Tef Posted August 21, 2006 Share Posted August 21, 2006 I would have to agree with a lot of you who explain the many variables. Every MA is not ridiculously skilled and every body builder has no fighting skill. Personally, I find that most people i know who body build can't fight. This one kid, I'll call him "Tom," does Crew (boat rowing) and sadly takes steriods, and is pretty ripped. He got into a fight with a kid named "Sam," who has no professional fighting experience other than street fighting and is not muscular at all. Tom gets smashed on in about 10 seconds.Moral of the story:At Berkeley High, buff fools get scraped cuz they think they all that.andTom is a weakling. Destined To Bring Light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow_Warrior Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Two things 1-When you say Big , you mean tall ? mean heavy ? or tall and heavy ?A lot of tall guys are like long worms...so..2-I think that a guy who does powerlifting seriusly , is very strong. I saw two guys lifting a car .... And I see in my gym very strong guys that can break my chest with a finger.And I am not a skinny boy.Technique may win strenght. But you need TONS of technique to defeat a young hulk hogan. ´´ The evil may win a round , but not the fight ´´ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhenom Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 skills>stregnth (plus body builders aren't that strong)it's a trained fighter vs a no skilled oponent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainbow_Warrior Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 (plus body builders aren't that strongYou are very wrong.......A guy who goes to gym every day and train hard, may be uber strong.....I saw body builders doing bench press with 500 pounds , isn´t that strong ??? ´´ The evil may win a round , but not the fight ´´ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbows_and_knees Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 skills>stregnth (plus body builders aren't that strong)it's a trained fighter vs a no skilled oponentNot all trained fighters are skilled. that's why you have so many that get mauled in street fights. Actually, training MA can make you fight WORSE... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbows_and_knees Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I would have to agree with a lot of you who explain the many variables. Every MA is not ridiculously skilled and every body builder has no fighting skill. Personally, I find that most people i know who body build can't fight. This one kid, I'll call him "Tom," does Crew (boat rowing) and sadly takes steriods, and is pretty ripped. He got into a fight with a kid named "Sam," who has no professional fighting experience other than street fighting and is not muscular at all. Tom gets smashed on in about 10 seconds.Moral of the story:At Berkeley High, buff fools get scraped cuz they think they all that.andTom is a weakling.that has nothing to do with bodybuilding - he's just not a fighter. myself, sohan, and several other current / ex bodybuilders and powerlifters that would've mauled both tom and sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhenom Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 (plus body builders aren't that strongYou are very wrong.......A guy who goes to gym every day and train hard, may be uber strong.....I saw body builders doing bench press with 500 pounds , isn´t that strong ???no i am not very wrong some are strong but most have the body of a corvette and then engine of a lawnmower, if you know what i mean....Bodybuilders train for muscle, not strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbows_and_knees Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 (plus body builders aren't that strongYou are very wrong.......A guy who goes to gym every day and train hard, may be uber strong.....I saw body builders doing bench press with 500 pounds , isn´t that strong ???no i am not very wrong some are strong but most have the body of a corvette and then engine of a lawnmower, if you know what i mean....Bodybuilders train for muscle, not strengthno, you are indeed wrong. Bodybuilders push heavy poundages to get those muscles. They are very strong. you can always test it out though. Take the strongest, non weight training guy at your school to a gym. Let him lift against the strongest guy there at the time.the result? your guy will lose the contest. Why? he's not as strong. I see the point you are trying to make, but you are making it the wrong way, like you are misinterpreting your teacher or misquoting something you read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Patton Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 no, you are indeed wrong. Bodybuilders push heavy poundages to get those muscles. They are very strong. you can always test it out though. Take the strongest, non weight training guy at your school to a gym. Let him lift against the strongest guy there at the time. the result? your guy will lose the contest. Why? he's not as strong. I see the point you are trying to make, but you are making it the wrong way, like you are misinterpreting your teacher or misquoting something you read.Actually, I know 9 out of ten times that's absolutely correct, but we just recently had a few linebackers come in at the BJJ school I go to (from notre dame university no less) and nearly all of them said my brother who trains with us has extrodinary strength... the smallest of these guys was around 240-250lbs and my bro is 190 soaking wet, in fact he fights at 170. And they were all outmuscled by him.And yes, I'm aware they aren't 'bodybuilders' or 'powerlifters' but they do put up large amounts of weights and they are used to pushing around a lot of mass on the field... and they're grappling cardio sucked FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbows_and_knees Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I'm willing to bet they weren't outmuscled - they were - for lack of a better term - out enduranced.for example, if we are rolling and you shoot for an arm bar and I try to defend it by grabbing my other arm and holding on for dear life, we are now in a battle of endurance - to see who will out last who and either get the armbar or lose it. there are sutations like this all the time in MA - they are situations of endurance, not strength.also, "grappling cardio" is anaerobic endurance. football is more of a cardio sport, if you are playing for any length of time. there is a different system being worked.Like I said, I understand the point you guys are making, but you are making it the wrong way. the guys you are referencing aren't stronger - in this instance they have better cardio and better endurance, which is different from raw strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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