Michelle Nicole
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I'm not a heavy hitter.. Whacking back isn't an option lol. But I can land a leg thip pretty well, and lower kicks. My only saving grace really. Coach doesn't approve of people going harder than necessary. But he doesn't always catch it. So if we're not vocal or the person isn't listening.. Is refusing a logical option ? I don't want to be that person.. But I will be if someone's going way too hard for no good reason. I don't want to get hurt practicing. I'll reserve that opportunity for when I step into the ring.
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Lol Micc... "...I don't have time for that!" story of my life sometimes. I've literally not had time this last week to try anything yet. But my schedule this week thanks to the holiday is a little more open. might finally get the chance to try these !!
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Training Log
Michelle Nicole replied to Gavin's topic in Open Topics - men and women - General Muay Thai Discussion and News
No worries Gavin ! Just remember it's not going to be weight that goes first for everyone. You might be converting fat to muscle, hence the seemingly no weight loss at first. It will come if you keep up, I promise :) also, idk what your diet is like, but i read somewhere (unfortunately cannot remember) but diet is equally important as training. That includes water intake. I'm imagining that you've probably adjusted diet to coincide with training, but curious as to what you did for yours. If you don't mind my asking. I've noticed, with mine at least, recovery between things helps substantially when I eat right. -
Ohh, that would explain a lot.
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We did a flow spar class the other day. And I had some issues with reacting defensively, but when they're done, I'm able to go again. Like I'm just waiting to go again and forget all my defense training from boxing. But while flow sparring, almost every person I had a go with kept going for my head much harder than necessary. I don't know if that's due to inexperience or not knowing their own strength or what. And I would try to tell them to take it easy on the head shots. But they either didn't register or just didn't want to pay attention. Granted, I know I'm shorter than everyone, but we were only supposed to be at 20% power tops. I shouldn't be feeling like I'm getting whiplash or have my face stinging should I ? Anywho, I saw this article muaythaiguy shared on fb, and thought it a good one to share (if you haven't seen it already.. I imagine a lot of us follow some of the same pages/people). http://heatrick.com/2015/05/15/brain-saving-sparring/?utm_content=buffer0cfb0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Thoughts? Comments ? How do you deal with people who give headshots much harder than necessary?
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I'm glad someone can relate ! I was worried I'd be the only one who understood this lol. If there's one thing I am grateful for, my main coach doesn't joke when it comes to training, while the other one tends to Joke around a lot. But the main coach.. Never really gotten a compliment from him so it shocked the hell out of me.
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After struggling to get my coach's approval and for him to notice that I'm trying (I've been there for a year...), I finally got my first real compliment from him last night. Great striking and using my legs for thips and kicks (still can't use my left arm for shit), promptly followed by "you need to work on defense". But still, a compliment I didn't expect. I did an internal happy dance.
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Oooh threeoaks, that would be pretty accurate actually. Still working on the completely relaxed part.
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Counter striker ?
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I was told to try the spiderman. But yes. What do you do Steph ?
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I would like to see her fight a man. I do wonder if Rousey's fear of looking like a man (A fear she doesn't entirely verbalize, but you get the jist of in her writing) has something to do with her comments about trans women, etc.
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Sometimes people in our life don't always get what we're doing with muay thai, and no matter how much we try to explain what we've accomplished, it's lost on them. So for those of you who have this love of muay thai and need to share your positive accomplishments with people who get it and understand, do it. There's no better feeling than having someone validate that your accomplishments are indeed something to be proud of.
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I don't yet know my Own style. But I don't move quick.. I feel almost like I'm lumbering along through the moves. I'm not a Stalker (not yet anyways). Rather,during practice I tend to ... Sit and wait for lack of a better term. I'm still unfamiliar with myself and what I can do, but I know enough that I sit and wait. Which I don't think is necessarily a good thing.
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Yeah threeoaks, I remember her writing about her insta-fear when Stallone made a comment about her arms because that's what was making her self conscious to begin with. I agree, ignorance is only so good of an excuse for so long. As for not backing down.. I think she could if she really wanted to in that regard. Maybe she is caught up in her own hype, too. Don't get me wrong, I'm not making excuses for her. Just trying to think outside the box.
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SI joints. So, technically more in my lower back, but still a part of my pelvis. Everything else is nice and loose for the most part. Occasionally I get a cramp in my hip, especially when constantly working one side over the other, but I don't know like.. Where exactly it's at, except it's in my groin area and shooting into my hip. I understand that it's something I have to learn to maintain, but I don't know everything to do to help maintain it.
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Sylvie, maybe it's a generation thing or maybe where our interests were growing up (you're I think 5 or 6 years over me) or where we grew up, but the only things I remember hearing about Serena was how her and Venus were competing head to head a lot. And I only remember reading one article about her (at least I think it was her) and it was about how she enjoys giving pedicures. I don't remember ever hearing about her body. Then again, my nose was usually in a book and not the media. Dtrick924, I think that a lot of the seemingly ignorant shit that comes out of her mouth is in large part due to quite literally her ignorance. Based on what I was reading in her book, the lack of education is apparent. Someone mentioned (Kevin maybe, or Sylvie) that she (Rousey) has this huge responsibility as a spokesperson for women, and part of that responsibility includes being mindful of gender identification and how women want to be viewed and treated, but every time she tries to talk about heavy issues, she doesn't seem to get that some of what she says does more harm than good. I really do believe it's because she didn't know, and now her ignorance is showing. But that's just my take.
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Michelle Nicole replied to Gavin's topic in Open Topics - men and women - General Muay Thai Discussion and News
Hey Gavin, what kind of stretching do you do to warm up and cool down ? -
I had an appointment this morning with her. So, Apparently I should be using a pelvic tilt while standing, punching, kicking, walking, kneeing, etc in order to help keep my hips in position. Yes, it's a combination of hypermobility and the way my hips sit. They sit farther back than normal. Also, dynamic stretching instead of static stretching beforehand will help Apparently. She gave me the spiderman to do. It does not look pleasant, but it does look effective.
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Finished it this afternoon. Surprised to see how easy to read and understandable it was. She definitely talks about how she does have a lot of responsibility with what she started. Wish she would have delved farther into that, but it also felt like she still had a lot left to say, so I'm expecting another book from her.
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So I've got a spine that had a small break in it when I was younger and did gymnastics. I didn't know about it until a couple of years ago when I lost my core and gained a bunch of weight (thanks to my poor ability to watch what I eat at the time), and then tried to be physical and landed my ass in the ER. Now, since that time two years ago, I've learned a lot about myself, become more active, started muay thai, lost a little bit of weight (nowhere near enough, but its distributed different on my body now.. I've replaced some fat with muscle), had surgery on my shoulder, and then made the decision to start training to fight, beginning of next year being my goal. That being said, I just cannot get a handle on my hips. I've been working with my physical therapist on trying to keep them flexible (which, now they're stupid flexible.. I've gone from one extreme to the other), and have been working my hips to get used to the movements of kicking, kneeing and such. But my problem is that if I don't hold my hips just right, my lower back starts to act up because... Well I don't know why. For reference, the problem spot on my spine is middle of my back, in the lumbar region. I try to keep my pelvis tilted forward, shoulders over hips, etc. Still running into pain and pinching. Any thoughts? Advice? Again, it's not a matter of flexibility, as I'm borderline too flexible (if there is such a thing). Any help is appreciated.
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I'd be happy to loan it to you Micc ! If we can figure out a way to do it and you'd like to, I'd be more than happy to. Sorry, I muddled the currency comparison.
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For shits and giggles I bought her book, Kevin. It was only 16 USD as an e book, Micc.
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The irony of this topic though, I literally just got home from the gym and had this discussion today about self confidence and not thinking so much about it. That's my problem, I think way too damn much. And then I think about it some more.
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I haven't fought. Not yet. It's my next goal. But, that being said, I constantly doubt my capabilities. And it's not just in training. It's work, too. I'm so used to someone (literally) yelling at me telling me I'm doing something wrong or half assed, that no feedback and positive feedback I tend not to trust, which in turn relates back to me not trusting myself. And unfortunately it shows in my constant hesitation to do something I know I am capable of doing. I'm not 100% that I am understanding exactly what you're writing about, but if it's similar to what I described, the constant self doubt, the only thing I can tell you is to stop thinking and just do. Let your body do its thing. You know how to do it, you know what to do, it comes down to (in my opinion and experience) a brain switch. Your focus (again, IMO) should be on doing what you love. Whether training or fighting or fitness. Can't let coaches get in into your head so far that their voice becomes yours. It's like that with any situation where there's one person who is over another. Coaches are there to coach. NOT become your conscience.
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Yeah I noticed she was cocky. What's it someone posted from an article.. Swagalicious or something. It was both funny and kind of.. Idk. Like she went from being a cocky fighter to a pretty boy.. If you catch my meaning ? And shit talking.. Being I don't speak or understand anything other than English and some Spanish.. I only see what she posts in English. But, really, it seems like all the fighters in the UFC do it to some degree anyways. So its not as surprising to hear that she does.