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Warmed up with 5 min of shadow boxing, then push ups 1 min/1 min rest, sit ups 1 min/1 min rest and pull ups 1 min/1 min rest for 3 rounds. Cooled down with 5 more minutes of shadow boxing. Tonight I'll go to BJJ class for 1 1/2 hours.

Do 3 sets of eating less everyday.

If you don't do anything else, do squats with a barbell.

There are two definite problems with your OP. First, you said you were using machines and sometimes use free weights which has already been covered by other posters. Second, you must understand that if you want to get stronger you need to stop thinking in terms of muscles and start thinking in terms of movements. Strength…

You'll get there. Get your form down and they'll hit harder without you putting out any more effort. Hard strikes are all about efficient movement, not the amount of exertion.

Mine used to be REALLY high. 85-90bpm was pretty normal for me. I started taking MMA classes and that has brought it down significantly. Now it is in the low 60's. When my heart rate was high I was still exercising 4-5 days a week with plenty of cardio. I really think that beating the hell out of stuff at the MMA studio…

Are you planning on fighting at some point?

I did it for most of my life, then took a few years off and did strictly powerlifting/strongman and am now back to training MT and BJJ.

I agree that abs should be trained directly at least once a week; however, for most people doing heavy squats and deads is sufficient because they're not trying to win a powerifting competition or anything. I'd also like to see the difference in abdominal activation on squats w/ and w/out a powerlifting belt. I seem to get…

The difference between men and women in sport is exactly the same as all natural athletes vs steroid using athletes. The vast difference in testosterone levels is absolutely not fair in either instance.

^Exactly this

Curling in the squat rack is probably the most compelling argument for keeping the death penalty in all 50 states.

Meh, for every person who's trying to train through an injury and is taking it easy there are 50 people who are just being lazy. There are two sides to every coin. Then again, who the hell cares what other people are doing when you're at the gym as long as it doesn't inhibit you from doing what you need to?

I like dumbbell snatches because they aren't terrible technique depending like barbell cleans and snatches so I can really just focus on developing my ability to explode rather than having to focus on a million queues that don't come to me naturally.

Until recently I competed in powerlifting and strongman. About a month ago I decided I was going to start fighting in MMA so my training has changed a lot recently. I still stay true to my powerlifting/strongman roots though. 1 day a week I do powerlifting movements and 1 other day I do strongman events. The extra strength…

^This If you want back development, then you need to stick with heavy, basic exercises and you need to train them frequently. I do a back movement every day that I lift plus I do pull ups on a different day. There are only 4 back movements that you need to do: Deadlift Barbell Row Pull Up Barbell Shrug Seriously, that's…

Hitting a bag bare-handed has its merit though. I wouldn't do it all the time but it will keep you "honest" about your striking abilities. When you're on the street and someone tries to attack you, you don't have the benefit of wraps and gloves so it's good to be comfortable striking without them.

Yes you can. Do something like this, I'll use deadlift day as an example: Deadlift: 135x3 225x3 315x3 405x3 495x3 585x3 465x8 465x8 465x8 (I picked 465 because it is 80% of the top weight I used for the day, 585) Then 2 assistance exercises for 3 sets of 8-12 reps: Barbell Row 225x12 275x10 315x8 Barbell Shrug 365x12…

I hate to sound like a dick but this made me laugh pretty hard. I wouldn't really call body pump lifting as much as I would call it cardio/endurance work. Lifting for strength is new to you. That's why you are so sore. Just roll with it. It'll get easier as you gain experience and get stronger. I like to soak in a hot bath…

See if there are some groups that play wheelchair basketball in your area.

Undulating periodization is not very effective. You cannot manipulate the curve between stimulation/fatigue and recovery in such a manner as to reach supercompensation if you are working in a different random rep range everyday. If you like a variety of rep ranges, etc... then train with your cycles in blocks or tapers.…

The first thing to learn is that there is no difference between men's training and women's training. That mentality has led many women down the road to mediocrity. Stronglifts or starting strength would be a good place to start.

Physiologically, the only way a person can actually become fatigued faster than usual is if they have a neuromuscular junction disorder or they are deconditioned. This means that cfs is usually the result of psychological factors (I am not saying it doesn't happen, just explaining the mechanism) the most common…

That seems like it would feel really weird. When you box or kickbox you'll throw a bunch of strikes really quickly and then back up and dance around for a minute before doing it again.

I sprained my LCL badly about 6 months ago in a powerlifting meet. I wasn't able to do regular squats after the meet but I was able to do wide stance, low bar, box squats with my hips sitting really far back in the hole. Gradually I worked my way back to doing standard barbell squats with no problems. Go on youtube and…

do presses and rows with the dumbbells close together to mimic a close grip bench and a close grip bench over row. Go to a park that has a pull up and dip station and do chins and dips.

^All kinds of this

^I agree with all of these people. Viruses can be carried in aerosolized particles when you breathe, sneeze and cough. Other people inhale them and Poof! Now they're sick too. I almost always train through my illnesses. The last time I didn't train due to illness I had salmonella poisoning. I never train at a gym when I'm…

When y'all say you did some bag work at 1.5 intensity, what exactly does that mean?