Can muscle hinder your ability?

[Fabolous]

I heard somewhere that bulking up too much can hinder your fighting skills. Is this accurate?

 

[calyptus]

i've experienced first hand that bulking up too much in too little time really kills cardio. For me, around 110-112kg works best.

 

[bluejay]

It can sap your cardio if you use too much of the wrong kinds. I was gassing like crazy when grappling on 40 mg of dbols/500 weekly test!!

Felt FAR more effective @ 165 then I did @ 180 for instance.

 

[advanced-stealth]

I wouldn't say it would hinder your fighting skills. But can definitely put a damper on you cardio.

The only thing that will damper your fighting skills will be lack of proper training. Or a form of injury that will cause you not to train.

Also daily stretching of muscles is wise to keep yourself from injury.

 

[CrazyK]

I wouldn't say it would hinder your fighting skills. But can definitely put a damper on you cardio.

The only thing that will damper your fighting skills will be lack of proper training. Or a form of injury that will cause you not to train.

Also daily stretching of muscles is wise to keep yourself from injury.

I can attest that thicker legs make it more difficult to sink in triangles and hooks when you take someones back. However the benefits of the added strength, power, and mass far outweigh the negatives.

 

[NJL52]

Adding strength and size to a muscle correctly makes it more powerful and faster up until world class powerlifting levels. IE unless you squat 600ish then adding 100 to your 300 pound squat will make you run faster.

What slows you down and makes you "stiffer" is adding mass of any type that isn't used for a movement. IE You squat 300 and bench 200. If you were to keep your squat at 300 and add 100 to your squat(adding 25 pounds of mass or whatever it is) your running speed would slow down because you have to move 25 more pounds.

So if your goal is to throw faster punches then increase your bench and shoulder strength. Excessive bicep mass will slow you down, same with forearms.

If you want quicker feet and kicks then squat more.

 

[millhouse340]

This really can't be answered. It depends on many different things.

Jeff Monson doesn't seem to have an issue with it in Submission Grappling and Baroni doesn't seem to be hindered in striking. It's how you train it,natural ability, etc. It can definitely effect cardio to a certain point. You need to feed your muscle oxygen. The more you have, the more it takes. There are to many factors to say yes or no. It has benifits and disadvantages in different cases. ...imo

 

[bluejay]

This really can't be answered. It depends on many different things.

Jeff Monson doesn't seem to have an issue with it in Submission Grappling and Baroni doesn't seem to be hindered in striking. It's how you train it,natural ability, etc. It can definitely effect cardio to a certain point. You need to feed your muscle oxygen. The more you have, the more it takes. There are to many factors to say yes or no. It has benifits and disadvantages in different cases. ...imo

VERY good point about Monson and Baroni bro... Bang on.

 

[Mysterio]

In grappling not so much but in striking sports, yes. In wrestling, I was encouraged to lift and most of time thats what I did in the off-season. When I started to lift weights seriously in H.S. my boxing trainer told me to tone it down. You have to be lose, want to stay at the weight class, and the extra muscle will slow you down and effect your endurance.

 

[redtopp06]

being that im a muscled up fighter id say it can hinder your fighting abilty in some ways. but thats why, depending on you body type, you have to create your own style. some subs are harder to use when muscled up. but on the flip side of that it can be harder to sum an individual who is muscled. if he knows what hes doing. too many things can factor into it.