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bodybuilding/mma are my two obsessions and i want to learn all i can about them. can anyone tell me how an athlete training in mma/bjj/muay thai should weight train in comparison to a bodybuilder? 
In MMA, you basically need to fight in the lowest weight class you physically can. For e.g. If you can make 185Lbs without cutting a leg off, you need to, or you might end up fighting a guy who is 3 inches taller than you, with a massive reach advantage. Alternatively, you definitely don't want to fight in the heavy weight class at say 210lbs, and end up fighting a guy like Brock at 265.
If it were me, I'd be strength training, trying to build very dense muscle. There is always going to be that trade off between size and endurance, no matter what.
In my honest opinion, bodybuilding and MMA have very little in common, save for hard work and pain.
-Pack
This is a great explanation. Too much bulk in a fight is going to work against you (most of the time). Most of the fighters I know (not that I know very many) utilize explosive strength and power type movements in their training rather than trying to build tons of mass.
Thanks all for the responses! I didnt think i would get so much helpful info right away
hey gordo, ur the kinda guy i aimed this @. I wanted to talk to someone who trains in mma/bb. Anyone else who trains in both please add in ur .02 but wut do u do specifically for training? Do u lift like bb and use mma as cardio? Anymore info will help a lot. Thanks again all!
Pudz is probably the closest guy who is a bodybuilder ish type build doing MMA. Based on his fight against Timmy, I would say that his muscles are definitly adversly affecting his cardio.
Actually Bobby Lashley has a bodybuilders physique and he's doing fairly well in MMA.
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