Best way to train and bulk up whilst training in MMA-

Damn those idiots that live in reality and don't make **** up in a vain attempt to look like they have a clue! DAMN THEM ALL!

In all seriousness, Ylem... shut the **** up. You have no clue what it takes to be an athlete, let alone train one. Your just going to get someone injured one day with your idiotic advice.

OP, ignore this ****wit, listen to everyone else apart from Ylem. Guys giving advice on this board have qualifications in olympic lifting, personal training, strength training, fitness instructing and a few other qualifications. Ylem has read a few articles on the Internet and thinks he knows more than us all combined. He's just an idiot with idiotic theories and facts he makes up in his head.

As an example he thinks lifting an orange will improve strength, along with lifting 1lb dumbells for 50 reps at a time. He's an ignorant moron.

 

What are you on about? Starting Stength is a book written by Mark Rippetoe. It's a strength routine for beginners, nothing at all to do with boxers or whatever you're going on about.

 

You can "look the part" at your current weight or lower. If you don't look the part at 195lb you won't look the part at 250lb.

Why can't you function properly at your current weight or lower?

So you want to waste time gaining weight? More weight does not always equate to better performance.

My point is you're trying to gain weight to look good, that's fine, but say that. If you was an athlete of any kind you wouldn't just want to add weight like you do unless you have a damn good reason, which you don't.

Like a few have said Starting Strength is a good base to start from. If you truely are an athlete and want to gain weight along with performance search for Westside for Skinny *******s 4.

These guys have all done WS4SB - [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekZYPGxQbno&feature=player_embedded[/ame]

 

It's actually Westside for Skinny *******s 3, not 4.

 

T-Nation
Joe Defrancoe's website - best athlete coach there is.
EliteFTS
Westside
Crossfit, now and again for a random conditioning workout.

The main ones I check. Bodybuilding.com is shite, they publish anyones articles even if they're complete bull****.

 

http://www.rosstraining.com/articles/hardcore.html

^^ an experiment in mass gaining without sacrificing athletic performance.

However, in your case, to 'look the part', it might be best to focus on getting lean rather than gaining any more mass.

 

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