Mma Weight Loss Question!?
Posted by Zolly | Under Nutrition Sunday Nov 29, 2009Hey everyone!
I’m switching from playing college football, I was a defensive end, to doing mma fighting. I wresled in hs and have a tae kwon do black belt and a brown belt in judo and would love to learn mui tai, kempo and more wrestling skills, but i weight way too much for the sport and I CAN’T SEEM TO LOOSE A POUND! so…
I wanted to get some smart opinions on what my nutritional intake should be while I’m on a fairly intense workout regimen that I’m currently doing. So my over all goal of my diet/work out is to loose excess fat, while increasing muscle (at least maintaining I would like to keep what I’ve worked damn hard to make).
ME:
Height – 6′3″
Weight – 285 (I was a defensive linemen, think Julius Peppers not pudgy fat kid)
BMI – 35.6 (BMI is bull **** but thought I’d put it in)
Workout:
Mon – Wed – Fri
-Rowing machine, bike and elliptical trainer (I do 5 mins of each for 30 min rotating)
-Shoulder, Back and Leg weight training
-20 mins in the sauna (feels great and supposed to help loose water weight)
Tue – Thur – Sat
-Sprints (4-200 yards 4 100 yards and 4 50 yards)
-Chest, Triceps, Biceps and ab weight training
-20 mins on the heavy bag and jump rope
-10 mins in sauna
Sun – OFF!
Right now I’m taking tons of supplements. One 60 gram of protein shake a day, one sustained release protein shake before bed, 2 30 gram of protein bars a day, nano vapor, cell tech, intravol, L-Glutatmine tabs, hydroxycut hardcore (got it free, not sold on it) and a amino 3000mg pill. Thinking of doing a beginner cutting stack, but doubt I will.
My goal weight would be around 235-240 by October, maybe September.
So let me know the last piece, the nutrition. Total daily calorie fat protein and carb intake! Right now I’m in the 260-290 range for protein. Thanks!!
Since you played football in college I assume that you know that your lifts should be heavy and compound. You have a very good base I’m sure, so I’d be doing at least 2 of your lifts a week in the 1-5 rep range to further develop maximal strength, and then a different lift with 50-60%RM weights lifted as quickly as possible to develop rate of force (important in mma).
As for cutting weight:
First off if you don’t have any competition coming up, I’d take out all the supplements, you don’t need any of them, they’re very expensive, and most will hinder you from losing weight. You also seem to be doing a LOT of eating. Cut back on that. Continue a balanced diet, just make your portions smaller. You’ll still get all the nutrients you need without the supplements.
Are you trying to cut to 205? If not, then you should probably stay at 265, since that’s the cutoff for heavyweight in most mma organizations. My further advice would be to do more rounds on the heavy bag to help your form as well as give you some HIIT exercise, which burns fat better than aerobic exercise. Best of luck, and if you have any further questions you can PM me if you like.