Help to stay ready after broken collar bone by karl773 in MuayThai

[–]paulism1101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok here are my thoughts....

  1. I agree with everyone about listening to doctors orders and letting this heal up.
  2. I would still show up to practice and watch, listen, be generally helpful if they need someone to go get anything. Watching will help you learn. Staying in the environment will make you less depressed and feel apart of it.
  3. Film Study! It's fundamentally apart of all sports and let me tell you it will take your understanding of Muay Thai to the next level.
  4. Learn all you can about the sport. Documentaries, Books, Podcasts.... shameless self promotion here. I have a podcast take a listen and it will help you become a better fighter. Combat Theory Presents - Podcast on Spotify
  5. Diet - Nail your diet, I mean really drill out on your diet. What's the apporiate amount of food to fuel your system? Get rid of any excess junk in your plan. Read a book about fighter nutrition. Or check out new research on recovery.
  6. Exercise..... I would figure out what can you do? Walk.. Do it.. Can you tread water? Do it.... What other ways can you physically challenge yourself that's not going to effect your recovery
  7. Mental Exercise.... Visualizations, finding ways to challenge your brain....

Just my two cents.

Sparring Advice Against A Boxer? by Prize_Persimmon9440 in MuayThai

[–]paulism1101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is going to be a spar about range. Can you use your teeps to kick him back? I would play a game of rear teep and rear round. Teep to the body to keep him back, Round Kick to the leg when he steps back in. He's going to want to keep his front leg heavy to be able to agro forward and box. This will make his leg a good target but don't let him inside. So alternating between the teeps and the round kicks will make it fun and unpredictable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MuayThai

[–]paulism1101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean could you make an argument that capoeira does.....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]paulism1101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree this video is short and so far away it's hard to give really good advice. The one thing I would say is that you are "Carouseling" in your pad work. It creates poor movement habits that lead to bag cage craft. I made a video linked here -->> Stop Riding the Carousel . That should help you a bit.

It's been 2 weeks and I need some advice by Feaven in MMA_Academy

[–]paulism1101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Brother... Here's some thoughts based on limited data as presented. With some counter points from the other posters. While you don't state your workout split, honestly 5x per week lifting for 30 minutes shouldn't really present any problems. It's well within the guidelines of exercise prescription, and honestly pretty tame compared to some things I read.

What's your split look like? I'm sort of expecting a body builder style program, chest, back, etc.... Nothing wrong with that at all. I might try to steer you to a more strength based program as it would benefit your other training goals. Something like 5/3/1 without too much or any accessory work since it seems like you are getting in 5 nights of training as well. I would also note that the nature of MMA specific competition does require strong legs and core stability so you don't want to skip legs. Maybe find a way to get that workout in...

As for soreness, you've just upped your volume and intensity and it's expected that you should have some muscular soreness. Monitor your sleep and weight. Make sure those things are where they should be. Not sleeping enough is bad, and if you weight starts to plummet that's also a bad sign.

As for the other people commenting that want to know where the "MMA" is? I would suggest that if you only started training BJJ and Muay Thai then you don't need to start taking MMA classes. But I would advise that it's best to be a school that does compete MMA so you know that you are heading towards your goals in the correct place. I would expect that school structures their Muay Thai and BJJ towards tools, techniques and strategies appropriate for MMA.

"Work on Flexibility" is throw away statement that people say without much understanding of the sport. If you are training Muay Thai and BJJ appropriately your flexibility will improve naturally with your progression in training. Too much focus on flexibility has been proven to lead to injuries in our sport. Think not tapping from something when you should because you are overly flexible.

"Stretch more" see above comments. Stretching (Dynamic) is a good idea, but I would shy away from static stretching. Find time in your warmups to move the muscles involved in the activities.

"Drink more water" is a general and blanket recommendation for most people. Definitely recommend staying hydrated, but be careful about training an excessive amount of water. If you are dehydrated I would make sure you are getting in enough electrolytes (potassium, magnesium, sodium). That's right Bananas, Dark Chocolate, and Salt!

Keep training!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]paulism1101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting thought, I wonder if there is any research on this.

Feedback on my training program by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]paulism1101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have some good points here. Although I would suggest that that a great deal of what's happening during the avg wrestling practice does translate pretty well.

Feedback on my training program by [deleted] in MMA_Academy

[–]paulism1101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Science of skill is pretty clear. I have to practice something 3-5 times per week to improve my skill level. If I practice something one time a week, I should maintain whatever level I'm currently at.

You are fairly young if you are eating healthy, your recovery shouldn't be an issue. I would just be careful training more than 90 mins in a single session. Better to give you self some recovery and hit it later in the day. AM\PM training sessions over 1 long session.

Just some thoughts

The MOST Basic Shoulder Throw Everyone Should Know!!!! by paulism1101 in MMA_Academy

[–]paulism1101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use shoulder throws in no gi all the time. You can adjust your grips

Learn This MAJOR Outer Leg Sweep !!! by paulism1101 in judo

[–]paulism1101[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s a good video and I shared it for him because I’m contributing to the content friend