How important is weightlifting for competitive MMA fighting?

**Cullion** · Posted On: 10/09/2007 6:08am

Originally Posted by Emevas

*cries over functional strength*

You know what I mean.

**Emevas** · Posted On: 10/09/2007 1:56pm

Originally Posted by Cullion

You know what I mean.

I know what you mean, I just cry everytime I ever see the phrase "functional strength"

**spirez** · Posted On: 10/09/2007 4:38pm

You read too much into things.

**Emevas** · Posted On: 10/09/2007 4:41pm

No, I just don't like fitness buzz words. It's the same way I cringe when I see an advertisement for the Bowflex or an ab shocker.

**SuperGuido** · Posted On: 10/09/2007 5:10pm

I actually bought an Ab Shocker while in the Marines.

I'd go work out, blast the hell out of my abs, then put on the ab shocker for an hour or so to get that final burn.

Well...it worked a few times. I was sore as ****, but it seemed to push my abs over that final failure threshold for greater recovery. Unfortunately, it stopped working after a few tries, and I think I threw it away.

Another Marine (a tubby bastard who thought this would give him a ripped 48 pack) wore it to sleep once.

I think he spent a week at BAS for that.