Guys who train too hard always get injured

[El Diego]

Dudes who develop a reputation for intense hard training sessions seem to get injured/sick like Cain, Khamzat.

People who take a more moderate approach like GSP/Jones seem to have longer careers.

Moral of the story is to never overtrain; bodybuilders figured this out decades ago yet MMA fighters still haven't.

 

[HHJ]

Its not that they havent figured it out, its that bodybuilders can take time off in ways MMA fighters cant, first of all.

Secondly, the very nature of fighting breeds tough guys whose natural instinct is go as hard as they can and push through the pain.

GSP still retired at 32 because he was worn down at training at a high level. You know the guy with two ACL tears?

But yeah tell me about his moderate approach?

 

[HHJ]

MMA is harder on the body than any other combat sport. There is no way around it.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Fighters know only one thing

I trainy, I sleepy, I eaty and I repeaty

 

[ElLunico]

Lol stop it, Chimaev gasses in fights. I doubt he out trains Volkanovski.

GSP was a gym rat..

It's more luck, genetics

 

[humdizzle]

there is alot too it.

jones did hard drugs for quite a bit, probably still does. but it doesn't slow him down.

meanwhile dom cruz, who probably reports kids for smoking weed in the park, was injured all the damn time.

 

[HHJ]

Lol stop it, Chimaev gasses in fights. I doubt he out trains a Volkanovski.

I dont think Chimaev gasses in fights due to lack of training hard. Far from it.

You act like anyone can just be fit as Volk if they try hard enough, not to mention the huge size difference.

 

[Cid]

Its not that they havent figured it out, its that bodybuilders can take time off in ways MMA fighters cant, first of all.

Secondly, the very nature of fighting breeds tough guys whose natural instinct is go ad hard as they can and push through the pain.

GSP still retired at 32 because he was worn down at training at a high level. You know the guy with two ACL tears?

But yeah tell me about his moderate approach?

MMA has the worst bro-science training of any sport.


Remember those stupid ass masks that limit breathing everyone was wearing?

That was the dumbest shit I've ever seen.

 

[HHJ]

MMA has the worst bro-science training of any sport.


Remember those stupid ass masks that limit breathing everyone was wearing?

That was the dumbest shit I've ever seen.

MMA has only been around for a short time. So people are trying anything they can to get an edge.

 

[AmonTobin]

Pretty sure GSP trained like no other. Not a great example.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

Fighters know only one thing

I trainy, I sleepy, I eaty and I repeaty

Its why they can’t cut it at max level, sadly.

 

[HHJ]

meanwhile dom cruz, who probably reports kids for smoking weed in the park, was injured all the damn time.

Its because of how much movement Dom uses. Training to be that busy with all that insane footwork and defending takedowns and all manner of strikes. It makes sense that he'd constantly injure his legs/feet.

 

[Uber_Noober]

Some guys have it figured out, some guys don’t.

 

[HHJ]

Some guys have it figured out, some guys don’t.
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I miss Dolce.

That guy has such a punchable face, it was good for the trolling.

 

[Tweak896]

It's also the level of competitiveness in the modern UFC. UFC 1 had guys maybe using a treadmill and hitting a punching bag a couple weeks before the fight, every year since guys have taken longer and longer camps to get the competitive edge. I think we are just at the point that to win at this level it damages the body enough where 2 training camps a year are so brutal it's causing more injuries.

I think if lets say, every UFC fighter had to do 4 fights a year to stay in rankings, they would scale back the training camp intensities. The guys who did 4 fights and won the most would be out ranking the guys who don't.

 

[El Diego]

Some guys have it figured out, some guys don’t.
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Mr nutella sandwich?

 

[ElLunico]

I dont think Chimaev gasses in fights due to lack of training hard. Far from it.

You act like anyone can just be fit as Volk if they try hard enough, not to mention the huge size difference.

All the top fighters have insane work ethic.. or else they wouldn't be where they are lol And yeah how hard someone works in the gym correlates to their gas tank lol. That's like literally how it works lol.

Maybe guys that injured like Tony, Cain, Khamzat workout like cavemen with no thought into it lol. Saying they work harder than some champions who can go 5 rounds easy doesn't make sense

 

[HHJ]

All the top fighters have insane work ethic.. or else they wouldn't be where they are lol And yeah how hard someone works in the gym correlates to their gas tank lol. That's like literally how it works lol.

No its not. Genetics plays a part. Volk is an incredible athlete. Not everyone who works hard is gonna get to be like him. GSP's dont grow on trees. People training hard their whole lives will never be close to GSP. These people are exceptional human specimens. Of course also the lighter guys have better gas tanks than the heavier guys.

 

[wufabufa]

Dom Cruz is seemingly made of tissue paper.

 

[Cid]

MMA has only been around for a short time. So people are trying anything they can to get an edge.

Ultimately the hiring decisions in MMA are left up to people who get punched in the head for a living.

Sports clubs will have a hiring process with resumes, interviews with panels etc. Like you would expect of a professional organization with money involved.


Combat sports have always been notorious for producing charlatans in the background doing more harm than good.

Sometimes they even find their way to the foreground.

If they're not already elite MMA gyms should be looking to replicate the hiring processes elite sporting teams employ.