Spring, finally

It's still a little chilly in the morning, but sunny and much warmer in the afternoon.

March 31

Stepped up the training this morning, a sensible increase in weight for the complex.

Strength Training:

Strong First Mobility Drills
Kettlebell Swings: 5 x 10 left and right with 36 kb bell
Double Kettlebell Complex: (Clean, Squat, Press x 5/Clean, Squat, Press x 3/Clean, Squat, Press x 2) x 5 with 18 kg bells.
Ab Work: Ab Wheel, 2 x 10

Skill Training:

Bag Work: :30/:30, work and shadowbox recovery

A great surprise today, as my student (and chef) Marc Meyer brought me some awesome stuff for dinner before evening classes: sautéed swiss chard, hummus, beets, and a very refreshing cabbage slaw. Aswesome!

April 1:

Stepping up the bodyweight intensity, as well.

Strength Training:

StrongFirst Mobility Drills
Pull Ups: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, on 4 count with 1 min skipping between sets
One Arm one Leg Push Up: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 on 4 count (left and right) with 1 min skipping between sets and small plyo band assist.
Pistols: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (left and right) with 1 minute skipping between sets
Ab Work: Hanging Leg Raise, 1 x 10; Windshield Wipers, 1 x 10; Pikes, 1 x 5

Skill Training:

Bagwork, Thai Style: 30 minutes non-stop

April 2:

Strength Training:

StrongFirst Mobility Drills
Kettlebell Swing: 10 x 10 (5 left/5 right) with 36 kg kettlebell
Double Kettlebell Complex: (Clean, Squat x 5, Press/Clean, Squat x 3, Press/Clean, Squat x 2, Press) x 5 with 20 kg kettlebells
Ab Work: Ab Wheel, 2 x 10

Skill Training:

Bag Work:, 30 minutes of :30 bag/:30 shadow

Just so we're clear, that's my training. My non-training work day looks like this:

And this:

And this:

No wonder I feel so old!


April 3:

Thursdays are always the hardest morning of the week for me -- not sure why. But I definitely feel more tired on this day than any other day of the week. I still feel much better after, though:)

Strength Training:

StrongFirst Mobility Drills
Bodyweight:
One Arm One Leg Push: with plyo band assist, 3 x 5 left and right, skipping rope 1 minute between sets
Air Lunges: 3 x 5 left and right with 1 minute skipping rope betweens sets
Pull Ups: 3 x 5 on 4 count up and down with 1 minute skipping rope between sets
Ab Work: decline sit up with alternating elbow strike at the top x 50

Skill Work:
Partner bag drills and shadow boxing: 30 minutes

April 4:

Strength Training:

StrongFirst Mobility Drills
Two Hand Kettlebell Swings: 10 x 10 with 44 kg bell
Ab Work: Ab Wheel, 2 x 10

Skill Training:

Light Sparring, 8 rounds of 4 minutes with :30 rest

April 5:

Strength Training:

StrongFirst Mobility Drills
Snatch/Windmill Kettlebell Complex: 20 left/20 right with 20 kg bell; 15 left/15 right with 22 kg bell; 10 left/10 right, 5 left/5 right with 24 kg bell

Skill Training:

Partner bag drills, 30 minutes



Spring is definitely arrived, and everyone was perked up and training hard today.