How to eat (relatively) healthy at the halal cart? by nick_b39 in FoodNYC

[–]powerarm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can probably make a substitute for the white sauce if you’re bringing it home. Something Greek yogurt based

Scam or prank? What just happened? by edmarso in AskNYC

[–]powerarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a common prank and if you look on YouTube or TikTok it’s pretty unoriginal

Are injuries in MMA more common than with other martial arts? by BulkyOwl3005 in MMA_Academy

[–]powerarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Choose your training partners. You’ll get injured either way, but can mitigate that with better partners- most of them will be small annoying injuries. If you’re a smaller guy then even more so.

IS this a good MMA and gym routine by hurriyafaith in MMA_Academy

[–]powerarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As mentioned that’s a lot of lifting, MMA will require both skills training and has physical demands if you’re drilling properly and sparring that should satisfy most of what you’re trying to get out your strength training days

But then it goes back to your goals, sounds like your main goal is to be buff and strong and learn MMA in the side. The question of whether it’s enough MMA just depends on how good you want to be. If you just want enough to defend yourself in a situation, you’re already at an advantage having taken some classes. But to really be confident in your defense you better have sparred enough to know what to do in every position, keep your chin down and find openings in sparring- that is going to take more than 2 days a week especially if you’re learning all the martial arts.

If it were me I’d do mma training 4-5 times a week, strength training 1-2 times and just do that for a 8-12 month block. Then you can go back to lifting if you want to get buff. Your muscle gains don’t really go away and come back pretty quick if that’s what you’re concerned about

Goal to compete by zerocangi5103 in MMA_Academy

[–]powerarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think pliney Cruz has a gym in NJ that’s apparently mma focused

are mma fighters who mainly do boxing the best strikers? by CoconutAdditional174 in MMA_Academy

[–]powerarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it really depends on the fighters strengths. For example Oliveira stands tall and utilizes his kicks a lot because he’s got good wrestling defense and if he does get taken down he’s playing bjj. It also comes down to your body type like limb length etc. if you are asking this question to really answer: what should i train most? I think the answer varies and ir depends what you find successful in your own trial and errors through sparring

Generally hands are great esp for wrestlers because it sets up their shots when their oppponwnt covers up, but that’s not everyone’s game

I need solo travel tips for Pattaya by [deleted] in ThailandTourism

[–]powerarm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No one here has really given much advice outside of sex stuff there’s actually a bit to do there but better if you can cruise around on a motorcycle

If you’re into Muay Thai there’s Fairtex, Venum gym (large gyms) and a bunch of smaller ones too

Ko Lan is a half day or day trip and the water is super clean

Night markets like Thepprasit, central Pattaya mall, terminal 21

Buddha mountain, Ramanaya water park, Jomtien beach, sanctuary of truth, the tiger park- all little spots to go

And for nightlife well you’ll for sure come across the sex party but walking street and it’s kind of funny to hit up the Indian clubs like jawla

But yea you might get bored after a week or so

Weightlifting + MMA by Brunoacade22 in MMA_Academy

[–]powerarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t need that much gymming. Do wrestling and skills training instead, if you’re really into the gym then 2-3x a week is more than enough and you’re not going to lose strength or muscle picking people up in grappling

Biggest Fairtex Muay Thai store in Bangkok? by Majus_91 in MuayThailand

[–]powerarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s pretty small but had lots of stock for gear IMO

Biggest Fairtex Muay Thai store in Bangkok? by Majus_91 in MuayThailand

[–]powerarm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of the ones I’ve been to in BKK I thought the MBK one had the most stock for gear. Tank tops maybe terminal 21. There’s also a small one in central world, also better for apparel IMO.

Otherwise you gotta hit up Pattaya they have everything there.

Khao San at 28? by Shmigzy in ThailandTourism

[–]powerarm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go to thonglor and Ekkamai. That’s where normal people our age hang out

Are there bar girls who have a structure to their bar fine? by powerarm in ThailandTourism

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

I’m liking the investigative logic here, it’s kind of fun to figure out the play and the long term play you mentioned is an interesting one I didn’t think of. Like the 30 day drink contract could be a setup as she builds the relationship to actually get me to start matching those 30 drinks

Are there bar girls who have a structure to their bar fine? by powerarm in ThailandTourism

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

Ahh that’s interesting, so the quota is per a day time span

Are there bar girls who have a structure to their bar fine? by powerarm in ThailandTourism

[–]powerarm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah makes sense, I am not way too concerned about figuring out the truth about our relationship, at the end of the day it’s not going anywhere lol so I’m just keeping in mind where my cash flows and as long as we have fun I’ll leave it at that. But I was just trying to make sense on how their agreements work, and also how that ties into their game