I'm so drained from Martial Arts

[JoNeS]

Been training in MT for about a month. Because of my work schedule, the only viable time for me to hit the weight room is around 5pm.

My MT class is at 7:30, so I get about an hour break.

My dilemma is, I'm so fucking drained by the time i get to class, my hands are even hard to hold up to shadow box. It sucks. And doing the sets of 50 push-ups / ball lunges / Box Jumps after I've had a chest day or leg day in the gym, forget about it. I'm done

I'm slamming a post work-out shake down immediately @ 6'pm (50g's dextrose, 50g's whey protein). I'm also getting another small meal in before i hit MT class, usually about 40 g's complex carbs, and 40g's lean protein.

....Yet i'm still pretty tired. The first hour of the MT class is cardio and strength training based, and the 2nd part is kick boxing.

I'm usually recovered and gtg during the 2nd hour, but the first hour kicks my ass big time.

Any suggestions? (I'm in good cardio shape, I do cardio 4 times a week for 45 mins at the gym, not including the MT cardio)

....lastly I do some modeling as a big part of my income, so weight training has to take priority over MT, I can't cut down the frequency.

 

[Kane Fan]

why not talk to your MT instructors and let them know what is up
perhaps you can just go for the second hour of MT class?

 

[Sun Tzu]

tone down the weight training before class.....

 

[heavy_duty]

as a martial artist I would say drop the weights but it sounds to me like you're more of a model than a martial artist.

you can't chase and catch 2 rabbits at once.

 

[alphaIII]

No way that you can hit the weights in the morning?

Also, how many days a week do you lift and train MT? Seems like there should be some way for you to shit some things around to make this work out better.

 

[reveleanor]

I've done Aikido once upon a time, and continue to practice T'ai Chi every day now for years. What I notice, especially when doing the martial arts, is that my focus on the present moment keeps me from getting fatigues, sick, or weak. It's easy to be present with whatever is present with me, the trick is to let each present moment unfold, without the tiring "mind wandering" game that ego dearly loves.

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[perp69]

If you are already doing your cardio and strength training on your own I would drop that first half of the class and go the second part. Basically the martial arts training I thought was good cardio anyway so why do more cardio on that day on top of that?

Perp

 

[crossy]

Maybe a long shot but have you tried any stims? T-Rex is pretty decent and will give you a some extra enrgy. Whats your diet like at the min? are you taking in enough cals to compensate for all your training?

 

[Djimbe]

My Advice ?

MAN UP !

You can obviously SURVIVE your current schedule if you are complaining about it like this . Just keep on keeping on , it sucks , yeah , but in the end the rewards are all the greater ,. and if you DO decide to Compete or if you have to Fight youll know what its like to TRULY feel Fatigued . Keep on with this schedule till your body adapts . It will eventually , even if it takes 12-15 weeks , like Boot Camp . and when this becomes "The Norm" fdor you , try to step your game up even FURTHER .

Keep up the good work .

 

[redsamurai]

you have to adjust your lifting accordingly. High volume weight lifting just isn't going to cut it with MMA training. Look at some manuals for football training.......the emphasis is always to leave something in the tank when you walk out of the gym. So the heavy weights are still there.......it's just lower volume and the sets stop one or two reps before failure. If you look at MMA guys and their weight training, it's all complimentary to MMA......light weights, lots of reps......but they push it to failure in the ring, not in the weight room.