Training

Strength training equipment in Sydney

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:11:12 +0000

Hi guys,

Anyone know of any good strength training gear suppliers in Sydney? After some quality stuff to build a home gym in the garage. Not really stuff from rebel sport. Any ideas?

I'm after a power rack, olympic bar, gym rings, kettlebells etc.

Thanks!

Milk

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:09:06 +0000

Hi guys,

After reading the four hour body by tim ferriss, I'm thinking of giving raw milk a try. A bit nervous, apparently humans aren't suppose to drink it as it hasn't been heat treated. Anyone on here used it before?

Trying to lose weight

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 09:14:24 +0000

Hey guys id of posted in the introduction thread but there was no replies. I'm trying to find a boxing/mma centre around newcastle I seen on tv but no idea what its called. ACF or something along those lines, Im really strapped for cash to go to a gym so trying to get to a boxing centre instead. I had originally went to the gym for about 7 months with no progress. Just thought joining a community I could get some help and maybe motivation, I think the food is the hardest part.

Nathan

MmaFightingTips

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:52:32 +0000

A Funtastic online resource to improve MMA training and skills
www.mmafightingtips.com

training partner in maryborough hervey bay area

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:29:56 +0000

i am currently going to the gym in nsw and am moving to marybough qld and will be looking for a submittion partner i am in the 65kg class

Advice wanted on training while injured

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 13:19:54 +0000

Hi guys

I've only been training for a couple of months now but last week I managed to get dropped onto my shoulder during a sparring session which has caused ligament damage. It's not too bad (no surgery required) but my doctor says I could be out for 2-3 months. Can anyone suggest useful things I can do while I wait for my shoulder to heal? For example, I was planning on trying to increase my flexibility for BJJ and strengthening my legs for wrestling. I know there’s not too much I can do but even small things like these make me feel better about not being able to train. Thanks in advance.

Weight lose

Sat, 28 May 2011 06:42:42 +0000

I wanna tips that in which way, I came to be slim as I used to look 2 years ago, Can you please help me for this one?

Pre-workout Supps

Wed, 25 May 2011 23:11:16 +0000

Hey all,

Here’s my opinion on pre-workout supplements…

Unfortunately there seems to be more myths and misinformation than ever since the latest bunch of U.S pre workout supplements have exploded on our market, this article is to look into what makes a good pre workout product, why proprietory blends should be avoided as well as why you just can’t trust those yanks when it comes to being honest with what is in your supplement.

Please note that while I have attempted to analyse all the facts as accurately as possible, a lot of this comes down to personal opinion, particularly in terms of what ingredients I believe are most beneficial.

First, let’s look at what pre workout products are for.

Pre Workout products are specifically designed to assist workout performance. They can do this in a number of ways, the first, and perhaps most important way of increasing performance is the inclusion of aminos acids that assist blood flow, nutrient uptake, strength, endurance and recovery and so on.

Those who have put time into researching amino acids and what they do, will be familiar with which aminos are useful here, all of the products mentioned contained some “performance aminos”, however the amount and number of which, varies significantly.
There is no text book definition of “Performance Aminos”, IMO they are aminos which are primarily used to increase workout performance rather than enhance recovery as many aminos are.

Carbohydrates can be included to enhance energy levels directly, which is why they often get a look in. The problem with carbs is that they are as cheap as chips (in fact potatoes are a great form of carbohydrates). Sugars and other short chain carbs can be had for a few dollars a kg, which is why they have NO place in any pre workout product give their cost.

Can carbohydrates around training time be useful?
Absolutely, however if you want to add them you are much better off purchasing them separately, it’s cheaper and you can control levels better. If you are paying the equivalent of $200 a kg for a pre workout supp, the last thing you want is half of it to be sugar which is worth less than $2 a kg!
I assume most people reading this understand this already.

Stimulants are the third group of ingredients which are commonly found in pre workout products and due to their potencty have become the most popular. As they are incredibly powerful per dose, the result if that they can be used to make a powerful product incredibly cheaply.
Stimulants are very misunderstood, which is why you commonly hear people taling about how they ‘give you energy”, when the reverse is actually true. Stimulants work by increasing nervous system activity (usually through dopamine and adrenal channels) the problem with stimulants is that they have a great effect on the body, what goes up must come down, with the end result a crash when used in high doses.
That said, stimulants do play an important role in pre workout products, the word here is use with caution as too much can be a real negative. The stimulants used in these products are caffeine, DMAA (geranium extract) as well as Schizandrol A in the case of jack3d.

Now, we know what goes into pre workout products and their method of action, let’s compare thes one’s in question here (BioCharge and Jack3d).
All are quite similar in that compared to most they are what would be deemed high quality. All of these are virtually carbohydrate free, and contain a mix of amino acids and stimulants to improve performance.

Calorie free?

Before we go any further something needs to be straightened out. If you purchase a powdered pre workout product which claims to be “calorie free” it is nothing but lies, yes lies. Unbelievably the yanks get away with listing amino acids as having no caloric value.
WTF?
Well, some bright spark figured as they are incomplete proteins (remember amino acids in combination make up protein structures) they don’t need to be given a caloric value.
Obviously, they do have a caloric value, one that is identical to other proteins. To calculate the KJ’s of protein in any pre workout supp just mutiply the number of amino acids by 17, though keep in mind that aminos with esters attached (ethyl ester, malic acid) will have slightly lower caloric values as the salt attachments have no caloric value.

So apart from being annoyed that you are being lied to on a label, just keep in mind when you are dieting that the “calorie free” pre workout products (or any amino product for that matter which claims as such) does indeed have plenty of calories in it.

O.K. now let's look at 2 popular Pre-workout Supps

Jacked contains a combination of AAKG, (Arginine Alpha Ketogluterate), Creatine Monohydrate and Beta Alanaine - 3 in total

BioCharge uses a combination of Arginine, Creatinol Phosphate, Beta Alanaine, Citrulline Malate, Phenylalanine, Acetyl Tyrosine - 6 in total

There is more to this story though, and the biggest difference with BioCharge and the others. BioCharge also contains Glycerol Monostearate along with calcium, magnesium, potassium and sodium, which are included for the benefits of hydration, as well as niacin for it’s nitric oxide effect. Whether this is of benefit is up to you, the longer you train and the more your training is endurance based, the more it the electrolytes and glycerol mono will help.
BioCharge also contains a very special ingredient that neither other does, adenosine disodium tri phosphate this is the closest thing availale to the actual molecule ATP, which is the key player for muscular contractions.

Now let’s look at what percentage of each product is active ingredients.

This is one of the most important part of analysing any product. What percentage of ingredients are actually in their to assist you performing better.

For this purpose, the defintion of “active ingredients” is amino acids and stimulants.

98% - 9800mg in a 10,000 mg dose of BioCharge is active ingredients

75% - 4145mg in a 5550mg dose of Jack3d is active ingredients.

So, what makes up the rest of these?

In the case of BioCharge nothing but a touch of sweetener (sucralose) and flavourer, in the case of Jack3d you have citric acid, ace k (a very cheap artificial sweetener), sucralose, grape extract and silicon dixide, which is used as an anti caking agent.
Are these other ingredients useful, I’ll leave that up to you, but IMO they don’t add anything in the way of maximising performance however, and rather are used for the benefits of taste and mixability.
The problem with adding anything like this, is that it means less of the good stuff, which is why I have an issue with non active ingredients being used.

So, how much of each ingredient is in each one and which ingredients are the best?
If the number of ingredients is a key part, even more important is the actual amount of each ingredient, so let’s take a look at that.

Per 10g (10,000mg) serve BioCharge contains -

Citrulline Malate - 2000mg
Creatinol Phosphate - 2000mg
Glycerol Monostearate - 1400mg
Beta Alanine - 1500mg
Arginine - 1500mg
Phenylalanine - 450mg
Acetyl Tyrosine - 450mg
Magnesium - 150mg
Caffeine - 150mg
Potassium - 100mg
Adenosine Tri Phosphate - 100mg
DMAA 50mg
Sodium - 50mg
Calcium 30mg
Niacin - 20mg

Per 4.145 (4145mg) dose of Jack3d contains -

A blend of creatine monohydrate, beta alanine, aakg, caffeine, dmaa and schizandrol a.

Yeah, but how much? I can hear you say

Here, we have stumbled across another common problem with U.S supplements. The damn proprietory blend. Yep, proprietory blends are made so you don’t know what amounts of each ingredient is actually in there. Why?
Well, a supplement company would tell you because they must keep their special recipe secret, so no one copies it.
a sceptic however would say so they could include a lot of cheap ingredients, and less of the better ones. The result is a supplement which is much cheaper to produce than you may expect.

Throwing Creatine Monohydrate in there is a bit of a worry. A good supplement alright, it certainly is, however at $25 a kg from this random supplier CREATINE MONOHYDRATE - 1KG do you really want it in your pre workout supp which is costing you over $200 a kg?
As an raw ingredients the Citrulline Malate used in BioCharge and the Creatinol Phosphate cost us over 5 times as much as creatine monohydrate as raw ingredients.

While all of these aminos are great, not knowing how much of them are in each dose is a bit of a worry. Given that 1500mg - 2000mg of each is a good minimum, you have to question whether there is enough in there to make much of an effect (just over 4000mg of total dose)
Of course, that is where the stimulants take over.
Again, unfortunately we have no idea of how much is actually in each serve, so again you take the gamble. It’s only your body after all! With Biocharge and Recover X (another Bioflex product) you know exactly how much of each ingredient is in there including the stimulants.

I don’t care about the numbers let’s look at the cost?

Ok, well for many if not most it all boil down to cost and those numbers are quite clear.

BioCharge at 98% active ingredients is $79 per kg, or more precisely $80.61 per kg of active ingredients.
(980 grams of ingredients in a 1kg tub.)

Jack3d at 75% active ingredients is generally about $45 per 250g or more precisely $240 per kg of active ingredients
(187.5 grams of active ingredients in a 250g container).

Given all of this information I think it is fair to make the following conclusions.

BioCharge contains a significantly higher % of active ingredients than Jack3d.

Biocharge provides a large advantage in that all ingredients are properly disclosed.

Biocharge provides higher spec ingredients, Citrulline Malate, Creatines with esters in place of creatine monohydrate and provides a larger number of key ingredients which assist with performance as well as higher inclusion rates per dose.

Finally, it’s less than 1/3 of the price of jack3d when inclusion rates are taken into account.

If you want what is potentially the world’s most pure pre workout product , containing a great combination of aminos, stimulants and ingredients for hydration at a great price - BioCharge is a great choice http://www.bioflexnutrition.com.au/biocharge.cfm

Sorry for the rant but thought it’s important to provide this information.

Introduction to powerlifting

Sat, 21 May 2011 03:38:07 +0000

Elite sports performance has now an accredited professional development program with Kinect Australia (Fitness Australia pending).
The program offers 3 pdp points which is sent online and the assessment component done at our new facility in Spotswood.
Objectives include:
• Develop a basic understanding of the three powerlifts being the squat, bench press and deadlift so that they can be performed in a safe and controlled manner
• Develop a basic understanding of assistance lifts for the squat, bench press and deadlifts so that they can be performed in a safe and controlled manner
• Understand methods of training and how they can be implemented into a strength and conditioning program

Further enquiries contact info@elitesportsperformance.com.au

1 week to maximize fitness and cut 2kg for unexpected mma fight.. suggestions please

Sat, 07 May 2011 09:43:06 +0000

hi I just got a call from my martial arts teacher today asking if i can fill in for a fighter next saterday, i need to drop 2kg from 67.2kg but as i'm 183cm tall my body fat % is only 5.5% at the moment already.. i want to know how to make the cut in the most healthy way possible and i also need to increase my stamina/cardio/endurance as fast as possible, I have been working mostly on size and strength training and im nowhere near as fit as i need to be.. the guy im fighting has know about this fight for some time and will have prepared for it he's only 62kg so im assuming he's a little cardio machine (i guess no mater how much i improve in the next week i'll just have to knock him out asap.. lol)

I would really appreciate the help the more i have the more chance i have of winning..

Best brand of fight shorts

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:45:37 +0000

What brand of fight shorts are the best? Give opinions

Forearm Pain?

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:25:08 +0000

Hi guys,
Just recently joined up on the forum because i enjoy the sport and wanted to get some advice on some chronic forearm pain...

Started a while back when i was doing heavy weights and doing a decent bit of sparring, holding thai pads, e.t.c. more the muscle itself, gripping hurts, as in if i do curls when i release the bar that's when the pain worsens up my forearms, i was just pushing through it and stretching it heaps which was helping and then yesterday i blocked with the sore part of my forearm which dropped me to the floor in pain.

Its happening in both arms and if i rest for a week or so it does go away (which i effing hate doing) but as i start to get back into it the same pain comes back...

Any advice would be much appreciated guys, its stopping me training all together and really shitting me off...

What's your workout routine?

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:43:49 +0000

I have a basic strength and bodybuilding routine that I stick to for the most part. My 16 year old son wants to get more involved; where do we start him out as far as a workout or what kind of classes?

Tried Fishoil?

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:26:02 +0000

For the slightly older lads out there with a lil arthritic issue here and there or a joint injury that just never heals, many guys I know including me now have been on fish oil, 2 x for 3 times a day, suprising the benefits, I am even getting less crepitis (sp?)...give it a try if you get time, not to expensive.

MMA Video: Bravo's Inspiration on the Zombie

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:21:53 +0000

Name: Bravo's Inspiration on the ZombieCategory: Submission TechniquesDate Added: 27 March 2011 - 09:21 PMSubmitter: MMAFreakShort Description: Octopus SubmissionThis is where the Korean Zombie said he learnt the Otcopus or Twitser Sub from Eddie Bravo on youtube.View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

Twisty Octopus

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:46:39 +0000

The Octopus...or twister to some was pulled off for the first time in UFC history by none other than the Korean Zombie...with 1 second to spare!...straight to my top ten all time submissions...nice.

best groin protection

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:20:58 +0000

Hi,

just wondering which groin protection and mouth guards you would recommend, preferably something comfy and
good to protect my jewels and teethe.

I bought a cheap one at rebel but it's uncomfortable as hell especially on the ground.

must be something better around or?

training partner in South Queensland

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:14:28 +0000

I'm looking for training partner in South Queensland ( Brisbane , Gold Coast)
I currently go to gym but they don't teach technique enough(Only if you take private lessons) . We could watch some videos and then repeat this together .

Breaking Down the Diaz Arm Lock (vs. Cyborg)

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:14:44 +0000

Just watched the Strikeforce card yesterday since I couldn't watch it live due to my wife's birthday weekend away.

Nice Arm lock by Diaz!

I decided to throw together a breakdown of how he did the armlock as they are a bunch of little details that make it work so well in MMA.

http://www.youtube.com/v/46v-cZ2lYeE?fs

MMA Video: Snapping The Rubber Guard

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:03:57 +0000

Name: Snapping The Rubber Guard
Category: Grappling Techniques
Date Added: 15 January 2011 - 01:03 AM
Submitter: Change
Short Description: Josh Barnett shows ways of 'Snapping The Rubberguard'.

Barnett shows ways of attacking the Rubberguard when it is performed correctly, as well as attacking an attempted gogoplata (shin on throat choke) from this position.

View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

conditioning

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:28:13 +0000

hey guys getting back into mma after a lay off

At the moment im training muay thai 2 times per week and bjj 2 times. Looking at adding one boxing session a week, i am just trying to get a good striking and ground game eventually looking to fight mma.

I am also doing 3 strength and conditioning session a week they look like this

Squats superseted with deadlifts 4 sets, 6-10 reps heavy

One legged squats superseted with hamstring ball curls

Kettle bell swings

Kettlebell clean and press

Flat bench, medicine ball push ups, dips-3 sets in circut fashion 3 times through

Pull ups, Cable rows 3 times through

Dumbell shoulder press, side lateral raises and rear delt flies 3 sets.

Then I go through roughly 20 mins of core

usually bridge
crunches
twists
fit ball work
medicine ball work

Variations of this workout are done 2 times per week. My third conditioning sesh is usually track work, sprints hurdles rope running and sled pulling. I come from a kyoukushin karate and muay thai background, 3 years in each. Then I had a few years off doing mostly weight training. Now I am looking at becoming as well rounded as possible entering boxing, thai boxing and bjj comps, to get my confidence up for an eventually fight an mma fight

Tips thoughts and adivce is wanted

Thanks Hawly
I am 20 years old yesterday

8 Beginner BJJ/Grappling Techniques

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 12:18:32 +0000

Hey guys,

Just wrote a new article with a few tips for beginners to help them from getting twisted, smashed, and tossed around the mats a little bit less...

8 Beginner BJJ/Grappling Tips (is it okay to throw up this link?)

Hope they help ya out...

MMA Video: Gracie Breakdown of Anderson's triangle on Sonnen

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:18:22 +0000

Name: Gracie Breakdown of Anderson's triangle on Sonnen
Category: Submission Techniques
Date Added: 09 August 2010 - 05:18 PM
Submitter: Change
Short Description: None Provided

Very in depth detail

View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

MMA Video: Kazushi Sakuraba Techniques - Kneebar

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:20:30 +0000

Name: Kazushi Sakuraba Techniques - Kneebar
Category: Submission Techniques
Date Added: 02 June 2010 - 07:20 PM
Submitter: Change
Short Description: None Provided

It's in Japanese but it's easy to follow.

View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

MMA Video: Kazushi Sakuraba Techniques - Juji-Gatame

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:07:33 +0000

Name: Kazushi Sakuraba Techniques - Juji-Gatame
Category: Submission Techniques
Date Added: 02 June 2010 - 07:07 PM
Submitter: Change
Short Description: None Provided

It's in Japanese but it's easy to follow.

View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

MMA Video: Standing Kimura

Sun, 30 May 2010 15:00:26 +0000

Name: Standing Kimura
Category: Stand Up Techniques
Date Added: 31 May 2010 - 02:00 AM
Submitter: Ryan
Short Description: None Provided

Prolly belongs in category half way between submissions and stand up?

View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

Mma Video: Muay Thai Stand Up Striking

Wed, 26 May 2010 11:28:15 +0000

Name: Muay Thai Stand Up Striking
Category: Stand Up Techniques
Date Added: 26 May 2010 - 10:28 PM
Submitter: Bobby
Short Description: None Provided

Mike Vaughn from The Blast in Madison, WI shows Wisconsin Combat Sports some Muay Thai Striking Techniques.

View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

Mma Video: Arm Manipulation

Wed, 26 May 2010 11:22:51 +0000

Name: Arm Manipulation
Category: Stand Up Techniques
Date Added: 26 May 2010 - 10:22 PM
Submitter: Bobby
Short Description: None Provided

Outside shoulder drag, inside shoulder drag, inside bicep/elbow drag, outside tricep/elbow drag; takedowns from clinch

View Video in the MMA Video Gallery!

Mma Video: Guillotine With Arm Submission Mma Technique

Wed, 26 May 2010 10:52:39 +0000

Name: Guillotine With Arm Submission MMA Technique
Category: Submission Techniques
Date Added: 26 May 2010 - 09:52 PM
Submitter: Bobby
Short Description: None Provided

MMA Arm Bars & Submission Techniques

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Secrets of Chute Boxe - Vol.1

Mon, 17 May 2010 16:57:24 +0000

This is mind blowing

View on Dailymotion

Bas Rutten teaches leg locks

Mon, 17 May 2010 16:44:50 +0000

A long vid but amazing

View on Dailymotion

Actual lesson starts about 5 mins in.

Horse Meat?

Sun, 16 May 2010 13:44:24 +0000

I keep hearing about Overeem and horse meat, is this for real? If so whats the benefit, looking at the guy I presume its low in fat and high in awesomeness?....Goes nice with a little horse radish?

Shogun Rua vs. Júnior dos Santos (sparring)

Mon, 10 May 2010 09:11:36 +0000

Awesome vid

Wicked Gogoplata

Sun, 09 May 2010 14:38:22 +0000

Crucifix Neck Crank

Sun, 09 May 2010 14:37:28 +0000

Flying Arm Bar

Sun, 09 May 2010 14:36:46 +0000

This one looks so amazing . I must learn it!

Submission Grappling

Sun, 09 May 2010 13:18:26 +0000

Passing The Guard

Sun, 09 May 2010 13:17:36 +0000

The Twister Roll from Twister Side Control

Sun, 09 May 2010 13:07:57 +0000

Throwing Legs in MMA Training

Sun, 09 May 2010 13:07:22 +0000

Under Hook Throw Wrestling Technique

Sun, 09 May 2010 13:06:34 +0000

Best Double-Leg Takedown in MMA Training

Sun, 09 May 2010 13:06:03 +0000

Arm Throw Wrestling Technique

Sun, 09 May 2010 13:05:10 +0000

SlapnCatch

Sat, 08 May 2010 09:28:21 +0000

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTdYGA-55eU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTdYGA-55eU[/url]

The sound quality is quite low , but anyways its a great video.

Brabo Choke

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:53:46 +0000

Soccer kick

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:40:08 +0000

The Flying Knee

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:31:46 +0000

Elbows from guard

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:27:32 +0000

I've never seen elbows like this before

Leg Capture Striking

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:23:00 +0000

Defending MMA Takedowns

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:18:13 +0000

Escaping The Clinch

Fri, 07 May 2010 12:14:05 +0000

No good graphics

Wed, 05 May 2010 04:42:03 +0000

I searched for some time yesterday to find some really good illustraions, as apposed to video etc, of the main submission types used in MMA comps. Not "how to", kind of images but just a graphic of the hols itslef to help identity the hold etc and I am almost convinced after hours of googlizing that there is othing really out there can someone prove me wrong?

That guy from that thing

Sat, 01 May 2010 05:38:49 +0000

Hi all,
THat ex army trainer guy in biggest loser does some kind of strength and stamina sport in his free time, he came 2nd last year or something, can anybody remember what the sport is called....google isnt helping me much.

The Deal with Kettle Bells?

Sat, 01 May 2010 04:45:48 +0000

These things came out of no where for my mind, all of a sudden you see them every where, I have never used or trainined with them but I see that they are even highly used by Fedor and many others, can someone fill me in on the advantage of them over say standard wieghts or dumbells etc?...I presume there is some logic I ma missing.

Wandy & Shogun Sparring

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:20:55 +0000

One of the legendary Chute Boxe sparring sessions.

Rubber Guard Basics

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:21:56 +0000

Bas Rutten Teaches Boxing

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:18:05 +0000

Bas Rutten's BJJ and MMA techniques

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:16:28 +0000