Work (out) Week

This week was eventful, so let's break it down in list form day by day.

Monday:
John showed up late to class so Les, myself and Alison rolled. Les called me out first and I was more than happy to oblige. We grappled for about 6 minutes until he got me in a arm triangle and I tapped. I was EXHAUSTED after just 6 minutes. John showed up and we learned how to do a flow drill. It works in this manner. Person 1 takes Person 2 to the ground and attempts a submission. Person 2 lets the take down happen but explodes out of the submission attempt, which Person 1 allows. Person 2 then takes on the role of Person 1 and Person 3 takes on the role of Person 2. It was fun, I just need to learn more submissions. My favorites would have to be the Guillotine, Kimura (above), and Rear Naked Choke. Nothing fancy but they are VERY effective.

Tuesday:
Got to class late and stared with Warrior Fit. Went right into boxing which was good because Titus came back today after rehabbing his broken toe. Sparring for Kickboxing was after. Frans, a competitive karate student, sparred with me. I got some good throws in. Realizing being taken down drives the wind and heart out of a person I followed up the throws with kicks and punches. I ended our round with a stiff cross to Frans' chin. We hugged it out at the end and nursed our egos til it was time to work again.

Wednesday:
Went to do the 300 workout during a long lunch break. Finished in about 26 minutes. Need to work on my form during push ups. After the 300 we did 3 minute grappling rounds. The rules here are much like sparring. You try and get your opponent to the ground and submit him. Take downs are 1 point while a submission is 3. First to three points is the winner and continues. I need to learn how to do more submissions from the top or at least set them up from the throws I like to use so much.

Thursday:
Boxing led into Warrior Fit (which I ran due to staff obligations) and then into Kickboxing with Mike. It was a good day all in all. I noticed that even though my hip hurts it does not prevent me from participating in any drills, as it did in the past. Gillian let me know they were awarding me a free personal training session for winning the Workout Challenge a few weeks ago. I split it up into two stretch sessions (30 mins).

Friday:
Stretch session 1 with Sifu. Afterward I felt the best I had in weeks. My hip was pain free walking around the city and I just felt relaxed all over. He suggested I bring a notebook to classes and jot down what hurts and how I hurt it so that he can figure out how to stretch it during our sessions. It is well worth the money it costs and I will definitely do it at least once a month, more as fight day approaches.

News:
Upon talking to Gerry and Pat this weekend about my nutrition plan I am going to post excerpts here for people to review. It will be a multi-part series in which I break down what I have learned and give insight into eating in a more healthy manner.

Positives:
Throws from clinch in sparring, hip pain is dissipating and not preventing workouts

Improvements:
Hands up during kickboxing (Ahmed kicked me in the throat, not fun), notebook at class or near by, keep stretching on my own