Leaner and Meaner

[bar-belle]

Awesome on the MMA front :salute: Where we used the MMA guys would come in and do their thing. Looked like hard work, dedication and lots of sweat 8)

[PTinCHCH]

whats your MMA training schedule??

being nosey lol

where you train?

if its anything like mine its intensive cardio based training.

trying to gain weight (i find) is hard with so much cardio.

i think it strips the hypertrophy and adds the endurance.

sooooo, sort of creates leaner muscle rather than bigger.

good work though man. looking fit!!

ps. id so be looking for a KO rather than TKO

haha jj

[Jigga]

Ok so today was the first session of MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) For those that didn't know. Its been over a year now since i have done any real cardio, but i managed to keep up, we went over various rolls, and ground techniques.

Bag work, working your way up to to 20 punches in a row.. Example 1punch 2 punches 3punches etc, then working your way back, 20min warm up included stepping forward punching side stepping sprawling etc.

For the first session ever i enjoyed it. (it was also the first ever time at my gym for MMA) It was a little bit different compared to the old days of when i did karate.

Bring on tomorrows Fighters Class!!!!! With the gear costing around $150 atm i better make the most of it. :grin:

Hey bro I'm looking at getting into fighting next year after I have put on some mass again and since you have had a bit of experience what would you reccomend training in? I have done a bit of boxing but have no grappling or kicking experience. Brazilian Jujutsu is the style most use in MMA isn't it? Also would you reccomend the NZ Fight and Fitness Academy in town or somewhere else?

On a side note... You weren't at a bar in Green Island the other day were you? I saw the exact same car in your profile pic parked out the back??

[Maximus]

@Jigga.

BJJ is important in MMA but not essential, you need an all round game to be a good fighter. If your ground game is solid then all the better, however, you get lots of MMA fighters that take the fight to you "Sprawl and Brawlers". When you go for the takedown they will sprawl on top of you and then basically beat the crap out of you.

[Travel Express]

whats your MMA training schedule??

being nosey lol

where you train?

Saturday is just basic's takes downs, ground work, bag work, cardio, and working on techniques, Sunday is the Fighters classes, and its very intense fight training, Practising Grappling etc, some sparring more bag work etc. Very intense for me as my Weights Schedule didnt include any cardio at all. Wednesdays will be intense cardio, and i heard it will be far more intense than Saturday and Sundays Sessions. looking forward to it :grin:

I also train out at Olympic Gym with Matt Toa, Appi Toia, Dan Heperi, the club has recently started out there as in just last weekend, Matt and Appi are part of Team Hammer Head.

Yeah id rather go for a KO, as i'm not the greatest with grappling atm ha.

Brazilian Jujutsu is the style most use in MMA isn't it? Also would you reccomend the NZ Fight and Fitness Academy in town or somewhere else?

BJJ is probably best for the ground work, but the reason its Called MMA is so you can incorporate many Styles of Fighting, I trained in Goju Ryu for 7years then hit the gym, and never went back to karate, hence why i am unfit. And where you train is just personal preference, Matt Toa is a big name in MMA down here, but NZFFA is pretty good too, but alot more pricey.... I pay $15 a week and that includes a gym membership and the training sessions etc.

You weren't at a bar in Green Island the other day were you? I saw the exact same car in your profile pic parked out the back??

No sorry.

[PTinCHCH]

nice bro. sounds good.

go hard or go home. lol

Toa's currently finding me a fighter for may 8th in dunners.

aaah mean.

[Travel Express]

excellent i doubt i'll be ready for fighting by then ha, but i'll be watching closely....

Anyway tonight was a circuit class, we all thought it would be cardio but no.. heres roughly what we did it was all done for 1.30min with 30sec rest and then a 400m sprint after doing the circuit then back to the circuit again.

Tyre Flips

Pile Drivers Medicine Ball

Sledge Hammer

Chain Pull, lie on back holding chain and pull yourself up.

Punishers

Kettle Bell swings?

Sumo Pulls

Rope Wave?

BB Punches Holding kettle bell

Stall Jumps

Kettle Bell dead Lifts

Tyre Flip Jump

And Repeat after the 400m sprint

Then finish off with a 400m sprint and then maybe throw up if you like... then if ya really keen ya can go do an hours worth of boxing, If ya havent noticed i wasnt keen for the boxing well not tonight anyway.

Also side note, ran out of protein powder yet again on a week where money is tight.

[gazza]

nice bro. sounds good.

go hard or go home. lol

Toa's currently finding me a fighter for may 8th in dunners.

aaah mean.

what weight class??

[PTinCHCH]

nice bro. sounds good.

go hard or go home. lol

Toa's currently finding me a fighter for may 8th in dunners.

aaah mean.

what weight class??

YOURS!!!!!!

:twisted: :twisted:

haha jj

heavyweight all the way.

prob gona cut down to light heavy after this fight and see how i go.

im sure il prefer the speed and agility side of things in that weight class.

[gazza]

lol got a mate that sits around about there, had a few fights but leans a bit more towards muay thai.

[PTinCHCH]

nice nice.

im a ju jitsu fan.

but definitely still love to stand and bang it out.

if your in dunners youl be seeing us may the 8th. will be a mint night.

got a few of the StrikeForce boys coming down.

chaaaahooo!!!

[Maximus]

I see that your using Kettlebells in your workouts. I'm a really big advocate of using them with a decent weights program. Try this for a different sit up, you won't be doing crunches anymore.

[Travel Express]

Gym as normal yesterday did Chest, tris, and biceps

Chest

Bench Press 60kg, 90kg 12R/2S

DB Decline Press 30kg 12/3

DB Incline Flies 25kg 12/3

Triceps

Cable Single Arm Pull Downs 27.5kg 10/3

Biceps

Ezi Grip reverse curls 30kg 12/3

DB Incline Curls 17.5kg 10/3

Back to the MMA tomorrow.

[Travel Express]

more MMA today, we did a 2.4km warm up jog.

200m jog with wooden poles behind our heads... 10squats with poles, 10bicep curls with poles, 10presses with poles.

200m jog back with poles behind our head. change poles to infront of body arms bent, 200m jog, then same as above then jog back 200m with poles infront arms bent.

Circuit Training, sledge hammers 5 each side, chain press 5, tyre flip, sprawls hips down first.

Then eventually Bag work, 10sec on 10sec off etc for 2mins

Ground work (found out why my hips are killing me)

Rolling on mats for last 20mins

If anyone has a good Hip stretch they could share with me that would be wicked thanks! :grin:

[gazza]

more MMA today, we did a 2.4km warm up jog.

200m jog with wooden poles behind our heads... 10squats with poles, 10bicep curls with poles, 10presses with poles.

200m jog back with poles behind our head. change poles to infront of body arms bent, 200m jog, then same as above then jog back 200m with poles infront arms bent.

Circuit Training, sledge hammers 5 each side, chain press 5, tyre flip, sprawls hips down first.

Then eventually Bag work, 10sec on 10sec off etc for 2mins

Ground work (found out why my hips are killing me)

Rolling on mats for last 20mins

If anyone has a good Hip stretch they could share with me that would be wicked thanks! :grin:

lol ground work gotta love it, got paid for a whole week of doing that all in the name of work

[Travel Express]

You get paid for it, and i'm paying for it!! lol

Today we did a 90minute fighters session, mainly included learning some submissions, Piggy Backing someone around the gym, Fire man carry, Wheel Barrows etc, we did about 20mins of sparring, some more Rolling trying to submit your opponent, and by then it was time to go home!!

Legs are really killing me atm, so stiff and tight, have stretched and warmed them up before every session.

[Travel Express]

Last night i did shoulders and Back

Shoulders

Shrugs on bench press machine 80kg 12/3

Arnie Press 17.5kg 12/3

Back

Deadlifts 100kg 12/3 105kg 12/1

DB Rows 20kg 12/3

Wide Grip Pull Downs 70kg 12/3

Triceps

Press Downs 55kg 12/3

Biceps

EziGrip Curls 25kg 12/3

abs

Hanging Crunches 17

Was a good training, cardio/circuit training tonight for mma... lets see how this goes.

[Travel Express]

Ok so the MMA training today was more cardio based than strength, Still in a circiut though, we got separated into 3 groups i was part of Group 1, which had to run around the road 1.2km ish, we had 6mins to do this and did it easily we then had a break, and then into the circuit training,

Sprawls while throwing a medicine ball 10kg

Jumping lunges

Off balance Press ups

Cross overs (press ups)

Some random jumping thing

Vee Crunches

Jumping squats

Sumo Pull KB (similar to upright row)

Military Crunches

Wall Jumps

Burpies

Tyre Flip

Followed by a 400m run and then repeat the circuit then another 400m run then repeat until the hour is up.

then it was a good idea to do some boxing for about 40mins. What a mission that was, but i did my best and kept powering on, boxing is not my best subject i prefer karate, but this all helps.

[Travel Express]

Today was Chest and Triceps, plus hammer curls

Chest

Bench Press 60kg 12/3, 80kg 12/1, 90kg 6/1, 80kg 10/1

DB Press Flat 25kg 12/2 27.5kg 12/2

DB Flat Flies 25kg 12/3

Triceps

Single Hand Pull Downs 25kg 12/1 27kg 12/2

Skull Crushers 20kg 12/1 25kg 12/1 30kg 12/2

Hammer Curls 25kg 12/3

[Travel Express]

had mma training today, submissions, bag work and basic blocks etc then i followed it up by Legs, drank 1.5L of water over the 2hour period i was at the gym.

LEGS

Squats 100kg 15R/1S 130kg 15R/2S

SLDL 60kg 12R/3S

Hack Squats 80kg 12R/3S

Single Leg Curls (standing) 25kg 12R/3S

Standing Calve Raises 110kg 12R/3S

More MMA tomorrow!!! :grin:

[PTinCHCH]

fukn good work bro. keep it up. this sport separates the men from the boys, remember that every time your hurting.

i had the meanest session today training under Aaron Boyes (world champ), Kaota Puna (nz mma champ) and Chris Easley (nz vale tudo champ).

was baaaaaadassss!

[Travel Express]

today at training we found out who was fighting in May, and had to push them hard, so basically it was them on the mats for 3mins each, and we were rotating fighting them over 30sec.

we did some hanging bag sit ups, which my legs were that slippery i fell :roll:

Apart from that was overall a good training day.

[Travel Express]

So yesterday was back and shoulders, actually regretting doing that today, as today was a circuit class for MMA , and well now its DOMS time.

Tuesday Back/Shoulders

Dead Lifts 60kg 12/1 105kg 12/3 (HEAVY)

BB Rows 60kg 12/3

Wide Grip Pull Downs 70kg 12/3

Chest Press Shrugs 40kg each side, 12/3

Arnie Press 17.5kg 12/2 10/1

MMA

400m warm up jog

We did Gulfer circuit training 1 person runs for about 3mins the others keep doing the same exercise for that amount of time that it takes the Gulfer to return.

Ball Squats. (sit on medicine ball, on way up throw the 2nd ball catch and back down.

KB Press 20kg

Stall Jumps

Then i was gulfer. (approx 1.2km run)

Squat Press 20kg

Cave Man Squats 11kg

Stall Transfers? (hold the stall jump side to side with legs out behind)

Sledge Hammer

Sumo Squats (more like a deadlift) 50kg

Grappling Dummy Walk (F'N heavy) Weight N/A

KB Rows/punches 12kg

400m Sprint..... thrashed it on last 200m, came 2nd :grin: then almost puked :-s

[Travel Express]

today i did chest, biceps, triceps.

Chest

Flat bench DB Press 25kg 12/3

Flat bench DB Flies 25kg 12/3

Triceps

Single hand cable pull downs 27kg 12/3

Skull Crushers 30kg 12/3

Biceps

Ezi Grip Curls 30kg 12/3

Tomorrow is MMA day again, looking forward too, was talking to another guy that comes along to it, and he was saying even he was sore still from wednesdays session, guess i'm not the only one feeling the pinch then ha

[Travel Express]

over the weekend was MMA, was really good hard training sessions, and tweeked my neck on sunday, but it feels alright today.

Basic run down on what we did, Bag work, ground and pound, hanging from the bags for various times,

Sunday was mainly sparring and rolling, with little bag work, and just pushing the guys who will be fighting to their limit.

Back into weights again tomorrow.