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Post by DiamondMMA on Oct 24, 2006 23:35:46 GMT -5
Hey Matt!! Firstly, I'd like to say its good to have you on here. I think I can speak for everybody when I say I appreciate your input on potential workouts.
I have a couple questions about the workouts that you posted. If you could answer them, I'd appreciate it.
In your first workout, for example:
Run 200-400 meters, 5-10 Pull-ups (or 10-15 jumping Pull-ups), 10-15 Squats
You say to perform 2-3 time sets. How much rest should you take in between sets, and what is a standard time for people to run these in??
Secondly, do you evaluate people using only ONE workout, or do you put them through ALL of them? Also, do you have alternatives to exercises such as rowing 300-500 meters?
I'll personally try what I can and let you know what I think of them. Thanks again!
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 13, 2006 22:19:46 GMT -5
Yeah.. Muscle Milk is super good, and its not too costly. If you're looking to gain size, you want to AT LEAST take in 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight that you have... EVERY DAY! Thats pretty difficult to do in itself, if you're not used to it. If you're a smaller guy, such as myself, with a high metabolism, the most important thing really is calorie intake, ya know?? Just gotta eat... like 6 meals a day. If you can afford it!! BUT.. there's a supplement out there called MUSCLE JUICE that has like 1036 calories per serving.. thats INSANELY cheap..like $25 for a HUGE bucket of the stuff. Now, Its not the greatest tasting supp. out there.. but the cost def. makes it taste better! Hope this helps...
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 13, 2006 22:13:10 GMT -5
Okay.. so here's the work out plan that I WANT to say that I do. LOL I first wake up in the morning.. and do either an ab work out or jump rope/run. I'll try to alternate workouts with one day of rest. Then I just rely on my MMA training to keep up on the conditioning. I lift as well for my strength. I'm lifting 3 times a week, doing big lifts... such as cleans, presses, deadlifts, squats, etc...Its extremely difficult to gain size and strength when I'm cardio-ing all the time, ya know?? I guess what matters is how much, and what kind of food you're taking in... If anybody has any ideas for a good program as far as LIFTING for SIZE/STRENGTH...while constantly training MMA, PLEASE let me know!! LOL
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Post by DiamondMMA on Jun 18, 2007 3:08:17 GMT -5
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Post by DiamondMMA on Sept 2, 2006 22:17:21 GMT -5
Nice heel hook.... but I'm LOVING the yellow boots!!
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Post by DiamondMMA on Apr 24, 2006 21:24:30 GMT -5
Ya know Vince, I think you're right. We've been using the RRB here at work for about the past 6 months or so. There has been a lot of positive feedback from everybody here at work. Every now and again, you might here something about how its not "big enough" or something along those lines. When responding to a fight, a lot of the "old timers" are used to carrying and using something more along the lines of a riot batton. I even asked one of the guys here at work that acutally was involved in an incident just the other day. In this situation, an inmate grabbed a staff member, and the other staff member responded, using the RRB. When asked about the RRB, the staff member stated that he does like the RRB better than the older sticks... but in that one particular incident, he would have liked to had one of the bigger sticks. I guess the big difference a lot of people saw was that with the RRB, they had to strike a lot more. Overall, the RRB is much more versatile though.. so, with that said... LOL, I'm PRO RRB. Just trying to put up some positive, and negative aspects...
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Post by DiamondMMA on Sept 24, 2007 11:52:51 GMT -5
For those of you that weren't able to make it, Kyle did a GREAT job. (Even if it doesn't LOOK like it). The guy he had to fight had appeared to be much taller, stronger, and more experienced.. despite what looked to be a disadvantage, Kyle REALLY put it to him!! He even had the guy on his heels as he hit with a punch that almost put him down for the count! It was a good fight. Great job Kyle! Keep up the good work!
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 7, 2007 8:17:55 GMT -5
Well, I have recently talked to the fight coordinator about a week ago. They told me that they couldn't squeeze me on the card, and that they wouldn't be able to find somebody my size/weight with the experience that I have already.
As far as actually competition... with the big MMA boom, there are competitions EVERYWHERE. Heck, as a matter of fact... there's another event going on in SPRINGFIELD, IL on the 18th. Events are popping up everywhere, every month. Don't worry about missing this one, if you want... we'll train up and possibly travel together to compete. Let me know.
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 1, 2007 15:03:19 GMT -5
I'm thinking about it. I'm also thinking about getting a group of guys that locally train together and fight for the experience. I think it'll be good for all of us. It'd be nice to get a group together for this....
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Post by DiamondMMA on Jun 24, 2007 14:32:55 GMT -5
I just wanted to say congratulations to the fighters that participated on the June 23 event. Both fighters, who are relatively new to the RMATA, won their matches! Kyle Tothe (Sorry if I mis-spelled your name) won by a TKO in the first round, while Jonathon Courtney won my submission via RNC in the first. Once again, congratulations.
Keith
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Post by DiamondMMA on May 31, 2007 19:29:35 GMT -5
Greg, you're a good fighter and friend of mine. I'm sure that with your work ethic, you can go wherever you want. Just keep up the smart training and be patient. Besides, I've never seen somebody with such an amazing axe kick!! LOL
Best of Luck!
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Post by DiamondMMA on Jan 30, 2007 22:11:04 GMT -5
For those of you who were wondering the results, I went 1-1.
The event was held at the Owensboro Sports Center. It was a pretty nice place. There was plenty of space for the people that came, and the tourney was put together rather well. The turn out was about 500-600 people. It could have held a LOT more, but due to a lack of advertising, not too many people knew about it.
I wasn't certain about how it would go because the fighting was supposed to be back-to-back, but it wasn't as bad as it seemed. The fighters had about 20 minutes of rest in between their matches. They also had a "tag team" grappling match that turned out to be rather entertaining.
My Matches: The first guy that I fought was named Kyle Palm. He was fighting out of Fort Wayne, IN. I had done a little bit of research online about the fighters before hand and learned that he had previously fought a guy from Dan Severn's camp... and lasted 2 rounds with him, before being submitted. So I thought this kid was gonna be a tough match....
We both approached the center of the ring, touched gloves.. then went at it. I threw a jab, he tried to shoot in underneath me to take me down. I sprawled back, got him in a front headlock and then he sat back and tried to pull guard on me. I pa*sed his legs, secured side mount... then full. You could definitely tell he had a background in jiu jitsu, as he tried to hold me close.. work to half guard, so on so forth. I landed a couple of shots, in between but he eventually got me in full guard. I broke free, stood up...and landed several shots to the head. He wrapped up one of my ankles, and attempted a leg lock. I fell back, sat over one leg... and eventually got my foot free... BUT was on my butt, in which he tried to "tackle" me. I secured a head and arm guillotine, couldn't make it work.... but eventually ended up rolling him falling into his guard. I sat up, landeded a couple of shots in which I stood up... and he stayed on the ground. I backed away from his legs, then I threw a looping over hand right that connected as I attempted to take it back to the ground. I ended up in half guard, was patient... and moved it to FULL guard. he turned to his side((trying to base up)) in which I stood, secured his arm, stepped over his head and kinda "FLIPPED".... He ended up rolling with me before I got the tap.
Submission 2:35 in the 1st
2nd fight was against a guy from "Nice Guy Submissions", locally near Owensboro. He was a bit taller than me, and somewhat of a strong striker. We came out, touched gloves... and here it goes. He kept his hands a bit lower, and I stressed keeping my hands high and tight as he was somewhat quick with his hands. He landed a leg kick, in which I responded with a kick of my own. He threw a couple of hooks.. but none really hit me. I hesitated as I tried to throw a high kick... kinda slipped but recovered well as he tried to come in. No punches were exchanged. Any punches that he might have thrown might have tagged my gloves a little bit, but they didn't really connect. I hit him with another strong leg kick. Then I tagged him with a jab, and "rocked" him with an over hand right. He tried throwing a couple of punches, once again.. they just grazed my gloves. At this point in time, I felt confident that I could stand up with this guy no problem. He threw a jab, I countered with a jab cross. ((all connecting))... he threw another right and tried to get me in a thai clinch. I hit him 2 more times, re-tied with him... hit him with a knee in the stomach. He then tried to knee me in which i grabbed his knee, and took him to the ground. As opposed to following him down ((WHICH I SHOULD HAVE)) I decided to just stand there and try to knock him out. I landed several punches as he was spinning on his back.... He ended up securing one of my legs and bringing me down into a leg lock. At first I defended it well... then I got caught up in the "fight" and decided to punch and whatnot. My leg wasn't in any immediate trouble so i thought I'd reach back and try to get a leg lock of my own. I turned around and then realized it wasn't gonna work... then I turned back and noticed that my leg had tightened up. He secured a TIGHT heel hook in which he REALLY applied it... I felt my knee start to tear ((3 small rips)) and then I tapped.
My knee was really sore for the next couple of days...its still a little sore today, but I it's 10 times better.
I've learned a lot from reviewing these fights. The first thing I noticed was that both guys attempted leg locks on me. This made me wonder what I was doing to put myself in this position. It turns out that I was just standing there.... trying to punch my opponents in the face, while they just spun around.. finding a leg. I should have either followed them down, or backed UP after a shot or two.
VINCE, I wanna thank you for all of your teachings thus far. If it were not for you I would have never made this transition into MMA and had opportunities that I've had. Thanks.
KEITH
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Post by DiamondMMA on Jan 17, 2007 18:31:53 GMT -5
Hey everybody!! I don't know if anybody will be able to attend, but there is an 8 man tournament that I will be fighting in on Saturday, January 27 in Owensboro, KY. Its not so much like your average amateur mma/nhb fights. This is more of a back to back fighting deal... kind of like the old UFC fights. So this means that if I'm lucky enough to make it to the championships, I will be fighting 3 times in the same NIGHT!!! I sure hope my cardio is ready!! LOL
Well, if you have any questions about where its at or anything of that nature, send me a message.
God Bless!!
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Post by DiamondMMA on Sept 30, 2006 22:20:21 GMT -5
If anybody is attending this event, please let me know. I, myself, am fighting in this event. SO... if you're going to be there, don't be afraid to introduce yourself!!
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Post by DiamondMMA on Apr 22, 2006 22:45:41 GMT -5
Hey Vince, have you ever thought about opening up a martial arts school, or center?? I mean, these are just some of my own ideas.. because one day, I would like to own and opperate something like that. How about teaching different aspects of martial arts, to appeal to EVERYBODY? Like have an experienced BOXER teach a boxing cla*s... and maybe a TKD guy teach TKD.. then even bring in a WRESTLING COACH!!! That way the wrestlers have a place to wrestle and learn during the "off-season". I mean.... you could still teach your MMA.. but it would just be a seperate cla*s.. in maybe a different area of the training center. I mean hell, you could even throw in there some weights to offer the "muscle-heads"! LOL I mean, you kinda catch my drift, right?? I mean that way you DRAW in the numbers... and then once they're there... then if they like something else they see... they can jump right into it. Hit me back if U have NE questions or anything... Oh, and this is copyrighted by the way... so THERE!!!
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Post by DiamondMMA on Jan 17, 2007 22:58:14 GMT -5
Hey Zucco!! I dunno if what I'm about to tell you is going to help, but I'll throw it at you anyway. Obviously you've already developed the habit of "telegraphing" your jab. If that's the case, you need to "re-teach" yourself how to properly throw a jab. The first and most important thing you could do is SLOW DOWN!!!! If you can, find a mirror. USE THE MIRROR. Otherwise, a wall will work just fine. When you slow yourself down, you can concentrate on every aspect of the technique. I would keep my lead leg in front, while ONLY performing a jab on one side. There's no need to throw a combo if your jab (your first punch in the combo)is telegraphing that you're about to do something. Work on keeping your hands high (covering your head), and shrug your shoulders UP. Now keep this POSITION. While in this position simply work down the wall/mirror... whatever. Slowly work your jab out, and right back to your face... concentrating on good form!! Make sure your technique is flawless with every punch. Only throw ONE jab at a time. Then, when you feel confident.. throw ONE jab, but at a faster pace. rest a second, with your hands high... and then throw another one. If you notice you're doing it wrong still, slow it back down.
As far as your elbow goes, could it possibly be that you've hyper-extended it?? If thats the case, concentrate when you're punching NOT to extend your arm all the way, and keep your elbow SLIGHTLY bent.
If this helps, sweet. If not, my bad... and good LUCK!! LOL
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 13, 2006 19:26:10 GMT -5
Now, I have LIMITED BJJ experience. Less than a year to be honest. I do have a strong wrestling background, though. I have competed in various sports though out my life. Wrestling, by far.. is one of the most physically and mentally demanding sports that I have competed in. I think that anybody that has taken wrestling seriously would agree with me. As a beginner, I have gone up against many students that have been BJJing it up for 3-4 years or so... I find my so-called "aggressive" nature of wrestling, the constant pressure to be an advantage. I could go into a lot of the smaller "details" but I'll try to keep this as short as possible. The question is pulling guard or getting the takedown... I would have to say get the takedown. If your good with takedowns, you should use it to your advantage. I'm not saying be a madd man about taking your opponent down. You shouldn't be using all of your energy trying to take your opponent down. There should be the constant pressure, but when the opportunity presents itself, take them down!! You don't have to go hard all the time, but when you do go... go hard! I personally think that it kind of puts your opponent at a psychological disadvantage. At the same time, if you're competing, you should have good knowledge of guard pa*ses and all that.. so in my humble opinion... its worth getting the takedown.
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 13, 2006 18:41:54 GMT -5
I'm not much of a BJJer, but I DO come from a wrestling background... so I'm not certain whether this is just "too" basic for most of you, or whether it'll help some of you. When I'm personally invited into somebody's guard.. lol.. I DON'T like to sit there and reach for legs/ankles, whatever. I just don't like to put my face "in there" so-to-speak for fear of getting kicked, or whatever... I dunno. Every situation is different. So...what works for me is slowly inching up my lead leg, in somewhat of a lower stance. Now, obviously there is a point in which I STOP trying to get so close to them, but I try to get to a position in which I can effectively attack or defend, depending on the situation. Its going to be different for everybody. I might tempt them to kick at my leg if they're trying to kick, , and simply lift or move my leg while maintaining my postion... Sooner or later something is gonna open up. Besides, I seem to like the "constant pressure" of having my leg in their "space". It just gets to some people... They might give up on the kicking game.. and get careless with their leg postion, then you could just test the waters with grabbing or placing your hand/arm somewhere. Then you could use your "drags" or leglocks, or whatever... sometime, somewhere.. something HAS to happen... Let me know if this helps anyone,or anybody has any luck with this...
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Post by DiamondMMA on Oct 27, 2006 22:30:29 GMT -5
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Post by DiamondMMA on Sept 1, 2006 20:30:22 GMT -5
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 13, 2006 17:54:12 GMT -5
As a student of MMA, I'm constantly seeking other methods of training, conditioning, etc.... I was just wondering if anybody knows of any good websites that offer a variety of training methods. For those of you that are interested, one site that I found was www.lockflow.comPlease get at me if you have any suggestions or questions. Thanks.
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Post by DiamondMMA on Aug 13, 2006 17:58:58 GMT -5
Hey Zach... I'm not sure what your stats are, but I'm willing to get together with you to train whenever I'm around the St. Louis area. I usually have to make it up there about one weekend a month for drill (Army Reserve) anyways. Message me if you wanna exchange info... I look forward to it.. thanks.
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Post by DiamondMMA on Apr 22, 2006 21:36:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the "props" Vince!! LOL I can only HOPE to live up to the expectations of Mighty Mouse! Oh, and I liked what you said about the NHB fighting... that was real nice touch! LOL
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Post by DiamondMMA on Jun 24, 2007 14:53:27 GMT -5
Vince, I got a question about testing. I know that with many traditional martial arts (generally speaking) there is a time frame in which the student must wait until he/she can test to the next level. Is there going to be something similar to that of a days,months,years thing... or is going to be more of actual time spent training... or just the ability to perform under the already stated requirements?
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