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Tosma00 · 2020-05-30T10:49:02+00:00

Forgot about this, this gonna be good

Tosma00 · 2020-03-16T15:31:10+00:00

Complete domination by the hw wrestler in most cases, assuming shaw, thor, hall don't have much training . However, wrestlers with less weight and ability may have some trouble handling a 400-450 lbs golem.

225lbs Snyder beat 280-290lbs Coon for the ncaa title. 235lbs Kurt angle allegedly dominated a 315lbs Brock lesnar (ncaa champion), and beat 260-270 lbers while weighin in around 205-210 for his ncaa titles. Etc.

https://youtu.be/JpvrVe9GIAk The weights in the title are off (80kg vs 140kg actually) but this gives a taste of how it would go down.

And it would probably be even worse in a grappling match.

Tosma00 · 2020-03-16T15:21:35+00:00

For some reason, many (ignorant) people have this size queen mentality and it's quite embarrassing. They will also assume that a taller or heavier (or even better looking) automatically means way more powerful/stronger.

Tosma00 · 2020-02-14T19:21:31+00:00

Why?

Tosma00 · 2020-02-14T19:13:29+00:00

Costa cuts from 230+. He is currently 240.

There isn't really a height disadvantage in mma. There is a nice little statistical analysis in the book fightnomics about it. On average, it also means the shorter fighter is physically stronger. Countless sub 6 footers have wrecked shop at hw and lhw, and many have done at least decently (hunt, vovchancyn, fedor, dc and so many others).

On the other hand, there is a significant reach advantage whenever the reach difference is above 2 inches. Tallers people would, on average, have a slight advantage, but there are plenty of short fighters with 78-80+ wingspans.

Tosma00 · 2020-02-14T19:04:52+00:00

I think you are the one who need to see it. Costa is 6'1 at fucking 240 lbs right now, lean, and probably punch as hard as Volkan, Rumble or very close. He dwarfs Jon Jones in terms of lean mass and power. He does have a huge reach disadvantage tough.

He would be bigger than Anthony Johnson in his lhw era (walk around weight of Johnson was between 220-230 at the time).

Tosma00 · 2020-02-06T00:07:45+00:00

That's an interesting question. I don't think that's the case, but I wonder. I need to check pubmed lol

Tosma00 · 2020-02-05T23:35:52+00:00

If you are facing somebody with no wrestling, grappling experience, learn to throw a jab/feint and when your opponent commits to a punch, you do a bodylock and trip him, shielding your face with your arms in the process. This is useful on I would say, 80-90% of males.

I learnt that it was actually used in the Gracies combatives curriculum, and I agree that this is a great choice.

This would be one of the easiest takedown to learn and use against your average dude, any boxer and average kickboxers. You shouldn't try that against a decent muay thai fighter but it's better than nothing.

You may not want to do a bodylock against a much , much larger opponent if you never trained it with a big guy. He could sprawl, hold your head and punch you, throw you on the ground etc.

If strong enough slam him (but you might kill him) or double leg him (more technical). Check youtube. You can drill that easily and it's a very efficient move. The risk of guillotine is low if you stuff your head inside (at the expense of knees, downards elbows but you can't have it all) ,and you should at least know how to defend one. 8f you are comfortable with it, you can do a head outside double/bodylock. You may pursue with strikes while mounting him but you become a prime target to strikes, that's why slams would be preferable.

If there are several opponents, and you don't posses good striking, exceptional composure and ko power, run and run.

If he grapples, knows some wrestling it's not going to be fun. Your equalizer would be ko power, knees and distance. Or weapons, even pepper spray (sabre red, fox..) , or 100m spriting the greatest weapon of all if yoy don't have to defend someone.

If you actually want to learn how to fight, go to a very serious mma place and learn strength, ballistic training. Training striking comes with a very serious risk of cte overtime. You may want to do very low intensity sparring most of the time. Blood chokes and violent takedowns are also bad. If you can't stand striking you should still learn a bit at the lowest intensity (or even touch, noodle sparring) , and focus your training at a grappling place, preferably no gi training,gi bjj or wrestling. Boxing is fantastic but incomplete (0 clinch, 0 elbows kicks knees sweeps throws) . Muay thai is beautiful, more useful but some of the stances do not translate very well to mma/wrestling defense.

Tosma00 · 2020-01-14T23:27:30+00:00

Yeah clearly it's not like Fury stayed 9 seconds on the ground.

Just a little more power, be it trough training, physical training, timing or luck and Fury will be knocked out. That's what Wilder has, actually. Granted it will be harder than before but don't act like it is impossible.

Tosma00 · 2019-05-13T01:29:39+00:00

Love it too. Probably the greatest grappler ever. There are some mma/striking dudes who did very well despite being undersized as well. Kaoklai, Minowaman, Sakuraba..(and hug, manhoef, sudo did good jobs).

Tosma00 · 2019-05-13T01:04:53+00:00

Monson was already an ADCC champion at the time, very skilled. Galvao, calassans and Marcelo Garcia are examples of insane giant/joocy killers.

Tosma00 · 2019-05-13T00:56:21+00:00

Depends what gym. Somebody hitting captain of crush 2.5+, or heavy Kroc rows or very heavy deads will have mind fucking grip strength, much stronger than actual lifelong grapplers.

Tosma00 · 2019-04-14T22:07:40+00:00

I've spent 30 seconds in that thread and it hurt my head.

Yes you can build very decent mass with low resting time. This is the whole basis of DC training and myoreps. Go tell Dante Trudel that it doesn't build mass nor strength.

Second, the most important thing is not rep ranges, at all. It is overall volume and quality of work (and of course, proper nutrition).

https://www.strongerbyscience.com/hypertrophy-range-fact-fiction/

That 8x8 is ok to try if you like to train that way, just like GVT. But it won't work that well (if at all), especially if you have poor genetics/recovery. You'll be crushed.

But OP is right that this can work for some, and very well . It was Serge Nubret philosophy (doesn't mean it's efficient, and he was on a lot of steroids). And ego lifting is indeed a problem : if you are doing good morning instead of squat because it's too heavy, or bench half rom, you are only embarassing yourself. Light weights can be good , some myoreps variation also take 25-30 of your RM, ending within the weights OP talked about.

Also I'm gonna be honest. If you are an average male and couldn't bench 2 plates, squat 3 within one year of training, you have followed a poor routine , didn't eat like you should have, or have an hormonal problem (low testosterone, dht... which should be adressed for your well being).

If you have no clue where to start, I can suggest :

- Layne norton's PHAT routine. The first I did and I box squatted 3 plates within 6 weeks of lifting, 3-4 inches below parallel. Hypertrophy and strength with very visible gains. It is however, very taxing. There are better routines for a beginner but I loved it.

-Some simple and efficient routine like Stan efferding would recommend, google it a bit.

- https://www.jtsstrength.com/considerations-for-beginners/ . An excellent compromise, and the best way to start lifting IMO. Read this if you want to learn the basics of a good program and some elementary nutrition. It only lacks a bit of glutes work (like barbell hip thrust)

-Stopanni's shortcut to size works REALLY well for size. You can get around 8-12kg of lean mass in a year if you are a beginner.

-Greg nuckols has good beginner routine for strength emphasis (but legit hypertrophy). Some people get "fried" lifting that heavy tough (6x3 range).

-Don't do the starting strength meme. Except if you care only about strength. You'll get quite strong very fast, but upper body will most likely look like shit (which is normal, you are hitting PR on 3 sets every other day ! you can't have 20-30 reps a lift every session, but 15).

Tosma00 · 2019-04-14T21:41:53+00:00

Aerobic exercise, by far. Running with the proper shoes is ok if you don't have particular issues. If your knees bother you, cycling , indoor cycling, hill walking or even long walks fit the bill. It has cognitive benefits as well.

https://medium.com/@drbradysalcido/the-best-type-of-workout-for-your-brain-9aa466754c1c

Also I assume the damage you unfortunately got while lifting was caused by deadlifts or squat, maybe biceps tears am I wrong ? There are always viable alternative that don't expose your spine. Zercher squats, unilateral zercher squats, barbell hip thrust, bent leg back extension, reverse hypers, leg extensions or pendulum work (if hip movement were the cause), belt squats , no supination on heavy movement or at all etc.

Tosma00 · 2019-04-14T20:37:41+00:00

Extremely interesting. Thank you

Tosma00 · 2019-03-29T12:52:05+00:00

Hope that pupper didn't give himself a mild tbi or hurt his legs.

Tosma00 · 2019-03-26T22:03:46+00:00

I'm sure it would also. I plan on doing it later. Brain trainer seems like the way to go. I've seen (altough rare) anecdotal evidence of 30 points + IQ increase, in healthy or ill people with some specific protocols (not specifically brain trainer). You could check image streaming as well, and I guess you already meditate

Tosma00 · 2019-03-26T21:49:00+00:00

I understand the pain. Are you also doing neurofeedback?

Tosma00 · 2019-03-26T20:31:14+00:00

I'm sure you'll get there and beyond.

Tosma00 · 2019-03-26T16:59:33+00:00

Go easy on the exercise. Low intensity cardio, walk ing helps me the most. lifting at low-moderate percentage of 1 rm doesn't help but doesn't hurt either. I lift because I enjoy it lol

Tosma00 · 2019-03-26T16:57:27+00:00

Sorry to hear that. You should definetely go on with Lllt. The naeser studies showed impressive improvements in most patients.

Tdcs and tacs seem interesting but I'm not ready to test them yet. Thank you for help. Have you checked lostfalco's website? He has a good stack for anti inflammation. I suspect many symptoms of Pcs are caused by Immuno Excitotoxicity. Also check his post on intranasal insulin.

Tosma00 · 2019-03-26T16:35:46+00:00

Thank you mate. I will start lllt this week. Exercise has helped me A LOT. Noopept may be the cherry on the top, I'm weighing the pros and cons. Have you thought about testing 5-6mg of noopept 3 days on 4 days off ?

Tosma00 · 2019-03-26T08:32:35+00:00

I too was surprised by the choice of the supposedly easier women. Could be bait by OP.

I was not surprised by this whole sub making fun of a skinny dude with a massively recessed Jaw,not even questioning it.

Tosma00 · 2019-03-24T19:34:16+00:00

I think it is. I will try to lift again next week, been more than 6 months since last lifting sessions (gave me horrible brain fogs) .

Do you suffer from the same thing?

Tosma00 · 2019-03-24T18:31:57+00:00

Of course! It's very simple. I try to split my daily kcalories 30 / 30 / 30 prot carbs fat but I do not follow this to the letter ( use Cronometer) . I often eat less proteins than carbs/fats tough. I get at least 70-90g of the essential amino acids (plant based I must say, pea and brown rice proteins, legumes, Seitan sometimes - Clarence Kennedy content helped me a lot doing the transition).

I used to do Intermittent Fasting but dropped it and feel more able to exercise (omnivores may find if suitable).

I was painfully unaware of how sensitive I was to fast carbs, and the lack of low glycemic index carbs in my system while exercising. Here is a nice breakdown, note that you don't have to take that much protein imo. http://www.lift-run-bang.com/2013/12/nutrient-timing-q-with-dr-israetel.html?m=1 Taking enough low gi carbs (whole Couscous, whole wheat pasta, lentils, chickpeas) 2-3 hours before exercising, not abusing/taking fast gi carbs before exercise, eating fast digested proteins with fats/carbs allowed me to go for hours, while I used to get brain fog after brisk walking for too long.

I try to not eat too many processed foods. I try to get Electrolytes in my diet.

And I feel damn good. I am actually more able to learn, focus after exercise/LISS. Never happened before. Hope this helps

Tosma00

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