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Let’s try this again
boxing, judo, mma, kung fu… you’re not training all of those formally right now, are you? What are you receiving formal training in, if anything, right now?
I trained formally in Kung Fu for 13 years (I hold a black sash and I’m a certified instructor). I lived with my instructor for five years and trained for about 3-6hrs. a day. I had my own school for a while but I found that the time I put forth reaped little finacially and it cut into my own training time. I have a couple guys I train a couple times a month though. Mainly, I do my kung fu training on my own and I cycle my trainings (iron vest (small and large frame), tiger claw, and ironwire). I do train formally in Kodokan Judo once a week, mma twice a week, and boxing 2-3 times a week. I do my weight training at the same gym that I train in judo and mma at (different instructors though). I box at a gym that’s about fifteen minutes from where I live. I train a lot. Especially lately, the place I work has been closed for repairs/ remodeling for about two months. I don’t just consider it a hobby, I consider it a lifestyle. On top of training, I go to school, manage a night club and I’m married (which is a job in itself). I’m always on the go. Luckily my wife is very supportive and understanding, for the most part.
Today
Rode bike 12 miles
boxing
dayum… you sound like me. I no longer train in kung fu. I currently train and teach muay thai, and am starting back my training in capoeira and bjj tonight. I want to go back to judo as well, but it interferes with some private students I recently took on. I’m gonna try to shuffle some things around and see what I can come up with. I am in the gym several times a week, if not daily. I am also married. I don’t manage a night club, but I work as a bouncer in one.
You know exactly what I’m talking about when I say it’s a lifestyle and not a hobby.:eek: I was a bouncer for a little over eight years. The place I’m at now I worked my way up from security, to head of security, and finally manager. Even though I’m the manager now, I still like to get my hands dirty, if you know what I mean. I always admired capoeira for it’s acrobatics and such. One has to be a pretty good athlete to master that style. How applicable is it as far as fighting is concerned? At one time there was a capoeira school in my area but I think that the instructor may have been a fake. Who knows. One of my classmates at the time went to check him out and after the first class the instructor wanted to spar him. It got pretty ugly from what I’m told and needless to say he wasn’t invited back. That school only lasted about a year. My buddy said that he thought the guy was a video master. The type that learns all of his material from tapes.
Yesterday- Easy day 35 min. elliptical, (iron vest, iron palm)
Today- 4.1 mile run (lots of hills), forms, boxing (this evening), (iron vest, iron palm)
our particular group - nacao - doesn’t do a lot of the flashier stuff you see on tv, until much later in traning. we drill elbows, knees, headbutts and takedowns - things that most people don’t have a clue that capoeira teaches. The cartwheel is used a lot, and there is a lot of movement around the ground - mainly for defensive and evasive reasons. capoeira basics are like anything from any other style - roundhouse, front push kick, side kick, hook kick, crescent kick (outside and inside)… these are things that are practical in the street. I have my reservations about play in the roda, because it is non-contact, but I have contact sparred with the instructor before, and he hits pretty darn hard.
That’s cool. Strength in the basics it what really matters in the arts. I’m sure you know that, being a fellow fighter and hard trainer. I always wanted to try out muay thai but the closest school, that I would actually go to, is about two hours away from where I’m located. There is one that’s closer but when I went there to check it out they said that they don’t spar because of liabilities. That’s cool and all but I’d probably get more from a cardio kickboxing class.
Today-
Chest/ flat bench,incline bench,pec dec
Shoulders/ military press, lateral raises
Triceps/close grip presses, french curls
20 min. elliptical
Usual trainings
I did a short but intense workout today. I just wasn’t focused or feeling it. Got into an argument with the wife. She’s pregnant and hormonal right now.
If I hear “running isn’t great for joints” one more time…
I serve with personnel who are competitive athletes (some of whom have been on the Army-level teams), to include marathoners, ultramarathoners and triathletes. None of whom have expressed any greater-than-average incidence of joint injury or chronic irritation. Ages range from 18-40+.
If you are outside the structural parameters of your frame (5’4" and 190lbs, for example) and do not have a corresponding build (i.e. your 5’4" frame should only be carrying 140 lbs, as you don’t have a Arnold-like build), then yes, running is probably not a good idea. Drop the moonpies and mount the Stairmaster to lose the extra beef.
Running on concrete will increase the risk of stress injury, as will increasing distance/duration too rapidly. Running with bad form will do so as well (there is a right way to run)
Running won’t injure you. Running improperly will.
Tuesday:
Cardio Day
Warmup/Stretch
Running
4 Mile Track Workout
Run 1mile in 7:00
Three sets of:
1/4mile sprint
1/4mile run @ 1:45
Six sets of:
1/8mile sprint
1/8mile run @ 1:00
Swimming:
Hypoxic Pyramid
100m set
Strokes-per-breath (pyramid): 2-4-6-8-10-8-6-4-2
Total swim distance: 900m
Cool down and stretch.
Evening: 30 minutes of kihon (technique) work
30 minutes of bag work (~25 mins, after I chased away some friends)
10 minute run through of several kata
Note: I am on a 52 week program (I’m a Staff Officer now, so I can do that), and don’t really use weights a lot until the dead of Winter. 90% of my strength training come from calisthenics and task-oriented training (rope climbs, etc). We didnt have to fight barbells in OIF.
Wednesday:
4.1 mile run w/ lots of hills
kung fu trainings
Bodyweight/calisthenics circuit-
100 jumping jacks followed by 3 rounds of the following:
(one minute each exercise, no rest between exercises )
push ups, burpees, squat thrusts, mountain climbers, squats, calf raises, pull ups, arm circles, sit ups, crunches, kick outs (or bicycle), and flutter kicks.
later in the evening:
boxing
I felt pretty good today I had lots of energy.
Thursday-
Elliptical 20min.
Back,traps,bis.
Back- Close grip pull downs 4 sets
Hammer strength pull downs mid grip 3 sets
Hammer strength rows 3 sets
Cable Rows 3 sets
Wide grip behind the neck pull downs 3 sets
Bis- Barbell curls 4 sets
Bi and Traps superset- Hammer Curls 3 sets, last set drop set
Rotating shrugs 3 sets, last set drop set
MMA Class
Friday-
Run (hard/fast) 2 miles
same circuit as wed
MMA class
I recently found the discipline to switch to a six meal a day eating plan again. My metabolism is increasing as is my strength and weight loss.
Meal one- 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 banana, 1/4c blueberries, 3 eggwhites
Meal two- Myoplex shake
meal three- chicken breast, 1 can green beans, 2 whole grain rice cakes, lite yogurt
meal four- low carb chocolate protein shake (GNC)
meal five- 1 cup pinto beans, 1 chickem breast, salad light dressing
meal six- protein shake (GNC)
30 min. treadmill
15 min. speedbag
burpee/push up/ pull up/ leglift (one movement) 2mins. x 10
forms
kung fu trainings
Sunday-
15 min. speed bag
5 x 3min. rounds heavy bag
punch out 3 min.
kicking drill (trading kicks w/ partner thigh, stomach, stomach/thigh combo)
Shin stregthening exercise
Leg/balance manipulation training (partner)
skip rope 5 min.
worked on techniques with a partner.
Still sticking to the diet lost a total of eight lbs. this week.
Today-
meal 1- oatmeal/banana/4 egg whites
meal 2- myoplex shake
meal 3- 3/4c. pasta/tuna/peas
meal 4- gnc protein shake
meal 5- 1c. rice/ chicken breast/ brocolli
1 gallon of water throughout the day.
The diet has really made a difference not only as far as weight loss is concerned, but also in accelerating my metabolism. The weight loss will probably slow down. When it does, I will have a cheat day and then start back the next day. I’ll either keep it the same or possibly cut out the carbs at my last meal.
Monday-
took it kinda easy today.
45 min. treadmill (wore thermal shirt, t-shirt, 2 sweat shirts, and hooded sweat shirt, to get some serious sweat going)
boxing
Diet- cheat day ate pizza, cookies, hot peanuts, little debbie, 3 pot pies for dinner. Afterwards I felt like crap, my stomach was hating me for it. You have to fool the body to keep it from plateauing on the diet. After what ate today and how my body felt I can’t wait to get back on my diet on tuesday.
I haven’t had much of a cheat day, sugar in coffee is about the only thing. I’m gonna pig out after my fight on the 14th. Are you going to the tournament?
Plus I’m also competing in submission tournament in the burgh on the 28th, and i’ll need to gain some weigh (cause I’m not losing anymore) the weight classes are like 160 and 175, I will be at 165 for the 14th (I’m already down to like 167/68).
I will eat greasy, sugary, things:p
Yeah I’ll be there. I’m just going to be there as a spectator and to see a few old friends.
Today-
judo
20 min. elliptical
1 hr. bike
chest/shoulder/tris
chest-
bench 4 sets
incline bench 4 sets
dips 3 sets
cable crossovers 3 sets
shoulders-
military press 4 sets
lateral raise machine 4 sets
cable front raises 3 sets
tris-
rope push downs 3 sets
I only do one isolation exercise for the tris because I hit them in all of the compound movements I do (ie. bench and military press etc.).
Diet-
- Oats/banana/4 egg whites
- Myoplex shake
- 1c.rice/2c. brocolli/ chix breast
- gnc shake
- chix breast/ salad w/light dressing/potato sauteed in nonfat cooking spray
wednesday-
3 mile hard run (lots of hills)
Combination movement- burpee/pull up/leg lift (6 sets 10 reps)
Mountain climbers
knees to elbows (crossfit movement)
Diet-
- Oats/1tsp honey/1tsp cinnamon/4 egg whites
- myoplex shake
- 1c. rice/chix breast/green beens
- gnc shake
- tiger milk bar/peanuts
- progresso beef and vegetable soup/ oyster crackers
I’ve been looking into the crossfit exercise program lately. Has anyone tried this program out? What kind of results did you achieve? Did you like it or dislike it?
chief fox was doing it at some point - not sure if he still is or not. He had good things to say about it.