I'm still around 146 pounds. Sparred about 15 rounds today, a few rounds with a pro (fights at 147) as well. Very strong guy, but I wasn't out of my league at all. My jab is getting very good, I can control the distance and pace with it against most people I spar. My trainer had me "sparring" a 13 year old kid afterwards. I played defence and let him punch me. He kept his left hand low though, and I told him to keep it up a few times. He kept dropping it, so I thought it would be good to give him a light tap on the chin. He jabbed, I parried it and countered over the top with a very held back straight right. It connected flush, he wobbled and almost fell down. Thank god my trainer was watching and saw I barely tapped him. He cried a little then got very angry, I've never seen a 13 year old punch that hard
I'll log this week, just for fun. Mon Nov 9 6.2 mile cycle 20 minutes jump rope 3x3 shadowboxing 12x3 heavy bag 3x3 shadowboxing 10 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle Tue Nov 10 6.2 mile cycle 10 minutes jump rope 15 minutes general warming up 30 minutes technical drills with a partner 6x3 sparring a southpaw 10 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle Wed Nov 11 18 mile cycle 6.2 mile cycle 15 minutes warming up 20x2 sparring against rotating opponents, intensity became **** at the last few rounds 10 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle Thu Nov 12 6.2 mile cycle 15 minutes jump rope 3x3 heavy bag 15x2 sparring 10 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle
Sat Nov 14 6.2 mile cycle 5 minutes jump rope 20x2 sparring against two opponents (1 minute against each then rest) 5 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle Every muscle in my body hurts. I also took a shiner on the left eye from an uppercut, and my ear hurts a little.
Sun Nov 15 3.5 mile roadwork Mon Nov 16 15 minutes jump rope 3x3 shadowboxing 3x3 heavy bag 45 minutes drills inside the ring (defensive mostly) 3x3 sparring 10 minutes cooling down No cycling, I drove along with a gym buddy.
Tue Nov 17 6.2 mile cycle 15 minutes jump rope 3x3 shadowboxing 3x3 heavy bag 6x3 sparring 10 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle Sparring went awful, I felt weak because I barely slept the night before. My jab sucked, everything sucked basically because I had no power at all.
We do that every wednesday and saturday, a full hour of two minute rounds. Intensity varies, but at a certain point you get so relaxed that it doesn't require that much energy. Your opponent gets tired as well, so the last few rounds we barely move any more and it becomes an infight. Having said that, yesterday I felt so weak that I really struggled with 6x3.
Thu Nov 19 6.2 mile cycle 15 minutes jump rope 2x3 shadowboxing 15x2 sparring 2x3 pads 10 minutes cooling down 11.2 mile cycle
is that 15mins straight on the jump rope? also when you got the heavybag 12x3 how many punches would you throw per round roughly?
Fri Nov 20 15 mile cycle. Rest day apart from that. Sat Nov 21 6.2 mile cycle 15 minutes jump rope 15x2 sparring 10 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle Sparring went excellent, I was very sharp.
Sun Nov 22 6.2 mile cycle 10 minutes jump rope 20x2 sparring 2 mile cycle 3 mile run (slow pace, lots of rotating in between) 30 minutes yoga and stretching 8 mile cycle Promised a friend of mine I'd take her running, hence the extra workload. She knows some yoga so we did that, some of the postures are excellent stretches and it improves balance. Sparring went ****ing excellent, I've never done so well in the ring.
Mon Nov 23 6.2 mile cycle 30 minutes jump rope 45 minutes drills in the ring 5x3 sparring (infighting) 10 minutes bag drill 5 minutes cooling down 6.2 mile cycle
