#93: Amanda Alequin - ONE Submission Grappling, Male vs. Female Training Partners, and Promotion Over Friendship

Amanda Alequin is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under Marcio Cruz and ONE Submission Grappling competitor in the strawweight division. She will take the stage on July 14th against Tammi Musumeci.

SHOW SPONSORS: 

Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: 

🥦 Athletic Greens: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drinkag1.com/abe⁠ Free 1yr Supply Vitamin D + Travel Packs

💪 BUBS Naturals: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.bubsnaturals.com/?discount=abemaynard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 20% off order

👟 Vivo Barefoot: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.vivobarefoot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 10% off w/code "MIP10"

EPISODE LINKS: 

Amanda's Instagram

ONE Championship Submission Grappling

PODCAST INFO: 

Podcast website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/abemaynard.com/the-mayn-idea-podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Apple Podcasts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mayn-idea-podcast/id1587799395⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1v6OzDxxMUYlNUXN1AAPw3?si=eda5aae609874c69⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

RSS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/6b4fbe04/podcast/rss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube Full episode playlist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGFodxtKEioDkOtd65xyuXs5p1qNjQpC⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

YouTube Clips Channel: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYA_B1bx0rWVs-mNWc2QidA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

OUTLINE: 

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. You should be able to click through then timestamp on most players: 

(0:00) Intro 

(2:10) How to Train for an Upcoming Match

(13:00) How Amanda Builds and Maintains Cardio

(19:00) Preparing for Tammi Musumeci

(27:48) Training Nutrition, Weight Cuts, and Metabolism

(33:00) Male vs. Female Training Partners

(42:00) Thoughts on MMA

(51:00) Friendship, Female Camaraderie, and the Challenge of Selling a Fight

(55:27) The Value of Cross-Academy Training

SUPPORT AND CONNECT: 

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/abemaynard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/abemaynard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠