A Warrior's Thougts on the Martial Arts

So tomorrow my journey to China begins. I'm really looking forward to this. As I've pointed out in [this post] , I was pretty busy over the last time. Therefore (and because of my shoulder impingement) I focussed strongly on S&C work. Guess I'll be able to equalize a lot of things (when training in China) by bringing strength and power into play... Below you'll find a table roughly summarizing what I've been doing over the last couple weeks. This is basically the continuation of [this halfway report] . Might not seem a lot, but then it was hard work, I can tell you that... Week 4 Session 1 Date 2013-06-10 Warmup / Power Power Snatch from hang 30 x 3 35 x 2 40 x 3 45 x 2 50 x 2 50 x 2 50 x 2 Strength Front Squat 72,5 x 5 82,5 x 5 92,5 x 6 DB Press 22,5 x 5 22,5 x 4 22,5 x 4 Assistance Deadlift 130 x 3 (1' rest) 130 x 3 (1' rest) 130 x 3 (1' rest) 130 x 3 (1' rest) 130 x 3 (1' rest) 130 x 3 (1' rest) 130 ...

 Ok, so my next fight is coming up in march at the [open polish championships] in Czestochowa. That gives me roughly three months to prepare. My plan is to finish another three 5/3/1 cycles (without deload weeks), then take a break for regeneration and go to Poland at my strongest. I hit the gym on Wednesday and Friday. Sparring is Saturday and Monday. Over the week, I do quite some technique practice. Also, this week, I’ll take up my Judo practice again. That’ll do a lot in terms of lactic acid tolerance. Now although that’s quite some training volume already, I’m adding in another bodyweight S&C session on Monday.  You see, I’m currently in off-season. After I fight in Poland, there’ll be some kickboxing bouts here in Austria in April and Mai. After that, I don’t have a plan yet, but I’m fairly sure there’ll be some interesting fights to pick in June as well. Hence, I’ll have to decrease my S&C training volume soon enough. All that being said, I'll briefly outl...

Over the last week, I've finished my HFT training on one day. That's not exactly a lot. So, I've decided to alter the routine. Instead of pullups and leg raises, I'll now be doing one-armed pushups. 50 per side. Today, this routine worked out just fine. You see, sometimes, you have to adapt your training to your everyday life. Working 10 hours a day on a construction site doesn't match well with a high-intensity training routine and a carb-reduced diet. Likewise, being on the run all day every day doesn't abet a gym-dependant program. To quote Pavel again on this one, there's a huge advantage in doing bodyweight-only exercise: "Because it is always there ." Sometimes, it's as simple as that. By now, if you've been following my posts, you know that I hold Pavel in great respect. That's not because he's pointing out some revolutionary, brand-new concepts and ideas. He's not. What makes "the evil russian" such a great tra...