Message from @UOC
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Get a load of this goy
I can shoulder press 200 lb and squat 405
I could in theory try to get even stronger, but what for? I'd rather have more endurance and flexibility
gains are really subject to diminishing returns
as much as I hate to admit anything good about crossfit, their "balanced athleticism across all areas" idea is really legit
That isn't exactly a revolutionary concept
Seems pretty obvious to me
*muscle confusion*
Seems like if you aren't an idiot you can make the cross fit model work well
as a business or a workout plan?
both
agreed
crossfit as I understand it is now getting more regularly teamed with MMA/BJJ/muay thai/krav gyms
That sounds like advanced cancer
so now they tend to be these combined joints with a lot of good info flowing around, and ironically they are the hardass gyms now
I like MMA, they lack sublety but at least hit each other hard
BJJ is legit although I dislike the community for being such social people
Doo shotokan karate.
anyone into "good sportsmanship" I dislike
Fun as hell
all the components of MMA (muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, bjj, shotokan) have developed good movement specific training
I already am mostly a striker, I need ground spergs
Mma's problem is it forbids techniques.
And too much emphasis on ground game.
I need gay mixed race men in asian pajamas to roll around on the floor with me
Less on grabs.
well, that's UFC, not mixed martial arts as a broad concept
a guy who does wing chun and aikido is technically a mixed martial artist
technically, but that's not how MMA is colloquially used
MMA is typically muay thai + BJJ under UFC Inc's rules
I mean it in the old fashioned Pancrase sense
yes but so much more wrestling making its way in now
greco roman seems like it was specifically designed to be a ground & pound system
and ye olde english style catch wrestling.
I think it's funny that euro martial arts do great in MMA
people forget that boxing and wrestling are just euro martial arts
boxing + catch wrestling beats the hell out of asian stuff
I just wish there was a good euro kicking system (and savate doesn't count)
I've heard this before about catch wrestling
apparently both Lincoln and Washington were both beastly wrestlers
"A notable match in 1914 was between two prime representatives of their respective crafts: the American catch wrestler Ad Santel was the World Light Heavyweight Champion in catch wrestling, while Tokugoro Ito, a 5th degree black belt in judo, claimed to be the World Judo Champion. Santel defeated Ito and proclaimed himself World Judo Champion."