Training for my first MMA Fight

[The Flash]

I'm usually terrible at keeping logs, but I am going to do my best to update this log daily with what I have done..

Got word Friday that I will be fighting my first fight June 19th

Been wrestling for 13 years and was a collegiate champion and doing BJJ for 3 years and currently a purple belt, been training stand-up sparingly the last few years, never trained it too seriously though, going to really get to work on that in the next few months...

[The Flash]

Im usually training BJJ/Wrestling 5-6 days a week so I very rarely lift heavy, today I had off and decided to lift:

10 Min Warm up jog (7.5)

Cleans 155x10 155x10 13x10
Squats 185x10 185x10 185x10
Leg Press 270x12 270x12 270x12
Leg Extension 105x12 105x12
Calf Raises 180x12 180x12
Abs Balance ball 3x45x12

[The Flash]

Worked out today

Boxing
Pad work rounds, sparring, typical

Grappling GI
2 hours, technique and live drilling

No lifting today

[BPP]

13x10 eh? heavy set of cleans :D


in...gluck with the fight! what weight class

[The Flash]

lol typo 135*

weight class 185, walking at 197ish right now

Going to try to get some pics up this week so I can track my physical progress

[The Flash]

Got a quick lift in today after work

Bench Press 185x12 185x6 185x6
Incline 135x8 135x8
Dips BWx12 BWx12 BWx12
Tricep Extensions 47.5x12 47.5x12 47.5x12



Kickboxing 6-7
Wrestling 7-8

Been eating like crap though
still over 2 months out, but I should be eating better to get the most out of my workouts

[The Flash]

Tonight was a light night,

BJJ with a GI mostly live rolling for an hour and a half

I seriously looked into a lot of the nutrition programs today, the sticky in the nutrition section, I plan on working out a program this week for my meals, and I will post that as soon as I get it all worked out...

Tomorrow, will be a long day or working out...

[The Flash]

Afternoon BJJ
Mostly technique lttle live rolling at the end


Nighttime MMA
Boxing rounds then MMA rounds, got to do 1 - 5 minute roud with a UFC vet so that was good, need to work on my shape. was getting pretty tired when doing MMA

[BPP]

sweet @ going with a vet brah

keep it up

[The Flash]

Was away for a few days, couldnt get to a computer, but still got a few workouts in...


Friday, just lifting

Dead Lifts 225x8 225x8 225x8
Straight Legged Deads 135x8 135x8
Pull Ups BWx10 BWx8 150x12
Rows 140x8 140x6
Curls (Straight) 60x10 60x10
Hammer Curls 20x8 20x8

Saturday,
checked out a different gym in Boston got in a few hours of live rolling during their open mat...

A lot of black belts there picked up some cool stuff while getting it handed to me haha...

[TeamDelarosa]

I'm usually terrible at keeping logs, but I am going to do my best to update this log daily with what I have done..

Got word Friday that I will be fighting my first fight June 19th

Been wrestling for 13 years and was a collegiate champion and doing BJJ for 3 years and currently a purple belt, been training stand-up sparingly the last few years, never trained it too seriously though, going to really get to work on that in the next few months...

How the **** did you get a purple belt in 3 years?. Not to say i doubt your school, just curious.

Good Luck with training brah!

[The Flash]

having wrestled for 12 ish years the sport translated naturally into BJJ and I was going to tournaments and beating high ranking belts (no GI) in pro divisions and I guess people were kinda complaining that it was making their schools look bad or something that a blue belt was beating their brown/blacks..

Realistically with a GI im a decent purple belt, but No-Gi I roll at a much higher level because of my wrestling... I'm very good at what I use, but my total overall knowledge of alot of stuff isn't up to par with some other purple belts..

I dont know how to explain it really, but I think this is a fairly common thing, BJJ after all is a martial art like wrestling so some could argue I was training portions of BJJ for years...

[The Flash]

Monday 4/13
Just lifted today..

Cleans 155x8 155x5 155x6
Squats 195x10 195x10 195x10
Leg Press 300x12 300x12 300x12
Calf Raise 180x12 180x12
Leg Extensions 120x12 120x12
Abs (Balance Ball) 45 x12 45x12
Various Core workouts on balance ball..

[The Flash]

Tuesday 4/14

Training tonight

Kickboxing for an hour technique half sparring half

Wrestling for an hour technique half live wrestling half

Getting my diet organized, should start posting by the end of the week what I'm eating...

[The Flash]

Wednesday 4/15

Long day today...
Lifted in the morning
Bench 185x12 185x8 185x8
Incline 145x6 135x8 135x7
Dips BW+25x12 BW+25x9 BW+25x8
Triceps push down 70x8 60x10

Training at night
BJJ live rolling 1.5 hours
From the knees for 45
From standing for 15
Positional for 30

[phalnax]

Love the log man. What event are you fighting at? Promotion name? And any idea on who your opponent is?

[YesThatGuy]

Wednesday 4/15


Training at night
BJJ live rolling 1.5 hours
From the knees for 45
From standing for 15
Positional for 30


Geeze, bro! 1.5 hours of live rolling sounds hellacious!

[The Flash]

Full Force, out of Massachusetts, don't know the opponent yet...

[Cena4Life]

good luck bro! repped for the hard work, keep at it!
edit: repped on recharge :P

[thecheezman]

How the **** did you get a purple belt in 3 years?. Not to say i doubt your school, just curious.

Good Luck with training brah!

most likely bc hes a wrestler. he already knows some takedowns and the control part of it. just not too many submissions. its a great base to start bjj with. i kinda wish i did wrestling in high school. 3 years doesnt seem too little time training. provided you go atleast 4 days a week.


btw good luck. if your fight is in new england alert us. im in ct and mass isnt a far drive especially for a fight

[vikesfankevin]

I have always been a fan of wrestling and was wonder what high school and college you went to? I hope you do well in your fight. I think wrestlers end up making the best MMA fighters.

[The Flash]

Thanks guys, haven't posted in a while on updates, but I've still been training hard...

Fight is 19 days out now..

I wrestled for Bridgewater State.

I'll post some updates on my training later on