3 posts tagged “knockdown”

So I had the holy begeebes scared out of me last night; I stepped on the scale and it registered 189.2.

Now, Overboard would accost me for weighing myself at night, which is understandable, I guess, but the only thing I'd eaten in hours was a cheeseburger (hold all comments on the correlation between the cheeseburger and my weight until the end of the post, thank you). I have never, in my 25 years on God's Green Earth have I weighed so much.

Now, to many people, 6'2" 189lbs of muscle (and yes, the 6 pack was fairly intact) isn't bad...but many people aren't fighting in 8 weeks, and need to be under 185...comfortably under 185 (so I can eat that day).

Firstly, under normal circumstances, I probably wouldn't complain about (who knows, I might be fighting heavyweight next year) my weight; Overboard says she like me a little more on the heavier side, and well, I aim to please (within reason). A number of people I know have commented on the, more "appealing", "heavier" look; it has it's pros and cons, in my opinion.

First thing that comes to mind is diet. Yea, I should suck it up and go back to last years diet, but rice, veggies and chicken breast isn't all that appealing 8 times a week. Yea, there are variations, but basically that was it. 1/2 cup rice, 1/2 cup veggies, 1/2 -1 chicken breast 2 meals a day. Lest we forget the "protein only past 8" fiasco...I nearly put my hand through a door in Publix. Not a pretty sight.

Second thing is my workouts: I worked out 2x a day at least 3 days a week last year, I even went once or twice during the weekend. I can't do that now mainly because I was supplimenting last year. My weight is too high for that now. I can't pump an extra 100 grams of protein into my body plus creatine. I'd be 200 lbs before the end of June.

Thirdly, I don't eat like a bachelor any more. Overboard is a great cook, and I like to eat. I learned from last years experience; depriving myself of certain things isn't good. Don't get me wrong Overboard cooks extremely healthy, but again, I like to eat!

So here is the problem; I have to get the excess off. I have been walking a fine line between getting stronger, but not building too much muscle. How my weigh ballooned up 5 lbs, I dunno; Overboard says it's been grilling and the hectic weekend, etc. We'll see if/when it goes down...well, it will, but when.

Be solely!
Hangtime

Also, it is worth noting that even though I'm not working out as much as I did for last year's tournament, the quality is slightly better this year.

I remember commenting before our tournament 5/5 that a number of our students should give fighting a shot; I could tell a distinct difference in some individuals, but I was hesitant to comment on the class as a whole...

...until last night. I took a gang beatdown (but kept on tickin') that, I have no shame in admitting, hurt. I will also admit that not too many people could stand up to that.

A few awards/highlights from last night:

Best Groin shot: "JB". "JB" enjoys sparring...I think JB also enjoys puttin' one on me. I remember the first time we sparred, it ended in bloody knuckles and gi's...both of us.
Finalist(s): "NS"

Most improved:Tie --NS, and Sweet, excuse me, Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet Tooth; Sweeeeeeet Tooth was breathing a bit better last night...we spoke about mouthpieces over the weekend, so that may have something to do with it. NS showed power that her sister, JS, is typically known for.
Finalist(s): MV, LV, RV (yes, they're related)

Most accurate: Chief. 100% of all punches to the solar plexus...'nuff said

Best Punches: I think this one goes to The Tooth...elbows too

Best Kicks: --tie: College Girl (sparring) and Chief (conditioning). Chief threw some stingers, College Girl took some pretty adventerous head shots...and yes, a few of them worried me.

Best usage of Instructional Advice or, Most adventerous: Papa S. Papa S tried to use the bicep punch last night...it didn't quite work out for him (it annoyed the hell out of me, actually), but he stuck with it. Tooth reaped the benefits however, after a few stiff elbows to the same region.

Tough Man (or Woman) -- tie: Mamma D (knick name pending) and College Girl. Both took pretty hard shots last night...not that I go around whalin' away on women, but hell, I was tired. Both took pretty stiff shots to the midsection, both kept comin' at me.

Highlight (well, lowlight): The look on NS when kicking me in the Baby 'Times during free sparring.
Highlight: Winnning a dollar by doing a TGU with Picklez bag.
Highlight: 30 second head start with Tooth...he got tired...'nuff said :-)

Tonight is another round...more gang style torture, but I need it, so I'm not complaining. The unfortunate downside is Overboard will be there; hmm, I hope I didn't throw any underwear on the floor before I left this morning.

Be Solely.
HT

I started a new MS page dedicated solely to training (like a weed):   http://www.myspace.com/teamatlfighter 

This is my first post specifically about training. Check the MySpace occasionally for other updates...enjoy!

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Back in the fall and throughout the winter, I bulked up a little. I thought "no harm, no foul...being heavier might help me".

In some ways it did...

...in some ways, it didn't.

So, I decided I needed to get back down to my comfortable fighting weight. So the first steps of this years training has been to start a fairly strict diet. It just happened to coincide with my girlfriends diet, so its working out pretty good so far.

During this diet period (which, admittedly is more for beach appearance than for fighting purposes, but it serves a dual purpose) I have been focusing on tightening up my body, especially my abs, and cutting down on the fat.

I think that I am probably as strong as I've ever been and my cardio is very good. I have been focusing my cardio on:

1). "Sprints". That is, half mile (sometimes mile) as fast as I can hammer it out.

2). Time: 2 or 3 miles, as fast as I can get them done.

3). Distance: 20, 30 or 40 minutes, as far as I can get.

...in that order. Before our tournament (which is a warm up of sorts) I would like to be up to 60 minutes (again) at below 10 minute mile pace...it's an interesting goal, I'll let you know how that goes.

Until next time, be solely like a weed...

OSU!

C