Fresh Meat In The Grinder

[manchestermatt1986]

Friday 3rd Jan

20 min jog, nothing major

[manchestermatt1986]

Monday 6th

Bit different today. A friend took me to his kung-fu class. hes been doing it years and says there are aspects that will help with boxing. I told the teacher that i respect all discplines but want to get into boxing as a sport and win matchs. He has advised me on a technique called splashing hands aswell as others. I have to admit i enjoyed the class and alot of the technique and fundamentels i can see coming accross. he even brought up jack dempsey and said how parts of kung-fu are actually involved in boxing.

90 mins of various kung-fu techniques, strikes and blocks

[manchestermatt1986]

Tuesday 7th

Jogging for 20 mins.

[manchestermatt1986]

Thursday 9th and Friday 10th - 2.30pm - 30/45 mins in gym

Various weights but at high reps. interval rowing or treadmill at the end of weights session for approx 15 mins

[manchestermatt1986]

Monday 13th - 3.00pm - 1 hour training with boxing coach

Squats, lunges, circuit with five stations with a medicine ball in the middle. varios situps, squats, shoulder press, pressups, upright rows, burpees. all x 20. then all x 15

padwork including learning the overhand right. and tightening up my guard

Felt good but was sick again!!

[manchestermatt1986]

Wednesday 15th - 2.30 pm - 45 mins

Quick circuit on my shoulders with weights. Arnie press, upright row, lateral raise all 3 x 20

10 mins on the spin bike

5 mins fast on rower

[manchestermatt1986]

Thursday 16th - 11.00am - 1 hour - boxing coach

Mistake doing my shoulders yesterday.

circuit with resistance bands on my shoulders, then footwork with a resistance band tied round my feet, moving and punching keeping the tension on the band to keep my feet apart because i bring them too close together.

felt the best i have yet and my trainer said i defo had moved up a peg. getting much more physical, bloking attacks, learning combos with a slip.

and i wasnt sick this time!!