Monday, 20 April 2009
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Training Phase 3
Beginning Training Plan: http://weblog.xanga.com/Roninsabum/669119161/time-for-a-taekwondo-entry.html)
Beginning Phase 2: http://weblog.xanga.com/Roninsabum/682076556/my-2nd-training-entry-phase-ii.html
About 2 years ago at 165 lbs.
Now at 185 lbs.
This has definitely been a difficult endeavour fraught with delays, injuries, and a change of order, but I'm finally ready for an attempt at phase 3 of my 5-Phase experimental training plan for getting into top fighting shape. Phase 1 was solely heavy lifting and Phase 2 was supposed to be endurance lifting, but a couple months ago I started moderate distance running (8-10 K) instead. I had briefly started a Phase 2 with endurance lifting last December, but that was cut short due to a muscle tear in my right calf, what was most likely a stress fracture in my sternum, and the unstable life of living in the Fermilab dorms until late January.
Now, I've made some satisfactory progress in running, I've hit all my goals in heavy lifting, and am actually about 10 lbs. heavier than I intended to be. If I ever compete in mainstream taekwondo again I would probably want to do so at the welter-weight level, which means I'd have to get under 170 lbs. Because of this I had intended to stop gaining weight at 175 lbs, but it appears I overshot that a bit. The last 5 lbs. I gained this week was especially suprising.
Anyhow, I'm now going to start a serious attempt at working endurance lifting back into my regimen. I'm unsure of how this will go and whether my schedule will be conducive to progress. I have heavy lifting split between an upper-body day and a lower body day, and my endurance lifting is similarly split between two different days. Hence, I will be perform each one of these four lifting sequences only once a week--it may not be enough, but we'll see.
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Comments (6)
note to Stefanie: use at your will. I encourage it. It's a pride thing.
You look great! I can definitely see the difference between pic 1 and pic 3, although the difference between 2 and 3 is less obvious. Have your back and legs changed significantly? Taekwondo focuses more on punches/upper body, right? How much have your efforts improved your performance?
Good job on all the hard work.
P.S. Nice Spongebob boxers.
@scruffylizard - These aren't quiet the kind of pictures I was expecting. Actually... I don't really know what I was expecting. I could still try, but the pictures are small. It might be more challenging getting the small details correct than it's worth.
Guys who are at the gym to look just look good at the bars tend to sit around doing bench press and curls, only working their arms. Real athletes know to focus on the legs and core. So yes, a lot of it has gone to my legs and back which can't really be seen in the pictures--even my "loose" jeans are getting tighter. I focus primarily on the legs and lower core (abs, obliques, and back). For my arms, I focus primarily on chinups and dips (with extra weights) rather than on bench press and curls, so even then I'm also working on the upper torso rather than just the arms.
Actually, taekwondo focuses far moreso on kicks and the lower body. The one thing taekwondo is know for among everything else is fast, powerful, high kicks.
@methodElevated - ah, understood.
And yeah, his legs. I suppose I can say nothing further about them without getting in trouble. Legs. That is what I have to say.
Great progress you made there :) Kindly check yr brakes cos u overshot yr weight gain hehe. Hey, thanks for dropping by at my blog and particpating in what turned out to be a forum lol. Looking forward to get to know you better :)
Allen
good to know that hard work over time pay off.