another 8 weeks later :
the bits in quotes include first summary post, and the feedback 8 weeks later, then now how things are another 8 weeks again, check im following up on failures/sucesses.
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+ training mma 3x per week again + wing chun 1x per week gonna add 1-2x s&c sessions and another 1-2 mma sessions before long
> all this training just hasnt happened.
definitely stepped up. I'm theoretically (ie barring exceptions due to work/minor injury etc) training mma/thai/judo 6 days a week, which is good. Not exceptional, but good. Next level would be 2x a day, not up for that yet...
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stuck to my current s&c program nicely but it badly needs expanding, especially a circuits/plyo/running session.
few schedule **** ups and now this minor back injury have screwed up my lifting, and im missing it big time. still sort of making progress though with Sumo DLs, still braindead about expanding program. im addressing lower\whole body max strength, but need to look at upper body max strength (without giving shoulders grief), whole body muscular endurance, and explosiveness\speed strength. gonna add sledgehammer training, a friend is dropping a tractor tyre round some time this week, and i found out an ole buddy of mine was a bawla-certified oly lifting coach, so when time permits im gonna go see him and get some coaching to do cleans, or do some med-ball throw type stuff. now its winter we've been doing circuits on tues nights at mma anyway so i'll give myself a little leeway here...
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+ groundwork : surviving well and getting a few good triangles (to be fair we have been drilling them a lot but still where the hells the armbar guillotine kimura etc gone?)
no real change here.
- ground work : overall strategy off, getting lost/stuck in places. also been working off my back way too much, did get mount tonight once tho. also somehow lost all my subs except the triangle. this just needs me sorting my head out and drilling a few techniques and positional stuff again. second thoughts maybe its cos my arms are so weak im liking using my legs?
big improvement here, mma wrestling game improved a fair bit. still bit of a tendency to work off back, but thats tightened up too. subs still could do with getting back on but this is lower priority than other stuff.
actually similar to last progress, but more so. my groundwork attributes are shooting ahead. during my time off i did a lot of watching good ground guys and figured out a bit about how they move, the flexibilty/strength work and my training approach to groundwork are paying off big time. the coaches have all given me some nice compliments about my feeling, sensitivity, position, some funny comments about stickiness etc especially guard game. wing chun and wing chun people have definitely given me a big head start thinking about these higher-level attributes. still need to tighten up strategy, go for dominant position instead of gettin subs off back, still holes in the game, still lots of details to learn to get submissions. but, im addressing those too, doing my homework going over ground strategy in the various positions etc with some videos, my notes, writing up better notes etc...
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- shoulders : need to improve strength, power, speed, endurance
not stepped up on the s&c front. physio program has gone stale for me dont think its doing much. still lacking strength speed endurance, still getting sore after training, left shoulder still clunks, right still giving me grief especially in wing chun.
i read the siff article talking about "functional neromuscular conditioning"/pnf and a few other arguments talking about isolation vs movements so ive pretty much sacked off external rotations etc and been looking at more circular and diagonal stuff, which did me a WORLD of good. i had a little soreness and actually havent been doing ANY upper body work apart from hitting the pads, pummelling, rolling etc, but have still been putting on bulk on my shoulders, must be the DLs. i think the thing is addressing the balance and mechanics etc still not really addressing strenght, power, speed endurance etc. adding sledgehammer work is gonna be really good i suspect.
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- hip pain feels like its coming back which im ****ed off at cos of the stretching ive been doing
flexibility and mobility work really paying off on the ground but thai kicks still not good. really need to get back kicking the heavy bag or some leisure time on the pads.
made a lot of progress here, finally kicking hard again, getting a good thwack out the pads :D left kick still has a way to go before im happy. been concentrating on a few more yoga stretches, pidgeons and a few other hip openers. i played about with scorpions a while back and didnt get much from them but now they've clicked with me. i need to be consistent with this, when i dont do it, things suck.
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- got to sort my lead arm punches out - jab and L hook have gone to **** and i worked them hard before
slight improvement i guess, still need work
this is no longer a glaring weak point. got a few padwork sessions in with some of the boxers at the club which have helped with technique and body mechanics. actually i do have problems keeping my hands up late on, add some bicep curls to s&c, or maybe just tired from groundwork etc ??
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- stand up : got bashed about in sparring tonight
little progress. still badly need to put the hours in with the boxing gloves...
im doing the the new fri night muay thai sparring sessions so things are looking good :D funny my 2 main sparring partners are now gonna be the thai guy i took down in mma and another guy who's my weight but a bit shorter and had very good powerlifting numbers, now had 2 thai fights, and a very serious rep on the streets :o
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+ kept up wing chun 1x per week too.
- wing chun : aint done any serious chi sao in so long im sure its just gone out the window. been keeping up form practice just need to step it up
actually feeling happy about this for no real reason. gonna be doing some more wing chun too...
wing chuns ticking over. hopefully 2007 will see some more sunday sessions...
To sum up, Yes, im back to training mma 3x per week absolute minimum, done 6x one week! aint been back to yoga but picked up some more info and upped my practice along with bodyflow bits etc wing chun sunday happened, but only once, see what 2007 has in store... weights program still aint done **** on, other conditioning still sucking. but... i have been putting the work in, and its paying off :)