add in an arm day or take the extra recovery

[godhatesacoward]

I do chest on monday usually do some tricep specific stuff there and throw in 1 thing for shoulders
Tuesday I hit legs
Wednesday I just go straight to the MMA gym and do some power cleans and that's it maybe I'll do bicep curls
Thursday the classic back and biceps thing I'll hit it inbetween back excercises
Friday is shoulder and tricep day
Saturday used to be a whole arm day in it of itself (before I added some of this to the rest of the week) should I go back to that or is it too much training?

 

[Fahcough]

how bout some run cycles: 60 sec, 20sec, 10 sec - walk, jog, sprint and some band work . Put in some dead hangs and some thoracic stretching you got yourself a sweat inducing recovery day.

 

[godhatesacoward]

how bout some run cycles: 60 sec, 20sec, 10 sec - walk, jog, sprint and some band work . Put in some dead hangs and some thoracic stretching you got yourself a sweat inducing recovery day.

I was just talking about lifting here but not a bad idea

 

[Fahcough]

I was just talking about lifting here but not a bad idea

sometimes you make gains by not lifting every single day. You can still go to the gym and get cool down or blood flow work in. The active resting will pay you back.

 

[Trabaho]

How much you train MMA ? So you lift 5 x a week.

 

[tigersmoosh]

how bout some run cycles: 60 sec, 20sec, 10 sec - walk, jog, sprint and some band work . Put in some dead hangs and some thoracic stretching you got yourself a sweat inducing recovery day.

what kind of thoracic stretching moves are you talking about?

 

[godhatesacoward]

5-6 days a week mostly I periodically my training so I can do both in 1 day

How much you train MMA ? So you lift 5 x a week.

 

[godhatesacoward]

Extra question: today I managed to bench 285 for 7 reps should I wait till I can peak again to bench 315 for 1 or just start cutting now since it's theoretically the same

 

[Trabaho]

Extra question: today I managed to bench 285 for 7 reps should I wait till I can peak again to bench 315 for 1 or just start cutting now since it's theoretically the same

cutting ? Are you doing bodybuilding or combat sports

 

[ROcknrollracing]

just do a 7 minute am rap of biceps and triceps your choice. Do sets of 10-20 until RPE 7 and keep doing it until time expires

 

[Fahcough]

what kind of thoracic stretching moves are you talking about?

Dunno where the response went. Answered a couple hours ago, read it after it posted and it's gone.

Anyways, anything to stretch the upper/middle back to correct posture from desk hunching all the time. Leaning over looking at screens instead of head forward. Empty bar snatch squats, wall planks, kneeling thoracic presses

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

I would just add a day of rest. You are a fighter not a bodybuilder. You don't need a dedicated day to your arms.

If you want to emphasize your biceps, do some chin up or pull downs with supinated grip(underhand). If you want to emphasize your triceps do some close grip bench press. You can also do some heavy partials for just about any pressing or dip movement.

Rest is very underrated.

I would honestly do some kind of LISS jogging or even some light day of stretching/ balance training over an arms day.

 

[godhatesacoward]

cutting ? Are you doing bodybuilding or combat sports

I mean stopping being a fatass genius cutting just means losing bodyfat

 

[maximus__]

Just hit 2-3 days of lifting and condense all that into those sessions.

You don't need to be doing chest, back, leg days as an MMA athlete.

My training is based on a heavy lower, heavy upper and athletic day. The athletic day has a combo of upper and lower but is usually a bit more about speed.
I usually do 3-4 skill sessions on top of that as a recreational guy.

I usually have a long run day or interval sessions each week on top of that.

 

[Trabaho]

I mean stopping being a fatass genius cutting just means losing bodyfat

Didn't you post a picture of yourself looking very lean ? I thought I saw it


Cutting usually means restricting calories to lower BF % mostly trough diet. Usually for aesthetic reasons.

 

[tigersmoosh]

I got jacked by punching heavy bags. full-body exercise.

 

[godhatesacoward]

Didn't you post a picture of yourself looking very lean ? I thought I saw it


Cutting usually means restricting calories to lower BF % mostly trough diet. Usually for aesthetic reasons.

I was fat in that picture bruh

 

[godhatesacoward]

Didn't you post a picture of yourself looking very lean ? I thought I saw it


Cutting usually means restricting calories to lower BF % mostly trough diet. Usually for aesthetic reasons.

being leaner has athletic bonuses and is ideal for when it's time to fight

 

[godhatesacoward]

Just hit 2-3 days of lifting and condense all that into those sessions.

You don't need to be doing chest, back, leg days as an MMA athlete.

My training is based on a heavy lower, heavy upper and athletic day. The athletic day has a combo of upper and lower but is usually a bit more about speed.
I usually do 3-4 skill sessions on top of that as a recreational guy.

I usually have a long run day or interval sessions each week on top of that.

does it help if I try to train my athleticism on my lifting days or does that make it worse?

 

[tigersmoosh]

being leaner has athletic bonuses and is ideal for when it's time to fight

tell that to fedor