Hello all! I was away for a year following my amateur Fight Night. Had some injuries then dealt with cancer. I'm clear of the C-word now but they had to cut through my abdominal wall which took some healing. I was cleared for increasingly demanding exertion and just last week I got back to being able to do 100% exertion to include stressful core activities. No contact just yet.
So .... I really enjoyed the whole process of the Fight Night. I trained as hard as I knew how given restrictions (injury, etc) and even trained as smart as I knew how.
I still experience an issue with my popliteus, which I have to manage and go tomorrow to consult for a possible shoulder surgery, but those things are blips on the radar. I'll have to pay attention to them and work with and around them, but that's life.
I allowed myself (against my will?) to get back up to 270 lbs. I could use last year as an excuse but that's useless. I allowed it, and that's that. I competed at 240 lbs (I think) and I was still far too heavy for my body composition. I'll work steadily towards first getting BACK to 240 then to 220 then I'll let the mirror help me. No doubt I could drop more unwanted fat.
I've begun a jump rope routine, which I should have done last time but didn't. Why? Idiocy is my only defense. I'm incrementally increasing my time on the rope and improving the various movements and am targeting 30 minutes.
I'm shadow boxing, working form in the mirror, heavy bag, speed bag, and even doing fitness boxing using good form. All this is to prepare for actual boxing training. I'll probably keep a fitness boxing class twice a week as I enjoy that, but I'll get back with the main boxing coach and lay out a program. I know the things I'm doing now to get my body used to the movements and my mind right will help pave the way.
I want to compete again. I have no desire to try and move up the ranks. I just want to be the best version of me that I can be given the time I devote to it. I may fight once or twice more, I may continue onward. I'll be 52 next month.
So ... hello again. I look forward to reading about what you all are doing.
So .... I really enjoyed the whole process of the Fight Night. I trained as hard as I knew how given restrictions (injury, etc) and even trained as smart as I knew how.
I still experience an issue with my popliteus, which I have to manage and go tomorrow to consult for a possible shoulder surgery, but those things are blips on the radar. I'll have to pay attention to them and work with and around them, but that's life.
I allowed myself (against my will?) to get back up to 270 lbs. I could use last year as an excuse but that's useless. I allowed it, and that's that. I competed at 240 lbs (I think) and I was still far too heavy for my body composition. I'll work steadily towards first getting BACK to 240 then to 220 then I'll let the mirror help me. No doubt I could drop more unwanted fat.
I've begun a jump rope routine, which I should have done last time but didn't. Why? Idiocy is my only defense. I'm incrementally increasing my time on the rope and improving the various movements and am targeting 30 minutes.
I'm shadow boxing, working form in the mirror, heavy bag, speed bag, and even doing fitness boxing using good form. All this is to prepare for actual boxing training. I'll probably keep a fitness boxing class twice a week as I enjoy that, but I'll get back with the main boxing coach and lay out a program. I know the things I'm doing now to get my body used to the movements and my mind right will help pave the way.
I want to compete again. I have no desire to try and move up the ranks. I just want to be the best version of me that I can be given the time I devote to it. I may fight once or twice more, I may continue onward. I'll be 52 next month.
So ... hello again. I look forward to reading about what you all are doing.
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