Well me I get inspired when I see GSP train. That dedicates me more to train harder. Mike Tyson and Pacquiao too. There training videos inspire me a lot.

To get better, and push myself past what I was previously capable of. You have to be careful though...train too hard and you can get hurt.

The Black Dragon wrote:To get better, and push myself past what I was previously capable of. You have to be careful though...train too hard and you can get hurt.

yeah i haven't got hurt yet so I'm doing ok I guess.

A-ROCC wrote:

The Black Dragon wrote:To get better, and push myself past what I was previously capable of. You have to be careful though...train too hard and you can get hurt.

yeah i haven't got hurt yet so I'm doing ok I guess.

It'll happen eventually, even if you're careful. When you start training really hard, especially with heavy sparring a lot, it's basically inevitable.

I thought I was invincible for a while, then I pulled ligaments in my heel, threw out my elbow, fucked up my wrist

But it's all part of the game. Nobody goes through MMA training without getting hurt at some point.

ali inspires me, big time.

edit: i actually saw ali one time, in person. i didnt have a chance to say anything to him or anything like that, but i remember i was like ten years old, at this convention thing to meet diamond dallas page. i looked up randomly and there he was. i remember very distinctly thinking "holy shit thats muhammad ali." even at that age i knew it was a really big deal. he was shaking and stuff, but he was still such an impressive sight. it seemed to me like he was ten feet tall. he is definitely one of my heros.

My cousin and I both started training at the same time
ever since we were like 5 we have always been competitive
and we always roll or spar against each other and although were evenly matched

i train as hard as i can to completely surpass him

yeah it's all part of the game. everyone has to sacrifice something.

A-ROCC wrote:yeah it's all part of the game. everyone has to sacrifice something.

are you gonna compete a-rocc? if so, are you gonna do some boxing? cuz i really want to box, thats what i want to do first when i am ready to compete. then probably some kickboxing. meanwhile doing some bjj competitions. then mma. thats kinda my plan. i want to do it all. all amateur of course.

I think about how tired I am and think next time this will be easier if I push it harder...

I inspire myself. I look at what I am, and what I could be, and I want to make it happen.

Being stronger and faster inspires me
but miketyson paul daley jose aldo real good strikers inspire me

The Black Dragon wrote:

A-ROCC wrote:

The Black Dragon wrote:To get better, and push myself past what I was previously capable of. You have to be careful though...train too hard and you can get hurt.

yeah i haven't got hurt yet so I'm doing ok I guess.

It'll happen eventually, even if you're careful. When you start training really hard, especially with heavy sparring a lot, it's basically inevitable.

I thought I was invincible for a while, then I pulled ligaments in my heel, threw out my elbow, fucked up my wrist

But it's all part of the game. Nobody goes through MMA training without getting hurt at some point.

Funny thing, i kinda new that but needed to hear it. I started training at an mma gym about 3 weeks ago now and i hurt my shoulder, for the past week i have been having to train a bit easier than i normally would and it has been getting me down as i feel i cant show what i am really capable of, if you know what i mean.... As i said im only a begginer in mma so any advice is good advice. Should i be slowly stretching out my shoulder or just resting it up as much as i can ? thanks

jizzothekid wrote:

A-ROCC wrote:yeah it's all part of the game. everyone has to sacrifice something.

are you gonna compete a-rocc? if so, are you gonna do some boxing? cuz i really want to box, thats what i want to do first when i am ready to compete. then probably some kickboxing. meanwhile doing some bjj competitions. then mma. thats kinda my plan. i want to do it all. all amateur of course.

I am not competing at all. I have no experience at all. I can't afford lessons. So I'm sticking to wrestling for a while since it's way cheaper and it's in my school and I can get it for free. The rest I just rely on youtube and watch fights and try to learn as much as I can. I wanna do boxing or MMA amateur or pro. Doesn't matter to me it's all fun to me. Right now I'm in a wrestling program. Way cheaper than MMA lessons. I'm learning a lot from it. As soon as I get the money I'm going to that MMA gym.

Cookies when I have a box of cookies and i'm like halfway but I already had enough I look at the cookies and push myself to eat the other half