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Anonymous
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165-170 [Morning-Night]
BF%: Hydrostatic test places my current bodyfat% (taken about a week ago) at ~9%
1RM:
Bench: 265 lbs
Deadlift: 335 lbs
Squat: 355 lbs
Age: Just turned 19

Any MMA fighters/Boxers here on /fit/? I started to take some Boxing/Kickboxing classes, and I wanted to start training Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I have three questions.

A.) Do I have the right build/strength proportion(s) to practice MMA?

B.) What brand of Boxing gloves/wrist wraps would you recommend?

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>> Anonymous
post pix of your body.

also

A.) yes, it takes dedication and instinct. you have to be born with the instinct of a fighter. once you step into any ring, it's obvious.

B.) no wrist wraps, you want to train your wrists. i hope you've been doing knuckle pushups along with your training. gloves, use everlast.

C.) hmm, not really. i like BJJ and muay thai combined with boxing. just make sure you work on your ground game alot because even if you're the heaviest hitter in the world, and knock a bunch of faggots out, some small bitch getting between your guard and tapping you out will look terrible on a record.

pretty basic stuff here.. just go do it.
>> Anonymous
>>A.) Do I have the right build/strength proportion(s) to practice MMO?

Yes
>> Anonymous
Depends on your VO2max as well. Can you last the distance, and also explode when the opportunity presents itself?
>> Anonymous
C) See if you can get into wrestling. Wrestlers are some of the strongest and best conditioned fighters out there. Masters of the takedown.
>> Anonymous
>>182210

I would, but no camera. I can't even afford a gym - Started working at one nearby so I could get free gym time. That being said, I've been training seriously for 6 months. I cut down from 190. I was skinny-fat due to a small amount of exercise/lifting (due to not much access to utilities) previously.

A.) I have the dedication, and I think the instinct is there. My boxing/kickboxing trainers asked me if I had ever taken any classes before, or studied any form of martial arts. I don't know what it is, but I have this desire and this drive when I slap on those gloves or when I 'enter the ring' [I've sparred, but haven't actually fought yet]. I guess that's good. :)

B.) They taught me to wrap my wrists under the gloves; around the wrist and around the knuckles, double around. I figured this was to prevent an injury such as a broken knuckle or a fractured wrist while striking. If I train my wrists - that is, I do knuckle push-ups in several different positions, double-unders, and incorporate forearms (back and fore) exercises into my training regiment. Is it alright to use wristwraps under my gloves while boxing? Or should I abandon them altogether? Also: Before buying any one brand, I tried out several brands to see which fit the most comfortably/felt the most natural. Everlast was up in the top 4, so I'll look into getting a pair.

C.) Thanks. I've done a bit of research, and they seemed like my style and like they would mesh well together.

Thanks.and any further input is appreciated.
>> Anonymous
>>182215

I'm not quite sure how to test that. I wiki'd it, and I'm doing my own research, and it seems vague. Any ideas on how to test it so I could measure my improvements?
>> Anonymous
>>182220

I'm out of highschool, and my college doesn't offer a wrestling team. However... 'takedown' sounds a lot like Jiu Jitsu, as that form of martial arts encompasses the takedown, grappling, and ground fighting techniques as well as submissions and holds. Is there anything missing from Jiu Jitsu that you would know about from wrestling?
>> Anonymous
>>182226

For VO2max, the most accurate thing to do is to get yourself tested in a laboratory. If that's not an option, here's an estimation equation:

1.5 mile run test for college students:

VO2max (ml * kg-1 * min-1) = 88.02 + (3.716 * gender) - (0.1656 * kg) - (2.767 * run time)

[note: gender = 0 for female, 1 for male; kg = body weight in pounds divided by 2.2 (ex. 160 lbs = 72.727272727273; run time = seconds divided by 60 (ex. 9:15 = 9.25).]

And here's a website that should do the same thing. Verify that they're the same:
http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtools/articles/1_5_mile_run.html

If you do this yourself multiple times, make sure you're doing the same test, there are lots of VO2max equations and tests out there made for different populations.
>> Anonymous
>>182210

What the fuck? OP if you plan on boxing/kickboxing ALWAYS fucking wear wrist wraps, especially when your just starting out. I can almost guarantee your going to hurt yourself if you don't (your probably going to hurt yourself anyway in the beginning), especially on the heavy bag. Now that being said, if your wearing MMA gloves clearly don't wear wrist wraps cause there's no room for them.
>> Anonymous
a) yes.

b) whatever you can afford. If you're working a bag you can just get bag gloves. I never wrapped my hands or wrists unless I was going to be hammering away for a long time. A lot of times I just used an elastic+velcro wrist support on each wrist.

c) Muay Thai + BJJ = The most common combination out there.

Depends how you want to fight and how far you want to go. I like to stand up and do everything from my feet if I can, even my submissions, so my ground isn't up to snuff. But standing, I'm comfortable and strong.

If you want to be a striker, focus MT for awhile then add ground. If you want to be a submission fighter, focus BJJ for awhile then add MT.
>> Anonymous
>>182230

That's too bad that you never wrestled in high school, I bet you can find a wrestling club somewhere though. I came up with a list of positive attributes of wrestlers.

-No submission holds, which is why wrestlers are typically in better condition and stronger than JJ players, because they're forced to physically control their opponent without joint manipulation
-Wrestlers are WAY better at takedowns
-Depending on what part of America you're in, folkstyle wrestlers are really great at stand up grappling (Iowa, Michigan, Montana, Oklahoma. I swear, getting in the clinch with these guys is like getting clocked with a fucking punch). All folkstylers (ie highschoolers and college) are good at ground fighting. Once a wrestler gets the idea of staying off his back out of his head, translating his game to JJ and judo is pretty easy.
-Freestyle wrestlers are very explosive and great at throws
-Greco-roman wrestlers have phenomenal, scary upper-body strength. I'm serious, I wrestled one, the fucker nearly broke my arms in the clinch.

>>182321

>If you want to be a striker, focus MT for awhile then add ground. If you want to be a submission fighter, focus BJJ for awhile then add MT.

Lol dawgy, you're forgetting ground and pound. Wrestlers FTW
>> Anonymous
your squats aren't below parallel
squat deeper