Time to get serious [Archive] - Kung Fu Magazine Forums

Pork Chop

09-19-2006, 01:48 AM

Thanks :)

Golden Gloves in Feb.
Pro by 2008 (maybe earlier & I'll forego GG).
That's how a cracka eat. :cool:

My biggest reason for starting back up is the discipline and the routine.
I need 'em both to give my life some sort of structure & purpose.
I should be going back for my masters in January; I should probably be getting a second job if i wanna fix my finances (my main reason for considering going pro); I should be taking dance classes to meet chix - but I don't really wanna do any of that stuff.

I think I'm just getting back to normal and this has been a part of my identity for far too long. I've learned how to enjoy single life on my own and this has always been my favorite way to occupy my time.

Seeing a bunch of people that I not only trained with; but instructed on their first day, getting in the ring recently and having fights was a huge kick in the pants that made me realize that I have to jump into the ring at least once more.

Temperature finally broke here - no more 107 degree days in the gym for a while - so that makes it a lot easier to train.

This thread will have a strict "no whining" policy, let's see how long that lasts. LOL

EDIT:
Sunday night - Ab Wheel x 10, Pushups (on grip bars) x 20, Ab Wheel x 10, Pushups x 20
Monday morning - Bodyweight squats (strict form) x 20

Pork Chop

09-19-2006, 07:11 AM

monday evening

3 rounds of shadow- 2 with handweights
6 rounds of heavybag
2 rounds of double end peanut bag

monday food
boneless chicken fillets, mashed potatoes, chocolate milk, a banana, a cookie, a veggie smoothie, and a whey drink.

Pork Chop

09-19-2006, 03:36 PM

Tuesday morning

ab wheel x 10
pushups x 20
bodyweight squat x 20

jogging (3 or 4 miles for over 30 min)

ab wheel x 10
pushups x 20
bodyweight squat x 20

breakfast
2 hash browns, tall glass of chocolate milk, banana

SevenStar

09-19-2006, 06:42 PM

Thanks :)
Pro by 2008 (maybe earlier & I'll forego GG).

that's the debate I'm having now. The local boxing matches are considered pro. I dunno if I wanna turn pro yet, but from what I've seen, it's not extremely high level in many cases, so I can probably hang with them. I guess there's one way to find out.

Pork Chop

09-19-2006, 08:24 PM

not to sound any good but i think the amateur level in baltimore was higher than the low level pros here, but i'm definitely not complaining. :)

Chief Fox

09-19-2006, 08:33 PM

Hey PC, have you checked out Ross Boxing at all? That guy does some pretty amazing conditioning. I've recently purchased his book "Never Gymless". It's pretty cool. It's one of the best fitness books I've read. Check it out. http://www.rossboxing.com/

Good luck with your goals.

Pork Chop

09-19-2006, 09:30 PM

Thanks for the heads up. :) I've got that site bookmarked here at work, but admittedly haven't read it much yet. I'll sign up for an account so i can check his forum when I get home. Everyone I've talked to has raved about Ross' stuff.

Still takin it a lil bit slow while I get back into shape, but a whole lot less negativity in my life right now.

SevenStar

09-19-2006, 11:52 PM

Chief Fox

09-20-2006, 01:56 AM

I like never gymless, but I hate the pulling exercises section. I was expecting more variation than just pullup variations. In the whole section, only 4 exercises aren't pullup variations. The other 16 or so are. The rest is great. The complete boxer's workout is good too.
Yep, lots of pullup variations. Body rows, towel pullups, rope climbs, chin ups, one arm pullups. Lots of pullups. Tons of pushups, burpees and squats too. It's all great stuff.

I'm currently going through his 50 day program. I'm on Day 15. It's been great so far.

Pork Chop

09-20-2006, 05:13 PM

Fell asleep last night after work.
Jogging in the am really burns me out by the late afternoon.
I also had to talk to some people on the phone- which is why I went home instead of going to the gym after work in the first place.

Tonite I got a big church function at 7.
If I can get out of work by 5 (not too likely) then I'll try to go box.
If I can't, then I'll go jogging and make it up on Thursday.
Should be a lot of people my age at the church function so I've been looking forward to it.
It's being held at a pretty good mexican restaurant too (with hot waitresses) which is a double plus. :D

Somebody's been calling my cell phone between 8 and 10am from an unknown number and not leaving any messages.
This morning I tried to pick it up and they hung up on me twice.
Kinda starting to freak me out, have a feeling it's the ex trying to play more mind games.
Might end up having to get anonymous call blocking on my cell.

EDIT:
food yesterday - 2 hashbrowns & a banana for breakfast, 2 pb&j sandwiches for lunch, chips and salsa for dinner. Had a can of ginger ale and a can of rc cola - yeah i know how bad they are.

Doctor's appointment here in a few. Hoping I can stay on the Zoloft- it helps me function so much better.

Pork Chop

09-21-2006, 07:10 PM

Church function was FUN.
Lots of cool people and some really cute galz.
No numbers, but we should be meeting up again soon.

I'm starting to get addicted to working out like I haven't been in a while.
Snuck in for a quick workout yesterday before going to the dinner:
.

10 minutes jump rope- lately i've been jumping rope a lot faster than I was. Like I actively jump now instead of suffering through it. It's kind of easier.

10 minutes shadow - first 7 minutes with hand weights. Probably need to clean up my guard. I feel a lot faster than before. My combos are feeling a bit limited, might have to expand the repertoire.

4 straight rounds of heavybag on 4 different bags, worked through rests so it was like 15 or 16 minutes straight.

Short workout but INTENSE.
Felt good afterward.

.

Thinking about sneaking out of work to go back to the gym before I go out of town but I may just jog instead coz I'm supposed to stay at work late today.

Went to the doctor yesterday and found out that my cholesterol is bad.
Last 2 weeks I only jogged twice and my appetite's been coming back so i think that's got something to do with it- my weight hasn't jumped back up all that much.

At least he hooked me up with more Zoloft, but says he wants me to only be on it for 6 months; hopefully I can work something out coz I don't wanna go back to cigs & alcohol to deal with my sad days.

Yesterday just had 2 pb&j, a banana, whey drink, veggie drink, a small cup of powerade, 3 iced teas (unsweetened), chips & salsa, and a chicken taquito.

BoulderDawg

09-21-2006, 07:54 PM

Went to the doctor yesterday and found out that my cholesterol is bad.

Well let's see: Hash browns, chips, chocolate milk, PB&J......and God knows what else......

I would have never of guessed!:D

SevenStar

09-21-2006, 08:00 PM

BoulderDawg

09-21-2006, 08:07 PM

I eat those things and my cholesterol is fine... what's your point? Last night, I had a bbq t-bone and half of a bbq shoulder. moderation is key. merely eating such foods doesn't equate to high cholesterol.

Some people can eat a pound of fatback and 2 dozen eggs a day and it won't effect their cholesterol. Others have to work at it. Moderation is the key to maintaining weight however with cholesterol, those prone to high levels have to work harder.

My point being is this guy should not be surprised about his cholesterol considering the diet he choses.

Pork Chop

09-21-2006, 08:59 PM

Well let's see: Hash browns, chips, chocolate milk, PB&J......and God knows what else......

I would have never of guessed!:D

chunky low-sugar peanut butter, whole fruit strawberry preserves, low fat chocolate milk and the chips are baked corn chips not fried potato chips.
your point is?

EDIT: I'm only a couple weeks removed from almost a month of just a bowl of oatmeal a day if i even ate. bakdafugup.

BoulderDawg

09-21-2006, 09:27 PM

your point is?

Did you not see the post above?

Doesn't matter anyway. You're going to eat what you want to eat. Maybe others will see this and be concerned about their cholesterol levels.

Pork Chop

09-21-2006, 09:34 PM

Did you not see the post above?

I could say the same to you.

I know your nutrition advice is probably 2 boiled chicken breasts, unflavored tuna, and home grown organic vegetables, totalling less than 1000 calories a day, but I'm not going to eat that way- you're right about that. heck, if a single bowl of oatmeal a day for 3 or 4 weeks wasn't enough to drop my cholesterol I hardly see what your diet's gonna do for me.

The one thing you've been right about was the road work- I added 3 to 4 miles 2 or 3 times a week; not the 5 miles everyday like you suggested, and I've been noticing marked improvement in my mobility & weight management. As long as I do it every other day and not every single day I can avoid the repeated trauma injuries that would knock me out for weeks at a time earlier.

For someone with as limited experience as you've got with a competitive boxer's lifestyle you sure do have some strong opinions.

Pork Chop

09-21-2006, 09:55 PM

http://www.dietfacts.com/images/nutrition-facts/2/21630.gif
http://www.elook.org/nutrition/soups/38.html
http://www.peanut-institute.org/images/FFTCardio_Fact_Sheet.pdf#search=%22peter%20pan%20c hunky%20peanut%20butter%20nutritional%20informatio n%22
http://www.answers.com/topic/peanut-butter
http://www.drinksmixer.com/desc567.html
http://www.dietfacts.com/images/nutrition-facts/2/25152.gif
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-B00001-01c20Tm.html
http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-B00001-01c21u9.html
http://www.dietfacts.com/images/nutrition-facts/2/23421.gif
http://www.bolthouse.com/html/cs_nutrition_mcn.html
http://www.bolthouse.com/html/cs_nutrition_ggn.html

According to the above i get between 9 and 20% of the USRDA for cholesterol....
can you say "pwn3d"?
I knew you could. :p

[edit:
missed one - http://www.holsumaz.com/nutritional_facts_for_wheat_bread.php ]

Pork Chop

09-24-2006, 01:01 PM

Been a busy weekend.
Thursday i was too tired to go out of town.
Left first thing Friday morning.
Houston was fun- got my teeth checked out and they're not as bad as my ex tried to have me believe.
Lifted some weights- did some bench pullups, bench press, and close grip bench press.
Left to come home in the afternoon on Saturday- long drive took longer with traffic.

Planning to do something some time on sunday.

rubthebuddha

09-25-2006, 06:16 AM

porkchoppa --

mrs. buddha and i sign the papers this week, so i'll have the weight room set up almost immediately after we move in next weekend. next time you're in town, c'mon over and we'll powerclean until we puke on water dragon, then we'll powerclean some more.

Pork Chop

09-25-2006, 06:32 PM

rtb- Sounds fun!!!! I'm definitely down for that! :D
EDIT: I'm not sure when I'll be down there next. My baby brother's birthday is on Friday but I'm kinda tired of driving for 4 or 5 hours on end. Possibly the weekend after if I'm not doing something else.

Last night I finished filling up the iPod: 6405 songs, at least until I start buyin more on iTunes. Up till now, my primary goal has been loading the cds i already have, restoring any damaged tracks, replacing lost/stolen cds, and getting a few things I've wanted a long time. I've got 6 or 7 gigs to play with still and if i need to make room i've got a lot of stuff i can kinda take or leave. There are still a few things I may need to download, a few damaged tracks I may need to replace, and always new music I want to try out- but I'm pretty good for now.

See the iPod's been a major goal for me because music's important to me. I have a lot of memories attached to my music so compiling my collection has been a way to kinda walk through a lot of memories in my life and get myself back to normal. i'd say it's been very theraputic. I've also had this feeling that once I got the thing loaded something would come along to make me happier than I've been in a long time. I've achieved a substantial level of happiness & peace via the process of healing & loading the iPod, realizing what's important in my life, and at least a lil bit in part due to the Zoloft.

I will share that last night, just as I finished my final revision of my playlist for the night; I got an email from this girl in Arlington I've been trying to meet for a minute. She gave me her phone number. Not going to assume it's destiny but it's sure as heck something I've wanted for a bit. :)

I'm sad to say I was up pretty late finishing that little project last night and didn't go jogging like I wanted to. Didn't get to bed on time either and I had a cheat meal for dinner after eating pretty well recently.

This morning I did some pushups (15) and some ab-wheel (10) after my shower. I think I've lost a goodly bit of strength, so I'm going to have to be more consistant. Last week was a pretty good start, but I could've used more jogging. I gotta stop driving all over Texas every other weekend (11 or 12 hours total this weekend). LOL

hope the above doesn't count as whining. :p

Pork Chop

09-26-2006, 05:55 PM

boxing gym workout

10 min of jump rope
10 min of shadow - first 8 min w/handweights
4 rounds of heavybags
3 rounds of double end peanut bag

afterwards i talked to that girl on the phone.
didn't go the way i wanted to- yahoo crashed last night so i couldn't get her number until an hour after I said i was gonna call so i got off on a real bad start.

planning on boxing and jogging tonite, let's see how it goes down.

Pork Chop

09-27-2006, 05:25 PM

3 rounds of jump rope
3 rounds of shadow (first 2 w/weights)
6 rounds heavybag
ab work- 20 med ball situps, 20 med ball self tosses, 20 leg lifts

I think I'm only going to be able to jog on my off days from the gym.
Trying to do both on the same night is just proving a bit overwhelming.
Boxing schedule will be something like Mon, Tues, Thur, Sat with jogging on the off days and some weights if I have any extra energy.

diet's okay- pretty low calorie if not the highest quality food.

Pork Chop

09-28-2006, 07:26 PM

Ran a few miles last night, took about 30 minutes.

Did a bunch of cheating pushups this morning.

broke down and ate dinner last night. wasn't proud of what i ate and tried to make up for it on the run but the jalepenos were burning my stomach to the point that finishing the run became a major struggle.

Tonite I'm torn between going to a sushi joint to meet up with some Japanese folks or hitting the gym. I have some time to make up for work because of my doctor's appointment yesterday so I can't do both, probably end up being late for sushi regardless. Also, if I don't hit the gym the best I can do this week is 3 times- friday they close so early i have a real hard time making it.

rethinking my paradigm on the femaliens. I'd just like to make some new friends and expand my network. if chemistry happens then it happens, I'm not looking to be chasing after anyone.

us0kch

09-28-2006, 09:32 PM

rethinking my paradigm on the femaliens. I'd just like to make some new friends and expand my network. if chemistry happens then it happens, I'm not looking to be chasing after anyone.

Definitely a good attitude to keep; the last thing ya need is to get all worked up and lose focus, only to find out it you've been chasing your tail in a circle. It can drive ya to pull your hair out!

Glad to hear you're back on track with the routine, keep up the good work! :)

Pork Chop

09-28-2006, 09:37 PM

many thanx man :)

i'm really tempted to go on my oatmeal diet just to get under 200 pounds.
i have nothing else going on in my life and I'd say the weight's preventing me from everything i want to achieve.

the more i think about it the better it sounds; gonna sit on it for a few days and see if i can get the motivation up to go bawlz out.

BoulderDawg

09-28-2006, 10:56 PM

I don't know what this "oatmeal diet" is. However if you told me I had to go on a diet where the majority of my food was oatmeal I would kill myself now and get it over with.:D

Pork Chop

09-28-2006, 11:07 PM

I don't know what this "oatmeal diet" is. However if you told me I had to go on a diet where the majority of my food was oatmeal I would kill myself now and get it over with.:D

hehe i could basically say the same thing.
unfortunately it's about the only thing that works for me.
i've tried doing the salad thing, the 6 small meals of boiled chicken, tuna, & fresh veggies, and even a mayo clinic version of the adkins diet but none of 'em work for me and each is just as hard to do.

Pork Chop

09-29-2006, 06:54 PM

yesterday i was feeling drained after work and went home instead of to the gym.
i cut my hand open on the bags on mon & tues so I didn't see myself doing much bagwork. For my floorwork I was being a punk and didn't want to do it without my iPod. When i went home to get it, I got more and more tired; so I took a nap. I was only out for an hour or so and then I was wide awake. Didn't get back to bed until way later. I need to be getting to sleep much earlier.

I did manage to go jogging last night though for about 30 min.
did cheater pushups in the morning for 50 reps.

i'm doing the cheater pushups because they hit my chest better than full pushups, which tend to just hit my arms and shoulders. Also the ability to do a lot more reps helps me to feel a better overall level of muscle exhaustion - doing more work.

woke up late this morning... i mean real late...
had a headache too... like a super migraine.

Chief Fox

09-29-2006, 07:05 PM

Maybe take a few days off to re-charge. Shoot some hoops or go for a hike or something. Get some rest.

Pork Chop

09-29-2006, 09:30 PM

just found out that i'm gonna be stuck in a meeting late this afternoon so no ducking out to hit the boxing gym anyway.

my buddy needed to get out of the office at lunch so we hit up a mexican joint. gonna have to pb&j it saturday to make up for it. at least it was cheap- like 8 bux for over a day's worth of food.

if I jog tonite and box saturday morning that's 3 boxing workouts, 3 jogging workouts for the week- nothing to sneer at and definitely something to build upon.

my exhaustion's completely due to not going to bed on time.

next week i have 2 priorities - the oatmeal thing and sleeping on time.
If i take care of those 2 things the rest will fall in place.

btw- the oatmeal thing is partly due to money. i'm taking a serious stab at cutting my expenses. even including a bad day at best buy and a lil too much iTunes love; my expenses have really been nothing compared to the money I was throwing away before.

Pork Chop

09-30-2006, 09:51 PM

got distracted last night with phone calls and music stuff until real late- tried to go straight to bed at 1, which was way too late.

woke up this morning and had a killer boxing workout

3 rounds of jump rope
3 rounds of shadow
6 rounds of heavybag
1 round of bob & weave rope (last 30 seconds duckwalk)
1 round of slip bag
2 sets of 15 sledgehammer swings (1 set each side)
20 incline pushups
10 medicine ball walkover pushups
50 crunches
50 bicycles

at the end of that i was pooped.
i dunno if it was the zoloft or the humidity but i had a hard time really exerting myself- got tired kinda quick but still managed to push through it.

lunch today's not going to be good - lot going on today and i had a craving for arby's.

tonite i'm supposed to go learn country western dancing from an old college friend in the area who's supposed to be good. If i got any energy left after that i'm thinking jogging.

Pork Chop

10-02-2006, 08:42 PM

went dancing on saturday
didn't get home till ultra late
had a ton of fun and broke a sweat

Sunday i woke up after noon and was completely drained.
polished off a few sodas and some cinna stix so the diet wasn't good.
no jogging. some weird stuff happened- due in part to not takin my medicine - and didn't get to bed til late again.

didn't do the oatmeal thing today

not sure that i'll go to the gym tonite; but would like to at least jog.

Pork Chop

10-03-2006, 08:10 PM

Don't ask me what happened monday I'm still not sure.
Been feeling kinda weird lately, hard to explain.
Having a hard time focusing and getting things done.
Not sure if it's a lack of motivation or a lack of patience- like I can't get what I want so I'm just shutting down.

Eventhough I woke up late and my head's been all over the place, I am still going to try to turn it around today.
Did the oatmeal thing for lunch- will have more if i get hungry again.

I don't know that I'll be able to get out of work in time to hit the boxing gym.

Gotta take my cell phone to a cingular store after work to get my phone # changed - tired of getting 4 calls a day from "unknown number", who doesn't believe in leaving messages and hangs up after I say "hello?".
Anybody reading this can email me for the new number.

Now that i think about it- the regular calling has been doing a lot to undermine the work I've done to get back on track. I really don't need it and until I get the thing fixed I think it's going to be a distraction.

I'll do what I can tonite.

*Sorry if this is starting to sound 'whiney' it's really not my intention.*

Pork Chop

10-04-2006, 12:02 AM

OK my number's changed so anybody that wants it, email me.
Got a big sense of relief once I changed it.
at this point i figure it's like one of 4 things
- a really dumb telemarketer
- this psycho gal from kentucky that used to call me all the time (probably my only stalker ever)
- a psycho ex/current bf of my friend in houston
- one of a few chicks i've talked with from the 'net.
- my ex-fiancee.

the first 3 are more likely than the 5th but i thought i'd add it for completeness.

have a feeling that this will flush out the person that's been giving me such a rough time. i don't really want to do anything in retribution, just want the peace of mind that this is over and maybe even knowing why.

Pork Chop

10-04-2006, 06:08 PM

looks like my paranoia wasn't insanity.
changed my number yesterday and log onto my computer this morning before work to find an instant message from my ex.

dunno how i feel about this.

didn't work out last night- got out of work real late, starving. Went home and ate. Tried to go to bed as early as I could. Still managed to wake up later than I wanted to this morning.

boxing and jogging tonite should make up for it.

man i hate bein such a headcase. lol

us0kch

10-04-2006, 08:04 PM

Pork Chop

10-04-2006, 08:52 PM

I really don't know what she wants...
i mean she knew i was going to therapy after all the stuff she pulled, that it was the therapist that told me i wasn't going to be ready talk to her for a long time, and yet she still "prank" called me 4 times a day....
so your headcase comment's probably not far off....
she really doesn't make any sense to me
none of it does

funny, after all I've been through over the past 3 months
stuff like this makes you think about how far (or not far) you've come
as much as the pain's gone I wonder how much I've really moved on

i kinda want to disappear for a while
training's good for that

tomorrow's the 1 year anniversary of the engagement.

i'll send her a single IM to the effect of "your stuff's still here if you want it. come by any time to get it. if not, i'll have to do something with it over christmas holiday. just drop me an email beforehand to let me know when you come."

and leave it at that...

Pork Chop

10-05-2006, 09:34 AM

went jogging for an hour and 15 minutes tonite.
ate oatmeal, tuna, and singapore rice noodles today.

on the jog i decided i'm not even going to message her.
after everything she's done, she owes me quite a bit if she even wants to be my friend and frankly I think she's way too selfish to ever take my best interests into consideration.

Pork Chop

10-06-2006, 06:59 PM

went to the gym last night.
i was feeling kinda burnt
workout wasn't anything great

2 rounds jump rope
5 rounds of heavybag

on the heavybag I did punches and kicks.
kicks really do take a lot more out of you.
i was pretty dead after that workout.

in the evening i just got a shower and went to bed way too late.
woke up late this morning but it's techincally my day off just gotta put in a few extra hours.

giong to a big chinese, japanese, and korean autumn/harvest moon festival tonite at a park. looking forward to it.

Pork Chop

10-07-2006, 09:21 AM

got lost on my way to the get together
eventually found it
but it's 1 am and i drove for over 3 hours tonite
not feeling the jogging
plan is to wake up early for boxing tomorrow morning and then san antonio in the afternoon
we'll see how it goes
been a little tired & sluggish lately but not so sore.

Pork Chop

10-09-2006, 05:48 PM

Good workout on saturday - even got some sparring in.
6 rounds of shadow (2 w/weights) - jump rope wasn't working
6 rounds of heavybag
2 rounds of sparring

I gotta stop going out of town.
Went out of town on saturday, came back late sunday.
Had a lot of fun and got some good dvds- kameda brothers boxing & k-1 max 6/2006, but now it's monday and I'm beat down. Was hurting a bit too much Sunday night to go jogging but I couldn't sleep. I'm lucky I got outta bed this morning.

Supposed to go to Houston next weekend. Could have a great time.

The ex is still stalking me. I'm not just being paranoid about this, though I will admit to fighting urges to think that way. I can provide a good amount of evidence to prove it. As much as my imagination tries to run with the idea that she might want to come back, the realist in me points out a much more likely truth- she wants to know I'm doing well for her own conscience and doesn't care how she gets that info. I told her to wait until I got in touch with her, once I was okay, but that's not good enough for her. The little control freak is going to make me okay....or else.

The problem is that this stuff's doing bad thing's to my mental state.

Probably going to have to stop going online for a while.

Workout wise, I have way too many chores that I've been letting slip for too long so I'm going to need to come straight home and if I'm lucky - go jogging real late.

Pork Chop

10-10-2006, 06:42 PM

yesterday was still resting up.
bought some more japanese food and started cooking again.
Suprising how many meals i can make for relatively no cash.
Tuna, rice, nori, mayo, and furikake go a really long way.
got a new rice cooker too.
So i guess i did spend too much money, but it's going to really pay off in the long term.
I was supposed to make it to this 30s-group thing yesterday, didn't feel totally comfortable with it considering i'm only 29.
I was happy just to go home, take a nap, cook, and start laundary.

tonite i have something to go to.

i'm hoping to get some jogging in if it's not raining

tomorrow should be back at boxing.

Pork Chop

10-10-2006, 11:14 PM

Just got in an argument this morning with a girl I've been talking with.

i realized that I'm not all hung up on what other people think of me anymore- or at least the argument made me so.

I also realized that I gotta do what's good for me sometimes and not be so quick to bite the bullet for someone else.

Most importantly i relearned the lesson that I gotta stop living in the past, letting the past hurt me, and letting it screw up my future.

Told the girl that was b!tchin at me to "suck it" and popped an email to the ex saying "your stuff's still here till christmas but you've gotta do a better job of staying the helloutta my life".

In the future I've gotta do a better job of keeping my mouth shut about my past- stop letting it bug me & keep me from hanging out with better women.

Pork Chop

10-11-2006, 06:07 PM

Last night the japanese language group meeting was sooo fun.
Met a lot of cool folks, even one guy who might be able to get me a job back in Japan. Might be Tokyo instead of Okinawa but still more fun for a single guy like me than here.

Got a call from the first girl who was giving me a hard time, apologizing for the way she came off. We're cool now and back to being friendly.

I'm still actually glad she did what she did though, it was a major kick in the pants to handle my business with the ex and stand up for myself. Once that happened, it became one of the best days ever.

Also got a call from girl in Houston. That situation might not be as over as I thought it was. My bootie hurts though so I'm reluctant to drive back down there.

I was on the phone until real late so jogging was out of the question.
Ready to go boxing today though.

Pork Chop

10-12-2006, 08:16 PM

Man I gotta get my act together.
This has been a tough week.
Lots going on with work- work I've had to do on my own time away from the office.
I've also had a ton of chores that have piled up because I've been out of town so much lately.
I really need a few days to just veg.
Couldn't go out of town this week if i wanted to.
I'm still real tired from the trip to san antonio.
slept over 10 hours last night and woke up still not feeling refreshed- and no, it's not from sleeping too much either, i know that headache well.
Had to run errands last night until about 9, gym closes at 8.
Gotta stay at work tonite till 7 or 8.
Have a house full of food, which is good- but may end up going broke from the investment of restocking my kitchen.
Should pay off in the long run, i've gotta have a good month's worth of food.
Figuring out my schedule/routine, now that it's only just me, has been real tough and the major roadblock stopping me from getting in the gym as much as I'd like.
Probably easier if I'd just stayed going out to eat all the time, but at least this way the food I eat should be somewhat healthier.

Pork Chop

10-13-2006, 05:26 PM

Left work early last night and hit the gym

3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow - 2 w/weights
6 rounds heavybag

was breaking in some new gloves- Classics, the new label on good ole' fashioned Zepol Mexican gloves. They're 18oz but don't really feel like it. My hands were cramping up by my last round of bag work.

went out for a steak and greenbeans afterwards.
probably not the best food, admittedly but i was meeting a friend at the restaurant and had a craving for a rare steak.

Pork Chop

10-16-2006, 04:32 PM

Saturday was busy but i couldn't get out of bed until after 12 (the time the gym closes) so aside from dancing in the evening it was kinda slow workout wise.

Sunday was all about resting up to get out of this funk I've been in. The only productive thing I did was clean some dishes.

This morning I was up at the crack of dawn, a refreshing change from barely being able to drag myself outta bed lately.
Got all dressed & ready to go for a jog and walked outside to pouring rain.
No biggie, just went to work early so I can get off early and go to 2 gyms tonite.

as long as I'm in bed by 10 i should be good.

Probly going to have to get rid of cable here pretty soon- becoming way too expensive. My phone bill came in and was over $200- i didn't even go over my minutes. Something strange is going on.

Pork Chop

10-17-2006, 05:10 PM

sweet mama jamma...
1 honest-to-god day off after a week not doin too much is no joke...

I had the kind of workout i used to do...

3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow - 2 with handweights
5 rounds heavybag - was DYIN by the last round
1 round double-end peanut bag
2 rounds mitts - straight through no rest
floor work - 25 medball situps, 25 medball self-toss situps, 25 medball twists (each side)
Sledgehammer w/ the versaball - got 25 before I started fadin
2 rounds of slip bag, last 30 seconds doing bobbing & weaving and duck walks.
more floor work - 50 crunches, 50 side crunches ea side, 50 frog kicks, 50 leg lifts, 50 bicycles

The weather was cool, but muggy as heck- reminded me of Baltimore and probably why I had so much energy.

Couldn't get to bed till late but didn't wake up that late- still got into work by 8:15 (30 min off yesterday).

Tonite I gotta hit up another language group, so unless I jet outta work early I probably won't hit the gym. Jogging tonite wouldn't be a bad idea but I gotta be up real early tomorrow, so we'll see. Tomorrow night I should have a date, so that might be a tough nite to hit the gym too. Gonna do what I can.

Pork Chop

10-18-2006, 04:07 PM

Got home at midnight last night and went straight to bed.
Think i may need to move to dallas or something; spending an awful lot of time in Plano.

Pork Chop

10-23-2006, 06:57 PM

Friday
had a real good day
3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow - 2 w/weights
6 rounds heavybag
3 rounds double end bag
3 rounds slip bag

Jogged for over an hour.

Saturday I happened to stop by this boxing event some friends were fighting at.
Totally renewed my passion for the game.
For about the first time ever i got a straight answer from a coach on what i'd need to do to get ready to compete- 4 times in the gym a week, 4 runs a week, and 6 weeks straight. I think it's my first straight answer because its' the first time i'm doing all my work at one gym under one coach.

Sunday I rested up because I know what the next 6 weeks are giong to be like.
I'm only going to do the language thing once a week and I've pretty much decided to opt out of the dating world for a while.

If I've gotta keep it up till Feb, then I don't mind- take a short break at X-mas and then jump back on it after new year.

Pork Chop

10-24-2006, 03:59 PM

Day 1 of the six week program

3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow - 2 with weights
7 rounds heavybag

they were closing the gym early so i kinda had to keep it short and intense.

went jogging for a spot over 30min

Chief Fox

10-24-2006, 05:49 PM

What's the 6 week program all about?

Is it the, gym 4 days a week and 4 runs a week for 6 weeks or is it a little more detailed.

Is the goal to get fight ready or do you have a fight coming up in 6 weeks?

What ever it is, keep it up.

Pork Chop

10-24-2006, 08:54 PM

Don't have a fight yet, but i figure if i get ready all i need to do is find the event. Worst case scenario, i have to wait until february- but if i take a week or 2 off for Xmas and do it all over again in January, it's not a big deal.

The coach knows I go off and do my own crazy things at the gym- often working harder than the youngin's so he wasn't strict on "what" exactly i do- just that I'm there, putting in work 4 times a week & jogging 4 times a week for 6 weeks.

I'll have to get in some sparring and mitt time of course, luckily I've got some big guys to work with- good ones too.

The owner/coach has had me teach noobies coming in and has said i know what I'm doing at least, so I don't think he has a problem with my skill. He's not the only trainer though and might not be the best guy there to go to, i don't know. I'm still going to do what I can.

Last night the main heavyweight there was telling me about going on some crazy tuna diet to strip off weight. From personal experience cutting out carbs like that would probably shrink my gas tank even more than my waistline. Also, I don't think it's necessarily an improvement to jump in there with faster cruisers or light heavies - who can hit just as hard and are now hitting more often because of the speed and my diminished abilities.

Just gonna do my thing and not do anything crazy food-wise- though I may have to lie and say I am. lol

Chief Fox

10-24-2006, 10:44 PM

Pork Chop

10-25-2006, 04:34 PM

thanx :)

Last night I went a little crazy coz a lot of weird stuff's been going on in my life.
I really agree with the statement that bad things tend to come in 3s.
My grandpa's back in the hospital again so i may have to take off this week or next.

4 rounds of jump rope doing calisthenics between rounds
5 rounds of shadow -2 with weights
5 rounds of heavybag
4 rounds of double end peanut bag
4 rounds of slip bag, last 30 seconds under dipping rope
25 medicine ball self pass situps, 25 med ball overhead situps, 25 med ball twists
25 versaball sledgehammers, 25 lead hand wall bounces, 25 rear wall bounces
50 crunches, 50 side crunces ea side, 50 leg lifts, 50 frog kicks

EDIT: It was raining last night so i couldn't go for a jog. i went to bed early and still kinda woke up late, got like 9 hours of sleep & still felt dead. the plan was to wake up early and jog then but since i couldn't, hopefully the weather will be more cooperative tonite.

BoulderDawg

10-25-2006, 07:09 PM

Sounds like the coach believes in your ability. That's pretty cool.

I'm with you on the crazy food diet. Things that work for some people don't necessarily work for others.

A couple summers ago I was training for a trail run. I trained all summer. I started on a new diet a month or two before the race and it totally zapped my energy levels. I got down to a nice light weight but it really affected my performance.

Stick with what works for you and only make minor incremental diet changes.

Good luck man.

Any diet that you are on to lose weight will sap your strenght to a certain degree. The fact of the matter is your body is not getting enough nurishment and goes off looking for fuel elsewhere. This is how we lose weight and why we gain back so quickly went we go off our diet. The body is dumb and says to itself "Ha! There's more food than I have been getting. Let's store some as fat!"

On a good diet you should not notice this energy loss to any degree. However on something where you need max energy(Such as a long run) you can really tell it. If you need to lose weight for an event (Such as a marathon or fight) it's best to do it early and get to a point of mantainance at least 3 months prior to the event.

I've heard countless stories of boxers losing hugh amounts of weight and then getting into the ring and folding up like a kite. Of course the results would have been the same had they not lost the weight at all.

Pork Chop

10-25-2006, 09:30 PM

I've heard countless stories of boxers losing hugh amounts of weight and then getting into the ring and folding up like a kite. Of course the results would have been the same had they not lost the weight at all.

I was with you up until this part...
I'm curious how you can come to the conclusion that someone who's performance is diminished by severe weight loss would perform the same if they'd never lost the weight in the first place....

Especially when you see guys like James Toney who's punch output skyrocketed as a slightly pudgy cruiser, but sometimes suffered earlier in his career when he was cutting weight to make middle or super middle.

Or seeing guys like Diego Corrales- who performed much better when their weight class was closer to their body's natural weight, but struggled as they aged and their increased natural weight made that weight class a hardship to strip down to.

Even seeing guys like Kaoklai Kaennorsing- who knocked out Mighty Mo Siliglia at heavyweight in K1, but suffered knockouts himself when he cut weight to compete in K1-max.

I personally don't think Fedor Emelianenko would be the unbeatable machine he is if he was killing himself to make 205.

SevenStar

10-25-2006, 09:46 PM

Any diet that you are on to lose weight will sap your strenght to a certain degree.

this is true. However, power may or may not be lost.

The fact of the matter is your body is not getting enough nurishment and goes off looking for fuel elsewhere.

kinda... the loss of strength is most likely due to earlier onset of muscular fatigue, as the body is taking in less calories and doing the same work, trying to maintain the same muscle mass. It's not particularly important that the body is looking for fuel elsewhere.

This is how we lose weight and why we gain back so quickly went we go off our diet. The body is dumb and says to itself "Ha! There's more food than I have been getting. Let's store some as fat!"

when you lose weight - particularly if you have a BIG calorie deficit - the body says "holy sh!t, I'm starving," and goes into a hibernation mode. fat cells split, muscle is dropped, as it takes more calories to sustain, and the metabolism slows down. This alone can cause weight gain, which is why you have people who go on a diet and end up gaining weight. Once your food intake picks back up, human nature may dictate that you are eating more than you used to, in addition, your fat cells have split and your metabolism is still temporarily slower. This would lead to extra weight gain.

On a good diet you should not notice this energy loss to any degree. However on something where you need max energy(Such as a long run) you can really tell it. If you need to lose weight for an event (Such as a marathon or fight) it's best to do it early and get to a point of mantainance at least 3 months prior to the event.

I've heard countless stories of boxers losing hugh amounts of weight and then getting into the ring and folding up like a kite. Of course the results would have been the same had they not lost the weight at all.

Why would you think the results would've been the same?

BoulderDawg

10-25-2006, 10:39 PM

I think that if you're at a good weight for your body and then attempt to lose more weight then yes you are hurting yourself. When the body runs out of fat to burn it starts looking for muscle tissue....Not a good situation. However, if you are overweight and losing to a natural weight then yes if you compete overweight then you are just as worse off against top competition. Of course if you are fighting lesser talent then you can make up for the additional weight.

I love to watch this fighter they call Butterbean!:D Butterbean goes around 330 and is as strong as an ox. When he fights he seems to always knock out whoever they put up against him. However one time he fought Larry Holmes....who was 54 at the time!:D Holmes beat him in a decision.

That says something about the quality of opponent the man was fighting against if he could not even defeat a 54 year old man.....no matter how good he was 20 years ago!

The sad thing is that Butterbean could maybe have actually been a good fighter. We'll never know.

Pork Chop

10-26-2006, 06:59 PM

There's been a lot of speculation that many of Butterbean's fights were in fact fixed. He still fights in Japan though.

The thing is, Holmes (by the time he was a champion) and other heavyweights like Mercer or even Ron Lyle from back in the 70s, were not really svelte guys. They're way closer to my bodytype than someone like butterbean.

Last night I tried to go for the short & sweet death...

3 rounds of jump rope
3 rounds of shadow 2 rounds with handweights, all rounds with weight vest
3 rounds of heavybag w/weight vest
2 rounds of double end bag w/weight vest
2 rounds of slip bag w/ weight vest

at the end of that i was pretty much dead.
had a huge food craving and before i knew it i was scarfing down chicken wings (no ranch dressing).

Went jogging after that for a bit over 30 minutes. I was sore, achey, and still a little full from eating (tho I didn't stuff myself) so it ended up being one of my longest, slowest jogs to date- boy did it hurt.

Pork Chop

10-30-2006, 05:39 PM

Friday

quick, intense workout
3 rounds double end bag
6 rounds heavybag

tried to kill it as best i could coz they were closing the gym.

saturday morning
went jogging, still pretty sore and achey.

this weekend i ate a bit much but i was really active both days, going to a japanese festival at a park.
Sunday night i went to a concert.

Really fun weekend, next weekend I gotta go be with my grandpa.

Jogging more than 3 times a week is giong to be tough.

Pork Chop

10-31-2006, 04:18 PM

Monday night was a bit of a quick boxing day.
I dunno if it's the weather or what but my legs have been buggin me- my right foot and my left knee the biggest culprits.

3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow - 1st round 5lbers w/ 25lbers last 30 seconds, 2nd round 3lbers w/ 5lbers last 30 seconds, 3rd round no weights 25lbers last 30
5 rounds heavybag
3 rounds double end peanut bag.

Afterwards I was supposed to go jogging but got unbelievably tired around 9, so I went to sleep.

I woke up before 6 and took a 30 minute jog Tuesday morning.
Again, my legs are achey which makes things difficult.
Probably need to do more upper body focus tonite if possible.

Pork Chop

11-01-2006, 07:09 PM

Tuesday evening hit up the gym again.
My legs are still bugging me- my right foot almost feels broken.

jump rope - lazy 3 rounds, was having a hard time with my foot.
flag boxing - 3 rounds... coach made up this game of no contact sparring where you try to snag a couple of strips of paper duct taped to the other guy's head gear. it was fun, really worked on my defense.
double end bag - 3 rounds went much better after the sparring drill
heavybag - 6 rounds
knee lift chair - 20 knees to chest, 20 straight legged, 20 side to side
pullups - 3 negatives
dips - 10
medicine ball situps - 20
medicine ball twists - 20

Pork Chop

11-02-2006, 04:46 PM

Wednesday

Was feeling pretty sore, achey, and run down so I decided to work more towards getting up a good sweat & sustaining it than killing myself.
I don't know if it's the running or what lately, but my legs have been feeling real banged up.

8 rounds of shadow boxing
5 rounds of heavybag - hurt my wrist on the last round and almost gave up there
5 rounds of double end bag

around 9pm I went for a jog. felt more like a hobble, but once i got into it, it wasn't so bad. Went home and went to bed around 10.

Thursday

This morning I woke up at 6:30 so I went for a jog again around 6:45. Again, my legs are feeling real stiff & my whole body's sore, but it's still kinda relaxing once i get into it.

Tonite I want to hit the gym before driving to houston.

Diet

had a bad day on tuesday with the office pizza party (3 slices & some brownies) so I decided to re-balance. On wednesday all I ate was a small bowl of oatmeal and a protein shake. The goal is to do the same thing today, but maybe a bit more so I can still workout, get ready, and make the 4 hour drive to Houston.

SevenStar

11-02-2006, 07:03 PM

you're making good progress, man.

Pork Chop

11-02-2006, 09:17 PM

thanks :)
I have a bet for $10 going with a couple guys that my ex is actually at my parents' place right now; so I wanna look my best en route to twenty bux. LOL

Think i figured out my leg pain: i ran out of glucosamine a week or 2 ago.
time to get some more joint juice.

Pork Chop

11-07-2006, 05:33 PM

Thursday night i had too much to do before leaving for Houston so i skipped the gym and STILL got out of town way late.

I lost my 2 $10 bets but I still think she's coming back- i don't mind being called crazy and stupid, i'm used to it. :) I just hope it's before the Manny Pacquiao fight on November 18th, so maybe we can go.

Saw my grandpa this weekend, might be the last time ever.
He's a lot like the Terry Shiavo case, but in a lot of pain.
I was off my meds for about 4 days come Sunday night.
I didn't want to be all drugged up when I saw my grandpa.
I fell off my wagon for a bit sunday night- one cig for each of the 3 major crisis my family's had this year.

Sunday night there was a huge thunder & lightning storm that ran the whole night. Barely slept as a result. Took off from work early monday and tried to catch up on my sleep again. Really went out of my way to fill up my iPod. Spent too much money as usual. haha

Feeling a lot more rested today so I'll make it back to the gym tonite.
If weather permits, I'll jog too.

Pork Chop

11-08-2006, 05:39 PM

Went to the gym after work.

jump rope: 3 rounds - kinda had a rough time with the rope
shadow: 3 rounds - 2 w/handweights
heavybag: 6 rounds
double end bag: 3 rounds

Weather was alright but didn't feel up to the jog- got busy with other stuff till almost 10 and was a bit tired from the workout and everything going on.

Tried to get to sleep at 10~10:30 but it wasn't happening, don't think I dozed off till 12 or 1.

This morning I got into work by 8, can leave around 5.

I want to go to this japanese language meetup in dallas tonite at around 7, i doubt i can be on time but i may end up trying to go around 8.

Pork Chop

11-09-2006, 03:20 PM

first night back sparrin for real last night

3 rounds of jump rope
2 rounds of shadow
4 rounds of sparring

it was a pretty good spar, i think i did alright for my first time back, the guy i was sparring has a lot more experience than me and is real good at countering whenever i try to sit down on a shot. he gave me a bloody nose towards the end, but when that happened, I could tell he was smelling blood, so i took it right back at him.

Pork Chop

11-10-2006, 04:43 PM

Was feeling real achey and sore Thursday so I took the evening off.
I got to sleep by around 9pm and woke up at 5 something this morning.
I went for a 1 hour jog this morning.
It was really stiff going at the beginning but by the second half i was starting to fly.
Feel pretty good so far this morning.
Planning on making it back to the gym tonite.

Pork Chop

11-11-2006, 06:10 PM

Friday evening went back to the gym

jump rope 3 rounds
shadowboxing - all 3 rounds w/handweights, last 2 rounds w/weight vest
heavybag - 3 rounds w/ weight vest
double end bag - 3 rounds w/weight vest
floor work - medball situps on the swissball, medball twists on swissball, swissball hand to leg passes, 20 pushups w/weightvest, 2 sets of 20 versaball sledgehammer slams

after that i was pretty much dead.
that weight vest takes like everything out of me.
I was dyin half way through the first round on the heavybag.

today i got an active day planned
more on that later

Pork Chop

11-13-2006, 04:32 PM

Saturday morning back at the gym
it was kinda cold and the gym has no heat
tried jumping rope a bit but my knees weren't letting it happen

shadowboxed for 6 rounds w/gloves
heavybag for 6 rounds

then they closed up the gym and i had to go.

Saturday evening I went grocery shopping at sam's & an asian store.
I didn't get to jog that night, but i broke a sweat pretty well unloading the car with around $300 worth of groceries, most of it heavy drinks. They sell my bolthouse farms drinks at Sam's now so i'm real happy about that.

Sunday I didn't really get out of bed. I went to bed early saturday night, woke up late sunday morning and slept most of the afternoon.
Got to bed sunday night around 11 too.
I think I really needed the sleep; probably ate too much though.

Pork Chop

11-14-2006, 03:49 PM

Monday

hit the gym.
apparently i've been having a break in my structure and losing power through my shoulder- slinging punches instead of driving through them. I decided to step up my pushup regimen and really work on my form.
I found that I was involving my hips too early in the movement, in addition to having a lazy shoulder.

jump rope 3 rounds
shadow boxing 3 rounds - 2 w/weights 1 w/gloves
20 pushups, 10 squats, 5 burpees

heavybag 7 rounds - really trying to get my hips into the movement correctly & maintaining a strong structure through my shoulder. Strangely enough I kept thinking back to clips I've seen of marciano, i think he was really the best at getting hips and leverage into his shots. My punch output went down a little bit when I was focusing on the hip stuff, but tried to mix in enough rapid fire combos to keep the average high. I really started feeling the shots in my forearms, elbows, & shoulders and the bags that weren't folding were flying all over the place. I was careful to keep my punches snappy but the body snatcher ball doesn't fold, it tends to swing.

double end bag 3 rounds - i think this is where i picked up my bad habit of being disconnected, it's hard to time a fully connected power shot as it takes longer. Tried my best to carry over what i'd worked on and to work on better combos too. Ended up being a lot more exhausting than usual and not really as fluid; tho i did mix it up a bit.

went running for a half hour in the evening

Tuesday morning I did some of the floor work I'd missed:
20 ab wheel
20 pushups - slow, deliberate pushups in the full range
20 med ball overhead squats
20 med ball twists

I think tonite's going to be more of a floor work and footwork night. I feel like I've got arthritis in my arms.

Pork Chop

11-14-2006, 03:51 PM

1,500 posts biatches!!!

now where's my stalker???

Pork Chop

11-15-2006, 09:29 PM

i got sick yesterday
had to cut my workout short
i was starting to cramp up real bad and was sweating way more than usual

3 rounds of high speed jump rope
3 rounds of shadow 1 round w/weights
3 rounds of double end bag

today i'm still feeling like garbage, eventho i think whatever it is is mostly gone.

gonna leave work early and try to sleep it off.

Pork Chop

11-17-2006, 06:59 PM

Took wednesday off- only worked a half day of work too.
took thursday off work and slept most of the day.

thursday evening i made it back to the gym

3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow - all 3 w/weight vest & handweights- back started hurting
6 rounds of heavybag- 2 w/weight vest. my output was getting so low with the vest due to the fatigue it was kinda counter productive, plus i could feel lunch coming up
3 rounds of double end bag

went running thursday night for 30 min

Slept a good 10 hours last night.
I don't know how sick I still am.
I feel pretty good, but this morning i felt really weak.
Got a lot on my mind.

Pork Chop

11-20-2006, 07:47 PM

supposed to have been doing more floor work and just never seem to get around to it

friday
3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow 2 w/weights, 1 w/gloves
6 rounds heavybag
3 rounds double end bag

they were closing up the gym early friday so i left after that

didn't run over the weekend
something about the cold weather lately making running more of a chore

friday i think i realized that my ex wasn't going to swoop in and take me to the boxing matches in vegas. but come saturday morning i still didn't want to give up on her and on my favorite boxer- which is something i'd said i'd do if she didn't show up. believe me, i know how insane i sound. this is my one little picadillo and by january i'm not going to let it continue. anyway, i was supposed to go to the gym saturday morning if she didn't come, so i'd start rooting for morales instead of pacquiao. I didn't show up & didn't write either of them off, but couldn't order the fight coz pacquiao being filipino and her being filipino, his fights were too much "our" thing- the one part of my hobby she seemed to get into.

Long story (relatively) short, i was still rooting for pacquiao and he destroyed morales in 3 rounds. still managed to have a bit of a pity party this weekend, falling back into old habits (everything but the drinking), but it's only a single weekend and i was at least able to get some housework done.

This week's going to be a bad one coz of the holidays but i'll do what i can.

I'm starting to enjoy being off the zoloft rather than on it...
being off it lets me feel normal and really understand what i'm feeling.
being on it tends to make life easier- but more "grey"- i have a generally good mood but i don't really get excited about stuff or upset about stuff and have a hard time getting anything done around the house.

glucosamine's been helping my joint & tendon pain, coupled with the break from jogging.

Won't get out of work until late tonite but hoping to still at least get some gym time in.

Pork Chop

11-21-2006, 11:14 PM

bad day yesterday

ate spicy buffalo tenders for lunch
i was still feeling them in the evening at boxing
couldn't even do a decent round on the heavybag
the guy i usually hang out with down there at the gym asked me if i wanted to jump in the ring
i told him i'd like to do defensive drills or go light

once i got in there i realized he had other plans
he's a big, hard-hitting heavyweight
last time he wore 20oz gloves, that's what he normally wears with people not on his level.
he seemed shocked that i'd been wearing 18z.

maybe that was unfair to him, i don't know- i am a snappy puncher, not a clubber, so i lose a lot of power with larger gloves, plus i never go for the kill and really never punch as hard as i can.
It's not like the 18s were teeny tiny gloves either, they're huge and put me at a disadvantage even if he was wearing 20s, which help your defense and don't take as much off the power of a clubber as they would a snappy puncher.

he put on cheapo everlast 16oz this time.
that should've been my first clue.
he didn't want to do defense drills he kept sayin he wanted to "mix it up".
i responded with "okay, let's go light".

my stomach was really bugging me so i couldn't put much effort into anything.
i couldn't use my normal footwork to stay away.
i couldn't go after him with a good combo if i wanted to.

in his range, he pretty much dominated- he had lighter gloves, hits harder, counters real well, and is stronger than me so he was rockin me pretty good.

in close, when i tried to go for a clinch he dropped elbows on my skull 2 or 3 times, i have the lumps to prove it.

he kept going after my stomach, knowing it was bothering me.
eventually i couldn't even muster up what little footwork i was managing.
by the 3rd round or so (we started halfway through the first), he was starting to really land big combos on my head.
my head was aching from his elbows, his shots were really starting to hurt, and i was a sitting duck with my stomach.
i took a knee and puked on the canvas.
i bowed out of the sparring and called it an evening.
couldn't get to sleep last night with the lumps on my head.

today i'm really angry about it.
i don't think i'm going to work with him again.
i don't like going to war with people i see everyday at the gym, and have said as much, but he really seems like he's got something to prove.

I need to find a new buddy at the gym- someone to be my workout partner so I can do defensive drills and maybe get some padwork.
I'm used to doing a lot more partner work than i have been.
I really need to reevaluate my strength & conditioning- I think after thanksgiving I'm going to spend at least a month lifting heavy, doing interval training, and getting a little power.

i hate bad sparring performances
they really bother me
in this case, it's not just a winning/losing thing but someone who's really trying to cause me bodily harm instead of working with me.

i don't know how to handle this situation.
i would think the other guy would be more understanding considering he's got more experience than me & obviously has no respect for anything i can do.
thought we were buds.
don't see what he's trying to prove.

it may be a pusssy thing to do but i think i'm going to talk with the owner/coach in private. the owner/coach is the type that doesn't like people going hard in sparring either. the other guy trains with another coach that's not there all the time.

i came in late to work today and i'm not feeling all that well as a result of the lumps on my head either.
i really don't need this.

gonna stew on it till after thanksgiving.

Pork Chop

11-27-2006, 07:42 PM

took thanksgiving week off, but managed to do a killer chest & tri workout friday night.

i drove back up saturday morning and vegged

early sunday morning, at 3am, my grandpa finally passed away.
he hadn't really woken up in 4 weeks, so it's not like we didn't see it coming.
gonna miss the guy, he was a great person, i'm sure he's in a better place.
my training's up in the air because i have to leave tuesday for the funeral.
i'll get back thursday.

SevenStar

11-28-2006, 04:17 AM

my condolences, man.

SevenStar

11-28-2006, 04:25 AM

BoulderDawg

11-28-2006, 10:01 PM

hurt him. even if it's just that one punch that knocks him on his arse, hurt him. he's being overly aggressive because he thinks he can. stop him.

Short of just sucker punching the guy and probably getting booted from the club how do you hurt someone who's better than you are?

I say use it as a learning experience. In my school I spar with this guy, who's just started Kung Fu by the way, however he's built like a sherman tank and has 3 years boxing experience. The guy is aggressive however I would much rather spar this guy than someone else who will not do anything.

SevenStar

11-29-2006, 01:37 AM

being better doesn't mean you can't hit him at all. Like I said, that one shot may be all he needs. the guy may respect his wishes more when he knows that he will get socked back just as hard. In this case, it's not about the learning experience. it's about respect. chop asked that they spar lightly. dude agreed, yet didn't comply.

Pork Chop

12-01-2006, 01:42 AM

thanks for the condolences.

i'm gonna have to drop down gloves next time i spar him
i just can't hurt a guy with that much weight on me with big gloves- plus it gets harder to put good combos together with oversized gloves.
i also need to change my strategy- tighter guard instead of playing tag, maybe even run him over.

in the meantime i gotta start all over with conditioning.
had to take some time to get my head together; unfortunately fell back on old habits.
still feel like i'm going crazy. lol

Pork Chop

12-06-2006, 12:50 AM

I've been frigging busy trying to clean up my apartment
i have managed to clean up my diet a bit at least- eating more than i'd like, but it's not as unhealthy as it was.
i'm looking at my falling off the wagon the last few weeks as almost like an illness or an injury.
I've been getting a ton of antioxidents, vitamins, and vegetable smoothies all to help me heal up the damage.

Still have 1 more load of laundary and vaccuuming to do tonite, don't even get out of work tonite till 7pm.

Planning on going home, starting the laundary, vaccuuming, and hitting the gym for a light workout if I have any time/energy left.

See, basically i decided one thing- i prefer living in a clean place. if i let the house go too much i kinda feel depressed, like i'm not showering & taking care of myself. It doesn't have to be spotless, just clean enough not to feel like I'm some sort of deadbeat. Doesn't have a whole lot to do with the situation with my ex, but on the off chance she comes back, it'd be kinda nice.

This week has helped me remember the reasons I wanted my own house in the first place- being able to set up my own gym and do things on my own schedule.

real cold out right now, otherwise jogging would be fun.

Pork Chop

12-06-2006, 09:48 PM

It's been a long time coming for a new routine.
I lost a lot of strength training "old school" but did a passable job maintaining weight before the holidays hit.

Here's what I'm thinking:

WEIGHTS
Monday
Cleans: 6 sets 3 reps
Lunges: cycle through 3 sets 8 reps, 4 sets 6 reps, and 6 sets 4 reps
Military Press: cycle through 3 sets of 8, 4 sets of 6, and 6 sets of 4
Dips: cycle through 3 sets of 8, 4 sets of 6, and 6 sets of 4
Bent Rows: cycle through 3 sets of 8, 4 sets of 6, and 6 sets of 4

Friday
Deadlifts: cycle through 6 sets of 4 reps, 4 sets of 6 reps, and 3 sets of 8 reps
Squat: cycle through 6 sets of 4, 4 sets of 6, and 3 sets of 8
Bench: cycle through 6 sets of 4, 4 sets of 6, and 3 sets of 8
Pullups: cycle through 6 sets of 4, 4 sets of 6, and 3 sets of 8

If you have a fight coming up, go to 3x3 at 85-95% (as heavy as you can) 5 weeks out, stay there for 4 weeks, and the last week, still 3x3, but drop to 70%, and go for explosive.

CARDIO
Mon & Fri
20 minute session light to medium-high intensity on elliptical as warm up
10 minute sprint sessions on elliptical, or 20-10 tabatas on versaclimber

Off-Days (1 to 2 times a week)
30 to 45 minutes, light to medium-high intensity jogging or eliptical

BOXING
4 days a week
At least 3 rounds for jump rope, shadowboxing, heavybag, and peanut bag each session
Each workout include at least 2 things from:
weighted punchout drills, footwork drills (bobbing/weaving & dancing), medicine ball drills, floor work (squat thrusts, abs, & pushups), defense drills, sledgehammer, versa ball

Pork Chop

12-07-2006, 06:52 AM

first day back
kind of a skills day but also didn't try to kill it so that i can have something left in the tank at the end of the work out to build on next time...

i decided to really try to learn the dempsey drop step today

3 rounds shadow boxing with gloves
3 rounds double end bag
1 round heavybag
2 rounds mitts - really working on that drop step
4 rounds heavybag - still workin it

i think i got it. the trainer said that on the mitts it had a crapload of power coz my whole body was behind it. he holds mitts for a lot of the bigger guys so i think it was at least decent. it felt pretty good, but i'm going to need to work it more so it becomes more natural, quicker, and less of a tell.

no jump rope, but i'll catch up on it later in the week

afterwards i went to the gym for my first weight workout in a long time

18 minutes on the elliptical- after a few minutes of warm up i started alternating 1 minute sprint, 1 minute rest, taking the last few minutes for a cool down. Really pushed hard on this one. I think my endurance is shot for the most part.

lunge - 3 sets of 8 each leg with just the bar. I always get sore on this exercise, like the bad kind of sore, so i was trying to keep that in check & take it slow. I noticed that I usually put most of the weight on my hamstrings, so when they started cramping up, i figured out how to switch it to my quads.

clean - 1 set of 3 w/just the bar, 1 set of 3 w/65lbs, 3 sets of 3 w/95lbs

military press - 3 sets of 8 w/40lb dumbells. it wasn't that hard, it just really hurt my joints. overhead presses are really uncomfortable.

lat pulldown- 1 set of 8 w/80, 1 set of 8 w/100, 1 set of 8 w/120. Someone was hogging up the pullup assist machine so i did lat pulldown instead. I used a wide grip and really went for perfect form. I know I was supposed to do bent rows today but I'd rather not do deadlifts and pullups on the same day. I do bent rows with dumbells so it's not so bad on my grip.

dips - 1 set of 8 w/100lb assist, 1 set of 8 w/80lb assist, 1 set of 8 w/60lb assist. The last set was difficult but still do-able; felt like i was barely even being assisted.

Decent first day. I didn't do everything that I'd eventually like to build up to doing, but put in some good work and know where I want to improve to.

Pork Chop

12-07-2006, 07:56 PM

I finally got my closure...
i hope my ex fiancee and her new husband are happy.
http://www.xanga.com/ehud

i may not be working out today
but i'm not going to let it go on past another day or so

Pork Chop

12-08-2006, 05:17 PM

I ended up working out yesterday anyway
i was a bit angry and my lungs were in bad shape so my workout wasn't the greatest

3 rounds shadowboxing w/gloves & weight vest
4 rounds heavybag, 2 w/weight vest
4 rounds double end bag
1 round shadowboxing

was just real tired at the end.

no payback from the emails i sent after learning the truth, as far as the ex situation goes, so i think i'm in the clear.

Pork Chop

12-15-2006, 01:17 AM

Haven't forgotten about working out, but i've been busy as all heck.
I've had to stay at work past 7 all this week- gym closes at 8 and been having problems with my sleep.

In fact my whole routine's garbage, but i have been at least having fun.
my friend took me to a dope thai restaurant on wednesday- best one in the area.
on tuesday i went to a private, members-only japanese bar.
on sunday i played the wii.

sometimes i still wake up a lil angry and ticked off, but i don't really care about what happens to those 2; they could die a horrible death or live happily until 100, i just don't want to care about it anymore. i've decided it's not worth paying anymore mind to them, so it's frustrating to wake up and think about that.

i've got a few girls i'm talking to, not sure where any of 'em are gonna go.
one i want i could probably have but the distance is a recipe for disaster.
another one i want may be turning around now that there's some resolution.
my best bet is probably just seeing who drops by the japanese bar.

before anyone gets on me for trying to hook up already, for starters, it's fun to have someone to think about, and i don't think a casual relationship would be such a bad thing now, 5 months after the fact. Yeah, i may have trust issues for a while but i'd rather just have some fun & being a hermit's not fun.

for next week i'm really just going to try to get my schedule and bad habits fixed; so i can work from there.

right now, it's almost like when i was on the zoloft- i just can't get worked up about anything, including cutting my sleep short to wake up for work, going to bed early, or living my life around the gym.

SevenStar

12-15-2006, 02:09 AM

Man, being a hermit is awesome. train, read and play video games. being a semi hermit is cool too. date women, then go home and train, read and play video games.

Pork Chop

12-15-2006, 02:54 AM

Yeah, i just kinda like to have a girl (or something else) to focus on.
Coz if i don't have a girl to focus on, my mind's gonna keep drifting back to this stupid year.

i'm kinda neurotic, my mind's almost impossible to turn off, usually i focus on a passion and just run after it, but lately i don't have a passion.

I have a general idea of what i'm gonna do from here on out- ie my masters & next summer's vacation; but I don't have anything that i wanna throw myself into.

Boxing's fun, but it's not a life's passion for me anymore - maybe because i don't feel like i'm learning anything down at that gym. I feel like I could get just as much training in if i just had all that equipment at my apartment.

Like I said, i really don't care what goes on with them, all i really want is something to be passionate about and for karma to swing my way a bit, after such a tough year... not to sound selfish or arrogant, but i kinda feel i've earned it...

if i had to go through all that to start enjoying my life for real again, like i hadn't in years, i can accept that. going to that japanese bar made me realize that it was the kind of spot that i've really missed these past 10 years.

work, boxing, video games, working out... nothing really does it for me...
i should probably go back to jogging...
i've spent crazy money (talking 5 figures easy) on distractions this year because i haven't had anything to throw myself into and be passionate about.

just kinda drifting...

mantiskilla

12-15-2006, 08:05 PM

"Man, being a hermit is awesome. train, read and play video games. being a semi hermit is cool too. date women, then go home and train, read and play video games."

LOL either sounds perfect to me. not really sure how people have families...think that would send me running for a cave somewhere...or some heinous crime so i could get solitary in prison.

Pork Chop

12-15-2006, 10:12 PM

normally, that would be enough for me. but something's missing in my training (aside from consistency of course). it's just not consuming me like i'm used to.

meltdawn

12-15-2006, 10:34 PM

well, you could always find a neighborhood where people's cars are getting broken into, and hide in the bed of your truck with a baseball bat until you catch someone. or at least someone i know told me this is a good adrenaline rush.

playing vigilante always kicks it up a notch.

Pork Chop

12-16-2006, 05:43 AM

the last time i tried that, they held me at gun point and made me dance for them in my boxers, singing "i wish I was a ****** cracker" to the tune of the oscar meyer weiner song....

mantiskilla

12-17-2006, 03:51 AM

"normally, that would be enough for me. but something's missing in my training (aside from consistency of course). it's just not consuming me like i'm used to."

take a break for a couple of weeks and just run and lift weights...or do something else productive: paint, write, drink lots of beer, eat some mushrooms and wander in the desert for a little, go midget tossing, set fire to something, start a fight in a nursing home, etc. i usually feel burt out or unmotivated right before i have a 'breakthrough'.

Pork Chop

12-18-2006, 06:23 PM

went jogging last night
my usual 30 minute route (1 lap)
figure i'll just try to do something everyday even if it's small
if i can't jog i'll focus on pushups or something
start slow and build back up

made a serious step towards cleaning up my bad habits
was sick this weekend and ended up cleaning the house instead of going out
did some cooking too
got a bit of fillipino food left to finish
kinda cathartic
the more i finish the less i seem to daydream arguing with them in my head

lately i've been trying to help people out, wherever i can see an opportunity.
if it's a friend or someone new or whatever, i try to do what i can (within reason) to try and spread some love.
i realized this weekend that I tend to attract women on the rebound & have a history of it with the last couple relationships.
most of the time I don't even know about it until I'm already knee-deep in a bad situation; but the last 2 times i guess it was clear enough early on and chose to ignore it.
i nurse 'em back to health and then they realize their feelings weren't real in the first place. by lying i guess they feel they can spare me some hurt; of course it does the exact opposite.

i also tend to meet girls that want to rush into stuff headlong.
take my last ex for example- criticized me for a "long engagement"- we'd been living together a year and a half, but had only been engaged a few months when she started cheatin. She met the guy face to face after a few months of internet romance, a month later they're married.
I find the idea of not meeting the in-laws until 3 months after the wedding absolutely apalling.
i don't want a big, huge wedding, but getting married with no family or friends is like you're embarassed of what you're doing.

anyway sorry to pontificate, but i think i'm realizing some mistakes i've made in the past and trying to learn from them. think i'm going to be more selfish in my choices from here on out and take red flags for what they are.

Pork Chop

12-19-2006, 08:33 AM

tonite went back to the boxing gym
had brazilian churrascaria for lunch, it was christmas party through work, so i was sweating longanisa during my workout

3 rounds jump rope
3 rounds shadow - 2 w/weights, 1 bare
4 rounds heavybag
1 round mitts- extra long, puked at the end
2 rounds of double end bag

went jogging tonite for a half hour

my kettlebells finally showed up.
i'll get goin on those tomorrow
gonna keep this workout thing a daily thing & take it a bit easy if i need to; ie walking instead of jogging if my legs are suffering, not leaving everything in the gym, etc.

Pork Chop

12-19-2006, 11:17 PM

forgot to mention it earlier but the same trainer who said i'll never be a power puncher accused me of trying to break his arm with a cross yesterday....
looks like the dempsey drop step is working.

tonite i gotta be somewhere at 7
not supposed to get out of work until after 6:15
all i really wanna do right now is hit the gym & play with the kettlebells
argh i dunno what i wanna do
kinda getting sick of work

Pork Chop

12-20-2006, 06:24 PM

drove off to go do that thing last night around 7 but it was rainy, foggy, and dark out... accidents were inevitable... ended up filling up gas and just going home.

the longer i was dealing with that weather the more run down i got.
got home, ate a little and passed out at 8pm
woke up this morning at 9am

I really wanted to work out up until i left work
so it was suprising to see how quick i crashed

guess it was a combination of the weather, not sleeping much this week, still being sick, and not eating enough.

i'll do better today

Pork Chop

12-21-2006, 04:47 PM

yesterday was better

got to the gym late, so tried to just keep it as intense as i could

1 round jump rope, fast as i could
4 rounds heavybag
1 round double end bag

short, but i was pretty winded by the end

went jogging for 30 min

my kettlebells are in so i went on the back porch:

1pood each hand, 2-handed kbell swings x 10, x8, x7 - exhausting. form fell apart as i kept going.

1pood, 1 arm clean & press (double on the press) x 5 each arm

1pood, 1 arm sidepress x 10 each side

didn't want to work it too hard, but i think i got in a good workout
i'll build up as i stay consistant.

Pork Chop

12-22-2006, 04:38 PM

Last night was a bit better

boxing gym
jump rope 3 rounds
shadowboxing 3 rounds (2 w/weights)
heavybag 5 rounds - hurt my left hand pretty early on. Think it might be a wrapping issue.
peanut bag 3 rounds
sledgehammers w/versa ball- x20, x20, x10 - tired by the last one

went home and went jogging a few hours later for under 30 min- think i've gotten a bit faster at the jog eventhough it was slow starting due to the cold.

tried to do some pushups and ab work but everytime i got out of my chair i got hit by soreness in my legs and back from the jog. Will try to catch up on it today at the boxing gym instead of hitting stuff - due to my hand.

i think the key to keeping this stuff going is dialing it back to allow for fatigue instead of trying to constantly progress.

SevenStar

12-25-2006, 04:29 AM

good idea. nobody can continually progress.

Pork Chop

01-03-2007, 05:01 PM

Was keeping up the jogging pretty well and even kettlebell stuff until the week of christmas.

worked out like the friday or saturday before and then got a serious case of bronchitis.

fell off the wagon with the smoking thing too, so it's probably walking pneumonia by now.

had a blast at new years hoping it's a sign my karma will change.

Discovered 2 more women lieing to me recently: chick in houston has a bf that stood her up 2 days in a row, so the only time she bothered to call was to complain about him; girl up here in ftworth that i was digging a bit turned out to be like real married and not just separated.

decided i'm going to visit italy and germany next winter, was supposed to be summer but i can get most bang for my buck in winter. i may end up moving there in a year or two- was born in italy and can get citizenship pretty easily.

i know at the very least i need a major change of pace.
i feel like i'm losing it and have for a long time.
i don't want to be here anymore.
sooooo sick of being alone.
if something doesn't happen soon i'm afraid of something drastic.
thought my karma was on the upswing, now not so sure.

Pork Chop

01-09-2007, 05:39 PM

had a really bad case of bronchitis since christmas time.

friday night i went dancing at a hip hop club for a good 3 hours of nonstop dancing.

sunday afternoon i started with an okinawan folk dancing troup and that ran from about 1pm until 5:30pm. First hour or 2 was real rough, but after that it got easier.

Monday night was my first night back at the boxing gym. I'd been feeling better, but I may have come back a bit soon. After the workout I couldn't stop coughing for a good 2 or 3 hours.
Wasn't a very long workout, but it was intense, and being my first time back- it really kicked my bootie.

3 rounds of jump rope - 15 pushups after 1st round, 8 burpees after 2nd round
3 rounds of shadow - 2 w/weights, 20 squats after first round
3 rounds of heavybag

workout was only between 30 and 45 minutes, but i was hurting after- mostly due to my lungs. went home and chilled afterwards. Gonna be a while before I can build up to a reasonable amount.

Taking today (Tuesday) off. I don't want to work out every day when i'm already a lil sick, coz that what makes your immune system tank & your illness gets worse.

Pork Chop

01-11-2007, 07:11 PM

boxing
still haven't worked my cardio back in or my kettlebells; but it's cold & i'm still healing up from the bronchitis, so i'm playing it safe.

4 rounds of jump rope - 15pushups after first round, 5 burpees after 3rd round, 20 squats after 4th round

4 rounds of shadow - 2 with weights, 1 pure speed, 1 footwork/bobbing weaving under rope

4 rounds of heavybag - 1st power shots on big bag, 2nd bodysnatcher ball for infighting, 3rd combos & power on medium bag, 4th jabbing & combos on light bag

1 round of double end peanut bag

15 leg lifts on dip chair, 15 knees to chest
15 med ball overhead situps, 15 med ball twists

Switched back to the Ultimate Classic bag gloves. having way fewer hand & wrist injuries. Think it'll help my longevity, so any drawbacks are worth the price- plus i'm able to hit much harder.

Drank a lot of 2% milk after my workout, like half a gallon. Had some chilli con queso for dinner, but not all that much. Diet really hasn't been all that bad lately. I'm eating my way through the food i've got so i can hopefully reduce my spending enough to pay off my crazy december. The goal is to make it to March; which isn't as ludicrous as it sounds. Once I run out of food, then it's back to oatmeal so i can drop weight. My weight's keeping me from a lot of stuff I want in life, so I'm bout to the point of "whatever it takes to get there".

Boxing's not really the focus in my life right now. I'm just trying to have fun and stay active as possible- w/boxing, okinawan dance troupe, meetup groups, language classes, and jogging when i'm ready. if nothing else, the dance troupe on sundays is 5 hours of good cardio. I may start training Shorin Ryu with one of the guys from the troop. I'm just worried about having fun and being a happier guy. If money & weight are obstacles, it's time to work on those.

phoenixrising

01-12-2007, 12:19 AM

Porkchop,

I feel you, man. I have been depressed and alone too (more than most). Although I don't know you I am concerned about you based on what you've written- we are all brothers.

One book that helped me alot to turn things around is called Ask and It is Given (by Esther Hicks). You may be able to get it from your library, check out the reviews on Amazon.com

Some other books I like are Stillness Speaks and the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.

I also wonder if your depression may not be contributed to by your diet (I've read about the links). Can you find any organic liver in your area? Organic marrow bones (for soup)? Raw organic milk? You can try westonaprice.org These things need not be very expensive and I'd recommend having them at least once a week. As far as a diet of pure oatmeal, this is a very nutritionally incomplete diet and could, I think, contribute to depression, or at least not help it.

Have you checked around for some cheap therapy (its out there)-

act, don't react. determine or be determined.

any questions, ask or pm.

Pork Chop

01-12-2007, 07:38 PM

pheonixrising
thanks man :) I appreciate it.
I'll look into what you suggested.

I've got a good book "i don't want to talk about it" that talks about men's mental health issues & battling depression.

there's a few organic markets around.
i haven't really done the oatmeal thing since august.
i think if i were to go on it, it would be oatmeal, milk, dried fruits, and trail mix.
i just say "oatmeal" to simplify it.

i think my depression basically boils down to: being off of ritalin, recent issues with someone I trusted really putting me through heck, poor self image (primarily the weight), and (most importantly) living with the decision i made after graduating high school to follow my parents' dreams for me & not do what I wanted to do- i've been regretting that one daily for the past 12 years.

i feel like i'm doing better now though.
the language classes & dance troop help me feel like maybe I'm back on track to be where I want to be.
going out with my coworkers is helping me to see that maybe fort worth isn't the dead town i once thought it was.

I figure as long as I'm active my weight will be easier to maintain than if i was just working out, going home, pigging out, and going to bed.
It may not seem like much, but even the calories burned by walking around downtown add up.
I also think that happy people tend to be healthier.

I'm still working on it and I appreciate all the help I can get. :)

Pork Chop

01-12-2007, 07:43 PM

thursday night

boxing gym:

jumping rope was giving me shin splints so i just hobbled through one pathetic round.

shadowboxing - 2 rounds with weights, 2 rounds with gloves

double end peanut bag - 3 rounds

heavybag - bodysnatcher, light bag, light bag, bodysnatcher, medium, big bag- total 6 rounds.

met up with my coworkers at a bar.
danced a bit at the bar. kept it to a single light beer & a few diet cokes.
Afterwards we went to another dance club bar and danced for an hour and a half.

my weight's within 10 pounds of my august starvation weight, which is a good sign because as the diet comes more on track and I start adding more workouts to my routine, the weight will start dropping off.

phoenixrising

01-13-2007, 01:26 AM

Chop,

No problem, man. In response to following your parents dreams for you instead of yours, there is a saying I like that goes 'it is never too late to be what you might have been.' Filling your mind with inspirational stuff is good to do. The first Chicken Soup for the Soul book is good- your library probably has it- many people did not fulfill their potential or 'succeed' until late in life.

Anthony Robbins talks about 'lies he chooses to believe'- these are ideas or thoughts he chooses to believe are true, although he doesn't know they are for sure, because if they weren't life wouldn't be worth living.

One is that everything that happens to you happens for a reason and for your good.

Another is that you can be, do, or have whatever you want.

I forget the rest-

One of the things I like so much about Ask and It is Given is that it is the only self-help/spiritual book that teaches you what to THINK/focus upon in order to be happy (and get whatever you want)

One of the the things I like about Stillness Speaks is that it teaches you to still your mind and disidentify with your thoughts and emotions (they are not you), stop the inner monologue, and just BE, like a puppy, or a rock. And when you just BE like that, you are happy, joyful ..... it is your nature.

Pork Chop

01-13-2007, 07:07 PM

got laundary done yesterday and that's about it.
weather got cold and rainy all of a sudden- so i didn't hit the bar last night, didn't drive to dallas this morning, didn't even hit the boxing gym today or yesterday.
Yesterday was actually sore- that's why i skipped, needed to sleep.

Gonna try to come up with something to do with today.
maybe i'll go to the fitness center to get some sort of activity in.

Pork Chop

01-15-2007, 07:34 PM

ice storms through monday morning

just did a lot of stuff around the house over the weekend- laundry, straightening stuff up, and cooking. didn't ever do anything on saturday except have a few drinks after goin to a movie.

sunday i did 5 hours dancing pretty solid.

if i can safely drive to the boxing gym, that's the plan for the evening.

Pork Chop

01-16-2007, 05:21 PM

ice storm + non-climate controlled gym = pork chop takin the night off

lots of stuff around town was closed anyway, so i don't feel so bad
driving was pretty scarey.
can't wait for the weather to change; of course it may get worse until march.
after that nasty case of bronchitis, i don't want to risk jogging in severe cold; coz that's what started it in the first place.

Pork Chop

01-17-2007, 07:26 PM

My Nintendo DS came in last night so now I have a killer pocket translator for Japanese, as well as a kanji tutor. Picked up a couple games, a starter pack w/car charger, and some groceries last night; might have been a waste of money but i guess i just don't care- total was under $130 so it's probly not going to kill me.

went to boxing gym

jump rope 3 rounds
shadow boxing 2 rounds w/hand weights 1 round none
heavybag 3 rounds on medium-heavy bag
mitts 2 and a half rounds straight no rest
heavybag 1 round on the big bag, 1 round on light bag- lots of footwork.
peanut bag 3 rounds

pretty long night, but probably not my most disciplined as far as staying consistent the whole round. did what i could tho. jump roping in freezing cold hurts like i dunno what. My distancing needs some work- i crowd my punches too much.

going to try to hit the fitness center tonight for maybe a little added cardio, possibly some weights. I realize that boxing's not enough to keep me in shape alone, so i'm doing my best to stay as active as i can with a day or 2 off each week. Ideally I would like to hit the fitness center twice a week, jog & kettlebells 2 to 4 times a week, do boxing 3 or 4 times a week, drumming team once a week, and go dancing once a week. Unfortunately with the severe weather I'm somewhat limited.

this morning i did some calisthenics, didn't have much time though.
pushups x 15, ab wheel x 10 superset
pushups x 10, situps x 20

Pork Chop

01-18-2007, 05:41 PM

my left forearm's kinda collapsing under the strain of all the heavybag work.
gonna have to take it easy for a day or two or something.
i don't even know if i can lift weights- coz any strain on the grip makes it hurt.
grip on my left hand feels pretty weak right now.
was thinking to maybe get a CoC but i think the muscle's strained so it would probably just exacerbate the problem for the time being.

last night i was told that i didn't have much time to work out

heavybag - 6 rounds no rest
double end bag - 2 rounds no rest

afterwards my arm was hurting bad enough not to consider the trip to the fitness gym

tonight i'm going to have to keep my workout centered around jump rope, shadow, and calisthenics.

mantiskilla

01-18-2007, 06:36 PM

dude, i had the same issue with my arm, its tendonitis, probably from excessive heavy bag work. it will start in the forearm and eventually make its way to your elbow. if it gets that far yuo are fvcked for a while as far as hitting the bag. my got so bad i couldnt even pick up a glass of water with my left hand. better rest it now otherwise it could take a long time to heal if it gets really bad.

Pork Chop

01-18-2007, 07:33 PM

yeah it goes from the knuckle of my ring finger, down the back of my hand, top and bottom of my forearm... not quite to the elbow yet.
aches like i dunno what.
it's what i always imagined carpal tunnel to be like
doubt i could crush a coke can with my left hand now.

it's actually been bugging me a while. it kinda went away when i took the week or so off due to being sick. I thought it was my gloves- coz the grants don't have a ton of padding: was bruising my knuckles. Might still be a glove/support issue because I didn't wrap last night and it flared up really bad.

i'm really missing kickboxing and martial arts. being able to displace the wear and tear across your legs AND arms was a lot easier on the body. getting a little fed up with boxing i guess u could say. Closest thing i've got to a trainer is a guy at the gym who's got less time in than i do (albeit 1 or 2 more fights).

Pork Chop

01-19-2007, 06:12 PM

The plan yesterday was so simple.....

Go home after work, take the evening off the gym to let my arm heal, get to bed early, wake up early, and hit the fitness center...

unfortunately my ******* neighbors decided to start yelling outside my window at 1:30am so i woke up.

Got back to bed by 4 and probably should've stayed up reading or something because I didn't wake back up till 9 this morning. Well I couldn't get out of bed till 9, i woke up plenty of times- like at 6 when the neighbors downstairs decided to have a dog barking & wall pounding contest for the second day in a row.

we got trains goin by all the time too.

i should get out of work today at 5:15. We'll see what I can pull off for training tonight. Like maybe the boxing gym for some jump rope & shadow box, then off to the fitness center for some weights & finish up with cardio.

Pork Chop

01-23-2007, 01:19 AM

After a lot of thinking I decided to readjust my training goals.
I figure my boxing's probably about as good as it needs to be.
I don't think hitting the heavybag's going to get me where i want to be, especially if my limitations in training are a matter of pain & injuries instead of exhaustion.
I need to lose weight and boxing's not really the most efficient way to get there.

As a result, i'm taking some time off from the boxing gym and going to focus on hitting the fitness center & going dancing.

Finally found a salsa club in fort worth. gonna try to hit that friday or saturday.

over the weekend i was busy...

friday night:

squats 135 x 20, 135 x 15, 135 x 10
lunges bar x 10, 65 x 10, 65 x 10
incline press 95 x 20, 105 x 15, 105 x 10
dips 150lb assist x 20, x 15, x 10
assisted pullups 140 x 18, 150 x 12, x 10
seated row 95 x 20, 105 x 15, 115 x 10
standing crunch machine 3 sets of 10 reps of 3 crunches (forward, side, side) w/60lb

elliptical 30 minutes

saturday afternoon:
did a drumming performance for about an hour

went to the fitness center afterwards

leg press 1 plate each side x 20, 2 plates each x 20, 3 plates each x 15, 4 plates each x 10
bench press: 135 x 20, 155 x 10, 155 x 8
incline dumbell press 55lb dbells x 15, x 10, x 8
dumbell row 40 x 20 each, 50 x 15 each, 60 x 10 each
pulldown 90 x 20, 100 x 12, 100 x 8
lower back extensions 20 x 140, 15 x 200, 10 x 260
standing ab crunch 100lbs x 3 sets x 10 reps of triple crunch
5 or 10 minutes on freestanding heavybag throwing kicks
about 1 round attempted jump rope- slow leather rope just wasn't workin for me.
15 minutes on the elliptical

Saturday night i grabbed a small bowl of ground chicken over rice and hit the bar with my friends. Drank & spent more than i wanted to. Sat around outside in the cold for over an hour afterwards to make sure i was okay to make the hour drive home. Think I'm going to have to cut out the drinking- stick with diet coke or something coz i just don't have time & money to deal with alcohol & being hungover.

Sunday was kinda weird kinda fun.
Woke up sore & slightly hung over.
I didn't have the "still drunk" hangover, or the "omygod who just hit me with a sledgehammer" hangover, or even "i'm sober, but really dizzy" hangover... it was the tired, slightly achey, hungry, "i know i went out last night", "hope what i was saying didn't come off as stupid" feeling.
Was kicking around the idea of hitting the gym early, but opted for the extra sleep- forgot to turn off my alarm which went off at 7:30.

headed out to drumming practice and picked up some Church's chicken to share with the group- was starving by this point.
Did a 4 hour drumming class, felt myself getting a little moody at points, hard to explain. Snuck off into a corner at a couple points to go shadowbox- just to keep my activity level up during the duration of the practice, didn't want to have too much break time.

Turns out maybe the REALLY hot lady from the okinawan drum group might be the one that's single. If so, that's a heckuva turnaround from Saturday- when i saw this girl i liked on a date with another dude & had this other girl talkin to me the whole night with her hands under the table rubbing on the guy next to her.
I get to bust out my Italian cooking skills in February for this big event. I better do a good job, my chance to shine, possibly hook up with women later on down the road.

Sunday night hung out with my dancer friend, which i know i was trying to cut out, but it was kind of a 1 last hurrah scenario. I'll have to go down there again in another month or so to pick up my stuff

Didn't drink, but got home late sunday.
Tried to wake up for work today and thought i was dying.
went back to bed and didn't wake up till 2pm.
even at 2 it was still hard to roll out of bed.
strolled into work at 3:45 to put in a few hours so i have less to make up later in the week. Might get in trouble for it but I needed the sleep.

Spent too much money again this weekend, but it was on a much smaller scale than December. I'm sure if I live a bit leaner the next 5 or 6 weeks that it'll all balance out. For example, I spent 200 bux at the store getting household goods. I needed new pots and pans, and i'll make use of them it's just a bit of a hit. Shouldn't have spent so much Saturday, bu