Recent content by Happyastro

rock wall climbing and medieval chain mail. LOL it may sound strange but I actually have a suit of medieval chainmail armor weighing in at 50 pounds (I am an arms buff and have dozens of swords, knifes, guns and armor) I use it in drill/ MA training it helps to maintain condition. The armor is...

Training I would split my training into two phases per day. Weights in the morning and MA at night. I train my body parts twice a week; but it is not likely to work for you since I am a mesomorph with artificial enchancers hehe. (I know I will get better results if I train it only once a week...

Paths. Hey TB, I just got to say that life is about new experiences and things happen for a reason. As you know I have a strong MA background but because of injuries including premature arthritis of my elbows and hands I can no longer compete in MA. Still I found a new challenge in my life and...

Nods Yeah it was part of being a teenager when I did those crazy things; I am lucky to only recieve a stab wound to the ribs. Being in my twenties help me see the risky parts of my actions. It was a good learning experience. LOL I am just a boring lawyer now and getting locked up for assault...

Fight and fight. The only advise I can give you is this. Fight and fight as much as you can, in the ring or in the street. Fight as many different types of people as you can, with as many different backgrounds and body types as possible. This will expose you to your weakness and allow you to...

Code of conduct. Doctors have a code of conduct they have to act by...... It has two sets of conflicting obligations; the duty to the patient's wishes and the duty to human life. The personal wishes of a patient may sometimes conflict with what he saw as his duty to human life; which is to...

Mental conditioning. Martial arts/brawling/beating the crap out of someone is very similar to any skill, such as playing a musical instrument. The first step is to condition your mind not to act instinctively, for example bashing someone senseless or waiting for a punch to be at hairs length...

Tito > Tank Tito is the better UFC type fighter. A classic trained martial artist/wrestler. A fighter who does his work like a surgeon. He has beaten guys bigger; it is skill and focused aggression that counts. If there is a match up between Tito and Tank, Tito will KO him, or choke him into...

Tito Shamrock was good for his time; he is in his late 30,s now and he is not as conditioned as Tito. Tito is only 27 and trains for conditioning first and size second; he can move in and keep his energy levels up as he grapples and pounds/ elbows his targets even in guard. Anyway Tito won the...

Long term. Yeah bodybuilding is the only way to go in the long run; the body can only take so much.... Weight training helps us look good and a great fat burner (despite what others say.) What is interesting though is the increase in cross-training in the arts. I notice alot of Thai camps...

OK. Thaibox is correct the use of steriods is not harmful to the spirit. Any medical specialist who is in the area of hormone theraphy will tell you that careful steriod use is no more dangerous than using the pill; in fact it is very similar. With the demands of conditioning AND sparring AND...

Thailand I trained at Monthaburi Bangkok; it was a real culture shock at first as I was the only non Thai there. (Around 1985) My father paid the owner "pa" (crazy stick as he was called) to look after me when he had to head off near the border for his work. It was also an elementary school...

Discipline. I have been Thai-boxing and wrestling for nearly 17 years now; started when I was ten. Before that I was doing KungFu and yes I did not see the point of doing the horse stance at first, but I realised that it is not so much as doing it, it is keeping it going and fighting against my...

Home and away I train at my Thai-boxing-wrestling gym; it has all the free weights and all the machines; there is not much of a waiting period as there is a high turn over rotation between weights and ring fighting work. I also have a custom home gym with power squat rack, heavy duty bench...

Australian difference....... If I am right the drug Anavar is 2.5mg tabs of oxandrolone; the Australian equivalent is Lonavar and it is great for strength gains but not size; it seems to increase creatine phosphate in the muscle starting from the site of injection out. Only problem I found was...