. an underrated subject that newbs just dont talk about.
thats the reason athletic trainers deem explosive training so dangerous. they stop stability training before they get the proper strength or tension built on the connective tissue. if you think about it you will see what im talking about.
If you can stabilize any given movement pattern with more weight/resistance/tension than the other guy, you would have the advantage to strengthen that area and so on(without screwing up your technique. But if you cant stabilize then the movement pattern gets distorted in your neuro pathways and you are screwing up your technique. does that make sense?
No one cares, the-ri-dick-u-luss. And athletic trainers deem explosive training great.
I think my training plan is good, but I want some confirmation/criticism.
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Both Wrestling and Judo are 2 hours long, per session.
Hill sprint is about 2km.
Rock climbing is about an hour - an hour 30.
Weight vest is 45 lbs.
Monday:
Morning:
Front squats 5/3/1
Weighted pull ups - 7 reps, 3 sets
Weighted front lever followed by weighted leg raises - 7 reps, 3 sets
Week 1 and 3: Judo in afternoon
Week 2 and 4: Wrestling in afternoon
Wednesday:
Over Head Press 5/3/1
Dips - 7 reps, 3 sets
Weighted chin ups - 7 reps, 3 sets
Weighted leg raises - max reps, 1 set
Week 1, 2 and 3: Wrestling
Week 4: Judo
Thursday:
week 1, 2 and 3: Judo
Friday:
Deadlift 5/3/1
BBell Rows - 7 reps, 3 sets
Weighted Planks - 30 seconds, 3 sets
Weighted Valslide chest slides - max reps, 1 set
Week 1 and 3: Indoor rock climbing
Week 2: Weighted indoor rock climbing (weight vest)
Saturday:
Week 1 and 3: Weighted hill sprints (weight vest)
Week 2: Hill sprints
Week 4: Light jog
Week 4 is a deload week.
Reason for rock climbing is that I enjoy rock climbing + builds grip and back strength.
Posters like you, Xen Nova, and co, have, over the years, constantly beat in to my head that lifting is nothing more than GPP. People like Mark Rippetoe, Jim Wendler, etc, have said the same.
Also, from my own personal experience, I’ve come to the same conclusion.
I think I will make my deload week lighter. I wasn’t sure about that, actually, and you’ve reinforced my concern. Thanks for the feedback.
So I did not see this question in the last 11 pages and can not find it thru the search engine … but did find some interesting unrelated sh*t…
so here’s the question…
I am looking for a basic conditioning program for a late 40s early fifties (not sure which he is) male who wants to stay up with his teenage kid that is interested in mma … can anyone id links? or books? or youtube? that I can pass along?
I started at an MMA gym in August, prior to that I focused heavily on BB and PL pursuits. When I mean “pursuits” I mean it was more than a hobby and gave me great enjoyment designing programs, meals, supplements etc. Hence my activity on this site. From about April I lost interest quite suddenly and I’m embracing MMA to spark passion again. My main goals are getting down to 85kg from 105kg, control my blood sugar (type 2 D) and get proficient at combat (my focus will be muay thai first but the gym i joined also does BJJ and I’m very keen but it also looks very tough).
Interested to know advice on:
- Low carb diets and how they work with MMA sports like MT, Boxing and BJJ.
- My training plan was to try to train 3 to 5 times a week and weight training wise i would focus on back work (rows, pull ups, deadlifts), legs (single leg and hip flexor work) and shoulder strengthening work (rotator cuff, mobility etc). With this sort of set-up (and based on work capacity, sleep, nutrition, rest etc) would 3-5 times MMA (MT or BJJ) and 3 times weights (from the above selection) be realistic? What am i neglecting? How heavy (% of max wise) would you advise on the the DL?). Thanks.
[quote]dutch09 wrote:
So I did not see this question in the last 11 pages and can not find it thru the search engine … but did find some interesting unrelated sh*t…
so here’s the question…
I am looking for a basic conditioning program for a late 40s early fifties (not sure which he is) male who wants to stay up with his teenage kid that is interested in mma … can anyone id links? or books? or youtube? that I can pass along?[/quote]
I’ve found BW circuits and running to be the best all around conditioner for me! Check out Infinite Intensity from Ross Enamait
Great info here and since I don’t fight I’m going to experiment with ME full body lifts and conditioning at the same time?