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PunchyKicky
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Thanks.
Yeah, was a close one alright. You're right about that home territory thing. It's one of the things that bugs me. The mrs. goes mental over it. One of the lads got badly shafted on Sunday (split decision....no idea how these people score sometimes). Next fight is on home turf though. 0 -
punchypunchy wrote: »Next fight is on home turf though.
Haha so you're guaranteed a win if it goes the distance :pac:
Same thing happened one of the lads in my club a few months ago, if you're holding a show - you should arrange 3rd party judges. Fair play for stepping up again though. You'll have to make sure you end the next fight before it goes to the judges 0 -
Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »Haha so you're guaranteed a win if it goes the distance :pac:
Something like that.
(edit: Actually, I'd really hate to get a win that I didn't feel I'd earned)Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »Same thing happened one of the lads in my club a few months ago, if you're holding a show - you should arrange 3rd party judges. Fair play for stepping up again though. You'll have to make sure you end the next fight before it goes to the judges
Now yer talkin'. That's the plan alright. Easier said than done mind you. At amateur level I'd a 50% TKO rate (That sounds impressive, but I don't have a lot of amateur fights under my belt), but the fitness level at pro is a big jump up.0 -
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Sorry about the delay in replying. I've been off work and not near the internet much.Hi Punchypunchy,
Great log - I've recently taken up Muay Thai so am finding this very interesting. Jaysus the amount of fitness and diet control you go through amazes me, fair play.
Thanks very much. It does grow to have a fairly hefty impact on your life alright.Is it ok to ask questions here?
Sure, no problem at all.if not no bother. If so, you've mentioned post workout ahakes before here. Would you take them only after a workout with weights or would you also take them after training?
Short answer: Both. Longer answer: Depends if I'm trying to lose weight or not. If I'm trying to lose weight I'll generally try to eat some carbs and protein instead of trying to drink a shake. It's a mental thing, but it all counts.In terms of getting fitter and improving at MT (my two goals for 09, well 2 of my goals...) I know supplementation is down the list after diet and proper training but I'd be interested in your answer.
I think it's all part of the bigger picture. Working harder is the biggest one. Diet next. Supplementation 3rd. I've found though that supplementing has reduced the amount of time that I'm out through illness (or at least the two happened around the same time, but of course my diet was improving and I was getting fitter too so I can't say for certain that supplementing is the direct cause).
I will say though that I found it very difficult to reach required protein intake from diet alone when I ran out of whey recently.0 -
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Been a bit busy lately.
Last few days.....
Monday: Weight was 63.9
Went swimming at lunchtime. Did the 1000 punches thing at home that night. Ran about an 800 calorie deficit.
Tuesday: Weight was 63.5
Did Muay Thai at lunchtime and in the evening. Ran about a 900 calorie deficit.
Wednesday: Weight was 63.0 this morning which made me happy, but I note that it's the morning after training and that seems to be a recurring thing (low weight the morning after training). I did drink a litre of water after training last night (some of it in my recovery shake), and ate when I got home. Anyway, I was happy enough.
Was meant to go for pads at lunch today but the place we use was booked.
That's kinda thrown me for the day. I'll figure out later what I'm gonna do tonight. Aiming for a 700 calorie deficit today, which is being slightly messed up by the lack of exercise at lunchtime. 0 -
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Is it a struggle for you not to eat when on a calorie deficit?
It depends. If I've been running a 700+ calorie deficit for more than, say, two weeks then I find it starts to become difficult. I'd need a few days of maintenance calories to take the edge off. I also find it (generally) no problem at all on weekdays that I do Muay Thai training. Those days maintenance calories for me is 3000-3500.
Also....it depends on how fat I am. :pac: The last KG of fat is the hardest to shift.Do you just eat smaller portions more often to curb the hunger pangs?
I do yeah. I got that one from the stickies tbh. I'm mostly munching away throughout the day. I'd have a fairly large breakfast though (400 calories minimum usually) , regardless of whether or not I'm running a deficit. 0 -
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Weight was 63.0 this morning
Went training last night. Did 6 rounds on the pads instead of the usual 5. This is the "in thing" for the pro fighters now. (B and A class fighters would have been doing this already)
Feeling a bit run down this morning and have been for a few days now, which isn't great.
On the fight itself: Found out my opponent is just back from a few months training in Thailand, which isn't great. On the plus side I saw a fight he had over there with a non-Thai lad (which he won by TKO) and it improved my confidence. (I wont say any more than that) 0 -
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punchypunchy wrote: »It depends. If I've been running a 700+ calorie deficit for more than, say, two weeks then I find it starts to become difficult. I'd need a few days of maintenance calories to take the edge off. I also find it (generally) no problem at all on weekdays that I do Muay Thai training. Those days maintenance calories for me is 3000-3500.
Also....it depends on how fat I am. :pac: The last KG of fat is the hardest to shift.
I do yeah. I got that one from the stickies tbh. I'm mostly munching away throughout the day. I'd have a fairly large breakfast though (400 calories minimum usually) , regardless of whether or not I'm running a deficit.
Ok, cheers.
Do you include pull ups / chins in your training? I don't see the mentioned on this page.
I'm wondering if you find it easier to bang them out with current bodyweight. Cowzerp recently mentioned he managed sets of 25 on the main forum at fighting weight :eek: i.e. Are they a staple of a fighters training regime?0 -
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Lost on points again. Fitness was the deciding factor this time. I was banjaxed by the end of the 2nd round (it was an all out war in the clinch for most of the fight). I had a cold for the last week which I didn't post up here too much about (in case my opponent was reading this) but it badly interfered with my final week of prep. No excuses though. Good solid fight. Plenty of very solid knees from both of us. More from him than me in the end (especially in the 3rd round). I landed one absolutely _beautiful_ right kick. Could feel it going _right_ into his ribs.cardio,shoot me wrote: »Good luck Punchy, sock it to em!
Cheers.Good luck with the fight! I've got my ticket, looking forward to it!
Well....what did you think? I really enjoyed the night. Come over and say hello next time. 0 -
punchypunchy wrote: »Well....what did you think? I really enjoyed the night.
I really enjoyed it, wasn't sure what to expect but thought the fights were great to watch, the atmosphere in the crowd was good and was impressed with the venue. I'll defo go again.Come over and say hello next time.
will do:)0 -
Glad you enjoyed it. It's my first time in the ringside as a participant and it's a vastly different experience being there as a fighter I have to say. Always thoroughly enjoyed going there though. Brilliant atmosphere in the place. The full bar really helps things too.
On training: Was going to start back today but I'm feeling a bit run down so will leave it 'til tomorrow. Also.....Of all the weird things, the vaseline they rub into your face pre-fight, coupled with a beard and some scratches from during the fight have made absolute **** of my face. I've a few minor injuries too, but nothing that would prevent training. edit: I've a nice shiner from a clash of heads during the fight and a nice cold sore on top of all that. A real picture of beauty.
I've been poking the boss man to try and get me a fight in 3 weeks. Keep things ticking over. I'm not feeling the need to gorge myself out this time so hopefully weight loss wont be that much of an issue.0 -
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Thanks.
On toughening your shins: What I read (and believe) is that normal training (i.e. just kicking pads and sparring) is enough to give you shins like baseball bats over time. Before I'd done the pro fight thing (i.e. when I wore shin pads in the ring) I was certain that the shin on shin thing must hurt like hell (christ...that *noise*), but all the lads said you don't feel a thing. I was sure that this was some inner circle joke thing and that we'd all have a great laugh about it when my shins were in bits after my first pro fight, but actually they're right; You don't feel a thing. Adrenaline's an amazing drug.
So....I have kicked the heavy bag a bit for conditioning in the past, but I don't think I'll bother any more. Don't think it's necessary if you're training regularly.0 -
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If it's the muscle that runs along the outside of the bone, that can be _excruciating_. My experience with that injury (I've had it twice) is that it's not too painful at the actual time (sore enough mind you) but any impact the next day is absolute agony. Takes about 10 days to heal. I wouldn't kick anything until you're sure you're not going to cry like a baby from doing so.
The two times I got it it was from throwing a kick at slightly the wrong angle which my sparring partner blocked perfectly (i.e. with their knee digging into my muscle). Both times I got the injury through the pads! :eek:
Maybe it's not the same thing mind you.0 -
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