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B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« on: July 19, 2009, 04:09:58 PM »
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By Steve Cofield
This jumping out of a pool thing has become pretty trendy. UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn is the latest to pull it off on camera. Jarron Gilbert started it on YouTube. Gilbert, a third-round pick of the Bears in the 2009 NFL draft, is also seen in videos squatting and dead lifting 600-plus pounds.





As for Penn, if there's no editing trickery, the pool jump is impressive for a guy who is only 5-foot-9. But you have to assume most MMA fighters below heavyweight could do this, no? I wonder how many 155-185 pounders in MMA have this kind of leg strength and could actually dunk a basketball?
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2009, 10:50:28 PM »
if GSP was in that same pool, I'm pretty sure he'd hold Penns head underwater until penn was declared legally dead....

and then he'd drag penns lifeless body out of the pool....

dress him up in a girl scout uniform...












and skull fuck him until the cows came home !
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2009, 09:10:04 AM »
More common than I thought



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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009, 10:23:11 AM »
impressive but not sure how that helps during a fight

gsp will jump out of 3 1/2 ft this week and one up BJ again  ;D
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2009, 07:51:40 AM »
I've seen vids of Penn working out.

He was struggling squatting with 1 plate on each side in a smith machine.

Even if it was a finisher, you should be able to
that 100 times, I wouldn't be posting that.
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2009, 03:34:54 PM »
Quote from: FREAKgeek on August 21, 2009, 07:51:40 AM
I've seen vids of Penn working out.

He was struggling squatting with 1 plate on each side in a smith machine.

Even if it was a finisher, you should be able to
that 100 times, I wouldn't be posting that.

Post the videos
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2009, 07:29:38 PM »
Quote from: FREAKgeek on August 21, 2009, 07:51:40 AM
I've seen vids of Penn working out.

He was struggling squatting with 1 plate on each side in a smith machine.

Even if it was a finisher, you should be able to
that 100 times, I wouldn't be posting that.

I've also seen BJ do ten muscle ups on rings....  Something most if not all here can not do.  Not to mention his insane flexibilty, balance, explosiveness.  At 155, he is THE BEAST. 
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2009, 07:52:43 AM »
Quote from: noworries on August 21, 2009, 03:34:54 PM
Post the videos


They were a while ago, this is the closest thing I can find at the moment:


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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2009, 10:11:39 AM »
Quote from: FREAKgeek on August 22, 2009, 07:52:43 AM

They were a while ago, this is the closest thing I can find at the moment:




maybe he is doing 5 sets of 1000 reps???

or maybe he is going after the healthy look??? im sure years and years of heavy training has taken its toll in his joints...




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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #9 on: August 23, 2009, 02:07:52 PM »
Quote from: Petrucci on August 23, 2009, 10:11:39 AM
maybe he is doing 5 sets of 1000 reps???

or maybe he is going after the healthy look??? im sure years and years of heavy training has taken its toll in his joints...


 ;D

Maybe because he is not a bodybuilder, is a lightweight... and will NEVER be known as strong and muscular. He can fight though...
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #10 on: August 23, 2009, 04:00:02 PM »
Lesnar is twice the athlete...
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #11 on: August 23, 2009, 04:37:06 PM »
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2009, 08:29:46 PM »
Lesnar, GSP might have something to say about that..
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2009, 09:29:58 AM »
I wouldn't mind trying to do it but I would be afraid to be barefoot while attempting it. Can you imagine the pain if you fall short of the jump and skin the top of your toes against the concrete?

Ouch..........
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Re: B.J. Penn is the best athlete in MMA?
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2009, 03:04:52 PM »
Quote from: UPINTHEMGUTS on August 24, 2009, 09:29:58 AM
I wouldn't mind trying to do it but I would be afraid to be barefoot while attempting it. Can you imagine the pain if you fall short of the jump and skin the top of your toes against the concrete?

Ouch..........

worse yet, land on your shins or knees outside of the pool
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