What should I do???

[JL_204]

I am currently training in MMA 4 to 5 days a week which is eating all the muscle off of my body. I am gonna start hitting the wieghts again this week and start eating properly again.

Im gonna lift 3 days a week. I have done a few 5x5's but there is no way I could handle the workload now.

What should I do??? Should I do a a couple sets of the basic lifts 3 times a week?

 

[AEKDB]

I had this problem when I played judo in college. We would train up to 4 hours a day on top of weightlifting. I managed to gain considerable strength and size by resting a lot and eating a lot. God, do I miss those days!

At the time I ate at least 4 full meals. This was before I even knew this was ideal, I was just that hungry. In addition I slept 9 hours every night during the week and a 1-2 hour nap in the afternoon. But that was college and if you have an 8-5 job you are not going to be able to follow that type of schedule.

I would first decide your primary goal. If it is to learn the basics of MMA then spend the time on the mat and pick some very basic full body lifts for the lifting days.

If the goal is to increase muscle mass spend more time lifting and less on the mat. Two days on the mat should maintain your skill level while allowing more time for rest. I would still stick with full body lifts.

Either way, you are going to have to increase calories and rest if you want to increase size.

 

[JL_204]

My primary goal is to learn MMA. Muscle comes second.
Its just that summer is just around the corner and I like to go to the beach.

Im thinking something like this

Squats
incline bench
BB rows
Widegrip Chins

Ill focus on those 3 days a week and when I have extra time ill do some shrugs and dips or something.

 

[Lee]

no deads? if i was in yer position i would do deads/pullups, bench/dips, squats/leg press

 

[AEKDB]

Im thinking something like this

Squats
incline bench
BB rows
Widegrip Chins

Ill focus on those 3 days a week and when I have extra time ill do some shrugs and dips or something.

I would recomend:

Monday - Power clean and press

Wednesday - Overhead squat

Friday - Deadlift