One thing i don’t get is the whole “Jesus didn’t tap” brand and mantra, along with the line of thought tapping is for bitches. Honestly if you were dumb enough to get caught be smart enough to tap. trying to be a tough ass is just going to take a year or two out of your career. Check out a vid from this Friday’s Tuff-N-Uff event in Las Vegas. BE WARNED: the video below contains explicit depictions of an arm snapping like a twig and may not be suited for all audiences:

Watch Fighter’s Arm Broken at Tuff N Uff on RawVegas.tv

Sorry I didn’t get around to posting this last night as promised. I’ve been absolutely swamped. I hate not keeping my word, but its been hectic. From now on I’m going to post these whenever I have the chance.

So here’s the workout:

• 10 min. jumprope (warmup)
• Kettlebell Clean & Press: 4 sets of 4 reps @ 70 lbs.
  90 secs rest between sets
• Kettlebell Snatch: 4 sets of 4 reps @ 70 lbs.
  90 secs rest between sets
• Bench Press: 4 sets of 4 reps @ 225 lbs.
  Medicine Ball Plyo. Push Ups: 4 sets of 8
  Superset the two exercises with no rest between exercises. Rest 120 secs after completing superset then repeat.
• Seated Leg Curls: 4 sets of 8 reps @ 170 lbs.
  Seated Leg Extensions: 4 sets of 8 reps @ 170 lbs.
  Superset the two exercises with no rest between exercises. Rest 120 secs after completing superset then repeat.
• FINISHER: 50 medicine ball slams

So that was Monday. Fellow GI blogger Danny Martel touches on this in his Barbell Complex post, a term coined by Ross Enamait, “FINISHER”. This is an exercise you perform when you’ve completed your normal workout. It is supposed to be intense and grueling to really push you when you have no gas left in the tank. This can be anything high in intensity: farmers walks, punch-outs, burpees, etc. For my Monday it was medicine ball slams. I took a 20 lb. leather medicine ball and placed it on the floor in front of me. I then squatted down picking up the medicine ball, lifted it up and behind my head, like you would for overhead tricep extensions,  then slammed it down as hard as I could. Repeat this movement and you have med. ball slams. I use a leather medicine ball to limit the rebound of the ball, forcing me to squat down and pick it up for every rep. With only 50 reps it was quick but intense and got the heart rate up.

Had absolutely zero time today to work out. So pissed. I hate days like this. I got a few more hours of studying then hope to at least get a jog in, but I’m not gonna kid myself. Anyways, be on the lookout for future workouts. Also hit me up @ sam@ginutrition.net if you have any questions you would like me to answer! Until next time…

Quick Update: Heading to bed. Couldn’t get the jog in. Gonna get at it early tomorrow.

Stepped on the scale this morning and weighed 183.5 lbs. I’ve been slacking on the diet and put on some weight during the holidays, I have set myself a goal to get down to single digit body fat by the time I resume MMA training in early June. I have built myself a program based on Ross Enamit’s Infinite Intensity program with some adaptations that better suite my routine (check out rosstraining.com & rossboxing.com). Here’s how it builds out:

Monday – Strength Training (full body) & Finisher
Tuesday – Interval Sprints & Core Training
Wednesday – Challenge
Thursday – GPP (general physical preparedness/met con)  & Core Training
Friday – Strength Training & Finisher
Weekend – Active Rest

This may not mean much now, but I will posting a training log daily which will explain each item as they come. I do these exercises early in the morning before work. This helps keep my metabolism up while I sit in front of a computer screen all day at work. With work and studies, I have not been able to make it to MMA training after work, but try to fit in some individual skill-work and cross-training  at night when I’m done with everything. I’ll keep you guys posted on this as well.

I will also be logging my diet daily in my posts. This blog will help hold me accountable when I want to have that cheat meal or three. Overall the diet is pretty simple. I will try to take in 30-40 grams of protein every two to three hours.  With these meals I will also try to take in 20-35 grams of clean carbs. This means whole grains, gluten free carbs, vegetables, etc., basically things that won’t convert into unnecessary sugars. As the day moves on I will cut out grains and move to vegetables as my body will need less carbs for energy. Before all my workouts except sprints I will take G.I. Nutrition Ideal Pump, and afterwords Ideal Recovery. Before bed I will take another serving of Ideal Recovery. Other supplements I will take are a multivitamin in the morning and ZMA at night.

That’s the overview. I’m going to try and get my body fat % measured in the next few days so I know how far I have to go to make 9%. Look out tomorrow for Monday’s strength training routine.

Hi. My name is Sam Raimist and I currently live in Las Vegas. My amateur record is 1-0, with my last (and only so far) MMA fight in January of 2009 for Tuff-N-Uff productions. Since then I have had to take some time off to concentrate on my studies, but am itching to get back in the ring. As soon as my exams are done in June I plan on finding a fight, running a good camp, and facing my next opponent.

I was born in Los Angeles, but grew up in Las Vegas. I started studying martial arts when I was young and took up wrestling in middle school. It wasn’t until high school that I started jiu jitsu and muay thai in between football and wrestling season. I studied at the now defunct Las Vegas Combat Club with Sergio Pehna and Ricardo Pires who were then training up-and-comer Frank Mir for his first fight in the UFC and Pride star Heath Herring. I left LVCC (currently Xyience Training Center) and Las Vegas to go to college in Boston. After bouncing around from gym to gym in Boston I found a home with Team Sityodtong and Kru Mark DellaGrotte in Somerville.  The guys at Sityodtong and my teammates at Fasi in LV helped me prepare for my last fight. With their help I won my first MMA match by rear naked choke in the 2nd round.

I will be the first to admit I have a long way to go to make it in the fight game. I know there are thousands of kids aspiring to become fighters, and, having studied at many of the best gyms in the world, I know the caliber of fighters that are out there. I am humbled that the guys at G.I. Nutrition have sponsored me and asked me to write this blog. You’re probably asking, “Why should I listen to this f*cking guy?” and the truth is I really don’t know or care. I just know how hard I work, and the dedication and effort I put into this every day. You can take it or leave it. I’m just here to share my journey as I improve my game, build my record, and let you learn from my experiences and mistakes. Thanks for reading.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at sam@ginutrition.net