Drop Bear Downpour

𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ✨🎯 In episode 2, @jberry168 and I talked about setting the goal of becoming a triple weight division champion. While most of my goals I just write down and keep to myself, this was so big, I wanted to envision it every day. So that’s what I did. I made a photoshopped picture and sent it to my coaches and said this is the goal. 🏆 Sharing goals can be really scary, but it can also solidify to yourself, what you want to achieve. So don’t be afraid to speak your goals. 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚, 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡𝙨? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. ✍🏻 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #MMA #MMAFighter #GoalSetting #Visualisation #GoalSharing

𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀 😖 In this episode Dim and I talk about some common struggles for fighters such as our relationship with food and body image. It’s been a long journey for Dim and he’s trying to help educate people on enjoying their food while still hitting their goals via his new Instagram @fightingfitfoodie . 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚, 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦? ✍🏻 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #FighterStruggles #RelationshipWithFood #BodyImage #EnjoyingFood #Education

𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 🧠 Throughout our chat, Mai and I discovered we both have mental performance coaches and believe that mental performance is something combat athletes should be focusing on. We talk a lot about how the mental aspect of fighting is so overlooked and how it can be the difference in a fight. We also try to break down the stigma associated with reaching out to a professional to help you dial in on this aspect of your game. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙤𝙣. 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩, 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. ✍🏻 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #MentalPerformance #MentalCoach #UnstoppableMindset #GoingForGreatness #MentalHealth

🎥 𝗕𝗧𝗦 - 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀/𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Talking to people is the easy part. Figuring out what I want to say in my intro/outro and editing the podcast are by far the hardest parts. 😬 Both of these elements have been a barrier to getting episodes out. 🚧 So I’ve tried to make a point of not trying to make things perfect. Just do it and run with it. Then learn and improve from there. 🪴 At the end of the day I’m a one person army. 🫡 I don’t have people to help film/edit/create graphics/upload to platforms etc… and I need to remember that. So please enjoy this little BTS celebration moment of me being proud of my imperfect passion project. 🥰🙏 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #BTS #Barriers #ProgressOverPerfection

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗴𝘆𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱? 🤔 In our latest episode @camrowston offers advice to up and coming fighters on finding the right environment to succeed in. 💥👊🧐 Cam has personally made changes to his life and his routine (including moving countries) to support his training and goals as a professional fighter. 📦🧳✈️ Having just secured himself a contract into the UFC, I urge young fighters to take a listen to this episode, as Cam knows what he’s talking about. 𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭. 👇 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #MMA #Podcast #FindingTheRightEnvironment

𝗦𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗴𝗲 🌱 Cam talks about what it was like be dedicated from a young age. 🎓 While everyone else his age was out partying, Cam chose to make sacrifices that would align with his long term goals. 📈 He gives insight into how he dealt with the feeling of letting his friends down. 😩 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚, 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. ✍🏻 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #MMA #Sacrifices #Goals #Struggles

𝗥𝗲𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 🎥🎞️ In episode 2.1 @camrowston and I talk a lot about reviewing fight footage and how to level up each fight. Being our own biggest critics, fighters tend to only remember the negative moments from a fight. This can impact the way we feel about watching footage back. But as Cam says “𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘵”. 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚, 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨. 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠? 𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. ✍🏻 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #MMA #MMAFighter #RewatchingFights

We are back with season 2! 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟮.𝟭: 𝗔𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 🧠 This episode was filmed earlier in the year with @camrowston and dives into how he dealt with the set back on Contender Series and how he shaped his mindset to do what it takes to earn another shot. Cam has successfully done just that and returns to Contender Series tomorrow for a shot at redemption and a UFC contract. We also dive into common struggles that fighters face, from losing friends to changing gyms and the cost of dedicating yourself to your craft. 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙤𝙣 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙏𝙪𝙗𝙚! 🎙️ The episode will be released in the coming days on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. ⏰ 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘢𝘮 ✍🏻🙌 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #AnUnwaiveringMindset #Podcast #MMA #LetsTalkAboutIt #Episode2.1

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 😤 If you want to be able to pull something off in a fight you need to train with intent. But what does this mean? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔 Well it means you have a deliberate and purposeful approach to every training session. Not just turning up and going through the motions. 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝟥 𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 📋 𝟏. 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: 🤔 The first step is always determining the new skill you want to learn and planning how best to approach it. This might be asking your coach, watching instructionals or spending time on the heavy bag or with a partner. 𝟐. 𝙍𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 🔁 You need to practice a skill over and over again under different levels of intensity and duress to make it second nature and a movement you no longer need to think about. 𝟑. 𝙎𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜: 🚧 You will then progress to implementing this skill in live but controlled situations such as sparring or rolling, with the intention of successfully doing it. This will take some time to learn all the variables about when and how to implement. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻. 🔁 This will really cement the skill but also continually develop it and the way you implement it into your game. 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩? 🤔🧠✨ 💙🐨 #DropBearMMA #MMA #Fighter #Skill #Intent #Development #Training

𝗧𝗶𝗽 𝟭: 𝗕𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 🎁 Mindset and the mental side of fighting is often overlooked. 🧠 But it is something you should be continually working on, much like every other part of your training. 🏋🏻‍♀️ My number 1 tip for fight day is to be present. 🎁 Take it all in. The fight will come regardless. Don’t let your mind control you. Use it to best equip yourself for success and performance. Being present in the moment allows you to empty your mind and focus on what is happening right now. It allows you to take the emotions out of what you are about to do. No focusing on what happened in the training room, good or bad, or what could go right/wrong in the fight. It’s time to trust in your training and the work you put in and just do the fun part. The part you’ve been dreaming about for months. Part 2 will be coming soon with a bit more of an explanation about how this helps in the fight. ✌️ 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙛𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩? 🤔🧠✨ 💙🐨 Cover 📸 - @photographynufocus #DropBearMMA #MMA #Fighter #Mindset #FightDay #BePresent

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝘃𝘀 𝗬𝗢𝗨 🧠 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩 is a crazy thing. Such a powerful tool. It can break you into a million pieces, or it can make you indestructible. Mastering your own mind is often low on the list of priorities for people. But honestly, it’s a key component of getting what you need out of training and ultimately performing on fight night. I’m thinking about doing a mini series on mindset and some things of the things I do personally, or things that have helped me. Then I’d look to do a whole episode over on my podcast @dropbeardownpour speaking about this in more depth. 𝙒𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣? 💙🐨 #DropBearMMA #MMA #Fighter #Mindset #MasteringYourMind #Performance #Goals #YouVsYou

𝗣𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽 𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 😬 Coming soon in my chat with @danie__dynamite we discuss the pre comp nerves. As someone who competes A LOT, Danie discusses how she still gets nervous every time, but how it fades as soon as the competition starts. These episodes are coming soon. 🔜 𝘿𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜? 𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙨 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. ✍🏻👇 🩵🐨☔️ #DropBearDownpour #MMA #Podcast #BJJ #PreCompNerves #Nerves #Competing