MarkD
Active member
The title says it all. Who out of my fellow AR brothers trains combat sports, whether it be for competition or self defense?
If you compete, let's see your stats, years training, goals, what aas and supplements work best...
I am:
- 5'8"
- 185 lbs (Middleweight under MMA/BJJ weight class guidelines)
- Been training jiu jitsu for almost 2 years, half that time was no gi (hence my white belt still lol), On and off traditional western boxing with/Muay Thai elements; elbows and knees. My kicks are garbage and I never work them. It's hard to train both disciplines and with weights while working full time. So since my return to fighting post injury I am sticking to BJJ as it is my passion.
- I want a black belt and am willing to put in the 10 years to get it. I'd also like a gold medal next competition. Last year I only placed 3rd in my weight class and took home the "Fastest Submission" award (Kimura from MY full guard, he tried to roll out and gave me the dominant position allowing me to finish it in only 30 seconds) As of right now I just started to roll again this week and I am already looking to compete in the late winter events. I usually compete as a welterweight. I am coming up on the tail end of a bulk cycle and havent been training BJJ at all because of my shoulder injury. Rolling is my cardio and conditioning, so without it I put on a lot more weight than anticipated. I went from 171 to 187. I am way too short to compete as a middleweight. I'm actually short for a welterweight too. I have been toying with the idea of getting myself down to 155 but I like how I look when I am a bulkier.
- AAS and supplement wise; I have come to find out that Test/EQ or Test/Anavar are your ideal stacks while training. Competition time you want to throw in Halotestin. The EQ is great for endurance. A low dose cruise like dose of Deca is good as well. The lubrication will help you with joint issues. When you are training with guys who are twice your size and twice as good, you'll need it. The problem with BJJ competition these days is that you are dealing with a lot of guys who are on AAS. It's almost like leveling the playing field in competition. My main reason to use AAS while training is RECOVERY. I want to train as much as I can but being an ex hard drug user, 32 years old and working 13 hours days with your hands limits my recovery time.
This could be a great thread where we could all learn from each other.
If you compete, let's see your stats, years training, goals, what aas and supplements work best...
I am:
- 5'8"
- 185 lbs (Middleweight under MMA/BJJ weight class guidelines)
- Been training jiu jitsu for almost 2 years, half that time was no gi (hence my white belt still lol), On and off traditional western boxing with/Muay Thai elements; elbows and knees. My kicks are garbage and I never work them. It's hard to train both disciplines and with weights while working full time. So since my return to fighting post injury I am sticking to BJJ as it is my passion.
- I want a black belt and am willing to put in the 10 years to get it. I'd also like a gold medal next competition. Last year I only placed 3rd in my weight class and took home the "Fastest Submission" award (Kimura from MY full guard, he tried to roll out and gave me the dominant position allowing me to finish it in only 30 seconds) As of right now I just started to roll again this week and I am already looking to compete in the late winter events. I usually compete as a welterweight. I am coming up on the tail end of a bulk cycle and havent been training BJJ at all because of my shoulder injury. Rolling is my cardio and conditioning, so without it I put on a lot more weight than anticipated. I went from 171 to 187. I am way too short to compete as a middleweight. I'm actually short for a welterweight too. I have been toying with the idea of getting myself down to 155 but I like how I look when I am a bulkier.
- AAS and supplement wise; I have come to find out that Test/EQ or Test/Anavar are your ideal stacks while training. Competition time you want to throw in Halotestin. The EQ is great for endurance. A low dose cruise like dose of Deca is good as well. The lubrication will help you with joint issues. When you are training with guys who are twice your size and twice as good, you'll need it. The problem with BJJ competition these days is that you are dealing with a lot of guys who are on AAS. It's almost like leveling the playing field in competition. My main reason to use AAS while training is RECOVERY. I want to train as much as I can but being an ex hard drug user, 32 years old and working 13 hours days with your hands limits my recovery time.
This could be a great thread where we could all learn from each other.
