Strength 3 sets of one arm push-ups practice on elevated blocks Work Capacity 5 rounds 5 kettlebell snatches (per arm) at 50 lbs 10-20 decline push-ups
Tomorrow is New Years day... I intend to improve my fitness and body greatly! I will eat like a Caveman, meats and vegetables (some beer). Paleo! I will do at least 30 days of this before i break for a cheat meal. Completely strict! I will post a pic on here in 30 days, with my shirt off.
Sprints, kettlbell, crossfit, strength training, convict conditioning, and muay thai! I will train for a muay thai fight for a couple months down the road.
Muay Thai focused on faints by ducking in and out of the opponent to deceive him. It is also fun to move around like this.
Trail Running I ran up mount misery at valley forge with a slow pace. I ran up the mountain but not all the way through to the street. It was about 20 min of running. I will implement sprints up the mountain soon.
8 rounds 20 russian kettlebell swings (50#) 10 Ring Push-Ups
Quote of the Day "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing." ~Muhammad Ali
Push Jerk for 3x10 at 135 lbs Pull-Ups for 3x10 T-Bar Row for 3x8 with 3x45 lbs plates Dips for 3x15 reps Quote of the Day I will persist until I succeed.
In the Orient, young bulls are tested for the fight arena in a certain manner. Each is brought to the ring and allowed to attack a picador who pricks them with a lance. The bravery of each bull is then rated with care according to the number of times he demonstrates his willingness to charge in spite of the sting of the blade. Henceforth, I will recognize that each day I am tested by life in a like manner. If I persist, if I continue to try, if I continue to charge forward, I will succeed.
I will persist until I succeed.
I was not delivered unto this world in defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not a sheep waiting to be prodded by my shepherd. I am a lion and I refuse to talk, to walk, to sleep with the sheep. I will hear not those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious. Let them join the sheep. The slaughterhouse of failure is not my destiny.
I will persist until I succeed.
The prizes of life are at the end of each journey, not near the beginning; and it is not given to me to know how many steps are necessary in order to reach my goal. Failure I may still encounter at the thousandth step, yet success hides behind the next bend in the road. Never will I know how close it lies unless I turn the corner. Always I will take another step. If that is of no avail I will take another, and yet another. In truth, one step at a time is not too difficult.
I will persist until I succeed.
Henceforth, I will consider each day’s effort as but one blow of my blade against a mighty oak. The first blow may cause not a tremor in the wood, nor the second, nor the third. Each blow, of itself, may be trifling, and seem of no consequence. Yet from childish swipes the oak will eventually tumble. So it will be with my efforts of today. I will be liken to the raindrop which washes away the mountain; the ant who devours a tiger; the star which brightens the earth; the slave who builds a pyramid. I will build my castle one brick at a time for I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete my undertaking.
I will persist until I succeed.
I will never consider defeat and I will remove from my vocabulary such words and phrases as quit, cannot, unable, impossible, out of the question, improbable, failure, unworkable, hopeless, and retreat; for they are the words of fools. I will avoid despair, but if this disease of the mind should infect me then I will work on in despair. I will toil and I will endure. I will ignore the obstacles at my feet and keep my eyes on the goals above my head, for I know that where dry desert ends, green grass grows.
I will persist until I succeed.
I will remember the ancient law of averages, and I will bend it to my good. I will persist with knowledge that each failure to sell will increase my chance for success at the next attempt. Each nay I hear will bring me closer to the sound of yea. Each frown I meet, only prepares me for the smile to come. Each misfortune I encounter will carry in it the seed of tomorrow’s good luck. I must have the night to appreciate the day. I must fail often to succeed only once.
I will persist until I succeed.
I will try, and try, and try again. Each obstacle, I will consider as a mere detour to my goal, and a challenge to my profession. I will persist and develop my skills as the mariner develops his, by learning to ride out the wrath of each storm.
I will persist until I succeed.
Henceforth, I will learn and apply another secret of those who excel in my work. When each day is ended, not regarding whether it has been a success or a failure, I will attempt to achieve one more sale. When my thoughts beckon my tired body homeward, I will resist the temptation to depart. I will try again. I will make one more attempt to close with victory, and if that fails, I will make another. Never will I allow any day to end with a failure. Thus, I will plant the seed of tomorrow’s success and gain an insurmountable advantage over those who cease their labor at a prescribed time. When others cease their struggle, then mine will begin, and my harvest will be full.
I will persist until I succeed.
Nor will I allow yesterday’s success to lull me into today’s complacency, for this is the great foundation of failure. I will forget the happenings of the day that is gone, whether they were good or bad, and greet the new sun with confidence that this will be the best day of my life.
So long as there is breath in me, that long I will persist. For now, I know one of the greatest principles of success; if I persist long enough I will win.
I will persist. I will win.
Reflection I am working on building my strength and ability to do bodyweight exercises back. I use to be able to do double the reps in one set in both pull-ups (20 reps) and dips (30 reps).
Dec 10th I did a good muay thai workout focusing on parrying then hitting combos punches and kicks on thai pads. It was a good workout. I need to work on my foot positions and being more fluid with them. I did a core workout with Tough Mudder Championship Contender, Rob Boyles. It consisted of 30 lbs ball crunch toss, leg raise partner tosses (leg to side and straight), plank series (front, side, leaning rest). Then we went for about a 4 mile run. It was damn cold but the run was not bad and we went at a good pace. Rob had been working out all day to prepare for his 24 hour tough mudder competition next Saturday. He had done lifting, core work, and had run the 3.7 mile course several times today. He is gonna do great!
Today I did an intense session of Muay Thai kickboxing. I am really working on my kicks. I need to get better at it and will practice a lot. My problem is i am not staying on my toes enough or twisting my hips enough. I need to work to throw my leg at the target. My shins shoud act like a hockey stick.
Daddis Fight Camps Muay Thai Coach, Anthony "Cheesesteak" Morrison
Picture of me after my 30 day paleo! I dropped about 10 pounds while getting a lot stronger!
Track Sprints 200 meter sprints for 5 sprints 100 for 2 sprints
Reflection Muay Thai practice for an hour focusing on thai pad kicks and faking the body kick and going to the push kick. I have to work on my thai pad kicks because I am landing them with my feet instead of my shins. Sprints were good and I put out on them. I will be going paleo hardcore now!
Did this quick workout in the apartment. I need to add these workouts to my daily routine. If I can do this while doing boxing/muay thai 3+ times a week, strength train a little bit, and run sprints 2-3 times a week then I will meet my goals.
