oh one last thing, apologies lol. This is the bjj gym i will be joining, would like your opinion on it. ITs the only one doing any sort of martial arts within like 20 miles of campus, so i dont have much of a choice. But id still like to know

https://www.facebook.com/RyomaAcademy

www.ryomaacademy.com/‎

thanks in advance

Hello! That's a nice build that you have and being your weight at that height will bring you many advantages. Provided that you're already lean, there will be some difficulty making weight by losing that much water weight. What I used to do in order to drop weight quickly involved long runs on the treadmill/outside while wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Heat is the key here! It's also great that you have access to a dry sauna, I highly recommend sitting in a dry sauna at the end of your workout day wearing only shorts/swim trunks so that you'll sweat out the water weight more effectively. This along with running will be your best friend for cutting weight for the match. Just be cautious and don't dehydrate yourself, otherwise you'll crumble in your match and you won't want that result. See how you feel and go progressively. Now to gain the weight back, it's important to hydrate yourself to avoid any cramps, dizziness and exhaustion along with a healthy and balanced diet consisting of your lean meats, vegetables, some carbs and vitamins. Let me know of your progress and how your matches go.



Hey there, thanks for coming by. Based on your inquiry, it depends on your preference. I'm assuming you want to cut weight while keeping your muscle mass? Well, your muscle mass may take a toll and you'll have to be prepared for this if you want to drop weight classes. Basically, I will suggest the style of training that I did when I weighed 180-190 lbs which consisted of cardio M/W/F. Incorporate lifting with more repetitions and less weight while doing heavy lifting maybe 1 week of the month.

The schedule I followed was:

Week 1: Lift with repetitions, 3 sets of 20+ on each machine/etc. For example, M/W were Upper chest, shoulders, abs and back for Mondays and Chest/Back/Abs on Wednesdays. Tuesdays/Thursdays were Biceps/Triceps/Abs and doing Legs on Tuesdays. Friday was Leg/Abs day while finishing it off with cardio. Weekends you rest.
Week 2: Same schedule, follow up with more weight less reps; 3 sets of 6.
Week 3: Same as week 1
Week 4: Work at 75% capacity of week 1; you'll need recovery for the 5th week.

Cardio: M/W/F I recommend doing 2-3 mile runs without stopping. If you can run more, that's great. Tuesdays/Thursdays are optional run days. Run before lifting also, for those days you can do interval sprints; if you run on a track, sprint the straight parts and jog the curves.

By doing this, you'll gain more explosiveness along with having great endurance+cardio (which you need to BJJ, trust me) in a match especially while facing someone who may be way more experienced than you (trust me, again lol)

Diet: Stick to lean meats, beans, fish, some nuts, fibers found in many vegetables, and keep well-hydrated! Avoid the obvious bad foods of course...



Your gym looks to be a decent gym. Honestly, if there are people who are well-trained and with good skill, then the gym must have a solid reputation. Just make sure that you focus on your techniques yourself and perfect them. The rest will come. I have minimal experience in BJJ but can still hold my own in it, if that means anything.

Let me know with any further questions.

Yeah i am expecting muscle mass to decrease, however i wanted to reduce it as much as possible. So ofc i will follow what you recommend. But im fairly sure i do want to cut at first to get my technique right and speed etc. Do you only recommend running? Or would some hiit be better?

Are there any specific exercises you would do on the lifting days. ie since i should work on my explosiveness do power cleans once a week

This post was edited by tidus_ffx2 on Oct 25 2013 09:44pm

Hi, bjj is going great as well as your advice so far. However along with bjj i was looking to improve my striking as well. I have access to any equipment necessary. Like anything with knees, kicks, punches etc.

Hello! Glad to see that my advice has been helping you a lot! As for improving your striking, I recommend having access to a heavy bag that is about 5 feet tall or more. The extra height will give you more range for more areas to kick, knee, punch, etc.

Tips to work on your striking...

Work on cardio, do heavy lifting once in a while, along with endurance lifting also. Have a look at YouTube videos of specific technique. High interval training/plyometrics are a big help with striking speed and power also. I recommend doing these.

I have been doing a bit of plyo training while keeping up with my cardio. But i do not have much experience in the striking dpt, so i will ofc look up on youtube. Is there any specific like "striking series" or martial art that is in your opinion that is best to study striking

A great way to start is watching the YouTube videos along with practicing with the heavy bag. Without proper training at a Kickboxing gym, it may be a bit difficult but not impossible to familiarize yourself with a lot of striking moves. My best advice is to be focusing on your strengths (i.e. ground grappling and submission) and perfect it along with takedowns. As for striking, focus on being defensive over offensive such as evasion, weaving and blocking and counter-striking. Even boxing training can form a nice foundation to this, but focus on your jabs to keep your opponent at bay, feed him with the jabs, and have a strong take down or clinch-to-ground submission strategy to capitalize on your win. I use this same philosophy when it comes to submissions and ground grappling for me (bad at offense, good at defense) and utilize your opponents mistake or the opportunity to take advantage of the fight. For now, focus on jabs, crosses, straights and upper cuts as well as elbows. You want to minimize distance and get in close for the clinch and takedown control.

Here are some good examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtGU5Srte2Q - Chuck Liddell displaying pummel-to-strike skill to gain that clinch advantage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToJ_pE1PTCU - Michael Bisping striking combos; leg kicks to weaken opponents stance and capitalize on a take down and more successful strikes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rbn1QIvlgc - Phil Nurse with defense, defense, and counter-striking advantage.

Have fun, and let me know how you go. Focus on the technique first, and then add in strength and power with your strikes.

Any tips how I can securly lock in the chimora lock.

I know it's a very hard submission to get out of MMA, but can't seem to get the holding correct on it

Dudes either lying about his bench or is a serious juicer

Anyone with any serious experience lifting would agree

This post was edited by Blackbird86 on Dec 8 2013 10:41pm

You'll simply have to improve on your technique. That is most important and then also focus on your offensive ground grappling and overall strength so you can be in a dominating position on the ground and get a good angle when you perform the kimura lock. Lifting heavier will help you acquire this while you gain strength, along with doing cardio to keep up your endurance. Correct form can only help, so I'd recommend viewing videos/going to a gym to perfect it.



Only post here if you need help. Thank you.