Mon Feb 9 5 mile bike ride 30 minutes warming up (jump rope with some calisthenics mixed in) 80 minutes of various drills with a partner, both offensive and defensive 10 minutes cooling down 5 mile bike ride
Tue Feb 10 5 mile bike ride 20 minutes jump rope 3x3 shadowboxing 15 minutes warming up (I was already warm as I was about 40 minutes early) 60 minutes of various drills, both defensive and offensive 5x3 sparring with an insanely fast super middle 5 minutes stretch 5 mile bike ride The guy I sparred (he held back) is my worst nightmare in the ring. Long arms, speed like Roy, and a good counter puncher. I went defensive and tried to focus on my jab. Didn't do bad according to bystanders.
Wed Feb 11 5 mile bike ride 15 minutes warming up 3x3 shadowboxing 5x3 heavy bag 4x3 sparring 10 minutes cooling down 8 mile bike ride
Thu Feb 12 30 minutes warming up 3x3 shadowboxing 5x3 sparring 6x3 heavy bag 3x3 shadow boxing 10 minutes cooling down
Indeed it has but sparring with be a bit less this week I think. I almost broke my nose in sparring yesterday, there's a big lump on it now and a minor shiner under both eyes.
Sat Feb 14 5 mile bike ride 15 minutes jump rope 2x3 shadowboxing 8x3 heavy bag 6x3 shadowboxing 10 minutes cooling down 5 mile bike ride I'm going to do more shadowboxing in future workouts, I'm aiming for a 1:1 ratio between bag work and shadowboxing. I focus too much on punching hard, I need to loosen up. Was offered some sparring by the same guy who almost broke my nose on Thursday, which I respectfully declined. I can learn a lot from him, but I'm going to let things heal a little first. Perhaps Monday.
What are doing for recovery for the blood and bruises? I used to take epsom salt baths but not really sure how effective they were.
Nutrition. I make sure I get all the amino acids, fats, vitamins, (trace) minerals, anti-oxidants, anti-inflammants and other phytochemicals I need. In practice that means whole natural foods only. My diet contains things like seaweed, mustard seeds, loads of herbs, a dozen different teas, etc. I'm a food freak but not a big fan of modern nutrition "science", if you can even call it that. A shiner only lasts a few days for me, some people walk around with it for weeks. I recover quickly from workouts, most people I spar with are about 10 years younger and train half the amount I do. I like to think it's working.
Yeah I understand the need for nutrition. The biggest weakness I had in Pre Early 2008 was my lack of knowledge in both training and nutrition. I'm a lot more open to peoples opinions and thoughts on those two subjects now. I used to go through the same motions and eat the same **** day in and day out and realized that I was never challenging my body or giving it the best fuel it needed. That's why I like these logs to see how people deal with training, nutrition, recovery, etc.