Thread: mma training and bodybuilding too much?

Quote: Originally Posted by Deja_Entendu Phil Baroni just got suspended for using Steroids....Not a good comparison IMO for this thread. Im pretty sure over 3/4 of all pro mma guys use and 100% of pro bbers. However pertaining to the op to pick one of the sports

Quote: Originally Posted by randombrandon do you guys have jobs? I am a nanny... We watch UTUBE and do homework. SO....no... : (

Quote: Originally Posted by the gomenator yeah after one week i already feel the exhaustion during my workouts. i think i will just stick to two workouts a week that have compound exercises only and MAYBE a little arm work here and there. All I can say is this, which may actually be what you want to hear: If you switch from an isolation lift, bodybuilding type split to doing full body workouts 3 times a week with most emphasis on low weight,...

Now that I've converted to "mma" workouts, I long for the days of bodybuilding style workouts. I'm not naturally strong nor big nor shredded- I have to work for everything I got. Bodybuilding and mma workouts have different agendas. One is to gain as much quality mass and shape while the other strives to get you in better fighting shape with emphasis on stamina, and explosiveness. Rest and recovery is key, and with...

I have to tell you I have been training strict MMA for 2 1/2 years and I still have managed to put on muscle. I actually got up to 225lbs and then came down to 205lbs for my NAGA tourney (I was about 200lbs before MMA). Its totally do-able. I train MMA 3-4 days a week and have a boxing coach for the 5th day. I usually lift weights a minimum of 3 days per week and sneak in a 4th if I am feeling up to it. A good bodybuilding workout does not...

When you do lift don't go to failure ever. That would completely be an overkill. I would personally do, like you guys have said, some powerlifting type weight workouts. But I would also incorperate olympic lifting aspects into it. Do a lot of explosive movements, because that could carry into MMA. And also maybe throw in some supersets at the end of your workouts. Like pull ups with dips for example. Good luck in whatever you do bro.

I don't like Baroni, the man, at all...but I don't know if I would call him a complete embarrassment. I mean the guy is a professional fighter and you're not (nor am I). Anyways - I was all about keeping my 5x5 routine when I started getting serious about MMA. That got sidelined real quick. Now all I do is lift twice a week in an upper/lower body split. And there are times when I wish I didn't lift at all...but I enjoy it,...

Quote: Originally Posted by -_- obviously you have to choose one of the 2 ever heard of a successful MMA fighter placing well at bodybuilding? you'd be the first Flex Wheeler did some form of martial art, i'm pretty sure he had a fight a while ago thats on the net somewhere.

Is attending BT/BJJ 2x and lifting 3x a week considered over-active? Other day I seeing how much calories I should intake and I was wondering if I deserved to click on "extremely active." Oh and sorry for hijacking the thread.

Just do some BJJ gor 6-10 hours a week and yoru question will be answered. My body gets torn up. Healing time is necessary. If you dont heal, your next week of class is gonna be more difficult, and you will get torn up more and are more prone to injuries.