Since Josh and crew were kind enough to make this forum and subforum I thought this would be a good place for this. I'll try to keep this thread going as a "diary" of my trials and tribulations of learning how to fight, good days in the gym, bad days in the gym etc...
MMA and me, up to now.
I joined my gym
http://www.crawfordsmma.com in mid August when I decided I'd gotten "fluffy" enough and had to do something about it. Most of my friends aren't the most active people and I was up to 184.(I'm 5'7") Heaviest I've ever been. I joined with no intentions of fighting, that has now changed...
Since I've joined, I've been going 3x a week for ~2 hours each time. We generally do 30 min of cardio, an hour of Ju Jitsu instruction, then "roll" for 30 min. Basically put out JJ into practice. It amazes me how effective this martial art is. It also amazes me to know how much I've learned and how much I have yet to even scratch the surface on.
My goal is to fight in February or March now. Ideally I would fight at 155, but I'm not sure that is going to happen. After joining the gym I dropped to ~170, but now I'm back up to ~177-178, and I'm a LOT leaner than before. I just finished a case of muscle milk, and I think thats the last time I take protein... I have no problem bulking up on my own. So we shall see. Currently, my JJ is coming along nicely, and I've learned that my standup is PATHETIC. Getting hit with boxing gloves doesn't really hurt, I just tense p way too much. Its a process and I'm learning. Regardless, come time for my first fight... I'm taking that sucker down as fast as I can.
I'll update this thread if I have anything note worthy to add... goals, accomplishment, injuries(worth mentioning) etc... I figured this could turn into a nice resource for anyone looking to get into the sport.
Happy punching!(and kicking, and sweeping and armbaring, and knee baring, and kimura-ing, and guillotine-ing, and RNC-ing, and scarf choking etc... :blackeye <-- me last week)