1 – Take time off after your fight to relax, don’t bother turning up to help your training partners get ready for their upcoming fights.
Reality – Your coaches probably will never put much effort into training you again now that they see you lack commitment.
2 – Stop following the advice of your coaches and instead start listening to your mate or uncle who used to do karate back in the 70s
Reality – Even with the widespread popularity of mma these days qualified coaches are still rare to find. If you find a good coach who has legitimate mma experience, has a proven track record of training good fighters then you already have a massive advantage over your opponents. Now all you have to do is follow their advice and try to politely ignore everyone else’s opinion.
3 – Base your training program on what you see the famous ufc fighters doing on Instagram rather than listening to your coaches
Reality – Everything you see online is to build ‘likes, engagement & followers’. Real training is hard and boring. Leave the tik tok dances and comedy skits to the social media experts and stay focused on your goal.
4 – Leave your current gym and go train at another gym because they look good on instagram.
Reality – The popular gym already has a team of members who’ve been there from the beginning building it up from the foundations. They probably have a new Instagram convert turn up once a week trying to prove themselves.
5 – Stop turning up for classes and instead just turn up for sparring & open mats or if you think someone will hold pads for you.
Reality – Unless you’re already an elite wrestler, high level striker and bjj black belt with extensive competition experience in each area you probably have still a lot to learn in each of these areas. Experienced coaches probably won’t take you seriously if you aren’t mature enough to identify the weaknesses in your skill sets & aren’t putting in the work to improve.
