RDJ's training log

[hfahrenheit]

here's a little encouragement.

[RDJ]

Forgot all about updating this log

I'll try to keep it up from now on.

[RDJ]

Fri Nov 7
Went for a swim, about two hours. Absolute shit intensity, just loosening up.

Sun Nov 9
Run, 3.5 miles followed by a 10 bike ride.
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Mon nov 10
Run, 3.5 miles
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Tue Nov 11
Run, 3.5 miles
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Wed Nov 12
Biked to and from gym, 2 x 5 miles. Today was a gruesome conditioning drill. It lasted about 20 minutes I think, without any breaks. First we did some bag work, I think about 4 or 5 rounds. The drill contained lots of jumping, some bag work, pushups, ab work, everything you can imagine. At one point the trainer said this is the last round, give it all you got, so we all did. When the round was over he said I lied we're not stopping and he went on for about two more rounds. I love shit like that
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[RDJ]

Thu Nov 13

Two times 5 miles on a bike, as always. I was extremely sore from yesterdays workout, so the plan was to take it easy. Unfortunately my coach had different plans. Did about 20 minutes of jump rope first with the occasional calisthenics in between to warm up. Next did 2 rounds of shadowboxing, followed by 4 rounds on the bag (1st jabs and straights, 2nd hooks, 3rd uppercuts, 4th all of them). Got sent into the ring, where we rotated with 4 guys. Did about 5 rounds, my arms were killing me. Got slapped in the face a few time by my coach for dropping the left hand. I like doing that, it gives me an angle to jab from and it lures my opponent in. I think I'm less predictable when I'm not constantly holding up my left hand. I feel safer behind my left shoulder than I do in full guard, he told my sparring partners to make me pay for it but they were unable to because I'm not stupid I don't do it all the time. Anyway, I did not argue of course, but whenever he's not looking I'm mixing in half guard again After that went back to the bag, they were just finishing up with a drill. Cooled down and biked back home.

Sparring went okay-ish, considering my soreness. At this moment I feel like a train wreck, which is good because it's been a while since I felt really sore. About to go for a run now to loosen up a little.

[RDJ]

Fri Nov 14

A 3.9 mile road work session. Loads of sideways and backwards movement, calisthenics half way down the stretch, some shadowboxing and stretching afterwards.
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[RDJ]

Sun Nov 16

Run, same as friday.
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Mon Nov 17

Half an hour warm up, one round of shadowboxing, three rounds on the bag, about four in the ring, and a drill to finish up. I've been hitting an insanely hard and heavy bag lately, and while I like it a lot, my arms have been pudding after training lately. But it does improve power I think. And of course the bike ride, two times five miles.

Had to spar new guys, first time ever in a ring. Both had been training for half a year or so, but no sparring. Went insanely easy of course, but it was odd how difficult it was to defend against their unpredictability. They don't do what you expect a boxer to do. They throw Calzaghe like taps being wide open out of nowhere, six lead right hands in a row, shit like that. It was odd but fun, and I got to work on my defense

[RDJ]

Tue Nov 18

Short bike ride in the morning, about 13 miles. Medium intensity.
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In the evening went to the gym, two times 5 miles by bike. Our regular trainer wasn't there so we had a spontaneous replacement trainer from our competing gym (my town has two gyms), who happened to be at our gym. Did a lot of combinations on the pads / gloves, they do things just a little different than we do, which was very refreshing. No sparring, but a good workout nonetheless.
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