Well I've decided to make a training log so I can share my adventures with you guys. I've done MMA for about 3-4 months but I've decided to take a break and try my hand at boxing. I personally love boxing and MMA as well as most combat sports. The gym I'm joining is led under a trainer/owner who train under Don Khan in Tampa, FL who produced two world champions, Alexis Arguello, and Wilfred Benitez. | http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Alexis_Arguello | http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Wilfred_Benitez | I have started training at home with my heavy bag, double end bag, and speed bag to get into shape and work on technique before I join. I've also been doing weightlifting, running, jump roping, calisthenics, and plyometrics. I honestly want to become very good at boxing and I hope my ambition and passion can overcome my sometimes laziness and doubt which I'm sure will haunt me at times. That being said I'm aiming for a two-a-day boxing session today, weightlifting, and running.

I'm 5'7" and 160lbs.

My Breakfast:
4+ Cups of Water
1+ 23g Protein Shake
8oz of Fruit Punch (Carbohydrates)
1 Peanut Butter Sandwich
1x Opti-Men Multi-Vitamin
3x Fish Oil Capsules (300mg EFA Each)

Training Schedule for 1st Session:
1 Round - Stretching
1 Round - Jump roping
2 Rounds - Shadow boxing
5 Rounds - Heavy Bag
3 Rounds - Speed bag
2 Rounds - Double-end Bag
2 Rounds - Jump Roping
End with Calisthenics

3x10 Frazier Sit-Ups (Up, halfway down and hold for 10 seconds)
2x Frazier Cross Sit-Ups (Same except one knee down and opposite elbow to knee)
45 Second Rests between each set

25 Push Ups
10 Dips
25 Push Ups
10 Dips
25 Push Ups
10 Dips
25 Push Ups
10 Dips
45 Seconds Rest Between Each Set

Post Work-Out:
8oz of Fruit Punch
Water
1 Peanut Butter Sandwich
1 23g Protein Shake


After this will be weightlifting, will post later.

Inspirational Quote: "Kill the body, and the head will die." - Joe Frazier

Done with the first session (first logged session anyway). Good work, got enough sweat outta of it. Those push ups were HARDDD at the end, really tiring. Last set I could barely push myself up. Still breaking in my new Rival Elite Bag Gloves, much less padding then my Title Gel World Bag Gloves but you get a better feel for the bag and it gives you a greater incentive to punch correctly with the first two knuckles so you don't hurt your thumb or hand. I don't think I will be able to hit the bags again this evening since I'll be lifting and running later on .

Hopefully I can hit the gym today as I haven't gone in a while. Doing some 5x5 powerlifting things to build strength, strength over mass always . The gym though is a maybe, I'll go if I can get a ride. The run though is pretty much guaranteed, it'll be around 45 mins of jogging/running. No idea the distance but it should be a good amount since its 45 mins with a good pace. I'll be running with my school's Cross Country team so there's no quitting . I love to run with other people just for that reason, you can't let yourself quit.



"Everybody has a plan until they get hit." - Mike Tyson

Lunch:
3x Grilled Cheese w/ Ham on White Bread
1 Cup of Water
1 Cup of Milk
1x Optimum Nutrition Opti-Men
2x Fish Oil

Ahh lunch for the lazy lol

love it keep it coming

Unfortunately I could not go weight lift today as I had no ride to get to the gym. I may lift tomorrow however so hopefully it'll be fine. I ran with the cross country team for about 20-25mins nonstop, we usually run 30mins-45mins non stop but today we ran at a much faster pace. I also decided to try HIIT, High Intensity Interval Training, which is a very intense cardio workout that is supposedly GREAT for cardio and fat loss. The beginner workout goes 30 seconds hard as you can sprint, 90 seconds rest and you do this for 6-8 times. We ran 20 seconds all out and after the previous run we decided to stop because it was too tiring haha. It really does seem like it will whip you into shape though, its probably best used prior to any exercise because its really intense. Maybe I will try it again but do it before the longer run.

Snack:
8oz Juice
23g Protein Shake

Thanks Dent!
Hopefully this will keep me motivated through the tough times.

I will follow it because Im interested!

cant wait til the day you put, "Just got the belt"

Dinner:
Steak and White Rice
12oz Juice

Snack:
Vanilla Ice Cream with Caramel Syrup

I hope I'll get to say that one day Dent .

Edit:
I'm just thinking how much I love combat sports right now lol, I like to dream big so I guess I have clock in those hours. Whatever I do I've always know I want to be successful but not good living, middle-class w/ a family. I've always wanted more, so I worry about crap like college, grades, etc. I hope this will serve to motivate me in my studies as well. I emailed Penn State asking about their Collegiate boxing program. They're a good school and have what seems to be a nice campus atmosphere. More importantly, they're part of the NCBA, National Collegiate Boxing Association. So if I were to go there I could easily combine studies and boxing. If not I could always find a gym outside of the school that I would attend.

I changed some things during the workout.

- All rest periods were 30 seconds.
- 2 x 10 Reverse Crunches (to work lower abs)
http://stronglifts.com/the-reverse-crun ... -pack-abs/

PostWO Nutrition:
23g ON 100% Whey Shake
4oz Grape Juice
4oz Orange Juice

No Breakfast yet, probably gonna be a brunch considering the time.

HIIT workout today, no ride needed since I'll be doing it at home.

Keep it up mate. I hope one day there will be some videos also