JayC's MMA/Fighter Training Log - Page 3

JayC · 07-24-2008, 01:27 PM

7/23/2008
PM-BJJ/conditioning (2 hours):
With my fight looming in the next 48 hours, training was very light and consisted of mostly technique and some last minute tweaks on some submissions and sub escapes.
Last half hour was straight conditioning. To start, 6 rounds of 20 back leg kicks, 20 lead leg kicks and 20 knees from the clinch, with a partner holding the kick-pad. Ended running the gauntlet, 1 x12 min round w/a fresh man coming in on me every 2 minutes. Mostly BJJ with limited contact to avoid an injury just before the fight.

**So far the only thing I know about my match up is that he's another wrestler... nothing else. I'll probably be able to find out more the day of fight and possibly readjust the game plan then. So far the plan is to stick w/my strong side and take it to the ground for gnp or submission. If we find out he has no stand up, I might be able to light him up on his feet before I take him down.

Diet
Total: 2033
Fat: 54 485 25%
Sat: 15 136 7%
Poly: 8 68 4%
Mono: 11 95 5%
Carbs: 215 688 36%
Fiber: 43 0 0%
Protein: 184 736 39%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

Kabeetz · 07-24-2008, 03:48 PM

48 hours man... time flies0. I'm sure you'll find the right strat and then execute it... kill it Jay.

Polski Byk · 07-24-2008, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayC

Thank you ma'am.. <JayC blushes>

Although conditioning/strength/etc is number one, looking good is always a close second for me

Your comments and support are very much appreciated!!

Thanks for noticing!! Yes, actually with all my years in sports, wrestling, etc.. this is by far one of my best cuts. My approx calc's actually had me only dropping water/fat and not one ounce of muscle.. it was all approx but I feel I retained all my lbm. Lost a little strength but thats to be expected when dropping over 20lbs and concentrating on cardio/muscle endurance over heavy lifting.
Thanks for all the support and help and I'll update everyone on the fight as soon as I can..

I like how caculated and methodical your training and diet is. Im sure you've been visualizing your win in this fight for months...make it happen. I never wish athletes good luck, youll reap the the benefits of your training im sure, and judging from your log youve put your work in.

JayC · 07-24-2008, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polski Byk

I like how caculated and methodical your training and diet is. Im sure you've been visualizing your win in this fight for months...make it happen. I never wish athletes good luck, youll reap the the benefits of your training im sure, and judging from your log youve put your work in.

HAHA!! Your post gave me chills bro, because that's exactly what I do/visualize when I'm doing sprints/running/conditioning and I just wanna stop or give up.. I visualize my walk, imposing my will, and getting my hand raised

Yours and the boards support means alot.

Big Machine · 07-24-2008, 07:37 PM

Just checking in so close to weigh ins - how are you feeling? Nervous? In the zone? How's your sleep?

Stay focused and weed out all distractions!

JayC · 07-25-2008, 11:49 AM

7/24/2008
Fight prep/conditioning (2 hours):
Worked numerous rounds of combo(striking) stations (3) and running laps around the mat inbetween so it was all non-stop.
Fine tuned some of my boxing combo's and defense w/partner and the pitch mits.
Ended w/2 x 12 minute rounds of sparing to the submission with a fresh man in on me every 2 minutes.

**Walked into training after eating and drinking all day at 179lbs. After training (reluctantly) doned the plastic suit to sweat off any extra pounds, just in case. 1.5 hours later weighed in at home at 169.5lb!!!

Diet
Total: 1958
Fat: 57 512 28%
Sat: 11 100 5%
Poly: 22 200 11%
Mono: 11 98 5%
Carbs: 263 864 47%
Fiber: 47 0 0%
Protein: 119 478 26%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

JayC · 07-25-2008, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Machine

Just checking in so close to weigh ins - how are you feeling? Nervous? In the zone? How's your sleep?

Stay focused and weed out all distractions!

Thanks girl.. Doing good. Hit 169.5lb before bed

Feeling great but did sleep like crap last night since I was so dehydrated. Drank a little gatorade but I'll be relaxing in the sauna a little this afternoon before "official" weigh-ins. My girlfiend was kind enough to make my pasta salad and other goodies for after weigh-in/pre-fight meal. She's a good corner-man!

I'm TOTALLY in the zone! Not really nervous... yet.lol That doesn't usually hit me until I'm facing my actual opponent and soon after I flip that "switch" anyway

I'm leaving work early to do nothing but "focus".

Big Machine · 07-25-2008, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayC

Thanks girl.. Doing good. Hit 169.5lb before bed

Feeling great but did sleep like crap last night since I was so dehydrated. Drank a little gatorade but I'll be relaxing in the sauna a little this afternoon before "official" weigh-ins. My girlfiend was kind enough to make my pasta salad and other goodies for after weigh-in/pre-fight meal. She's a good corner-man!

I'm TOTALLY in the zone! Not really nervous... yet.lol That doesn't usually hit me until I'm facing my actual opponent and soon after I flip that "switch" anyway

I'm leaving work early to do nothing but "focus".

You take good care of that girl if she can handle the 'life'. Corner-women like her are few and far between. Find out what her currency is and pay her dearly. Haha.

Good work on hitting weight...you have 1.5 lbs to play with! You are allowed 1 lb over, correct?

Sounds like you are mentally solid...now just go in for the kill.

Luca Brasi · 07-26-2008, 12:15 AM

Keep us up to date bro , jeez even reading this is making me itch to get back in there .
Embrace that pre fight nervousness it will keep you sharp ..... just dont waste that nervous energy in the dressing room . Damn thats a good amount of water to lose in only an hour ...
Luca

JayC · 07-26-2008, 03:28 PM

7/25/2008-FIGHT RESULTS!
**I took the win at 2:31 in the 1st round by Armbar Submission!!
Here's briefly how it unfolded:
I came out setting up a few strikes w/the jab. It didn't seem to jar him so I knew his plan was most likely to trade shots. He then made the mistake of trying to counter w/hooks to close on the inside. We locked up in the clinch, I threw some short upper cuts to set up the under hooks. Once I had the underhook locked in, I found my corner, picked him up and slammed him down on that side of the cage at about 40secs in. Landed in side mount and immediately mounted and went to work. I beat the living piss out of the guy with strikes from the mount. I watched his face turn red and purple as I squarely landed each shot.. at that point, I broke out the elbows. Landed two sharp hard elbows right to his nose and I swear it turned friggin black!..lol at that point we were 2min's in and as I reared up for a third elbow, he put his right arm straight up to control my head and out of pure instinct, I wrapped it up and sat right out for the armbar. He was a tough son of a bitch and was refusing to tap. I could feel the cartlidge in his elbow crackling cuz I had it DEEP!! I heard my corner yell "Don't you let up, buck those hips!" so I cranked it up and it was so hard he had to verbally tap in pain. Ref stopped it and raised me for the win!

I had the crowd going nuts.. so many people told me I had probably the best fight of the whole night (out of 10 fights). Even the announcer coming in to the cage to talk to me after the win was like "wow, what versatility and explosiveness!!"
I rep'd my team/gym/and family very well which was my main goal.
The promoter asked if I would take a fight for their next show on Aug 8th..lol I said, "you bet"

I'll post pic's if I get some back soon from the photo guy.

Big Machine · 07-26-2008, 07:09 PM

I got goosebumps just reading your play-by-play! Solid and well done. You must feel proud...especially getting re-booked immediately by the promoter...usually a very good sign

Can't wait for pic and can't wait for August 8th. Good job bro!

iamdwalrus · 07-26-2008, 08:47 PM

Great job JayC!! The guy didn't know you got jitz!!

Luca Brasi · 07-26-2008, 09:54 PM

Well done my friend ... just goes to show that all the hard work in the gym does pay off on the night . Great to have another fight that close as well , allows you to stay right at fight weight the whole week til the next one . Get plenty of recovery this week .
Gratz again.

Luca

Polski Byk · 07-27-2008, 12:29 AM

Dude congrats!!!! Nice work! Hard work pays off!

cipherkingtoo · 07-27-2008, 06:27 PM

good shit bro! you did the dam thing!

JayC · 07-28-2008, 12:26 PM

Thanks everyone!! Much appreciated.. It felt awesome!

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamdwalrus

Great job JayC!! The guy didn't know you got jitz!!

lol.. haha, nope!! Alot of guys in this particular organization/promotions ( fairly big, been around almost 4 years) are still trying to work the boxer/brawler/street fighter angle or their taekwondo/karate guys trying to make the move to MMA. Not awhole lot of Jits so people are amazed when someone whips out a "good" arm bar or knee bar..etc.

Its like taking candy from a baby cuz half of them don't even see it coming. I'm blessed to belong to a team with great jiu jitsu instructors and fighters.

OH, and the big detail I forgot.. a current major UFC fighter happened to be their that night making his PR/promotion tour/rounds. He happened to catch my fight and actually congrat'd me, gave me major props, shot the shit w/me and my girlfriend for awhile and actually extended me an open invitation to workout at his camp if I'm ever in the area!

I was beaming!!

07-24-2008, 01:27 PM	#51 (permalink)
JayC Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,566 Rep Power: 75440	7/23/2008 PM-BJJ/conditioning (2 hours): With my fight looming in the next 48 hours, training was very light and consisted of mostly technique and some last minute tweaks on some submissions and sub escapes. Last half hour was straight conditioning. To start, 6 rounds of 20 back leg kicks, 20 lead leg kicks and 20 knees from the clinch, with a partner holding the kick-pad. Ended running the gauntlet, 1 x12 min round w/a fresh man coming in on me every 2 minutes. Mostly BJJ with limited contact to avoid an injury just before the fight. **So far the only thing I know about my match up is that he's another wrestler... nothing else. I'll probably be able to find out more the day of fight and possibly readjust the game plan then. So far the plan is to stick w/my strong side and take it to the ground for gnp or submission. If we find out he has no stand up, I might be able to light him up on his feet before I take him down. Diet Total: 2033 Fat: 54 485 25% Sat: 15 136 7% Poly: 8 68 4% Mono: 11 95 5% Carbs: 215 688 36% Fiber: 43 0 0% Protein: 184 736 39% Alcohol: 0 0 0% __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Halfway spend a year notching your bedpost, getting mad jacked swole and making bank.

07-24-2008, 03:48 PM	#52 (permalink)
Kabeetz Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.Y. Posts: 6,745 Rep Power: 205145	48 hours man... time flies0. I'm sure you'll find the right strat and then execute it... kill it Jay. __________________ "All you can do is stand and, worst thing you can do is panic. Use it to your advantage, avoid insanity manage. To conquer... Every obstacle, make impossible possible. Even when winning's illogical, losing's still far from optional." - T.I. "No Matter What"

07-24-2008, 07:37 PM	#55 (permalink)
Big Machine Looking for my yoke. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Prairies, Canada Posts: 1,348 Rep Power: 438706	Just checking in so close to weigh ins - how are you feeling? Nervous? In the zone? How's your sleep? Stay focused and weed out all distractions! __________________ "As long as you are going to be thinking, think big." Donald Trump "I floss my teeth with colored dumbbells." Big Machine "Be real. Don’t be fake. Be smart. Don’t waste your time. Find that spark inside you and make it the biggest fucking fire around. Let it burn out of control." Bulldog

07-25-2008, 11:49 AM	#56 (permalink)
JayC Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,566 Rep Power: 75440	7/24/2008 Fight prep/conditioning (2 hours): Worked numerous rounds of combo(striking) stations (3) and running laps around the mat inbetween so it was all non-stop. Fine tuned some of my boxing combo's and defense w/partner and the pitch mits. Ended w/2 x 12 minute rounds of sparing to the submission with a fresh man in on me every 2 minutes. **Walked into training after eating and drinking all day at 179lbs. After training (reluctantly) doned the plastic suit to sweat off any extra pounds, just in case. 1.5 hours later weighed in at home at 169.5lb!!! Diet Total: 1958 Fat: 57 512 28% Sat: 11 100 5% Poly: 22 200 11% Mono: 11 98 5% Carbs: 263 864 47% Fiber: 47 0 0% Protein: 119 478 26% Alcohol: 0 0 0% __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Halfway spend a year notching your bedpost, getting mad jacked swole and making bank.

07-26-2008, 03:28 PM	#60 (permalink)
JayC Gold Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,566 Rep Power: 75440	7/25/2008-FIGHT RESULTS! **I took the win at 2:31 in the 1st round by Armbar Submission!! Here's briefly how it unfolded: I came out setting up a few strikes w/the jab. It didn't seem to jar him so I knew his plan was most likely to trade shots. He then made the mistake of trying to counter w/hooks to close on the inside. We locked up in the clinch, I threw some short upper cuts to set up the under hooks. Once I had the underhook locked in, I found my corner, picked him up and slammed him down on that side of the cage at about 40secs in. Landed in side mount and immediately mounted and went to work. I beat the living piss out of the guy with strikes from the mount. I watched his face turn red and purple as I squarely landed each shot.. at that point, I broke out the elbows. Landed two sharp hard elbows right to his nose and I swear it turned friggin black!..lol at that point we were 2min's in and as I reared up for a third elbow, he put his right arm straight up to control my head and out of pure instinct, I wrapped it up and sat right out for the armbar. He was a tough son of a bitch and was refusing to tap. I could feel the cartlidge in his elbow crackling cuz I had it DEEP!! I heard my corner yell "Don't you let up, buck those hips!" so I cranked it up and it was so hard he had to verbally tap in pain. Ref stopped it and raised me for the win! I had the crowd going nuts.. so many people told me I had probably the best fight of the whole night (out of 10 fights). Even the announcer coming in to the cage to talk to me after the win was like "wow, what versatility and explosiveness!!" I rep'd my team/gym/and family very well which was my main goal. The promoter asked if I would take a fight for their next show on Aug 8th..lol I said, "you bet" I'll post pic's if I get some back soon from the photo guy. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by Halfway spend a year notching your bedpost, getting mad jacked swole and making bank.

07-26-2008, 12:15 AM	#59 (permalink)
Luca Brasi Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: US , Canada ? anyone want to adopt an aussie ? Posts: 689 Rep Power: 73763	Keep us up to date bro , jeez even reading this is making me itch to get back in there . Embrace that pre fight nervousness it will keep you sharp ..... just dont waste that nervous energy in the dressing room . Damn thats a good amount of water to lose in only an hour ... Luca

07-26-2008, 07:09 PM	#61 (permalink)
Big Machine Looking for my yoke. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Prairies, Canada Posts: 1,348 Rep Power: 438706	I got goosebumps just reading your play-by-play! Solid and well done. You must feel proud...especially getting re-booked immediately by the promoter...usually a very good sign Can't wait for pic and can't wait for August 8th. Good job bro! __________________ "As long as you are going to be thinking, think big." Donald Trump "I floss my teeth with colored dumbbells." Big Machine "Be real. Don’t be fake. Be smart. Don’t waste your time. Find that spark inside you and make it the biggest fucking fire around. Let it burn out of control." Bulldog

07-26-2008, 08:47 PM	#62 (permalink)
iamdwalrus Muay Thai Acolyte Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 201 Rep Power: 6799	Great job JayC!! The guy didn't know you got jitz!!

07-26-2008, 09:54 PM	#63 (permalink)
Luca Brasi Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: US , Canada ? anyone want to adopt an aussie ? Posts: 689 Rep Power: 73763	Well done my friend ... just goes to show that all the hard work in the gym does pay off on the night . Great to have another fight that close as well , allows you to stay right at fight weight the whole week til the next one . Get plenty of recovery this week . Gratz again. Luca

07-27-2008, 12:29 AM	#64 (permalink)
Polski Byk Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Jersey Posts: 506 Rep Power: 37290	Dude congrats!!!! Nice work! Hard work pays off! __________________ "If you train regularly, and dont look good naked, your doing something wrong" IG

07-27-2008, 06:27 PM	#65 (permalink)
cipherkingtoo world series champs!!!!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: philly, pa Posts: 569 Rep Power: 19101	good shit bro! you did the dam thing! __________________ philly stand up!