[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
Let me know if you do mate, it would be smashing to get a training session in with you if the opportunity presented itself.
In the mean time, look after that hand and the rest of your body, so you’re all set to go hard once you get the date. [/quote]
Likewise man- really hoping I’ll get the opportunity 
Delighted that things are back in full flow here and the entire gym seems to be up for a big season.
1 thing that might interest you London- we have two guys @ 69kg.
Both haver been national champions and both National elite contestants. Will be so interesting this season to see who comes out on top and represents the club. Both could contend the national title in the next few years- and the tope 3/4 in that weight are all WSB with the champ Noaln an Olympian… Will be great to see it pan out.
08.08.13 PM
I coached last night and found it immensely enjoyable. Just a fitness class, but coming up with the circuit was terrific fun and was seriously proud of the crew doing it. The class is primarily ladies, but the advances theyve made are fantastic. Each of them are fit, but their weight is stable despite dropping body fat- so happy for them, its great.
My own training was so basic. Got in
6 x 3s shadowboxing
6 x 3s bagwork
2.5 mile run. This run is fantastic because its not at all flat; just a series of peaks and valleys, almost emulating the ebbs and flows of a fight. Enjoyed it- and of course loads of music was used.
Actually used 8 tracks- generally i find it difficult to find good playlists on it, but was happy last night.
09.08.13 AM
Waking up this morning wasn’t easy, but I did wake up recovered physically.
I experimented again with no pre workout meal this morning. If any of you guys want to advise me on this it would be appreciated.
I’ve actually been restricting calories for a week now and have shed some poundage. The idea is to clean the canvas of any fat and add some muscle then in a few weeks.
Mobility;
Overhead Squats 10 10
Broomhandle dislocates 10 10
Hump and Hollow 10 10
Plyos;
Broad Jump into Box Jump 5 5 5
Side on Med ball throws (3kg) 5/5 5/5 5/5
Reflex Jumps 4 4 4 4 (are these refered to as decellerated jumps?)
Strength;
Deadlift 5 x 3s loading sets. 5 x 3s working sets
DB Bench 5 x 6s
DB Rows 4 x 8s
All in all I enjoyed this session. I utilised rest periods of longer duration given that it is a strength session and my caloric intake isn’t high.
But the strength was not only there- there is definite scope for pulling much bigger numbers.
I’ll strip for maybe 2 weeks more and then consider putting on some hurt muscle haha.
09.08.13 PM
Rough day at work. Despite being a Friday I left in a humour comparable to that of a rabid dog.
Looks like work have messed up booking my holidays and as a result il have to reschedule.
This isn’t a big deal, but every schedule change has repercussions with a fight tentatively set for October.
Luckily had another long session to blow off steam.
Aerobic Warmup
Very light drilling
3 x 3s Bagwork
3 x 3s Shadowboxing
3 x 3s Bagwork
Crunches 20s
Elevated side plank 30s
Side to side crunch
Foot alt. plank
3 x 3s Bagwork
3 x 3s pad work
3 x 3s Bagwork
Cool down
I started out with low energy levels but with the routine back on place initially I forced myself to work- as the session progressed then my energy was good and my volume was very satisfactory.
I like the style with which I am boxing but I’ll need many rounds sparring to work out some - well kinks more than deficiencies.
I realise that after a combination on the bags I am stopping and throwing again. This won’t work in action; but I feel in sparring the other boxer will draw that next reactive big if footwork in or out of range as required.
I have to be a bit more disciplined and do my pull-ups after boxing ends.
Autocorrect makes my spelling and grammar very not good >:(
[quote]donnydarkoirl wrote:
[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
Let me know if you do mate, it would be smashing to get a training session in with you if the opportunity presented itself.
In the mean time, look after that hand and the rest of your body, so you’re all set to go hard once you get the date. [/quote]
Likewise man- really hoping I’ll get the opportunity
Delighted that things are back in full flow here and the entire gym seems to be up for a big season.
1 thing that might interest you London- we have two guys @ 69kg.
Both haver been national champions and both National elite contestants. Will be so interesting this season to see who comes out on top and represents the club. Both could contend the national title in the next few years- and the tope 3/4 in that weight are all WSB with the champ Noaln an Olympian… Will be great to see it pan out.[/quote]
I don’t know if the curse crossed the pond but there seems to be a bit of a “can’t buy a fight” curse going on with the combat board (Ranzo ref.). I will second London’s statement of hoping to hell it pans out.
Get/stay healthy and be ready. I really hope the lurkers in this log see that you don’t let set backs drop your training consistency too much and take that for the lesson it is. Having your log on this board is a damn good learning tool/resource.
Regards,
Robert A
[quote]Robert A wrote:
[quote]donnydarkoirl wrote:
[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
Let me know if you do mate, it would be smashing to get a training session in with you if the opportunity presented itself.
In the mean time, look after that hand and the rest of your body, so you’re all set to go hard once you get the date. [/quote]
Likewise man- really hoping I’ll get the opportunity
Delighted that things are back in full flow here and the entire gym seems to be up for a big season.
1 thing that might interest you London- we have two guys @ 69kg.
Both haver been national champions and both National elite contestants. Will be so interesting this season to see who comes out on top and represents the club. Both could contend the national title in the next few years- and the tope 3/4 in that weight are all WSB with the champ Noaln an Olympian… Will be great to see it pan out.[/quote]
I don’t know if the curse crossed the pond but there seems to be a bit of a “can’t buy a fight” curse going on with the combat board (Ranzo ref.). I will second London’s statement of hoping to hell it pans out.
Get/stay healthy and be ready. I really hope the lurkers in this log see that you don’t let set backs drop your training consistency too much and take that for the lesson it is. Having your log on this board is a damn good learning tool/resource.
Regards,
Robert A[/quote]
26.08.13 AM
Back from holidays this morning. Harsh snap back to reality, but I’m excited to train.
Some great sparring lined up for the next few weeks, so I’ll try keep you gutys posted
Good to see you back mate. Get after it!
[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
Good to see you back mate. Get after it![/quote]
Thanks pal. Great Holiday- plenty of running and swimming in the sun.
Hard to beat that !
26.08.13 PM
Warmup-
Aerobic warmup and loosening out all joints and muscles.
3 x 3s Bagwork - Nice high tempo work
3 x 3s Padwork - Some new combination/evasive work. Will look forward to integrate this into sparring.
3 x 3s Bagwork - Let the hands go in these rounds but felt some pain in my right index knuckle.
Core work
NOTE: on holiday I had been active swimming and running a lot. This muscle work had been neglected though and I felt the lack.
4 x 3s Bagwork - Dropped any power here and just put together combinations.
4 x 3s Shadowboxing - **
4 x 3s Bagwork - Wicked active final 4 rounds
**During my shadowboxing I have been concentrating on - well remaining concentrated - or “engaged” if you like.
I see a lot of guys - in shadowboxing and bagwork - firing off impressive shots and moving wonderfully, only to switch off and admire their work. Invariably this translates to sparring and you see guys taking shots because of “dead spots” in their work.
I stole this phtase from george Foreman on a HBO coverage of some fight or another. George’s advice was to fill the dead spots with the jab. Solid advice, but I think its just a mask to what his trainer may have tried impart to him.
I think a boxer should stay mentally engaged or switched on- not necessarily active- but pro-active, anticipating the next phase of action.
I’ve long been aware that I am a patient with “James Toney syndrome.” I like to allow the opponent the opportunity to attack and enjoy handling the cards I am dealt. My problem is that I don’t react aggressively enough. I might evade 9/10 shots and soak most or all on my shoulders and forearms, but if one shot lands and I don’t take my opportunities to score then he has won the exchange.
This is the focus when shadowboxing now.
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[quote]donnydarkoirl wrote:
26.08.13 PM
I’ve long been aware that I am a patient with “James Toney syndrome.” I like to allow the opponent the opportunity to attack and enjoy handling the cards I am dealt. My problem is that I don’t react aggressively enough. I might evade 9/10 shots and soak most or all on my shoulders and forearms, but if one shot lands and I don’t take my opportunities to score then he has won the exchange.
This is the focus when shadowboxing now.
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Oh man, how I can relate to this. Every single amateur fight I ever lost was because of this. It’s even harder when someone is throwing fast, but pitty pat punches at you, like in the amateurs. If they do get through, it’s often still not enough to make the blood rise, and it can make it hard to put out sufficient aggression. I remember losing a fight a few years back by 14 points (that was the margin!), to a kid in the Olympic squad, and coming out without a mark on my face or body. I honestly felt like I’d been touched up rather than in a fight. If you can get on top of it, let me know how, because it’s a weakness of mine that I’d like to improve!
[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
Oh man, how I can relate to this. Every single amateur fight I ever lost was because of this. It’s even harder when someone is throwing fast, but pitty pat punches at you, like in the amateurs. If they do get through, it’s often still not enough to make the blood rise, and it can make it hard to put out sufficient aggression. I remember losing a fight a few years back by 14 points (that was the margin!), to a kid in the Olympic squad, and coming out without a mark on my face or body. I honestly felt like I’d been touched up rather than in a fight. If you can get on top of it, let me know how, because it’s a weakness of mine that I’d like to improve![/quote]
Completely understand what you mean here.
You see a lotof young boxers psychologically assasinated because of this.
One of the common remedies is aggression- some coaches raise the point that you never saw Chavez, Duran or the ilk complacent in the ring. These were special fighters though and I don’t feel thats the healthiest of remedies.
I’m going to research this.
[quote]donnydarkoirl wrote:
[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
Oh man, how I can relate to this. Every single amateur fight I ever lost was because of this. It’s even harder when someone is throwing fast, but pitty pat punches at you, like in the amateurs. If they do get through, it’s often still not enough to make the blood rise, and it can make it hard to put out sufficient aggression. I remember losing a fight a few years back by 14 points (that was the margin!), to a kid in the Olympic squad, and coming out without a mark on my face or body. I honestly felt like I’d been touched up rather than in a fight. If you can get on top of it, let me know how, because it’s a weakness of mine that I’d like to improve![/quote]
Completely understand what you mean here.
You see a lotof young boxers psychologically assasinated because of this.
One of the common remedies is aggression- some coaches raise the point that you never saw Chavez, Duran or the ilk complacent in the ring. These were special fighters though and I don’t feel thats the healthiest of remedies.
I’m going to research this.[/quote]
Ye, I was pretty disillusioned at the time. I was only 17 back then, and the kid was in his 20s, and I felt that I’d landed all the meaningful punches. I didn’t (and still don’t) feel that just because someone touches you with the scoring part of the glove that that should be marked down as a point (I have found Olympic squad guys do particularly well out of this).
I think the key word you use is activity. That doesn’t mean bobbing around or wasting energy, but it means making sure every second in the ring is being used pro-actively and constructively. Like you originally said, that means maintaining concentration, and not getting complacent just because you can handle what a guy can throw at you. I do think elite level fighters have outstanding concentration, and laser-like focus, and perhaps that is something that sets them apart more than most other attributes.
Aggression as a remedy worries me, but as I’ve tried to put into words why that is, I’ve started rambling. I’ll come back on it.
[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
Ye, I was pretty disillusioned at the time. I was only 17 back then, and the kid was in his 20s, and I felt that I’d landed all the meaningful punches. I didn’t (and still don’t) feel that just because someone touches you with the scoring part of the glove that that should be marked down as a point (I have found Olympic squad guys do particularly well out of this) .[/quote]
Thats understandable and I can relate. They say with age comes experience, but when that experience tells you to hold your shots and merely score, you have to question is the current scoring system bastardizing - or diluting to be more PC- the ethos of the sport??
[quote]LondonBoxer123 wrote:
I think the key word you use is activity. That doesn’t mean bobbing around or wasting energy, but it means making sure every second in the ring is being used pro-actively and constructively. Like you originally said, that means maintaining concentration, and not getting complacent just because you can handle what a guy can throw at you. I do think elite level fighters have outstanding concentration, and laser-like focus, and perhaps that is something that sets them apart more than most other attributes. {/quote]
This was exactly what I was thinking, but much more concise.
“Effective aggression” is a huge point of reference for scoring a fight. I think effectice ring genetralship is just as valuable to a boxer and what I seek to develop myself.
27.08.13 PM
Working through this cycle I’m on 1 a day trainings this week. I like these as I can put a very intense effort into one workout without and reservations for recovering for later sessions.
At 7.00 I coached the usual fitness class and got away myself with holding pads for 6 rounds and very little else.
At 8.00 I was joined by one of our amateurs and another pro for a training session, that was a bit new for me.
Warmup- Individual warmups.
Round Robin Bags & Pads;
As there were three of us we used the ring and heavybag…
1 started off holding pads, another hitting pads and the third on the heavy bag.
For the next round the one hitting pads would move on to the bag, the one holding would glove up to hit pads and the one from the bag would be holding. This was one rotation.
We worked through 6 rotations and there was a nice technical blend.
I enjoy training with these two immensely and i felt it was a good idea.
I’ll actually spar with both of these Thursday night I believe and am greatly looking forward to it.
Ironically, when I first moved cities for training, these were my first principal sparring partners before our national championships.
It will be the first time I have the opportunity to spar them both in one night in 3 years!
Man it really seems like your training is approached in a much more scientific way than what I am used to.
[quote]Beershoes wrote:
Man it really seems like your training is approached in a much more scientific way than what I am used to. [/quote]
Man, I try and train smart now, but only because I was so stupid when I was younger.
We’re all developing as the culture of training improves.
[quote]donnydarkoirl wrote:
[quote]Beershoes wrote:
Man it really seems like your training is approached in a much more scientific way than what I am used to. [/quote]
Man, I try and train smart now, but only because I was so stupid when I was younger.
We’re all developing as the culture of training improves.[/quote]
P.S. to this…
If Ivan Drago had beaten Rocky we would have modified our training methods years ago 
28.08.13 PM
Falling behind here. Time for a catchup…
On Wednesday evening I arrived into the club and there was a nice buzz. I trained with the juniors from 6.30 to 7.30 and the seniors from 7.30 to 8.30. Novcmber 2nd has been mentioned as the date fro the next big pro show and as a ticket seller, I could be getting my chance to compete from the home corner once again.
Warmup-
Aerobic Warmup and Dynamic Stretching
3x3s Bagwork
3x3s Padwork
3x3s Bagwork
NOTE: The padwork was performed with my head coach. The assistant coaches are great- I do enjoy hitting pads with them.
But the criticism/feedback from my head coach is terrific as he is so familar with me, my style and my deficiencies.
Core work; I rocked through a nice core circuit I made myself. (utilising tips I read on T nation in the past 12 months.) Worked on elements of Flexion, anti extension, anti lateral extension and anti rotation. Definitely beneficial.
4 x 3s Bagwork
Sparring
Sparring tonight was very interesting. Four of us shared the ring. 2 amateur national champions and two professionals (actually both of us having held national am titles too.)
We worked 1 and a half mins. with one partner before cycling to the next for another 1 and a half. After three mins activity you would then have a minute and a half break. This was a modofied round robin which was additionally beneficial because of the stylistic elements.
The four of us had completely contrasting styles and it was excellent sparring. I feel I performed athletically if not technically. Very satisfied with my tactics. A very good starting point.
Music here is a little indulgent.
My daughter was born when I was pretty young myself and she used to love listening to this when she was little(er)
She’s 5 now and yesterday was her first day at school.
I actually got upset walking her in. Not very cool, am i?!
