Hello all, new here. Decided to get back to keeping an online log again and this looked like a good place. I kept one for a long time on the old hardgainers site many years ago (2001-2005??). Guess some background is in order. I lifted through HS and got more serious in college. Hit best meet lifts @ 195lbs. of 551 272 551 all equiped and drug free in the old ADFPA around 1995. After college I got into MMA and did some fighting for about 4-5 years. Did okay, but my team dried up and at the time it was a dead end sport so I bagged it and went back to lifting and coaching. Did westside and started to get back to being strong. Hit raw numbers in the gym of around 485 335 500. After a few years when MMA blew up I got pulled in by accident before I knew it. At first it was just coaching then the next thing you know I'd dropped 60 lbs. and was in my first grappling tournament and working out of a gym with real instructors and I went in full bore. Learned a ton about fighting and also about myself. I've been fighting and grappling very seriously for the last four years. I've had a lot of trouble getting fights this last year and since I'm turning 40 in a few months I decided to hang up the gloves permanently this time. Just had another fight cancelled two days ago after a month of fight camp and expenses and I decided it was time. I still plan on Grappling along with my lifting, but I am adamant about reeling in the intensity and just having fun and enjoying the whole thing. Drinking craft beers and eating wings is gonna go good with my new training program.
As for the program, I'm gonna run 5/3/1 like everybody else nowadays. Pretty basic except my conditioning will be a scaled down version of what I did for MMA which was a blown up version of Martin Rooney's Hurricane workout that I came up with. Best conditioning workout I've ever done. I'll still do no-gi grappling and even some padwork 1-2 times a week, just enough to stay north of vag. Any feedback is welcome. looking forward to the ride.
As for the program, I'm gonna run 5/3/1 like everybody else nowadays. Pretty basic except my conditioning will be a scaled down version of what I did for MMA which was a blown up version of Martin Rooney's Hurricane workout that I came up with. Best conditioning workout I've ever done. I'll still do no-gi grappling and even some padwork 1-2 times a week, just enough to stay north of vag. Any feedback is welcome. looking forward to the ride.
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