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2t2t
22-08-2008, 11:03 PM
Is it bad that I think I may have fallen out with Training? I used to train seven days a week just for the fun of it, Then after two years i found it slipping to Four days then Two. And now i dread going to the gym after work? I love MMA, I really do. But has anyone else ever felt like that? What the hell do i do?
AVI4
22-08-2008, 11:23 PM
Take some time off.
2t2t
22-08-2008, 11:25 PM
i have a fight in november
vileniall
22-08-2008, 11:41 PM
vary your training to make it more exciting? train with different people?

good luck with your fight.
Luke
22-08-2008, 11:43 PM
Dreading going to the gym? If MMA aint fun anymore don't do it, give up and do something else. As for me, i'll never get bored of punching people in the face and strangling them.
vileniall
22-08-2008, 11:49 PM
if MMA is boring your doing it wrong.
spenna
22-08-2008, 11:51 PM
Been there the last 6 months ... don't fight, take time off if you really want to keep doing it you'll come back to it feel fresh.
2t2t
22-08-2008, 11:52 PM
im not bored im frustrated. I get mad when i cant hurt the lads and the i cant find a girl to train with. I feel like i cant progress coz ill never be as strong as everyone else.
vileniall
22-08-2008, 11:55 PM
remeber what it was like at the begining where you were trying not to get mashed. then you got better and took it too them. try to inject the same amount of infusiasm into beating the lads, your state of mind obviously reflects how your training goes
2t2t
23-08-2008, 12:13 AM
i never thought of it like that.
vileniall
23-08-2008, 12:21 AM
chin up and win this fight. and beat the boys on the way! :)
James Saville
23-08-2008, 01:38 AM
ive been there for about 1 month...

i like fighting


i just dont like training...been locked inside getting hurt and smelling like a mixture of everyone in the room, its just crap

id rather climb trees aand skate and have the odd wresling macth with my freinds in my garden.
i feel doing this keeps me in quite good shape.
Lou
23-08-2008, 11:35 AM
im not bored im frustrated. I get mad when i cant hurt the lads and the i cant find a girl to train with. I feel like i cant progress coz ill never be as strong as everyone else.

I know exactly what you mean, I'm in the same situation myself. :(
MikeD
23-08-2008, 07:58 PM
Are there any local judo or boxing clubs with useful lasses who could give you a workout ?

MikeD
Rosi
23-08-2008, 11:41 PM
I think what you're feeling is very common.

Periodisation is a good idea... if you try to train in the same way, at the same intensity all year round you get burnt out pretty quickly. Regular changes in routine are crucial to keeping yourself fresh and motivated. Speak to your coach about the way you're feeling and see if he has any useful suggestions, or could help you to modify your training. Plan a training cycle for your fight, rather than just turning up to training. Then after your fight is over, take some time off to chill out before you start on the next one.

Don't let your expectations of yourself get you down... feel good about what you do well, and don't beat yourself up too much when something doesn't go right. If confidence and motivation are an issue in training, it might be helpful to speak to a sports psychologist.

The book Enhancing Recovery (http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Qp-WkTxvlvIC&pg=PA219&lpg=PA219&dq=enhancing+recovery&source=web&ots=qGZGzTar6L&sig=vlKdTghshxdF7PGAs8Uk6IxmPpU&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPP1,M1) is definitely worth a look if you're serious about your training.
Martial Arts kitten
29-08-2008, 07:12 AM
Great tip on the book-cheers. Just ordered the book for the other half who is consistently overtraining. He hasn't lost any of his motivation but keeps picking up injuries and every bug going because he doesn't rest up enough no matter what Leigh or I tell him!
megan"machinegun"
03-09-2008, 04:12 PM
who ya fighting ??
MR C
03-09-2008, 04:57 PM
Yeah I have had bouts of feeling like this before.Thing is after a small time away you may actually roll better than before,training just pans out like that sometimes.When you dont feel like going just go ,you will probably be reminded how much you enjoy mma :)
The Inner Circle
04-09-2008, 02:15 PM
ive been there for about 1 month...

i like fighting


i just dont like training...been locked inside getting hurt and smelling like a mixture of everyone in the room, its just crap

id rather climb trees aand skate and have the odd wresling macth with my freinds in my garden.
i feel doing this keeps me in quite good shape.

We have been watching you. We see a great deal of potential.

You will not stop training under any circumstances.
James Saville
04-09-2008, 09:25 PM
huh? wh9o are you?
Jay
04-09-2008, 11:19 PM
james, when you start puberty and the hormones go crazy and you get a little twitch in your underpants when you see a pretty girl then we'll never see you :(
The Inner Circle
05-09-2008, 11:50 AM
huh? wh9o are you?

We are The Inner Circle.

Do not let us down.
Naruto
24-09-2008, 07:51 PM
You progress whether you physically train or not.

Just to hold the intent to express the verb to fight when its time to within set parameters is refining yourself anyway.

Already youve come this far , going through tough indefinately with no assurances that you'll make anything..... Youre going through :)
It cant rain everyday.
ashy51
24-09-2008, 10:17 PM
Maybe you're just not motivated? Take time off and have a look at everything you have done in training in the past. If theres nothing you would change, then thats a big problem. Variety keeps it exciting, mix it up a bit. Don't just give it up, unless you are happy with losing everything you have trained for over the last few years!