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Punches in Bunches

An actual fog descended on the gym on Tuesday So last night we did a high quality boxing session, or at least it was supposed to be high quality. It looked like this 2 rds shadow boxing with sprawl every 30 seconds Actually for every round we did last night, there was a beep every … Continue reading →

Yes it's 2am again

What breed of saddo am I? It’s 2am, I can’t sleep and I’ve chosen this time to update my blog, now that I’ve taken care of some paperwork that is. It’s annoying to be lying in bed with 1,000 things running through your head, and worse again when you get up to try to solve … Continue reading →

Maybe when he's 4

I was driving with my son (aged 3 and 1/2) today, on our way to playschool, oohing and ahing as only kids do at the sight of the frosty fields near our house. One of the only things I really like about where I live right now is the setting. Drive one way and it’s … Continue reading →

Interesting Evening

Carb depletion, you’ve gotta hate it. You think you don’t need pasta and then you go and do a session like last night’s. Some of the guys are on the cut right now and one or two are slightly above target. One guy in particular has been set a diet to get him waaaaaayyy down, … Continue reading →

2 weeks to go

I went down to the venue last night to have another look, take some measurements and so on. I’m bound to forget something but I’m really trying to cover all of the bases. So last night I measured out the warm up area which is basically a stage which we will screen off. It’s smaller … Continue reading →

Last interval on the rower here. Grant calls me bald, old and fat. I think from this video we can verify the first of those things… However I disagree with the old and fat thing. Santa just has to bring me one of these heart rate monitors, here’s the HRM data from yesterday’s session. The … Continue reading →

First Day Blues

Well, actually, not so blue. First session with Will this morning, I’m sure Heffernan will put up my scores and reps soon enough but basically it was tough, really tough but enjoyable. I started this morning at 7am cleaning my house for a viewing to see if someone wants to buy it. You can’t make … Continue reading →

Update on the fighters, it's been a while

Without revealing too much, here’s an update on the progress of the guys who are going to be fighting in just 17 days. Strength: As I’ve mentioned before, I put most of the guys through a prehab phase of strengthening and flexibility for about 5 weeks, and then moved the training up a notch in … Continue reading →

Strengths (not many) and Weaknesses (many)

It ain’t easy being green, that great philosopher Kermit once said. And right now I feel pretty green. Had some strength and conditioning test with Will on Saturday, and I’d officially like to say that he’s a prick. Luckily, I’m a prick, so I can see where he’s coming from. The results were pathetic bar … Continue reading →

I think when this whole fight night thing has blown over, I’m going to take a large holiday and get a crack cocaine habit. It’s the only thing for it. Lots to do, not a lot of time to do it in. Managing fighters, checking weights, getting weight down, getting cardio up, micromanagement of the … Continue reading →