MMA HELP! HEALTH FIGHTING QUESTIONS! I RLLY NEED HELP?
i wan2 be an mma fighter, i weigh 119 at the moment and im 5′9, i have all the time n tha world2 out (aside from 4 hours of school im 16) i want to be the best, quickest, most skilled fighter at my school by the end of the 8 weeks, i have P.E. for 1st period and i run the entire time n do stadiums but its only an hour, when i finish my work n class i start doin push ups, when i get home if im not rlly happy or rlly sad ill work out till i go smoke with my sister, i cutt down alot i only smoke after 11 unless i am rlly happy or sad. imma stop dnt worry. n e ways, how can i become the very best?? i hav an alright bak chest and bicep n im workin on my skinny ass legs, i have a punching bag to i got my technique down i fight like lyoto machida pretty much, i need health answers like, if i get 2000 calories 2day how long does it take for those calories to turn into fat? and when it turns into fat does it just burn away when i work out and run or does it turn into muscle? about how many calories do i burn a day if i run about 2 miles total in the morning and at night? which vitamins are most important to give me energy??
i take my vitamins n make sure i get 100% iron and i drink boost (it has 15 grams of protein in a lil bottle) does protein turn into fat if i dnt work out like crazy? or if i dnt work out at all? and again, can i turn fat into muscle? or do i have to turn it into muscle before it becomes fat??
i havent asked all my questions so if you just give me ALOT of advice on how2 be the best and as healthy as possible while still answering these questions, you will get the best answer thing. Please i rlly need help with this, this is my dream..maybe if you help 1 day you will see me fighting lyoto 
na haha i would be to scared but i would fight rashad or sumthin if hes still in the UFC when i get there lol
PLEASE im beggining you ppl to help me every1 i ask has a different answer their all dumb f u k s here n dnt no wat their sayin
Joshua
October 31st, 2009 at 12:53 am
Lily
join the school wrestling team, and if u have time u can take BJJ classes
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Landon
well john u stop smokin it will lack u down and work out at least 45 mins a day get ripped and dont smoke its bad for ur lungs and ull breath hard so 2 ciggarets a week if u cant stop i train 2
November 4th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Vanessa
Quit smoking and look for a martial arts place in your area.
November 4th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Hannah
if you are 16, 5′9, and 120 lbs, i have bad news. You’re a runt. Sorry, its just the truth. If you want to keep reading, however, i can provide many many tips and facts to help you strengthen your body. First things first, Stop Smoking. Right now. Just Stop. Smoking in every conceivable way is harmful to a workout routine. it destroys healthy tissue, weakens your heart, kills your lungs, and generally makes you Not cool. So again. Stop.
So, now thats covered, we’ll turn to diet. Diet, believe it or not, is pretty simple. You are 16, which complicates things a bit, but bear with me while i explain what you are doing, why its wrong, or unnecesssary, and how you can improve.
Having a balanced diet is hugely important to any athlete. And that goes double for a teen. You need all the vitimins of the rainbow to grow and develop correctly. Eat Grains (breads) for fast energy, colorful fruits and veggies for the vitamins and minerals, and meat for the protein. Contrary to popular belief, slamming down protien shakes or this boost wont help you gain muscle mass. (Muscle mass is the bulking up I assume you are after, just for the record. I mention this because it is different from Muscle Density, which only comes from age.) To answer one of your questions directly, No, Protein the body does not use is not stored as fat, it is simply passed off as waste.
I want to take a break from general diet questions and talk about Calories. The importance of a calorie has been blown far out of proportion by the media in recent years. As a 16 year old male, you should Never count calories unless you are incredibly obese. If you are hungry, Eat something. The question you should ask yourself is what should i eat?. The answer is Fruit, grains, and Meat. Cut out the empty calorie items like sodas, candy, chocolates, ect. Another small tip, do not eat 3 large meals a day, but eat frequent smaller meals, every two to three hours. This will, in time, speed up the process of burning fat, and will help you process foods better. Also, without a large meal in your stomach, you can exercise more effectively. Now, back to general dietary tips.
You asked above Which vitamins are most important for energy. I say, all of them. Not being an expert Myself, i cant rattle off the names or leters of different compounds that when utilized by the body make you more energetic. However, i know that if you are eating an unbalanced diet, you will feel worse than eating a balanced one. So, eat healthy all around, and stop worrying about the specifics.
Rereading your posted question, i have noticed alot of very specific questions. The fact is, the answers really dont matter. If you are going to concentrate on your goal of bulking up, you need to focus your mind on training, and let the specifics fade away. at the age of 16, you know what foods are healthy, and which foods are unhealthy. It is up to your parents to supply you with the right food choics, but more importantly, it is up to your own Willpower to stay away from the bad ones.
So, Diet has been covered, if not in complete detail. if you need additional questions answered, email me, i’ll try to get back to you.
Now, on to the more interesting part, for me at least: Strength training. Training to increase overall muscle mass on your body. First, let me give you a short crash course on how muscles get stronger. Right now, before you read any more, get down and do as many pushups in a row as you physically can. Do pushups until you physically cannot push yourself up off the ground. Count them, remember that number, and when you are done, come back and continue reading.
Ok, so now your arms feel like jello, and you can barely lift the mouse. Do you know why? When you did all those pushups, especially with no type of warm up, your muscles worked so hard they developed tiny rips and tears all along them. These tears are why when you exercise hard, your muscles hurt afterward. They are also Critical to developing more muscle mass. Your body does not know you want larger arms or shoulders, and you cannot talk to it directly. What you have to do is demonstrate to your body that stronger muscles are needed. You demonstrate this by showing how easy it is to damage the muscle you have. When your body realised that the muscle in your arms is damaged, it will repair it and leave a mental note saying hmm… maybe we should make these muscles stronger in the future.
After you let your arms recover, usually 2 to three days WITHOUT working them, and then you do pushups until you cant physically do any more, your body again repairs them and adds another mental note to the list. Eventually, through repeated ripping and repairing, your body gets the message, and when it repairs them, it adds extra strands of muscle to reinforce the tissue. That is how your body grows more muscle mass.
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November 7th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Aubrey
my 12 year old is bigger and trains harder,been wrestling since he was 5,and martial arts since 8.the worst thing you are doing is smoking you need to quit and train.