Rootabagers New Log

[Rootabager]

Im finishing school/ working at a bar on Thur/Fri/Sat. So I have alot of free time to work out.

I want to do a MMA fight sometime in the future.

[Rootabager]

Fri, Nov 9

Bench
5X5 255

Pullups
assorted clap,weighted,kipping,regular all to failure

dumbell row
100's

Some ab stuff



was super sore from yesterday so really took it easy today.
Wont lift sat or sun prolly run or some kind of cardio.

[Rootabager]

Ran about 3 miles at the park with my dog

1 hour of yoga

Start back with lifting/fighting on monday.

[Rootabager]

had a short lifting session today
superset 5X5
Squat and pullups

Superset 5X5
Bench and bent over row

1 hour BJJ
1 hour Muay Thai

after class did bunch of supersetting dips with pullups.

[Wolfram]

I want to get into BJJ once my back heals. How important is strength in BJJ?

I used to do aikido so the functional nature of BJJ appeals to me. Maybe I'll add other MMA disciplines later.

[Rootabager]

It's good that I am stronger than everyone else in class. It makes it hard to hold me. It's also easier to manipulate someone when you are stronger.

If you can totally overwhelm someone physically then it's hard to beat you.

I have rolled with some blue and purple belts that weigh like 140 pounds and they cant beat me. I dont know much in form of technique but I am strong and athletic and can force on certain moves like rear naked chokes and guillotines that I couldnt get on someone as strong as me.

Also if you get caught in something like an armbar you can use overwhelming strength and just stand out of it, or curl out of it.

Then again if you are the same strength as someone you are rolling with technique is 100% but that is common sense I guess.


Some of the guys that are really good can do some amazing stuff. It's really cool thing to know. You can learn to overcome strength advantages if you are expert I imagine. You can see that in someone like royce gracie who was beating huge guys with no ground experience.

Rolling with purple belts which takes a few years to get the y will use your weight against you and if you get off balance for a second they will feel it and flip you and stuff.

Hoep I got the point across ok. I am a begginer to BJJ so I have a really new opinion on all this stuff.

[Rootabager]

kettlebell
4Xfailure with swings 70 pounder (usually around 20 swings)

snatches with 70 pounder
sets of 5 with each hand
Turkish get ups with 54 pounder until I couldnt get up anymore.
Boxing class
1 hour drills
1 hour sparring