Any Grapplers here?

[Grant]

I have been doing no gi for about four months, I really enjoy it. I competed once at 159, once at 149 and on May 10th I am going to compete at 139.


What kind of workout program to you follow? Right now I just do random stuff, some deadlifts oneday, pullups and dips another day.

After this tournament I plan on doing some stuff out of Muscle Revolution. I have completed ABBH before and really enjoyed it.

What kind of nutrition program do you follow? I usualy intake 3,000 Calories a day, however for this weight cut I have been intaking 2,500 Calories a day. I recently purchased Gourmet Nutrtion 2.0 and can't wait for it to get here.

Here is a picture of me warming up at my last tournament. I am in the black and white clothes.

[Jokerz]

I do MMA/BJJ (gi and no gi).
I haven't competed in either yet, but hopefully will have by the end of this year.
Where is your camp located? I think we have some guys competing the 10th as well, but not sure what it's called.

As far as my workout goes, I have been doing West Side for Skinny Bastards, and replace the 2nd upper body day with olympic lifts (cleans, snatches ect).

My diet is crap, I live in the dorms right now so my choices are limited, but I get around 4,500 cal/day. (burn off ~4000, and trying to move up a weight class or two).

[EricLikesLifting]

I have no experience in grappling but find it interesting. I know somebody who also had no experience but got involved in it for fun and really enjoys it and has learned a lot. I have been meaning to try and get some information or see if there is a gym in a reasonable distance from where I live

[kuri]

No gi was always my favorite. At my former club(s) it was always a good mix of that and technical work with the gi.

I haven't been grappling after racking up some knee and back injuries - work comes before kakutougi at this point.

If you are serious about competing then I suggest you follow a training program tailored to your needs. Coming into your comp as strong as possible for your weight is nothing but a big advantage.

[Grant]

I train at Gladiators Academy in Slidell, LA with Rich Clementi. I also train thai boxing, but my stand up is so bad I do not plan on competing in mma.

The tournament I am talking about May 10th is the NAGA event in Atlanta.

I feel that I could be my strongest competing at 149. The only reason I am going for 139 is because I dieted to 148 for the last tournament and maintained it, so I do not think making 139 will be too difficult to make.

The last tournament I competed in I went out first round to a 5 year wrestler, he was strong for 149. He took me down and could not pass my guard, he powered out of every submission I tried and ended up winning on points. I thought I was going to be the strongest person in that division, but I was wrong .

[Keith S.]

I'd like to try some grappling in the future. Right now I'm taking hsing-i (used as a part of the military). And possibly some muay thai at some point...

[Grant]

I recommend starting as soon as you can. Once you start you will wish you did a long time ago.

[Phaedrus49er]

Nothing since wrestling, both competing (high school) and coaching (five years ago) Just no time for it right now, but I'm interested in resuming it in some capacity after I get through a couple more rounds of periodization. Of course, I say that every year right up to November (start of scholastic practice season here).

[Chris Correia]

No grappling here. I'm just too small, fat and old. LOL

But, I just want to offer my shared satisfaction for finding your thing. Best wishes to you.

What's your background -- age, training experience (ma and strength/conditioning)?

How tall and big/lean are you? I'm just curious because of your working within that 20 pound range.

[Grant]

I am 22, 5' 11" about 148 right now. I have a digital body fat scale, not sure how accurate it is. On athlete mode it puts me at 8% on normal mode it has me at 11%.

As far a MA training, I had three months of gi jiu jitsu, then the gym closed down and I had about four months with no training, then I found my current gym and have been training no gi and muay thai boxing for almost four months now.

I have the Grapplers Guide to Nutrition and I just received Gourmet Nutrtion 2.0 today. I would like to buy precision nutrition, but it is too much for me. I try to eat a really clean diet, I would say I am close to 90% clean.

As far as lifting the only program I have completed is ABBH. I have the book Muscle Revolution I plan on really tearing into and doing a lot of the programs in it. When I completed ABBH I really noticed an increase in strengths, mainly my deadlift.

I do not know what my 1RM for benchpressing is. My deadlift is at 355, pullups is bw+40lbs x 2. The 40lbs was a dumbell I was pinching between my thighs, I am sure with a belt around my waist and the weight hanging I could do more.

My goal is really to be pretty lean at 160 and compete at 149. After this tournament I am going to up my food intake and really concentrate on strength training.

[Chiron]

I have trained but only for about 6 months judo, 6 months BJJ. Most of my MA training has been stand-up. I very well might be picking up with grappling again soon though as a couple instructors have recently started teaching in the area.

[Grant]

I hear it is big in California. I am always hearing about tournaments and seminars out there.

[Chiron]

Originally Posted by Grant

I hear it is big in California. I am always hearing about tournaments and seminars out there.

It is big in California. We've had fights at the Indian casinos here for years and there are 2 of those within 30 minute of me. But I live in a more rural area (pop. 100,000) halfway between two cities (Bakersfield and Fresno). There are quite a few BJJ instructors in those cities and there are plenty of martial arts schools in my town but there haven't been BJJ instructors (at least at the black belt level) teaching publicly in my town until this past year believe it or not.

[sg516]

i wrestled for about a decade and then did a couple of years of judo in college and have been on and off with BJJ this past year due to injuries and training for triathlons. i want to get back and probably will in the next week or two. i am not very good at bjj though. its funny all those years of wrestling made me good at getting people down and then getting them on their back but thats where they are dangerous in BJJ and then they get me on my back and i am like "now what?" hehe. but its all fun.

[jvernacchio]

5'11" and your want to compete at 139lbs? You will have absolutely no strength and get pushed around the ring and man handled.

[Keith S.]

Originally Posted by jvernacchio

5'11" and your want to compete at 139lbs? You will have absolutely no strength and get pushed around the ring and man handled.

He said he wants to get his weight up to 160 (which is the weight he'll walk around at between fights and then cut and go down to 149.

[Keith S.]

Originally Posted by Grant

I recommend starting as soon as you can. Once you start you will wish you did a long time ago.

I really want to start one or the other, but all the school around here start at like $150/month, which to me is kind of expensive if I can't make it to 4-5 classes a week...

[jvernacchio]

Originally Posted by Keith S.

He said he wants to get his weight up to 160 (which is the weight he'll walk around at between fights and then cut and go down to 149.

Still to tiny for 5'11" there will be smaller stronger guys in that division with more muscle on their bodies and he will experience the same issues being pushed around the mat.

[Jokerz]

Originally Posted by jvernacchio