you classy son a bitch come here *stabs you repeatedly*

hey muscleheads. i got a question.

is it true muscle weighs more than fat? i mean, it's denser n shit.

so, i'm at an MMA gym yesterday, training BJJ for the first time (i'm a striker with no ground game so far). so, i'm a slightly large individual, 6 feet tall, got a bit of a gut to me, but i wouldn't go out and call myself overly fat. i got no pics of me other than in a tshirt, so this will have to do:


i'm the guy next to the 2 girls. i know i look wasted, fuck you.

the point is, these guys are HUGE. like, i look like a puny somalian kid next to them.

we are doing drills, where we an in guard position (image below) and i had to try and get out (being on the bottom, executing a closed guard is the dominant position, being inside the guard puts you at risk).



so like, i have no technique. but when i tried to move, i was basically picking these guys up. i ask how much the instructor weighed (built like a fucking tank, and like a half inch taller than me) and they say 180. i think that's pretty light, and they look at me like i'm crazy. i weigh 230 for god's sake!

am i harboring a ball of lead in my stomach that's weighing me down, or what? i mean, i don't understand how guys who are very much larger than me, out of muscle, weigh so much less than me.

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it probably feels like they are a sherman tank when youre getting your ass handed to you. try winning.

yeah, but even the times i've gotten OWNED during grappling, when i manage to get side control or mount, 9/10 times my opponent will complain about me being excessively heavy.

what i am asking is why am i so heavy?

plus, i'd like to see you win.

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seriously though, dead weight and positioning makes a big difference. if they were a straight bar you could lift them, they are a sack of water and muscle trying as hard as they can to be in the wrong position for you to get any leverage on.

try pinching them under the armpit and having them loosen up next time bet you can throw em right off

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Originally posted by Orbax it probably feels like they are a sherman tank when youre getting your ass handed to you. try winning.

this man speak from experience

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Originally posted by Inertia yeah, but even the times i've gotten OWNED during grappling, when i manage to get side control or mount, 9/10 times my opponent will complain about me being excessively heavy. what i am asking is why am i so heavy? plus, i'd like to see you win.

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Originally posted by Orbax seriously though, dead weight and positioning makes a big difference. if they were a straight bar you could lift them, they are a sack of water and muscle trying as hard as they can to be in the wrong position for you to get any leverage on. try pinching them under the armpit and having them loosen up next time bet you can throw em right off

dude, that's not what i am saying. i can throw them right off now, but that's not the point. i actually managed to do some escapes that my instructor said i wouldn't be able to do, just based on me bruteforcing it. that aint worth shit though, as in grappling it will tire you out quickly and leave your opponent unharmed.

what i am asking is, these guys are bigger than me, definitely have more muscle than me. why am i heavier than them?

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Originally posted by Orbax

ninjer please.

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Originally posted by Masonious this man speak from experience

i was going to reference you rofllololol.

amirite, you rocked me and you dont weigh more than 20lbs different. I shit 20lbs and you felt like the fackin rock of gibraltar. you seemed pretty fuckin light when i was smashing your face into the ground though, but then you were heavy again when you ran the top of my head into the corner and split my head open.

fuckin gravity kept changing

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Originally posted by Inertia dude, that's not what i am saying. i can throw them right off now, but that's not the point. i actually managed to do some escapes that my instructor said i wouldn't be able to do, just based on me bruteforcing it. that aint worth shit though, as in grappling it will tire you out quickly and leave your opponent unharmed. what i am asking is, these guys are bigger than me, definitely have more muscle than me. why am i heavier than them?

lower center of gravity?

so far, i've never felt a "heavy opponent". and i've gotten KTFO'd a lot, by lighter people.

what are you guys doing, boxing?

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