Age: 24 Height: 5"10 Weight: 206LB Aim: 180LB (End of January) Experience: Training about 18 months. Because I'm cutting weight I'm also going to keep a log of what I eat. So I'll start with last friday to get the ball rolling. Please feel free to offer constructive criticism & advice, thanks.
30/10/09 Food AM: Special K protein cereal + skim milk Lunch: Burger+Fries PM: 4xEggs, Salmon, Salad Training 2x3min Skipping 2x3min Shadowboxing 5x3min Heavybag 2x3min Sparring 1x3min Shadowboxing 3x3min Heavybag
2/11/09 Food AM: Coffee + Muffin Lunch: Salad w/ Chicken, Cheese, Croutons, Lowfat Dressing Snack: Protein bar PM: 4 Eggs, Salmon, Wholegrain toast Training 2x3min skipping 2x3min shadowboxing 5x3min heavybag 2x3min mitts 30min intense conditioning; full body, various excercises.
No running? you'll cut down to 180 in half the time if you do...its not an impossible goal anyway, and you should smash it by january. You been doing this routine for 18 months or do you do more usually? i'm not being snide here but it seems more like a warm up...
I been very slack on running I haven't done any. This week that changes though as I now run for 30 mins on Tue, Thurs, Sat at 6am. Thanks for the encouragement, I know I can make it to that weight and failure is not an option because my first fight is in January. edit: u are correct I need to step it up
So my trainer has said he wants me to fight @ light heavyweight and has revised the goal to 195, then slowly down to 190 as I get used to the new weight. 11/4/09 2xSkipping 2xShadowboxing 4xHeavybag 2xMitts 4xHeavybag 1xSpeedbag 10 min run (first time running, easing myself into it) Food AM: Skim Milk + Special K protein cereal Snack: 2 slices wholemeal bread /w 100% natural peanut butter Lunch: Salad w chicken, walnuts, cranberries, feta Snack: protein bar PM: Chicken /w roasted veg + small portion of rice Before sleep: protein shake 1/2 skim milk 1/2 water I feel as if this is the best I have eaten for a while and noticed the effects in the gym where I had much more energy and could have gone for longer. However I am training 4 Consecutive days and sparring tomorrow so I conserved some energy but still got a good work out. I've set my alarm on both Tuesday and this morning (Thurs) at 6AM for my run. Both time I have put the damn thing into sleep mode and lied in until 7:20AM (usual wake up time) instead. My excuse is that I have been ill (flu) and trained on both Mon and Wed despite this. But excuses are never adequate so I'm going to run on Sat morn NO MATTER WHAT!
11/5/09 Food AM: Special K protein cereal + skim milk Snack: wholegrain muffin + coffee lunch: Salad w chicken, feta, walnuts, peppers, tomatoes snack: tuna wrap (no mayo) in wholegrain pita PM: Chicken w roasted veg PM: Protein shake 1/2 skim milk 1/2 water Workout 3xSparring (got my ass handed to me, didnt have time to warmup as he was the only guy there and had to get moving, taught me ALOT though) 2xskipping 2xshadow 3xHeavybag 1xShadow 2xMitts 5xHeavybag Good workout today, shirt was soaked with sweat. Tomorrow is sparring and I'll drop the heavybag in favour of some full body conditioning.
So I weighed myself this morning and I've put on 4Lb's? I've been training hard for 2 months and everyone says I am looking much thinner, including my trainer who says I am "wasting away". After every session I am worn out and my clothes are soaked with sweat. Could this be that I am losing body fat and gaining muscle? Also my clothing is looser and my stamina and technique has risen. Either way this is not good, as I have a target which I must meet. I think the final piece of this jigsaw puzzle is the running, something which I hate with a passion but must do. Today I am going to buy some running shoes, some expensive ones, so that the guilt of spending will coerce me into using them as much as possible. Sparring and conditioning today, will update the post when completed.
11/6/09 Food AM: 2 slices wholegrain bread w 100% natural peanut butter + glass of milk snack: wholegrain muffin + coffe lunch: Salad w steak, onions, tomatoes Snack: protein bar PM: 1 slice pizza, 1 doughnut PM: Chicken w roasted veg Workout 2xSkipping 2xShadow 2xHeavybag 3xSparring 5xWatching pros spar 5xHeavybag 30mins conditioning Tomorrow is the day of the first dreaded run, wish me luck people...
11/7/09 **** **** ****. I didn't run. Slept in instead. ****ing ****ing fannying bloody run keeps beating me. Food AM: 2xwholegrain toast w 100% natural peanut butter Snack: lowfat actimel yoghurt Snack: Protein shake w 1/2 water 1/2 no fat milk Lunch: Chicken w salad PM: Roast beef sandwich Snack: Bowl of cheerios with no fat milk Workout 2xSkipping 2xShadowboxing 2xHeavybag 2xMitts 2xHeavybag 2xShadowboxing about 30 mins full body conditioning 2xShadowboxing
11/9/09 AM: Cheerios w no fat milk Snack: low fat yoghurt w walnuts + raisins Lunch: Salad w peppers, steak, cheese, tomatoes Snack: Apple PM: Chicken w roasted veg Snack: 2 slices wholegrain toast 100% natural peanut butter Training 2xSkipping 2xShadow 3xHeavybag 2xPads 2xShadow 2xHeavybag 2mins squats thrusts, 2 mins tremblers, 2 mins standing 8's 2xHeavybag
11/11/09 Food AM: Special K protein cereal + no fat milk Snack: Lo fat yoghurt + granola + raisins Lunch: Salad w Chicken, peppers, tomato Snack: Apple PM: Chicken + Roasted veg PM: Portein shake Workout 2xSkipping 4xShadow 3xHeavy 2xMitts 2xSpeedbag 5xHeavy 1xWall bag 1xShadow
11/12/09 Food AM: Cheerios + low fat milk Snack: lo fat Yoghurt w granola + Raisins Snack: Apple Lunch: Salad w chicken, avocado, tomatoes, smoked bacon Snack: 4/5 chocolates from box in office PM: 1 chicken breast PM: 2 slices wholegrain toast w 100% natual peanut butter Workout 3xSkipping 3xShadow 3xHeavybag 2xMitts 2xHeavybag 45mins hardcore full body conditioning 2xHeavybag 2xShadow This was a very tough workout, conditioning coach pushed us to the limit.
11/13/09 food AM: CHEERIOS + LO FAT MILK SNACK: LO FAT YOGHURT + GRANOLA + ALMONDS SNACK: APPLE LUNCH: SALAD W STEAK TOMATOES ONIONS PM: CHEESEBURGER+FRIES+OREO CAKE Workout 3XSKIPPING 3XSHADOW 3XHEAVY 2XSHADOW 2XSPARRING W PRO 2XHEAVY 1XSHADOW 25MINS CONDITIONING Pro went in and busted my rib. Im feelin it right now.... dude keeps trying to cuss me out in the gym as well calling me a ***** and ****. i told him i aint no victim and he needs to watch his mouth, then he ****ed me up. cest la vie. watch when i catch him in a couple years and i push his head back.
