rest=get stronger??? wth

**truepwrz** · Posted On: 3/14/2007 2:27pm

-- 1st post -- 03-14-2007 04:27 PM
i have been resting for a week or so already today i just started back sparring with my friend and he said i have gotten stronger, what i dont get is he sparred with me till last week and back then i lifted weights like everyday and he doesnt say i get stronger but today he said that??? i just dont get it

-- 2nd post - 03-14-2007 04:36 PM
my friend that have been learning cma for a while told me lifting weights actually slow you down and causing your punches kicks slower, i just got a weight lifting program so should i stick with weight lifting or just hit bags, pads, mitts??? i need advice immediately because my schedule starts back in friday

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Merged... no need to clutter with multiple posts. Please avoid if you can. Thanks.

**LI GUY 1** · Posted On: 3/14/2007 2:45pm

Your friend is wrong. Lifting weights can actually make you faster maybe, but not slower at all. When you rest you build muscle. When you lift you break it down. By lifting, you tell your body it needs to get stronger, so it does (when it is resting).

Keep lifting.

**truepwrz** · Posted On: 3/14/2007 2:58pm

alright, i think i was lifting the wrong way or improper form because everyday i feel really tired too even before i lift weights and i dont feel i was getting stronger, i will go check out the videos posted last time

**Liffguard** · Posted On: 3/14/2007 2:58pm

Resting on its own won't make you stronger (obviously) but resting after working out will.

everyday i feel really tired too even before i lift weights and i dont feel i was getting stronger

That's because you were lifting "every day." Lifting weights every day is too much, maximum five times a week (cycling through different body parts). Personally I'd say three times a week is optimum.

**LI GUY 1** · Posted On: 3/14/2007 4:28pm

Truepwrz: i thought i told you to get on 5x5? Or something good? At the TD we can go over some stuff, cuz I bet your fucking it up man. tELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE EQUIPMENT WISE FOR LIFTING.

**truepwrz** · Posted On: 3/14/2007 5:13pm

i was gonna start that 5x5 but in middle of a workout i felt my chest muscles cramping up so decided to give it some time to rest. well i have a a ez bar, 2 retractable dumbells, and 240lb of free weights(or weight plates)

**LI GUY 1** · Posted On: 3/15/2007 2:44am

Do you have a bench or rack? Probably not, but you don't need them really. Are the weights standard or olympic? DO the "retractable" dumbells use these weights or are they like a powerblock?

You really need a straight bar to get started on all the good exercises. Then you can row, shrug, squat, clean, overhead press, deadlift, all the good exercises.

**wintermute** · Posted On: 3/15/2007 10:44am

The hardgainer FAQ has quite a bit of useful info on the whole lift/rest-thing.

**maurice** · Posted On: 3/15/2007 12:44pm

Originally Posted by truepwrz

my friend that have been learning cma for a while told me lifting weights actually slow you down and causing your punches kicks slower

These guys punch and kick pretty well:

**LI GUY 1** · Posted On: 3/15/2007 1:29pm

Dude a standard straight bar is 35lbs. Also, EZ curl bars suck for anything but curling, which is a low priority for you. Get a friend to go with you or something.