Rodja's MMA Career V 2.0

Rodja

Rodja

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Remember that hiatus idea that I toyed with a few months back? Yeah, well that has been scrapped and tossed away. I'm coming back to the cage on July 26th in Austin and then August 23 in Corpus Christi. I always keep myself at what I like to call 2 round shape, but I have been hitting it very hard the past 10 days to gear up for these. I am already able to finish 5, 5 minute conditioning rounds and my strength/weight are in great condition. I am starting my month out prep and am relatively injury free for the time being.

I guess it's time to cue up the storm again...
 
Rodja said:
Remember that hiatus idea that I toyed with a few months back? Yeah, well that has been scrapped and tossed away. I'm coming back to the cage on July 26th in Austin and then August 23 in Corpus Christi. I always keep myself at what I like to call 2 round shape, but I have been hitting it very hard the past 10 days to gear up for these. I am already able to finish 5, 5 minute conditioning rounds and my strength/weight are in great condition. I am starting my month out prep and am relatively injury free for the time being.

I guess it's time to cue up the storm again...
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So whats your record?
 
If you need an overly excited corner man, I'm there. Good luck man. Are you going to do a thread on your training leading up to the fight? I'm drunk, just so you know.
 
Alexander said:
If you need an overly excited corner man, I'm there. Good luck man. Are you going to do a thread on your training leading up to the fight? I'm drunk, just so you know.
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After I finish my XF log this week, I will start a log. Oh, and thanks for rubbing in the drunk thing. The only part I hate about fight prep is cutting out my precious alcohol. I can't even get drunk on my bday because of the fight(s). I will probably make an exception for the Affliction card, though.
 
Rodja said:
After I finish my XF log this week, I will start a log. Oh, and thanks for rubbing in the drunk thing. The only part I hate about fight prep is cutting out my precious alcohol. I can't even get drunk on my bday because of the fight(s). I will probably make an exception for the Affliction card, though.
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How did the XF treat you? I know you won't bullsh*t. You must make an exception for the Affliction card. Just make sure you go to bed hydrated.
 
Alexander said:
How did the XF treat you? I know you won't bullsh*t. You must make an exception for the Affliction card. Just make sure you go to bed hydrated.
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This is my second XF run and both have been solid. I have gained strength and slashed some BF. I am extremely impressed this time because I have not been eating and resting enough to warrant this kind of progress.

The Affliction card is gonna rock and I will have my Poseidon and M-B12 pin ready to go before and after the event.
 
good luck man, we are all rootin for you. give us a glimpse of how the training is going as you go along
 
Rodja said:
This is my second XF run and both have been solid. I have gained strength and slashed some BF. I am extremely impressed this time because I have not been eating and resting enough to warrant this kind of progress.

The Affliction card is gonna rock and I will have my Poseidon and M-B12 pin ready to go before and after the event.
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What mechanism of XF do you attribute gains to? I know it causes inflamation, but does your body respond to the inflamation in a more favorable way, devoting more resources to repair micro-skeletal muscle tears?
 
CryingEmo said:
What mechanism of XF do you attribute gains to? I know it causes inflamation, but does your body respond to the inflamation in a more favorable way, devoting more resources to repair micro-skeletal muscle tears?
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The increase in inflammation causes some fantastic nutrient repartitioning. I don't get the crazy DOMS that some get, but the soreness/pain lingers for much longer. When I had to withdraw from my fight in May, it was because the XF amplified every bump and bruise I got along the way.

My theory is that it causes more microtrauma, thus requiring the body to shift its resources to repair of the fascia. Subsequently, the body has an extra stimulus for hypertrophy on not only a sarcoplasmic level, but also on the myofibrillar level. I have had steady gains on all major compound lifts (deads +20, dips +10, push-press +45), which is still my main goal. Not too sure about mass gains, but I attribute that to a failure on my part from not eating sufficient calories. On my first run, I gained about 7 lbs of LBM and lost 4 lbs of BF.
 
Rodja said:
The increase in inflammation causes some fantastic nutrient repartitioning. I don't get the crazy DOMS that some get, but the soreness/pain lingers for much longer. When I had to withdraw from my fight in May, it was because the XF amplified every bump and bruise I got along the way.

My theory is that it causes more microtrauma, thus requiring the body to shift its resources to repair of the fascia. Subsequently, the body has an extra stimulus for hypertrophy on not only a sarcoplasmic level, but also on the myofibrillar level. I have had steady gains on all major compound lifts (deads +20, dips +10, push-press +45), which is still my main goal. Not too sure about mass gains, but I attribute that to a failure on my part from not eating sufficient calories. On my first run, I gained about 7 lbs of LBM and lost 4 lbs of BF.
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That's amazing. It would also seem you could up your protein intake to facillitate more gains with the extra truama occuring.
 
CryingEmo said:
That's amazing. It would also seem you could up your protein intake to facillitate more gains with the extra truama occuring.
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Looking back, I wish I would have taken 3g of leucine at 3-4 meals to facilitate more growth/recovery. I take 20g of BCAAs before I train, but some extra protein synthesis never hurt. I'll be done with that log on Monday and then I will start a fight prep log. I'm placing an order at NP as we speak to get everything lined up. So far, I have Xtend, WMS, and leucine to add to my stash of AP, P-Slin, and Drive. This shall be very fun.
 
Rodja said:
Looking back, I wish I would have taken 3g of leucine at 3-4 meals to facilitate more growth/recovery. I take 20g of BCAAs before I train, but some extra protein synthesis never hurt. I'll be done with that log on Monday and then I will start a fight prep log. I'm placing an order at NP as we speak to get everything lined up. So far, I have Xtend, WMS, and leucine to add to my stash of AP, P-Slin, and Drive. This shall be very fun.
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I just got some Xtend in. I've been using 1.5 servings 3x a day in between meals, because I'm cutting.

Once I go back to carbs, I will start adding AP back in.
 
CryingEmo said:
I just got some Xtend in. I've been using 1.5 servings 3x a day in between meals, because I'm cutting.

Once I go back to carbs, I will start adding AP back in.
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I'm going to go back up to 450g of carbs/day. I figure 3 AP and 1 PSlin will cause some serious nutrient repartitioning and I am going to be training my ass off as well. Hell, I might even need to add in more carbs if this proves to be too potent.
 
Rodja said:
I'm going to go back up to 450g of carbs/day. I figure 3 AP and 1 PSlin will cause some serious nutrient repartitioning and I am going to be training my ass off as well. Hell, I might even need to add in more carbs if this proves to be too potent.
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Yeah bro, I'm at <30 carbs a day right now. When I start eating carbs again, I don't plan on going above 100-150, and slowly work my way up if needed. On non activity days, I'll do the <30 carbs though. Not only though, I'm in a 1500 calorie defecit everyday, and I'm basically eating chicken, fish oils, and spinach and some whey. That's it, and I've done it for the last 30 days. I'm starting to go mentally crazy.

By the way, how do you time and dose your AP's and P-slins?
 
CryingEmo said:
Yeah bro, I'm at <30 carbs a day right now. When I start eating carbs again, I don't plan on going above 100-150, and slowly work my way up if needed. On non activity days, I'll do the <30 carbs though. Guess I'll play it by ear.


By the way, how do you time and dose your AP's and P-slins?
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I take an AP before breakfast, post-lifting, and after condtioning/MMA training. Times on that would be roughly 7 AM, 3 PM, and 7 PM. PSlin I take at about 1 PM. Each of these meals contains ~80g of carbs with a 55:25 mix of complex:simple.
 
CryingEmo said:
Yeah bro, I'm at <30 carbs a day right now. When I start eating carbs again, I don't plan on going above 100-150, and slowly work my way up if needed. On non activity days, I'll do the <30 carbs though. Not only though, I'm in a 1500 calorie defecit everyday, and I'm basically eating chicken, fish oils, and spinach and some whey. That's it, and I've done it for the last 30 days. I'm starting to go mentally crazy.

By the way, how do you time and dose your AP's and P-slins?
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Christ I couldnt go that low with my carbs. I probably take in about 550g a day, mostly complex (unless its burrito day then its more like 800g). Thank god for Pslin and A pump.
 
robdog said:
Christ I couldnt go that low with my carbs. I probably take in about 550g a day, mostly complex (unless its burrito day then its more like 800g). Thank god for Pslin and A pump.
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I thought everyday was burrito day for you.
 
Rodja said:
It never ends. I'm guessing he weighed 170 tops.
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About that. Another poor bastard who doesnt put on size/strength because he is too worried about keeping his 6 pack, thus he will weigh 170 for the rest of his life. However, he wasnt nearly as bad as the 140 lber who put his mug on me last week.
 
robdog said:
About that. Another poor bastard who doesnt put on size/strength because he is too worried about keeping his 6 pack, thus he will weigh 170 for the rest of his life. However, he wasnt nearly as bad as the 140 lber who put his mug on me last week.
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Or the d-bag that trains with Deuce.
 
I don't care, it's just funny how it went from my upcoming fights to food to retards to adderall in the same thread.
 
Rodja said:
The increase in inflammation causes some fantastic nutrient repartitioning. I don't get the crazy DOMS that some get, but the soreness/pain lingers for much longer. When I had to withdraw from my fight in May, it was because the XF amplified every bump and bruise I got along the way.

My theory is that it causes more microtrauma, thus requiring the body to shift its resources to repair of the fascia. Subsequently, the body has an extra stimulus for hypertrophy on not only a sarcoplasmic level, but also on the myofibrillar level. I have had steady gains on all major compound lifts (deads +20, dips +10, push-press +45), which is still my main goal. Not too sure about mass gains, but I attribute that to a failure on my part from not eating sufficient calories. On my first run, I gained about 7 lbs of LBM and lost 4 lbs of BF.
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Damn, that doesn't sound pleasant at all. I guess it's one that you use when you don't have a competition/fight coming up. I've considered using XF before but it had gotten mixed reviews from what I saw.

Emo, are you on cycle? It seems like a 1500 deficit is a recipe for a serious LBM loss otherwise. <30g of carbs per day is insane! I get hypoglycemic if I go 3 hours without carbs. I'm pretty laid back normally, but will flip out over trivial sh1t without carbs. I'd probably punch a 6 yo girl for stepping on my foot if I went 5 hours without carbs.
 
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