Blackvenom-2001's Work-out Log: The road back to fighting shap!!

[Blackvenom-2001]

<b>2/5/08</b>

Man where does the time go... I haven't updated my log since last week and it is already Wednesday.

The worst part is I can't remember what all I have actually done so am just going to leave it blank rather then go back and fill it all in...

Last night I went to the boxing club... was there from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM.

I honestly think coach tried to kill us last night... said he had been noticing some of us slacking and that it was affecting our performance... hmmmm... I don't think he was talking about me... I work hard everytime I am there... it doesn't matter... the harder the workouts the better I feel afterwards... so i actually am enjoying feeling stiff and sore today...

I think the worst part of the entire workout was the fact that we did 16 min of stations... followed by one arm workouts... I threw so many left jabs last night that I thought I was going to just break down and cry like a little baby... and when we went through several sets of those... he switched us to left hooks... yea my coach is sadistic... lol... I love it...

Drove the hour back home... and a friend called and asked me to meet him at the local gym and went over there and got in a fairly hard workout with him...

Was there at the local gym from 9 PM to 10:30 PM

I am very stiff and sore today...

Blackvenom-2001

[Blackvenom-2001]

2/12/08

Weight = 203 lbs

Ok... so what I am finding out is that is a lot easier to go to the gym and workout every day then it is to keep this training log up to date... haha... guess I'm lazy in that department...

Yesterday however was the start of a new routine for myself... with a fight on March 28th it's time to get serious... my diet started yesterday... and my workout routine has changed significantly...

With over a month to go I should have no problem making weight at 193 lbs... and with over a month to go my new training routine should make sure that I'm ready to take and give a pounding...

Monday - Boxing Gym (5:30 PM - 7:45 PM)
Tuesday - Tabata Workout and weights
Wednesday - Endurance (Distance), Shadowboxing, and Bag Work

Thursday - Boxing Gym - Very light technical sparring
Friday - Boxing Gym - Full contact sparring
Saturday - The new boxing club - Full contact sparring
Sunday - Valley Chute Boxing - Full contact sparring

It's a lot of sparring... but I need the ring time to get my reflexes back and to just get use to being back in the ring... as far as rest days are concerned... both Thursday and Sunday will be pretty light days really...

Thursday nights will basically just be a light warm-up and then the sparring will basically just be a walk-through... working on slips, pivots, and mostly counters

Sunday even though full contact will only consist of a couple of rounds... three at the most... and while it will be intense... won't really be a strain...

Blackvenom-2001

[Cortez The Killer]

This looks like a very strong and ambitious exercise regime, nice job!

I thought mine was tough, and your looks a bit more intense.

Is this to get in fighting shape for a fight?

Or fighting shape just to have the confidence, endurance and strength of knowing that you are in fighting shape (this is the category I fall in)

Got my nose BUSTED in sparring last night. I had a feeling that would happen because I was already mentally and physically exhausted from a long day..i demonstrated some of my weakest skills!

I really like to spar when Im feelling fresh nowadays. Im always sore from some workout that day or the day before, then do 45 mins are jumping rope, pad mitt, punching and moving. and I am a deadman by the time my favorite event is ready to start:SPARRING.

Sometimes I still manage to do well. Last night's sparring: not so well

[Blackvenom-2001]

Fighting shape for a fight... if all goes well it should go down on March 28th... nothing big or earth shattering... just a little fun in the ring.

If you check out the link on my profile you can see some of the guys that i spar with... Juan Robles and George Rivera both go to the boxing club that I go to... and I am in the ring with both of them pretty often.

Still no where close to their level... but one of these days I will give them a run for their money...

I actually believe that's the heart and soul behind my drive... it's not to prove that I am the best out there... but to prove to my peers that I can hang with them... if that makes sense...

Blackvenom-2001

[Blackvenom-2001]

2/12/08

Started my Tabata portion of my workout last night... to say that it was intense would sort of be like saying... well to be honest I can't think of a good analogy right now... suffice to say it hurt...

1 mile warm up

8 x 20 sec sprints w/10 sec rest between

Rest

8 x 20 sec push-ups w/10 sec rest between: Ummm yea didn't do so well on this one...

Rest

8 x 20 sec jump rope w/10 sec rest between

Rest

8 x 20 sec sit-ups w/10 sec rest between: Ummm yea this one hurt as well...

Rest

8 x 20 sec incline press with free-weights (Dumb bell) 12 lbs each hand: Hurt but did ok...

I wanted to shadow box so bad but instead crawled to my truck and sat in it for about five minutes trying to get the strength to put my truck into gear... thought for a bit I would have to use my teath to drive home... my arms were dead...

Blackvenom-2001

[Blackvenom-2001]

2/13/08

Weight = 200 lbs... 7 lbs to go...

So tonight my EMT class was cancelled and as soon as I found out I made a beeline for the boxing club... got there a little late and so did my own warm up as the group finished theres...

I was still feeling very stiff and sore from last nights workout and coach was really getting on people about not working hard enough tonight...

Did six rounds of bag drills... and then one of the guys that works one of our Pro boxers came over and grabbed me and we worked through six rounds of very intense pad work...

I am honestly quite pleased with tonights workout considering how week I felt when I got to the gym and then to have made it through 12 rounds of intense training was a very good sign to me that my fitness level is improving...

Feel like jello tonight...

Blackvenom-2001

[Blackvenom-2001]

2/14/08

Yesterday sucked... due to the last two previous workouts I had to take Thursday night off... I didn't want to... even drove by the gym just to see who all was there and thought about going in just to hang out...

The truth of the matter is... I had pushed so hard during the previous two workouts that my body was totally tore down... I had to have a day to recover... to give my body time to heal...

I could have forced a workout... wanted to force a workout... but previous experience has shown me that it is a sure recipe for disaster... some of my worst injuries have come from over training... not giving the body proper time to heal... so for once I listened to my body...

So last night was a very down night for me... I really wanted to work out and couldn't... on top of that I hate Valentines day... seeing all the happy couples together... thinking of a couple of my ex's happy with their new boyfriends/significant others... etc really got me down...

Then I realized that two out of the three that I was worried about spent a good bit of the day contacting me and talking to me... and also knew from some of the body language and subtle things thrown around that they are not exactly happy... haha... so in the end I decided... you know I'm not as miserable as I thought I am... haha for them thinking the grass was greener on the other side... ladies eat your heart out... cause you cant touch this...

So I am definitely looking forward to getting back into the gym tonight... and really, really looking forward to sparring tonight... I want to hit someone... lol...

Blackvenom-2001