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    WM's Training Thread II

    Our gym received their USA Boxing affiliate and had a meeting with all of us tonight about how things will have to be done. Additionally, I'm coming along after my year away (cancer, surgeries) and can start to take contact at the end of this month. The timing is good to continue to get ready for full-on boxing training to start at the beginning of March.

    Full-on means as dedicated as I'll be knowing it's not my living, and I have a wife, kids, etc. Full-on does mean I train as hard and smart as my body and mind know how. I still have my chronic calf issue that I have to be careful with, and a rotator cuff type deal I'm still rehabbing and hopefully won't need surgery for.

    So ... having said all that, I continue to ramp things up and try to not suffer any setbacks due to charging ahead too fast.

    In this thread I'll track all things surrounding my training. The last time I did this some enjoyed it, some commented, and others seemed to be offended and got nasty. Critique is welcomed and asked for, but just being a jackass isn't. I'll just ignore that.
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    I am currently 51 years old and will be 52 in March. I weight 270 lbs. I'm heavy but not sloppy. I know with a good bodyfat % I could CERTAINLY get to 220 lbs but won't know how much less until I get there. A heavyweight is above 201 lbs so I'm not trying to get below that but more trying to use training for boxing to also get to a nice healthy and sustainable weight.

    I'm 6' 2". I have plenty of time to train, so that's not an obstacle.

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      #3
      Tomorrow starts my morning workouts. That is where I'll do a resistance program to balance my body and to work core and conditioning. The evenings on M-Th, from 7:30 - 9 pm will be working with other fighters with our main boxing coach. Each of these fighters either currently fights amateur or are looking to. A few low-level pros are in and out of these sessions as well. I'm not going to kill it in the morning as I want to make sure I get all I can out of the evening. As time goes on I'll slowly increase my morning routine but no need to kill it tomorrow morning then be laying on the ground exhausted halfway through tomorrow evening session.

      I really like being in a routine where I work things in the morning and the evening is for skill and whatever sparring schedule they are on. I'll increment my way there.

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        #4
        Let's go champ

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          #5
          Tonight's session was good. I stayed with the same amount of rope skipping to make sure I don't get excited and overdo it. I'll do this same amount Friday on my own and Saturday on my own. Monday I'll assess where I am and hopefully add some time skipping.

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            #6
            Good luck bro. You have great motivation levels for your age. Ignore the arseholes and i wish you the best of luck look forward to updates.

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              #7
              Originally posted by Gideon lock View Post
              Good luck bro. You have great motivation levels for your age. Ignore the arseholes and i wish you the best of luck look forward to updates.
              Thanks! I'm a former athlete (minor leagues) and I miss the feeling of competition. Boxing gives me that feeling.

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                #8
                My knee feels the activity of last night's class. The workload I put on my knee (popliteus actually) needs to be increased gradually and when I introduced something different I have to be careful. It was stressed to the point where I will do nothing more today than warm it up and do my mobility routine. Assuming I feel good tomorrow I'll do a fitness class and skip rope afterward.

                I'll do this type of approach as long as I need to in order to move forward. I'll do the boxing open gym, conditioning, etc. and as needed take a day off or merely do a fitness class. It's what us old guys have to do.

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                  #9
                  Saturday's session was excellent. We continued to work various forms of the jab from different angles, meaning not just standing in a standard stance and jabbing. Did a few slow counter drills reinforcing this. During this always working on snapping punches. Basically moving up and down, in and out, side to side, and whatever else working the jab, snapping. We threw the 2 as well, but hammered home the jabbing. I know at my level you can do quite a bit by being excellent at the jab, even moreso than at the higher levels.

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                    #10
                    Sunday I did nothing more than shoulder rehab and mobility. Monday morning is more resistance training.

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