67+68+69
Well what i nightmare... forgot my gumshield in the office on friday.. Well i didnt exactly forget it, i asked ross to drop it off at my place cas i wasnt going back to the office and the muppet forgot to so they wouldnt let me spar!
It was a shame as the numbers were low and we everyone got a good 4 rounds in!
My own fault i suppose, never rely on anyone!!!!!!
Saturday afternoon i played footy and sunday too... plus went surfing sunday afternoon ..
Monday today and the top of my legs are killing me! I went to the gym at lunch time and did a slow walk for 10 min to try and loosen them up. then i did my pullups and then relaxed in the pool. i did alot of stretching but not much is helping!!
i have boxing tonight.. should be interesting! Will probably get told im unfit again! lol
Not long to go now.. only 2 1/2 weeks left! Rumors are that im fighting the Indian guy karan on the night... He is a decent enough fighter. Im kinda glad that im fighting him and not any of the bigger boys.. Gotta really put in some work for the last couple of weeks now!!! lets get it on!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sparring sparring sparring... its all about the sparring!
Day 65+66
Wednesday was fun. Went to the gym at lunch and did all my sets.. Really working hard on the arms and shoulders to try to get quicker punching. Got to boxing around 5pm and warmed up then sparred with normal guys and another beast vivian..it went well and i figured out a couple of nice little angles. well apart from vivan who i couldnt get near!! but he is like 15+kg heavier than me and 2 foot taller!!. i seem also to really be holding back alot as i dont really want to give anything away yet. i mean sometimes i feel like i could explode but cas we have been told to not go 100% im not sure i could control myself.. its gonna be weird when we finally get unleashed on fight night...dont get me wrong im not bigging myself up, i dont think im better or worse than the guys im sparring against( maybe not as good) im just saying that i know i have a lot in the tank that im holding back.... im not sure whether its helping me sparring with all the bigger guys and im starting to think they might put me in the bigger category which is worrying...... theories on who we are going to fight now dominates most of the talk! The more leaner and sleek looking daire (minus 4kg lol) and i are looking less and less likely even though he has come down in weight on the basis we spar together every session, so its quite hard to tell who is gonna be fighting who...i dont really want to think about it too much as i dont want to try and specialize myself for one person. I need to sort out a lot of kinks first before i start worrying about who im gonna fight. Atm i dont really see who anyone can beat me as im amazing(yeah i know you lot are reading this!!!!lol) Lets just say i know what ive gotta do. And more importantly what not to do. Ive def sorted out that defense! its nice and tight and not much is getting through. im glad i tested it out in the way i did. I know i lost all the rounds but now i know more about myself and how to use the defence... as we only have so little time to try out these things in sparring you really have to work on things you want as a priority. my priority is gonna be defence! defence, wear down, destroy.. i mean fitness is my strength by miles.. and anyone can throw a punch. but can you take one........
So now that thats sorted i need to work on aggression..(as someone said!!) so saturday i need to work on that !!get in, attack like there is no tomorrow, get out before he hits me, then back in for the counter....not really worried if i get hit so its gonna be a bit gung-ho style to see how that works...
I've got a couple of days off now. im gonna let my body rest for the whole of thursday and friday. With the fight so close i need to know what my fitness levels are gonna be like come fight night without all these constant aches and pains from all the training which is holding me back abit. So lets see what saturdays sparring is like...
should be interesting!
PEACE OUT!
Wednesday was fun. Went to the gym at lunch and did all my sets.. Really working hard on the arms and shoulders to try to get quicker punching. Got to boxing around 5pm and warmed up then sparred with normal guys and another beast vivian..it went well and i figured out a couple of nice little angles. well apart from vivan who i couldnt get near!! but he is like 15+kg heavier than me and 2 foot taller!!. i seem also to really be holding back alot as i dont really want to give anything away yet. i mean sometimes i feel like i could explode but cas we have been told to not go 100% im not sure i could control myself.. its gonna be weird when we finally get unleashed on fight night...dont get me wrong im not bigging myself up, i dont think im better or worse than the guys im sparring against( maybe not as good) im just saying that i know i have a lot in the tank that im holding back.... im not sure whether its helping me sparring with all the bigger guys and im starting to think they might put me in the bigger category which is worrying...... theories on who we are going to fight now dominates most of the talk! The more leaner and sleek looking daire (minus 4kg lol) and i are looking less and less likely even though he has come down in weight on the basis we spar together every session, so its quite hard to tell who is gonna be fighting who...i dont really want to think about it too much as i dont want to try and specialize myself for one person. I need to sort out a lot of kinks first before i start worrying about who im gonna fight. Atm i dont really see who anyone can beat me as im amazing(yeah i know you lot are reading this!!!!lol) Lets just say i know what ive gotta do. And more importantly what not to do. Ive def sorted out that defense! its nice and tight and not much is getting through. im glad i tested it out in the way i did. I know i lost all the rounds but now i know more about myself and how to use the defence... as we only have so little time to try out these things in sparring you really have to work on things you want as a priority. my priority is gonna be defence! defence, wear down, destroy.. i mean fitness is my strength by miles.. and anyone can throw a punch. but can you take one........
So now that thats sorted i need to work on aggression..(as someone said!!) so saturday i need to work on that !!get in, attack like there is no tomorrow, get out before he hits me, then back in for the counter....not really worried if i get hit so its gonna be a bit gung-ho style to see how that works...
I've got a couple of days off now. im gonna let my body rest for the whole of thursday and friday. With the fight so close i need to know what my fitness levels are gonna be like come fight night without all these constant aches and pains from all the training which is holding me back abit. So lets see what saturdays sparring is like...
should be interesting!
PEACE OUT!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Butterflies!
Day 63+64
Monday sparring went a lot better than sat. A few bits of tweaking and abit more aggression and i think i will do really well. I have noticed that im still not switching on quick enough and not going through what i need to do. In-out need to be quicker, side to side movement needs to happen more and parrying and counterpunching need to be a bit better....
I decieded to really focus on my defence on Monday and didnt really throw a punch.. I stood my ground really well and didnt get pushed back onto the ropes like i did on saturday... I took some really hard shots kinda just letting them go at it. I think joel and daire really enjoyed hitting me fullwack! hahahahaha I was really determined to tighten up that defence and stand firm and i think i found a nice couple of angles to explode out of once thier flurry of punches has stopped. ive just gotta be careful to not swing out of the defence just as they are throwing one into my head!lol Now its really all about combining the defence with the attack. Exploding out of defence and then moving.. thrying to wear them down and get some shots to the body in there.... right in the ribs! I saw our coach use a short jab to the ribs on a guy and it really took the wind out of him!!
I'm really starting to get to like most of the guys and its gonna suck that on the night one of us is gonna lose.Its obvious all of us are putting so much effort and time into this.. I know they say in things like this there are no losers, but there really are! I dont want to even entertain the idea that im gonna lose. I really really really will never hear the end of it if i do.....
I suppose what will be will be and all i can do is train my arse off and do i can to win on the night. The butterflies are going in my stomach now.... the anticipation is starting to build. The weigh-in is on wednesday september 8th... Time is slipping through my fingers.. Training needs to move up another gear again! HOW DO PEOPLE DO THIS FOR A JOB??
Tuesday went to the gym and killed it! Had the night off as im going to the gym at lunch time and i have boxing this evening... Lets get it on!
Monday sparring went a lot better than sat. A few bits of tweaking and abit more aggression and i think i will do really well. I have noticed that im still not switching on quick enough and not going through what i need to do. In-out need to be quicker, side to side movement needs to happen more and parrying and counterpunching need to be a bit better....
I decieded to really focus on my defence on Monday and didnt really throw a punch.. I stood my ground really well and didnt get pushed back onto the ropes like i did on saturday... I took some really hard shots kinda just letting them go at it. I think joel and daire really enjoyed hitting me fullwack! hahahahaha I was really determined to tighten up that defence and stand firm and i think i found a nice couple of angles to explode out of once thier flurry of punches has stopped. ive just gotta be careful to not swing out of the defence just as they are throwing one into my head!lol Now its really all about combining the defence with the attack. Exploding out of defence and then moving.. thrying to wear them down and get some shots to the body in there.... right in the ribs! I saw our coach use a short jab to the ribs on a guy and it really took the wind out of him!!
I'm really starting to get to like most of the guys and its gonna suck that on the night one of us is gonna lose.Its obvious all of us are putting so much effort and time into this.. I know they say in things like this there are no losers, but there really are! I dont want to even entertain the idea that im gonna lose. I really really really will never hear the end of it if i do.....
I suppose what will be will be and all i can do is train my arse off and do i can to win on the night. The butterflies are going in my stomach now.... the anticipation is starting to build. The weigh-in is on wednesday september 8th... Time is slipping through my fingers.. Training needs to move up another gear again! HOW DO PEOPLE DO THIS FOR A JOB??
Tuesday went to the gym and killed it! Had the night off as im going to the gym at lunch time and i have boxing this evening... Lets get it on!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Big sparring session!
Day 61+62
Saturday was fun. Its the first time we have sparred properly. Well i have. There was last week but that was a disaster. 3 of us donned the ring and did 4 rounds. 2 times 1 min then 1 min rest then 2 times 1 min again. So you fought two guys.. The two guys i fought were very good. One of whom is 12 kg heavier thanb me and the other 2 foot taller than me which was fun! Joel is a very good fighter. very tall and has a massive reach. its very hard to get close to him without getting smacked in the face 5 times before you get to throw a punch! He did also catch me with a beauty that i got a standing 8 count for! Well done mate! that will teach me for not bringing my left hand back quick enough..lol! Daire is also a good fighter but very different. He fights alot of his front foot and trys to bully you. he comes at you very quickly and if you dont step sidewards quick enough he can pin you against the ropes... its good fighting him cas it teaches me to cover up and move. you have to otherwise you get hit!!!! the video of myself and daire is on facebook and i must say he really gave me a pasting.. no other words for it. he did really well. I was really struck by how fast he came at me and maybe a little taken a back! I need to learn how to step sideways faster and remember to counterpunch! maybe i was too afraid also as some of his shots really hurt. i mean he has got 12kg extra on me and that does not sound like much but it reallly is when you are throwing punches.. he is a rugby player as well and knows how to get his weight behind himself!
So lots of things to improve on and alter.. the videos helped alot as well as straight off i can see where imn going wrong! gonna tape the next session as well to see any more faults...
Sunday had a day off so i went surfing! Very good fun. The beach is also a leveler! yeah i not as ripped as i thought! hahahahahahaahhaahahahahahahah
Saturday was fun. Its the first time we have sparred properly. Well i have. There was last week but that was a disaster. 3 of us donned the ring and did 4 rounds. 2 times 1 min then 1 min rest then 2 times 1 min again. So you fought two guys.. The two guys i fought were very good. One of whom is 12 kg heavier thanb me and the other 2 foot taller than me which was fun! Joel is a very good fighter. very tall and has a massive reach. its very hard to get close to him without getting smacked in the face 5 times before you get to throw a punch! He did also catch me with a beauty that i got a standing 8 count for! Well done mate! that will teach me for not bringing my left hand back quick enough..lol! Daire is also a good fighter but very different. He fights alot of his front foot and trys to bully you. he comes at you very quickly and if you dont step sidewards quick enough he can pin you against the ropes... its good fighting him cas it teaches me to cover up and move. you have to otherwise you get hit!!!! the video of myself and daire is on facebook and i must say he really gave me a pasting.. no other words for it. he did really well. I was really struck by how fast he came at me and maybe a little taken a back! I need to learn how to step sideways faster and remember to counterpunch! maybe i was too afraid also as some of his shots really hurt. i mean he has got 12kg extra on me and that does not sound like much but it reallly is when you are throwing punches.. he is a rugby player as well and knows how to get his weight behind himself!
So lots of things to improve on and alter.. the videos helped alot as well as straight off i can see where imn going wrong! gonna tape the next session as well to see any more faults...
Sunday had a day off so i went surfing! Very good fun. The beach is also a leveler! yeah i not as ripped as i thought! hahahahahahaahhaahahahahahahah
The Training continues
Day 59+60...
Thursday i went to the gym at lunchtime then played 90min of football at night..
Friday i went to the gym also and went for a swim when i got home.
Thursday i went to the gym at lunchtime then played 90min of football at night..
Friday i went to the gym also and went for a swim when i got home.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
dupped again!
Day 58
No proper sparring again.. Just the technic sparring where you both kinda dance round eachother getting dizzy! kinda bored of this crap now! it doesnt really teach you anything in my opinion.. basiclly cas when you get to actually fight and realize you are gonna get hit all this shit goes out the window anyway. obviously when you get better and further down the line of course this stuff is key.. but we have been fighting now for 8 weeks and still have that swing for th ehilt kinda mentality and that wont go away for a while yet no matter how much you drum it in to us.. I did hear a good explaination from ally... apparently last (season) they sparred twice a week for the last 5 or 6 weeks and by the time it got to the end everybody was destroyed and nobody was fit to fight cas everybody was punching lumps out of each other.
I think what you have to remember is people are paying a lot of money for this and they want to put on above all else a great show. Wether a win or the other guy is null and void to them. They jsut want 20 people turning up on the night that are super fit and ready to give all they have for 3 rounds and put on a great show! i mean there are over 1500 people to impress and entertain. All this is well and good, but not only does it not help me but i really dont care!!!! I WANT TO WIN! and the only way that can happen is if i learn whats gonna happen when im actually fighting. I mean look what happen on sat! i found out that i needed to change my mouthguard! whats next? is my defence open? am i dropping my hands? am i aiming my punches properly? can i make it 3 rounds? can my opposite nr? i have so many questions and none of them are getting answered!
Anyway gym at lunch time yesterday went well ..burppies sets swimming and pullups.. then boxing at night...
Thursday i have gym at lunchtime and footy in the evening...
Peace out!
No proper sparring again.. Just the technic sparring where you both kinda dance round eachother getting dizzy! kinda bored of this crap now! it doesnt really teach you anything in my opinion.. basiclly cas when you get to actually fight and realize you are gonna get hit all this shit goes out the window anyway. obviously when you get better and further down the line of course this stuff is key.. but we have been fighting now for 8 weeks and still have that swing for th ehilt kinda mentality and that wont go away for a while yet no matter how much you drum it in to us.. I did hear a good explaination from ally... apparently last (season) they sparred twice a week for the last 5 or 6 weeks and by the time it got to the end everybody was destroyed and nobody was fit to fight cas everybody was punching lumps out of each other.
I think what you have to remember is people are paying a lot of money for this and they want to put on above all else a great show. Wether a win or the other guy is null and void to them. They jsut want 20 people turning up on the night that are super fit and ready to give all they have for 3 rounds and put on a great show! i mean there are over 1500 people to impress and entertain. All this is well and good, but not only does it not help me but i really dont care!!!! I WANT TO WIN! and the only way that can happen is if i learn whats gonna happen when im actually fighting. I mean look what happen on sat! i found out that i needed to change my mouthguard! whats next? is my defence open? am i dropping my hands? am i aiming my punches properly? can i make it 3 rounds? can my opposite nr? i have so many questions and none of them are getting answered!
Anyway gym at lunch time yesterday went well ..burppies sets swimming and pullups.. then boxing at night...
Thursday i have gym at lunchtime and footy in the evening...
Peace out!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Back in form?
Day 57
Well the mouthguard worked!
Movement and punching was good. We did tech sparring last night. No proper fighting. Just focusing on doing all the right things. I'm still not convinced that im out of the woods yet. I need to fight the guy i did last week. i think he is the best one out of all the people in my group. There is him and one other guy. I want to test myself against him again. Its the only way im gonna know if ill be ok on the night. Since saturday even though i feel like shit cas i lost i have suddenly rediscovered something.....I dont know where all this energy has come from. All of a sudden i want to work hard again in the gym. I want to hammer it! last night i felt like i could go on forever. is this all cas i got beat? was i coasting? maybe i thought i was walking it.... i dont know. at least ive got it back anyway.. just hope it doesnt disappear again with only 4 weeks to go!
Gym at lunch time and a sparring session tonight with my mate....
See you tomorrow where apparently we will have another mock fight(the one we should have had YESTERDAY)
Well the mouthguard worked!
Movement and punching was good. We did tech sparring last night. No proper fighting. Just focusing on doing all the right things. I'm still not convinced that im out of the woods yet. I need to fight the guy i did last week. i think he is the best one out of all the people in my group. There is him and one other guy. I want to test myself against him again. Its the only way im gonna know if ill be ok on the night. Since saturday even though i feel like shit cas i lost i have suddenly rediscovered something.....I dont know where all this energy has come from. All of a sudden i want to work hard again in the gym. I want to hammer it! last night i felt like i could go on forever. is this all cas i got beat? was i coasting? maybe i thought i was walking it.... i dont know. at least ive got it back anyway.. just hope it doesnt disappear again with only 4 weeks to go!
Gym at lunch time and a sparring session tonight with my mate....
See you tomorrow where apparently we will have another mock fight(the one we should have had YESTERDAY)
On the road to recovery?
Day 56
Iwent for a pretty brutal session at lunch time! My body is paying for saturday. i dont know what to make of it after the time ive had to reflect. I dont know why im being so hard on myself. i couldnt breath simple as! it wasnt my fault and im glad it happend now and not on fight night! at least ive sorted it now and i can move on.. Still i dont like losing as everyone knows and its gonna take a while to recover from this!
Boxing tonight and another mock fight night! lets see if i can redeem myself! Two bad showings in a week will completely destroy me for sure.....
Read tomorrow for a hopefully better showing!
Iwent for a pretty brutal session at lunch time! My body is paying for saturday. i dont know what to make of it after the time ive had to reflect. I dont know why im being so hard on myself. i couldnt breath simple as! it wasnt my fault and im glad it happend now and not on fight night! at least ive sorted it now and i can move on.. Still i dont like losing as everyone knows and its gonna take a while to recover from this!
Boxing tonight and another mock fight night! lets see if i can redeem myself! Two bad showings in a week will completely destroy me for sure.....
Read tomorrow for a hopefully better showing!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Oh dear!! Houston we haev a problem!
Day 54+55
What a big pile of ball bags the weekend was then!
Lets start with the big one... Saturday morning boxing session: I turned up and we get told that we are goning to do a mock fight. I think great! had a quiet friday night, feeling fresh, this should be fun! I didnt realise how bad my nose was though and as soon as i put my mouthguard in i knew straight away i wouldnt be able to breath... my nose has been blocked for a while now due to my allergies and recently i got a cold that i cant really shake, but it hasnt bothered me too much... i asked for a 1 piece mouthguard but alexis said he would get it after the session. So i started the fight and literally from the word go i couldnt breath! Imagine trying to throw punches and move around while holding your breath. It doesnt work does it! i tried to blow my nose after the first round but 15 sec into the 2nd round i couldnt keep my mouthpiece in anymore cas i couldnt breath... Well brilliant! i can tell you one thing, i didnt like that! i was the unhappiest bunny in all of bunny land...the saddest lion at the fair and the most pissed off ive think ive been since i lost at tiddely winks in the grandfinal when i was 6! Dummy came out with my mouthguard and dolly was thrown in the corner.. i then had to stand there and watch everybody else fight!wee poo wee poo! anyway after the session i got my 1 piece and moulded it round my now firmly shut gob... i tried it out yesterday and it was a lot better... still not perfect but at least i can breath! Im now really worried that if my allergies continue to harrass me i might be struggling for the fight! ive had this problem all my life and recently its been ok, but i dont know wether its due to all the recent rain or time of year but my hayfever is back with avengance! It doesnt help also that the new office we have moved into has really thick carpets and we have no cleaner atm! Im lost and i dont know what to do... its strange cas i played football in the evening at 5pm and was fine... i ran around no problem... but obviously i didnt have the mouthguard in and i didnt need to breath through my nose!
What to do, what to do? I need help!
So as i said i played footy sat night.. we drew 2-2 after being 2-0 up! THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR TAKING OFF YOUR BEST PLAYERS! and sunday i went into the gym and had a boxing match against the wall with my gaurd in and headgear on to see if it was a one off.. i think its better now with the one piece but my breathing still isnt good...
Oh dear Houston we have a problem!
What a big pile of ball bags the weekend was then!
Lets start with the big one... Saturday morning boxing session: I turned up and we get told that we are goning to do a mock fight. I think great! had a quiet friday night, feeling fresh, this should be fun! I didnt realise how bad my nose was though and as soon as i put my mouthguard in i knew straight away i wouldnt be able to breath... my nose has been blocked for a while now due to my allergies and recently i got a cold that i cant really shake, but it hasnt bothered me too much... i asked for a 1 piece mouthguard but alexis said he would get it after the session. So i started the fight and literally from the word go i couldnt breath! Imagine trying to throw punches and move around while holding your breath. It doesnt work does it! i tried to blow my nose after the first round but 15 sec into the 2nd round i couldnt keep my mouthpiece in anymore cas i couldnt breath... Well brilliant! i can tell you one thing, i didnt like that! i was the unhappiest bunny in all of bunny land...the saddest lion at the fair and the most pissed off ive think ive been since i lost at tiddely winks in the grandfinal when i was 6! Dummy came out with my mouthguard and dolly was thrown in the corner.. i then had to stand there and watch everybody else fight!wee poo wee poo! anyway after the session i got my 1 piece and moulded it round my now firmly shut gob... i tried it out yesterday and it was a lot better... still not perfect but at least i can breath! Im now really worried that if my allergies continue to harrass me i might be struggling for the fight! ive had this problem all my life and recently its been ok, but i dont know wether its due to all the recent rain or time of year but my hayfever is back with avengance! It doesnt help also that the new office we have moved into has really thick carpets and we have no cleaner atm! Im lost and i dont know what to do... its strange cas i played football in the evening at 5pm and was fine... i ran around no problem... but obviously i didnt have the mouthguard in and i didnt need to breath through my nose!
What to do, what to do? I need help!
So as i said i played footy sat night.. we drew 2-2 after being 2-0 up! THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR TAKING OFF YOUR BEST PLAYERS! and sunday i went into the gym and had a boxing match against the wall with my gaurd in and headgear on to see if it was a one off.. i think its better now with the one piece but my breathing still isnt good...
Oh dear Houston we have a problem!
Friday, August 13, 2010
And so the countdown begins!
Day 53
A new era of this training has kicking in now! A countdown! With only 5 weeks left its time to get really serious.. Monday i start back on the creatine after 2 weeks off and some real hard work is gonna be done! Tomorrow football starts with our first league game against the japs! Should be fun... The added football into the workout routine is gonna be an added bonus.. If i had the choice of running a 14km run or playing football i know which one id take! I've had a lot to eat in the last 2 days to try and get the weight back up.. all good foods.. pure meat ! protein shakes and energy bars....gonna try to pack on the muscle in the next 3 weeks then rest for the last two!
Did all my pullups and pushups and swimming today at lunch time with a bit of swimming and sun bathing. looking forward to boxing tomorrow..hopefully sparring will be on the menu! Need to remember what i said. slow it down and take aim and be a bit more tactical and move more!
See you on Monday...hopefully with a good report!
A new era of this training has kicking in now! A countdown! With only 5 weeks left its time to get really serious.. Monday i start back on the creatine after 2 weeks off and some real hard work is gonna be done! Tomorrow football starts with our first league game against the japs! Should be fun... The added football into the workout routine is gonna be an added bonus.. If i had the choice of running a 14km run or playing football i know which one id take! I've had a lot to eat in the last 2 days to try and get the weight back up.. all good foods.. pure meat ! protein shakes and energy bars....gonna try to pack on the muscle in the next 3 weeks then rest for the last two!
Did all my pullups and pushups and swimming today at lunch time with a bit of swimming and sun bathing. looking forward to boxing tomorrow..hopefully sparring will be on the menu! Need to remember what i said. slow it down and take aim and be a bit more tactical and move more!
See you on Monday...hopefully with a good report!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Force is strong in this one...
Day 52
Ive been a bit slack on my blog lately. A combination of work ,training, football and running havent left me with much time to write anything but a general run down. I really need to take some mesurements down to see how everything is growning or decreasing.... My fitness atm is out of control! I notice it when we play football. I can run all day without even breaking a sweat. I feel physicaly very strong. My reps and sets of pullups is redic! i am feeling very tired constantly and my body is always aching but once i start training that all goes away and i can put in some serious work! Im actually very addicted to the gym. Its very hard to not go and give it my all eveyday. And if i miss a day like sundays which i have off i feel like its been forever since ive been there .... 5 weeks and 1 day to go till fight night which means 36 days to go... I'm actually starting to get a bit nervous now. i dont know why. Maybe cas everybody keeps telling me i should be and everybody keeps asking me how the training is going and who im gonna fight against and am i gonna win.. Its ok i dont mind talking about it but i feel like im having the same conversation over and over again which is making me over analyze everything... i need to forget about everything and just accept that what will be will be. ive just gotta give myself the best possible platform, which to be honest im doing. (diet-good,training-good,mental approch-good) so what do i have to worry about? i cant change what a person is gonna do in thier training so why worry about it. And i am always good in big situations.. the one spot kick aside!
Today i chose my entrance music and name! Come on Rob "The Gob" Price!
Ive been a bit slack on my blog lately. A combination of work ,training, football and running havent left me with much time to write anything but a general run down. I really need to take some mesurements down to see how everything is growning or decreasing.... My fitness atm is out of control! I notice it when we play football. I can run all day without even breaking a sweat. I feel physicaly very strong. My reps and sets of pullups is redic! i am feeling very tired constantly and my body is always aching but once i start training that all goes away and i can put in some serious work! Im actually very addicted to the gym. Its very hard to not go and give it my all eveyday. And if i miss a day like sundays which i have off i feel like its been forever since ive been there .... 5 weeks and 1 day to go till fight night which means 36 days to go... I'm actually starting to get a bit nervous now. i dont know why. Maybe cas everybody keeps telling me i should be and everybody keeps asking me how the training is going and who im gonna fight against and am i gonna win.. Its ok i dont mind talking about it but i feel like im having the same conversation over and over again which is making me over analyze everything... i need to forget about everything and just accept that what will be will be. ive just gotta give myself the best possible platform, which to be honest im doing. (diet-good,training-good,mental approch-good) so what do i have to worry about? i cant change what a person is gonna do in thier training so why worry about it. And i am always good in big situations.. the one spot kick aside!
Today i chose my entrance music and name! Come on Rob "The Gob" Price!
Big Week ahead!
Day 49+50+51
On Monday i had an all day footy tournement which started at 11am and finished at 4.30pm. We were very poor and a lot of people were unfit! Not looking good for the start of the season.... On tuesday i went to the gymn at lunchtime and played footy game at night. And on Wednesday i went to the gym at lunchtime and did 3 hours of boxing at night.
The Boxing session was really good on Wednesday. I really need to spar more though! Its strange cas when im looking at people sparring i can instantly tell whats wrong with what they are doing, but as soon as i get in the ring i tense up and forget everything. Plus i seem to have got into this habit of laying off people. I really need to start pushing it now. The only problem is do i give away everything that i have been learning or do i wait? i dont mind during the sparring to just stand there and get hit a couple of times but if i continue doing it ...... well you get it. Im not to impressed with the way everything is done anyway. I mean we are 5 weeks out and they still havent showed us anything else but straight punches and stepping in and out. everything is one dimetional. i mean with 15 sessions left i really want to know a bit more!
Loads of people are getting secret training session with the coaches now. There is no way im paying 100 bucks an hour! not even if i could afford it! but i can see a vast improvement in the people who have been taking the lessons. its def showing! fair play to them i suppose...
Thursday tomorrow and gym plus possible footy game.., not sure yet.
On Monday i had an all day footy tournement which started at 11am and finished at 4.30pm. We were very poor and a lot of people were unfit! Not looking good for the start of the season.... On tuesday i went to the gymn at lunchtime and played footy game at night. And on Wednesday i went to the gym at lunchtime and did 3 hours of boxing at night.
The Boxing session was really good on Wednesday. I really need to spar more though! Its strange cas when im looking at people sparring i can instantly tell whats wrong with what they are doing, but as soon as i get in the ring i tense up and forget everything. Plus i seem to have got into this habit of laying off people. I really need to start pushing it now. The only problem is do i give away everything that i have been learning or do i wait? i dont mind during the sparring to just stand there and get hit a couple of times but if i continue doing it ...... well you get it. Im not to impressed with the way everything is done anyway. I mean we are 5 weeks out and they still havent showed us anything else but straight punches and stepping in and out. everything is one dimetional. i mean with 15 sessions left i really want to know a bit more!
Loads of people are getting secret training session with the coaches now. There is no way im paying 100 bucks an hour! not even if i could afford it! but i can see a vast improvement in the people who have been taking the lessons. its def showing! fair play to them i suppose...
Thursday tomorrow and gym plus possible footy game.., not sure yet.
Weekend off!
Day 46+47+48
Friday i did a big gym session, sat i had boxing in the morning and sunday i had off!
Friday i did a big gym session, sat i had boxing in the morning and sunday i had off!
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Not long now!
Day 44+45
Time is wizzing past and every time i go boxing a feel like time is running out! I dont know how much fitter i can seriously get..... its strange ive never reached this level of fitness before! i feel really fit but still everything feels hard to do.. i suppose im hitting harder and doing more than when i started but i feel like death after every session.. its crazy!
Wednesday we did some more sparring.... Its got to the point now that everyone is talking about who they think they are fighting.. I cant see it being anyone else but two people! i'm not worried or scared just apprahensive.. I mean im very gobby and like to blow my own trumpet, so what if i do lose! i havent really thought about it till now but people keep on brining it up. The problem is that im expected to win and everyone would love to see me get beat! Thats a dangerous combination. I had the chance to drink yesterday but i didnt ... i really am going to take this massively seriously now! im gonna take some messurements tonight to see how they are.. that will give me an idea how far ive come. I think i started at 80 odd kg .. i know im now close to 77.5kg... the problem is that the longer this goes on the better everyone gets! hahaaha i jsut have to keep my feet in front and continue working hard! i should have the fittness in the bag. i mean the amont i do is ridiculous... there is no way that im going to lose on that! im doing well in the boxing and i can take a punch. so that side is ok. I think the biggest thing is going to be the mental side of it! Making a game plan for the fight and exectuing it to the letter! not going off on some sideshow look at me dance routine and then end up losing the fight cas i wasnt focused. its all a balance... sure its gonna be nerve racking and im gonna be tempted to show off but if i dont get the end result its gonna have been all for nothing! And there is no fucking way thats gonna happen!
Thursday lunch time i had a team lunch so i skipped the gym but played footy at night and went for a swim....
Friday and a big session in the gym looms....
Time is wizzing past and every time i go boxing a feel like time is running out! I dont know how much fitter i can seriously get..... its strange ive never reached this level of fitness before! i feel really fit but still everything feels hard to do.. i suppose im hitting harder and doing more than when i started but i feel like death after every session.. its crazy!
Wednesday we did some more sparring.... Its got to the point now that everyone is talking about who they think they are fighting.. I cant see it being anyone else but two people! i'm not worried or scared just apprahensive.. I mean im very gobby and like to blow my own trumpet, so what if i do lose! i havent really thought about it till now but people keep on brining it up. The problem is that im expected to win and everyone would love to see me get beat! Thats a dangerous combination. I had the chance to drink yesterday but i didnt ... i really am going to take this massively seriously now! im gonna take some messurements tonight to see how they are.. that will give me an idea how far ive come. I think i started at 80 odd kg .. i know im now close to 77.5kg... the problem is that the longer this goes on the better everyone gets! hahaaha i jsut have to keep my feet in front and continue working hard! i should have the fittness in the bag. i mean the amont i do is ridiculous... there is no way that im going to lose on that! im doing well in the boxing and i can take a punch. so that side is ok. I think the biggest thing is going to be the mental side of it! Making a game plan for the fight and exectuing it to the letter! not going off on some sideshow look at me dance routine and then end up losing the fight cas i wasnt focused. its all a balance... sure its gonna be nerve racking and im gonna be tempted to show off but if i dont get the end result its gonna have been all for nothing! And there is no fucking way thats gonna happen!
Thursday lunch time i had a team lunch so i skipped the gym but played footy at night and went for a swim....
Friday and a big session in the gym looms....
Monday, August 2, 2010
Weekend Madness!
Day 41+42+43
Saturday was an action packed day! 3 hours of boxing in the morning followed by a 4 hour footy tournement! It was really nice to play footy again. Ive missed playing a lot as we are in the off season atm..and playing footy is like training but fun!!! especially the way i play, running around like a mad man! 1 thing i have noticed over the weekend is though : Im not superman im human@! After the last game i felt something ping in my knee... At first i feared the worst. I couldnt walk and had to sit down for 15min before i could get up. and then i could only hobble! I let it rest for a day and im still not very confident about it so im gonna give up my run this week as i think it will be too much! Im at a major dilemma atm! Do i push through all this pain and keep at it or do i say right thats it and take a whole week off.. With all my commitments its a bit hard but maybe i have to. Yesterday at boxing on Monday night i had no interest at all. I couldnd spark myself into anything. I got there as i do at 5pm and there was nothing. Not even the sparring put me right. I think i know who im fighting and maybe im trying to adapt myself to him ... He is bigger than me with a monster right! But he telegraphs it. I mean he might as well send me a text that its coming it takes that long and is that obvious.. i really want to tell him but its kinda stupid telling him right? i mean this is the guy that in the end could make me look like a muppet! and ive gone and told him how to beat him.... Yesterday i just wanted to take a beating in the ring so i didnt move or jump around like i usually do, or throw quick so i could feel what it was like to be hit.. cas im thinking that this guy is gonna catch me at least once! and what happens if i get to the ring and i havent been hit or spun yet and he clips me! Ive heard lots of people say that the best fighters are the ones who can take a punch. That it can change you... I know sparring is suppose to be 40% bla bla bla but none of us have been throwing less than 100%.. how can we. its our first time in a ring and its a natural instinct for us.... any fight i have been in through out my life ive fought back a hundred percent. Its the sparring that teaches you to control that fight.. and we have only had about 6 ish sparring sessions... But i havent been hit in these 6 sparring sessions, and when i have god for thier sakes i hope they were 40% hits cas they were shit!
Look im not trying to be hard or an idiot, and my point is valid! You need to if you're gonna flake after you have been hit! i need to know! Anyway i left my whole face out there got punched god knows how many times and i didnt.. so now im happy. the coach wasnt. he said if i do that im gonna get my jaw broken. but now i know a little bit more. im still not sure what will happen if i get hit properly but im sure ill find out and i hope thats soon!
Maybe im jsut a sadist... i dont know!
a secret session with my friend tonight who is giving my a bit of 1:1 tips... did it on sunday and it was good! learned a lot of new things...
peace..
Saturday was an action packed day! 3 hours of boxing in the morning followed by a 4 hour footy tournement! It was really nice to play footy again. Ive missed playing a lot as we are in the off season atm..and playing footy is like training but fun!!! especially the way i play, running around like a mad man! 1 thing i have noticed over the weekend is though : Im not superman im human@! After the last game i felt something ping in my knee... At first i feared the worst. I couldnt walk and had to sit down for 15min before i could get up. and then i could only hobble! I let it rest for a day and im still not very confident about it so im gonna give up my run this week as i think it will be too much! Im at a major dilemma atm! Do i push through all this pain and keep at it or do i say right thats it and take a whole week off.. With all my commitments its a bit hard but maybe i have to. Yesterday at boxing on Monday night i had no interest at all. I couldnd spark myself into anything. I got there as i do at 5pm and there was nothing. Not even the sparring put me right. I think i know who im fighting and maybe im trying to adapt myself to him ... He is bigger than me with a monster right! But he telegraphs it. I mean he might as well send me a text that its coming it takes that long and is that obvious.. i really want to tell him but its kinda stupid telling him right? i mean this is the guy that in the end could make me look like a muppet! and ive gone and told him how to beat him.... Yesterday i just wanted to take a beating in the ring so i didnt move or jump around like i usually do, or throw quick so i could feel what it was like to be hit.. cas im thinking that this guy is gonna catch me at least once! and what happens if i get to the ring and i havent been hit or spun yet and he clips me! Ive heard lots of people say that the best fighters are the ones who can take a punch. That it can change you... I know sparring is suppose to be 40% bla bla bla but none of us have been throwing less than 100%.. how can we. its our first time in a ring and its a natural instinct for us.... any fight i have been in through out my life ive fought back a hundred percent. Its the sparring that teaches you to control that fight.. and we have only had about 6 ish sparring sessions... But i havent been hit in these 6 sparring sessions, and when i have god for thier sakes i hope they were 40% hits cas they were shit!
Look im not trying to be hard or an idiot, and my point is valid! You need to if you're gonna flake after you have been hit! i need to know! Anyway i left my whole face out there got punched god knows how many times and i didnt.. so now im happy. the coach wasnt. he said if i do that im gonna get my jaw broken. but now i know a little bit more. im still not sure what will happen if i get hit properly but im sure ill find out and i hope thats soon!
Maybe im jsut a sadist... i dont know!
a secret session with my friend tonight who is giving my a bit of 1:1 tips... did it on sunday and it was good! learned a lot of new things...
peace..
Boredom sets in!
Day 38+39+40
Same session as Monday on Wednesday. Thursday i went for a run and Friday i rested.
Ive taken the whole week off at lunchtime to give myself a rest as my body is killing, plus im getting really bored off all this!
Same session as Monday on Wednesday. Thursday i went for a run and Friday i rested.
Ive taken the whole week off at lunchtime to give myself a rest as my body is killing, plus im getting really bored off all this!
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