[quote]justinl69 wrote:
I just recently started training way more serisouly, once i joined the new place where i am training now(been about a year). I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on how to amp up my game, by that i mean what kind of workouts etc… i train in class 3-4 times a week, 1hour and a half to 2 hours per class.
Any pointers would be great as long as that fightinirish guy doesnt talk since he has nothing positive to say.[/quote]
irish is a good guy, please dont bring drama to an otherwise great thread. if you’re joking then ignore my request. Either way i think this would be great for everyone to chip in on, anyone who has some time under their belt training might have some good tips for someone just starting training. And hopefully we can all gain something from it. anyway i really dont know shit but some things ive learned from experience…
Technique is paramount over EVERYTHING.
Shadowboxing with VIGOR. Call it shadowfighting really. Don’t just shadowbox like you’re dancing or something, or spend the time looking in the mirror. Shadowbox like there is someone in front of you trying to hit you, i imagine an urok like from lord of the rings.
So keep moving, keep your jab going, launch techniques with viscious BAD intentions, recover well nothing sloppy (remember your imaginary opponent would take advantage of anything sloppy), and remember to defend its not just an offensive game.
If you do this for a few rounds it’s a workout by itself. It also trains your mindset for the intensity of combat because not a lot of people are that comfortable amongst violence. Its kind of a live action meditation for me. WHen i need to center myself i shadowbox… and then fighting a human isn’t so bad lol
same goes for grappling of any form, you CAN shadowgrapple, also when drilling with your partner, you do not have to hurt them or spaz out or otherwise be a fuck-head. but train with serious intent, or as bruce lee said in enter the drago “emotional content”. If you had to fight someone the next day it would be a fucking serious training session wouldn’t it? same thing… im not saying dont laugh and what not or joke around but when you drill something. DRILL IT. FOCUS.
as far as training your body…
conditioning. condition for the rounds you’ll be fighting. if its 3 rounds of 5minutes each, break your intervals into 30seconds each, go balls out for each exercise till you reach the 5minute mark. Rest 1minute and repeat.
eventually decrease your rest to 30seconds, then if you have time and that becomes easier, increase the # of rounds you’re going (if you feel inclined, or you can turn up the intensity).
also for your aerobic work, working at a high heart rate (use a monitor) for 5minutes and then going through some meditation type stuff (scott sonnon has articles on this google it) to calm your heart rate during your 1 min break is very beneficial. Teaches you to go balls out then collect yourself.
dont forgo roadwork, everyone likes to say “oh you dont need it” or “its not applicable” but you learn a LOT about yourself on a cold hour long run. 3 miles is a SPRINT to a navy seal so keep in mind that can do 3 miles in under 30min at a pretty lazy clip so get in some roadwork 1x a week. I prefer outside but if its on the elliptical so be it… Keeps your bodyfat down, teaches you to control your breathing, mental fortitude, patience, focus, pain endurance, a ton of benefits.
There are a billion ways to condition yourself you have to take the time, experiment and find out what works best for you.
Lifting weights… very few things beat 3-4x a week, total body workouts or 4x a week ME & DE upper/lower split.
I can talk about this for years.
but basic take home pts
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train the basic multi joint movements dont waste time with trying to get too sport specific. Strength is strength is strength and more than likely any strength you gain will transfer for you unless you’re an elite athlete then training in a hyperbaric time chamber with 10x normal gravity or some shit will be necessary otherwise just fucking squat.
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train for strength. period. anything else you want will come as a result of your diet.
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never let your strength training interfere with your technique training. if you’re too sore to spar effectively then you need to cut back on the lifting because you’re doing yourself a disservice.
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as a part II to my first point, padwork and the heavy bag are where you take the strength you gain and apply it. Same with grappling, its in live sparring you get to test your newly acquired range of motion and fluidity. There is a lot of give and take in grappling, where you dont want to muscle things, or use your speed all the time and become dependent on it (because one day you’ll meet someone faster than you and dont have technique to fall back on). But THIS is the time that you have to make your 20lb increase on your squat applicable to fighting.
