"If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." -Bruce Lee-
(waterfall I climbed in Costa Rica. Then flipped down from a tree
into the pool below. Cliff jumping had always been one of
my biggest fears. I remember clinging to that tree for what
seemed like an eternity, but I was at a point of no return since
it was too slippery to go down. So yes, I did it.
...broke my tailbone. ;D)
(waterfall I climbed in Costa Rica. Then flipped down from a tree
into the pool below. Cliff jumping had always been one of
my biggest fears. I remember clinging to that tree for what
seemed like an eternity, but I was at a point of no return since
it was too slippery to go down. So yes, I did it.
...broke my tailbone. ;D)
Twenty-two days until fight day...and I found out last night I'm not fighting the girl I was originally supposed to go up against. For a while, I felt extremely disappointed. I've been training really hard for this and want it. Luckily, Batman (my coach) found me another opponent...who I'm really hoping will not back out last minute. I asked him in between practices one day what my biggest weakness was and he said "your mind. And hitting the bag too much." I tend to overdo it; once I get started I have a hard time stopping. I've always struggled with the mental part of sports through basketball. It took years to erase that automatic thought of "I suck" every time I missed a shot.
The mind defines our limitations. Mind is the greatest prison of all. The best example I can think of is Wolf, one of my wolf-pack parkour friends. He trains with an intensity and duration that can outlast anyone I've known. His gains are incredible despite the doubters who tell him he's doing too much or cannot do it without x, y, or z.
(shamelessly stole these off of Wolf's facebook)
Its kinda funny, really because when a child is born they know nothing. They are bound by nothing and anything is possible. Only as they grow they learn to accept laws, rules and restrictions imposed by man and nature.
"Etre et durer"...a David Belle quote known in the parkour community (translates to: "to be and to last"). This is that pure mindset of the child who only instinctively tries to just simply exist in the present moment, not concerned about past or future because these concepts are not real until taught by society. Time and the philosophy of it is one of my favorite philosophical topics. I'm sure I'll have an entry dedicated to that later. Anyhow. You are the only one who can put limits on what you can do. Realistically, sure, take advice from people but if you pay close attention to your body and how you're feeling you will instinctively know when to back off or increase the intensity. Maybe that's why I like this escalating density training program. You aren't prescribed x amount of reps in y sets. Rather, you do as many reps as YOU can do in a set amount of time.
Regardless, as Jory said, "stay fight ready." I'm not easing back on the training at all. That way, I'll be ready to fight within days notice if need be.
This morning my dog woke me up around 4am and there was no going back to bed for me. Walked the dog, then did a 45 minute run before going to Golds.
The night before I did a lot of powerlifting:
-Overhead Squat
-Deadlifts
-Cleans
-Clean and press
-pushup and pullup supersets to total 100 and 50 respectively.
I didn't count reps or keep time...but I know I spent about an hour doing all sorts of lifts. Oh yes, I remember why...I didn't get much of a workout in at the Dog Pound that morning.
Three of our pro fighters were having their last day in the gym to get ready, so understandably I didn't jump in for more than a couple rounds with a few other guys.
Ok, back to today. After my run, I went to Gold's.
10 sledgehammer swings on tire/arm
flip tire down and back
x 10 reps
Then miscellaneous work on kipping
I didn't spar at 10 AM practice. Instead, just worked on my kicks. Well, kick singular. The right shin healed up better than the left. I felt solid doing them today. My friend Brooke came down to check out the Dog Pound at 11! She picked up boxing pretty fast. Its always fun to see my friends try it out and love it. Like my friend Hana who is out in New York. I never thought she would consider trying boxing, but one summer evening she told me she was taking classes and enjoyed it! at 12pm I did ground and pound. Felt a bit weak today, but still did alright. Going to head back around 5 I think. pm. Not quite sure what my workout will be yet. I'll update this later.
The mind defines our limitations. Mind is the greatest prison of all. The best example I can think of is Wolf, one of my wolf-pack parkour friends. He trains with an intensity and duration that can outlast anyone I've known. His gains are incredible despite the doubters who tell him he's doing too much or cannot do it without x, y, or z.
(shamelessly stole these off of Wolf's facebook)
Its kinda funny, really because when a child is born they know nothing. They are bound by nothing and anything is possible. Only as they grow they learn to accept laws, rules and restrictions imposed by man and nature.
"Etre et durer"...a David Belle quote known in the parkour community (translates to: "to be and to last"). This is that pure mindset of the child who only instinctively tries to just simply exist in the present moment, not concerned about past or future because these concepts are not real until taught by society. Time and the philosophy of it is one of my favorite philosophical topics. I'm sure I'll have an entry dedicated to that later. Anyhow. You are the only one who can put limits on what you can do. Realistically, sure, take advice from people but if you pay close attention to your body and how you're feeling you will instinctively know when to back off or increase the intensity. Maybe that's why I like this escalating density training program. You aren't prescribed x amount of reps in y sets. Rather, you do as many reps as YOU can do in a set amount of time.
Regardless, as Jory said, "stay fight ready." I'm not easing back on the training at all. That way, I'll be ready to fight within days notice if need be.
This morning my dog woke me up around 4am and there was no going back to bed for me. Walked the dog, then did a 45 minute run before going to Golds.
The night before I did a lot of powerlifting:
-Overhead Squat
-Deadlifts
-Cleans
-Clean and press
-pushup and pullup supersets to total 100 and 50 respectively.
I didn't count reps or keep time...but I know I spent about an hour doing all sorts of lifts. Oh yes, I remember why...I didn't get much of a workout in at the Dog Pound that morning.
Three of our pro fighters were having their last day in the gym to get ready, so understandably I didn't jump in for more than a couple rounds with a few other guys.
Ok, back to today. After my run, I went to Gold's.
10 sledgehammer swings on tire/arm
flip tire down and back
x 10 reps
Then miscellaneous work on kipping
I didn't spar at 10 AM practice. Instead, just worked on my kicks. Well, kick singular. The right shin healed up better than the left. I felt solid doing them today. My friend Brooke came down to check out the Dog Pound at 11! She picked up boxing pretty fast. Its always fun to see my friends try it out and love it. Like my friend Hana who is out in New York. I never thought she would consider trying boxing, but one summer evening she told me she was taking classes and enjoyed it! at 12pm I did ground and pound. Felt a bit weak today, but still did alright. Going to head back around 5 I think. pm. Not quite sure what my workout will be yet. I'll update this later.
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