Today was a rest day. It is day 11 in my 22 day Muay Thai conditioning training. I am doing this training to get me ready for Muay Thai camp put on by the WTBA (World Muay Thai Boxing). It is a great honor and very daunting to get ready for in such a short time. I meant to get some yoga in, or something, but I have been baking all day.
I am after all a Pastry Chef and some times my job takes over any of my extra free time at home. I made and decorated cake, 48 gluten free cupcakes, Prosecco raspberry coulis, vanilla/chocolate swiss meringue butter cream, and coconut pastry cream.
The pictures above are a cake I made today. I hand made all the flowers and let them dry for about a week. I made the cake, coconut pastry cream, and swiss meringue butter cream from scratch.
I was bad and did not really eat a lunch today, and boy did I feel it. I went to work and after working at my bakery job today I was ravenous.
So today was a rest day. I did nothing exercise related.
I hope you all had a great day. Keep being awesome and working to be the best you that you can be.
3.5 hours of training today. If I include the rounds in class too, I think I did about 25 rounds. I tried to do my mile run but got rained out. I got 8 x 3 rounds straight in today before classes started. This picture is of me looking like some soaked marsupial. I got half a mile in, and the thunder and lightening were over head. The rain came down harder and I threw in the towel as it were and cut my losses. Came back to the gym soaked with soggy, sloshy shoes.
We went in, and I asked H to hold pads for me. He asked me what I wanted to work on. He knows I am conditioning. I told him I wanted to do cardio, and flow. I wanted to work on getting my flow from hands to feet, and feet to hands better.
He is a really great pad holder, and a really great pad holder will make you look awesome. I got some compliments from the gym manager, who was teaching a BJJ class while we were working the rounds.
Training:
Rained out run, only 1/2 mile, but that half was done in 6 minutes woot! So if I did my full mile and kept that pace I would have had a 12 minute mile.
1 x 3 minute round – 4 counts left to right, and right to left combos for the first round
30 seconds – burn out kick pyramid. (1 kick, 2 kicks, 3 kicks, 4 kicks, 5 kicks, 4 kicks, 3 kicks, 2 kicks, 2 kick all on one side.)
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, right/rear knee, right kick – Jab, cross, left/front knee, left kick – jab, cross, right/rear knee, left kick – jab, cross, left/front knee, right kick
30 seconds – burn out kick pyramid. (1 kick, 2 kicks, 3 kicks, 4 kicks, 5 kicks, 4 kicks, 3 kicks, 2 kicks, 2 kick all on one side.)
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, right kick, right kick – Jab, cross, left kick, left kick
30 seconds – burn out 3 kicks with right/rear leg, 3 kicks with left/front leg, lather rinse and repeat for 30 seconds
1 x 3 minute round – double kicks, to slide in to knee
30 seconds – burn out 3 kicks with right/rear leg, 3 kicks with left/front leg, lather rinse and repeat for 30 seconds
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, body hook, striking knee
30 seconds – burn out elbow blitz
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, body hook, striking knee, striking knee, striking knee… doing both left and right knees
30 seconds – burn out elbow blitz
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, upper cut, upper cut, body hook x 3 each side.
30 second – burn out body hooks
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, body hook, striking knees x 3
30 second – 4 elbows, to 3 knees
I tried to not make to much noise when hitting the pads. I don’t like disturbing the other classes when I am using the gym. However, apparently I made an impression about how hard I was working. =)
Muay Thai Class:
We worked on clenching again, and flowing in clenching. Going from 1/2 clench, to 50/50 clench with bicep control, to off balance, to then breaking your opponents posture, to knee, to elbow.
The Thai Clenches
Both hands on the neck/crown of head = Full Plumb
Neck and Arm control, or Neck and Bicep control (great to give you inside control)
Under hooks ( really good for when you have a taller opponent )
Full Fence (great for off the line/off to the side)
Half- Single Wing (good for control of upper body, done well shuts down their upper body)
Waist and Arm control ( really good for when you have a taller opponent)
50/50 (is where most people end up, because full plumb is untenable)
Quarter
I was working with a new guy, he is a big dude. I am a short girl and have this clench and tie up, that I like, and a leg bump that we do. I do it all the time, and did it to him. He was surprised at how much I threw him and his mass around with out trouble. He easily has 100 lbs on me. I explained what I was doing and did it again, showing him. He looked surprised again, and Kru Kristen laughed and said, “that’s her favorite clench and dump. And it goes to show you that size does not have anything to do with it. You can do it to anyone if you have the right technique.”
After that we did rounds of sparring. Sparring is a mental thing as much as physical. If you are stressed, scared, or worried it shows. I need to relax. I do far better when I am relaxed. I can respond faster as well. I am standing flat footed, and to heavy on my lead leg. Thai fighters usually do 40 lead leg, 60 back leg. But when I am sparring I am trying so hard to remember everything, keep my shoulders up and hunched at the same time, covering my face, movement, getting hands to feet and feet to hands combos in, and blocking. I forget to be on the balls of my feet. Sigh! I have so much to learn, and get better at.
I however, was able to get 4 good kick blocks in. My friend A. helped me afterward for about 20 minutes working on not being heavy on my lead leg. I just need to keep practicing. I need to work on my hip flexors. I am a little tight there so I can lean back a little.
Anyway I am tired, and have to get up early in the morning. Thanks for reading. I have 12 more days of conditioning to get in before camp. Rest tomorrow, and then Saturday hit it hard.
Keep working on being the best you that you can be. I will try to do the same.
1 hours and 30 minutes Conditioning day 9. I ran 1 mile this morning, and then worked 12 x 3 minute rounds. I intended this blog to write about the good and the bad on my fitness journey. I am doing so, even though I worry it will bother some. I hope it will help others who feel the same.
Reflection on Yesterday’s Feelings
Now that I have slept, gotten up, done a workout, and eaten breakfast. I can contemplate yesterday, and how I was feeling. When I am having a lack luster day, not wanting to do my workout. Tired and annoyed. I get into my head. I worry that I am just a joke to almost everyone. That when I am practicing, I see all my faults, and how ridiculous I look. I think everyone else can see that. I start thinking. Why did I decide to go to this camp. I am going to fail and look stupid.
I have been regularly waffling from so much excitement and anticipation, to oh my God what have I done. I am crazy for trying to get ready in such a short time.
Days like yesterday, a third feeling is added to the mix. I am just a joke and ridiculous. What am I even doing here? I don’t look like everyone else. I make so many mistakes. Am I even improving?
I know I am getting into my own head, and worrying about things. I know some of these feelings are fleeting, but it is hard to get out of your own head and keep pushing on. I have done, and will do just that.
Anyway… onward to better things, and my training that I did today.
Conditioning Training Today
I had a great day of training. I even ignored my run time. I just did the mile run. I was able to get 12 rounds of 3 minutes in today before the gym closed for the morning.
Training:
1 mile run
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
Shadow Box for 1 x 3 minute round
Shadow Box for 1 x 3 minute round
Shadow Box for 1 x 3 minute round
Shadow Box for 1 x 3 minute round
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 seconds burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and knees till time runs out, double kick.
Today was a great day. Its always more fun to train with others. But today as I was training in solitude I was able to reflect on my last day. I was able to think about my day and week to come.
I filmed two of my bag rounds to see how I was doing and to review in the future.
If you are still reading, thanks for reading. I hope you have a fantastic day. Keep being awesome!
4 hours of training today. My mile run time sucked, it was hot outside, and I did not want to do it. But I did it anyway. I was/am really tired.
I ran the mile for warm up. It was by far my worst mile. 14 minute mile, and it was hot. 85 degrees F out is not fun to run in.
I then did 12 rounds training. 8 rounds bag work, and 4 rounds of distance management and teeping.
Conditioning Training
Training:
1 mile run
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
Muay Thai Class
We worked on elbows today. We did a line drill where we all line up and split up working on technique. I love doing line drills and it was perfect when we were first starting to learn new things. We have a number of new students and it is great review for us.
The drill we worked on was:
L horizontal elbow
R Downward Diagonal elbow
Lead spinning backward upward elbow
Upward elbow
Spearing elbow
These were great and I felt good doing them. Kru Kristen gave me a compliment saying you have been working on these in Ajarn Chai’s seminar right? I said yes. She said, your elbows look good. Yay!
Then the newer students paired off for clench work, and we green arm bands and up, went to sparr with J. He is training for fight coming up, and I am training for Muay Thai camp.
I dropped my hands a few times, and got punched cause of it. But over all I would say kept my hands up, blocking the punches coming at my face. I was able to get some torso shots in, and some kicks in. I was even able to knock his glove down and put one right in his kisser. What I did not do is shield very many kicks. I sucked at that today.
So yeah today was a… I don’t really want to do this today but I did it… kind of training day. Sparring at the end was fun and worth it. First day in the 8 so far that has been lack luster for me.
I have a early morning training day tomorrow. 6 am… weeeeee… so I am going to get to bed.
Thanks for reading. I know that not all days are going to be great, and not all days are going to be the ones that are looked forward to, and that some days are going to be meh. But I just gotta keep working at it. Have a great night/day/morning where ever you are, and keep working to be the best you that you can be.
1.5 hours of Conditioning training. I got there at 6 am, went for a run, and then did my training. I ran a mile and then did 12 rounds. I had to stop because the gym was closing in the morning.
Listening to the advice of my trainer/teacher, Kru Krysta, I am going to be going with two different styles/pairs of running shoes to Muay Thai camp. So I went out to the outlets and got a new pair. I usually use the Nike Free Run shoes, but I got a different model as well.
She recommends having two different types of shoes so if you get blisters from one set, you have a different pair that wear differently so that you don’t have your foot rubbed the same way. So I tried the Nike Run Swift style. I must say I like them. They are light weight has great support and seems to help propel me. Different from my Nike Free Runs, that feel like almost nothing on my foot. And of course on their maiden voyage, it was raining today. So I am breaking them in for the next few weeks.
Today I did a 1 mile run. It was 13 minutes so not great but not terrible I guess. I then worked on rounds on the bag.
Training:
1 mile run
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Shadow boxing round 3 minutes
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Shadow boxing round 3 minutes
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Shadow boxing round 3 minutes
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick , 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Body builder 8 counts x 10
Some people wonder what I do for my supplements. I take a pre workout that has BCAA’s and enough caffeine to that of a cup of coffee. I take a post workout recovery drink that replaces the glycogen levels.
But that is day 7, and I am steadily moving along. I hope to be ready come Muay Thai camp.
Thank you for reading, keep being awesome, and keep working to be the best you that you can be.
Conditioning Day 5. I was warned by Kru Krysta that we were going to hit it hard today. We did! I ran a mile in the morning at about 8:45 am my time. My mile is normally 12.5 minutes but today, it was humid and hot, and my mile was terrible. It was 13.5.
We did the same workout we did on Thursday. Its awesome knowing you went through the workout before. Because then you don’t have that worry that you won’t make it through. However, you also have that knowledge of how bad it is going to get. I am and was so proud that I got through it. But it is hard. This is hard. I put in a great day of training. Hopefully I will be ready when Muay Thai camp comes around.
So I pushed through, and just did it. Focusing on form and pushing myself.
Training: 1 mile run and 16 3 minute rounds
Bag work–
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Pad Work-
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Bag Work-
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Pad Work-
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
As I was getting tired I was told to keep my hands up especially when tired. Because we will revert to our worst habit when we are tired. So in training when exhausted if we focus on our form and keeping our hands up, you will train your body to do the right thing when tired. It takes so much mental concentration to force your body to do that thing it does not want to do. =) But it is so worth it. I noticed and asked Kru Krysta if I was correct. I was keeping my hands up much better as I was getting tired. I also have been correcting, working on my knees. Kru Krysta said I am doing so much better. Like night and day from my knees when I was tired on Thursday.
This was all training before my classes today. So my classes were the following:
Bo Staff class:
We worked on a drill (first with stick then with staves)
Forehand strike
Redondo around head high forehand strike
Redondo around head low forehand strike
Redondo around head high forehand strike
Back hand low
Back hand high
At this point my shoulders were telling me they were tired.
Then we worked on doing the same thing with staves. This is harder cause it forces you to move, when swing the staff. It is not as easy as with stick. There is much more of the weapon to move around.
We worked this High Box drill next – (first with stick then with staves)
#15 strike to the head
Roof Block
pass off opponents hand
Return a #1
Inside deflect on the #1
Return a #2
I was exhausted at this time but kept going.
Striking class:
We did these drills, I would hold for a student, then they would hold for me. 3 minute rounds with knee burn out.
Jab
Cross
Right knee
Right Kick
Teep
Burn out 25 skip knees
Jab
Left Elbow
Left Knee
Left Kick
Teep
Burn out 25 skip knees
Makatune
Cross
Body Hook
Rear Knee
Rear Kick
Burn out 25 skip knees
At this point in the day, I was exhausted. My muscles were not firing the way I wanted to. I had only eaten in the morning. Took a pre workout before the run, and one recovery drink after the first conditioning training (run/16 rounds).
Muscle Fatigue:
Muscle Fatigue is a decline in the ability for the muscle to put out energy.
Muscle energy is described as ATP. “The source of energy that is used to power the movement of contraction in working muscles is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) – the body’s biochemical way to store and transport energy. ”
For me muscle fatigue shows up with these symptoms:
Twitching Muscles
Weakness
Soreness
You can combat this with proper nutrition (minerals, vitamins), drinking plenty of water, stretching, rolling your muscles/or massage, sleeping, and making sure you get enough calories in.
Today I made breakfast for the family. I made Eggwhite Pita sandwiches, which I will put a recipe up for you later.
For lunch at about 2 pm today, I went to a burger place, and was able to get an yellowfin tuna burger. It was delicious. I asked for them to keep the mayo off the sandwich. But I did allow myself to have some tater tots. This was delicious and much needed meal.
Today was a great day. I am exhausted and my muscles do not feel like they could do anything else. I may take a nap now. I did it again. I was able to get through Conditioning Training, and through two other classes today. Woot!
I hope you are having a great weekend. Thank you for reading, and keep being awesome. Let me know if you have any questions.
2 hours and 45 minutes conditioning training for Muay Thai camp. Whew I had the honor to work with Kru Krysta at an empty gym today. 4th of July they have no classes so we had the gym to ourselves. Thank you One Spirit Martial Arts for letting us train.
We started out with a 1 mile run. I ran it in 12 minutes 35 seconds. I feel slow with my run. But hoping to get it at or under 12 minutes. This is a warm up.
Then we worked on 16 x 3 minute rounds.
We started with working the bag 4 rounds of 3 minutes. Choosing a 4 count and just working solidly through 3 minutes. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then I held 2 x 3 minute rounds for Kru Krysta, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then she held pads/fed pads, 2 x 3 minute rounds, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
We started with working the bag 4 rounds of 3 minutes. Choosing a 4 count and just working solidly through 3 minutes. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then H held 2 x 3 minute rounds for Kru Krysta, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then H held pads/fed pads for me, 2 x 3 minute rounds, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Stretch
I did it, I made it through. I am tired and my muscles have given everything they could, however, I made it through. I worked on my form toward the end as my muscles were screaming. So I slowed down and made sure to try to make my form correct. The last round of pad work/conditioning, I fisnished strong. As Kru Krysta says, “last round, best round.”
After training, I drank my recovery drink, and we went to have lunch at Mezeh. So tasty. Look at that rainbow of food. I often eat in a more vegetarian vein, as my body responds better to that food. I have been burning about 3600 calories each day. Woot!
Yay so it was a great training day. I need to shower, and possibly soak in the tub.
Thank you for reading. 19 days left for conditioning and training before camp. Keep being the best you that you can be, and keep striving to be better.
1 hour and 30 minutes of conditioning training. I started with a 2 mile run. Then we worked the pads, in 3 minute rounds. I have to say conditioning after a 2 mile run is hard right now. I am hoping here in three weeks it is easier.
Each day I am going to try to make my run faster and longer. I am going to try to get rounds in on the pad or on the bag.
I rand 2 miles in 25 minutes. That makes them 12.5 minute miles. I hate running. Running is a means to an end, and it is to get my cardio up and great for running away from predators. *grins* Serpentine, serpentine!
Then we worked the pads for 1 hour and 35 minutes.
We did:
10 minute stretch
4 x 3 minute rounds of kicks to knees, not super hard warm up the joints =) (1 minute rest between each)
1 x 3 minute round hold 2, kick 2 (1 minute rest)
2 x 3 minute rounds standard conditioning rounds. 3 kicks right, 3 kicks left, 4 knees (1 minute rest between each round)
2 minute rest to talk about the clenching
3 x 3 rounds off balancing
2 minute rest
10 minute stretch
Kicking after having run 2 miles is so very hard. My legs did not want to cooperate. You will also notice I drop my hands the more tired I get. I was also “cheer leading” with my hands and some of my kicks. Lets see what else I did wrong. I was tired, my knees were crap, and I forgot to point toes, my off balances were less technique and more force. Dropping my guard was the biggest problem, but oh man is there a lot of crap to work on.
Anyhow I had a great day of training, even if my form went to crap as I got more and more tired. My partner H was making sure to call me out on my dropped guard. He was gently punching for my head every time he saw my guard drop. This is a good reminder to keep guard up and not get hit in the face.
I am exhausted, and am going to bed. We shall see if I can actually get my conditioning up, before Thai Camp. I am going regardless. I just hope not to die so fast there. So I am training.
I hope you all have a fantastic day. Thanks for reading, and keep working on being the best you that you can be.
2.5 hours of Conditioning, Muay Thai Training, and Kali. We are going to be changing the format of my workouts for the next 20 days.
I have been given an opportunity of a lifetime. If you have been reading I have had the awesome chance to go to a 2 day Muay Thai seminar with the father of Muay Thai in America. He brought it over in 1968. Ajarn Chai was the man that has allowed me to find and fall in love with this martial art.
Well at this seminar I was personally asked if I was going to attend the Muay Thai Camp set up and run by the WTBA (World Thai Boxing Association). The thing to remember about this is that this camp is meant for instructors. You have to be invited to the camp, and as a student you have to be advanced to be invited, and you have to be invited by an instructor and or Ajarn Chai himself. I was invited and we have moved mine and my families schedule around for me to be able to go to this event.
I have purchased my plane tickets and my entrance fee for the camp. They will be providing food for us. Kru Krysta maybe testing this camp so I get the honor to see her test for it her next level.
What this means is I have to start conditioning training. Muay Thai camp is not some leisurely camp where we get massages and sip champagne. They expect us to work and work hard.
It is my understanding that the days will go something like this:
Wake up and run 2 miles
Train Muay Thai
Eat breakfast, break
Run 1 mile
Train Muay Thai
Eat lunch, break
Train Muay Thai
Eat Dinner
Sleep
So I must now condition. We leave July 23, 2019. I have about 20 days to get my conditioning up. I have some concern I won’t be ready, but I am going. If I have to struggle my way through I will.
So my training schedule is changing. Instead of running and then weight lifting on Monday, Wed, and Fri. Muay Thai training on Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat. I will be doing the following:
Running Monday and Friday 3 miles
Running 2 miles, Training Muay Thai, and Kali Tues, Thurs, and Sat.
Running 2 miles, Training conditioning rounds Wed, Sat
Rest day on Sunday
We will see if I need to shove in a rest day on Mon too. But for now that is the schedule. Anyone else scared that I won’t be ready? I am. But I have decided I will do what I can on such short notice and then just go and get the most out of this opportunity.
I saw some pictures from the seminar, and I just don’t under… my brain keeps saying, “look at you. What do these crazy people see. Don’t they see what I see. Basically a joke. Some one who does not belong.”
I am going to try to ignore those doubts and worries. This part of my journey is the bad part or the upside down part. The self doubt and worry are the bad parts. I am going to do what all well adjusted adults do and ignore it. =) I am going to let my brain say/think those things, then ignore it, and keep training. That is all I can do.
Enough of my thoughts out on paper, lets get to the training that happened today.
My Training:
1.5 mile run in 20 minutes.
1 hour of Muay Thai training. We worked on clenches. We worked with the less advanced students, and helped them work on some simple clenchs and ways to get out of the clench. Like the collapse of their elbow into their chest, and face push to get out of their full plumb.
The advanced students went off then and sparred with J. To get his training in before his upcoming fight. I was told that my round in the ring, was much better than any others I have had. I was more relaxed. I got a chance to use my footwork to cut the corner and get on J’s left side and land a kick. I landed many kicks, and punches. I felt great during the sparring, and compared to the 12 minutes of clench sparring we did, 3 minutes seemed like nothing now. I was tired a little but I did not feel dead.
My scale of what my body can and cannot do has been moved much further along the number line. Instead of 3 minutes feeling like I am going to die. I have felt what it feels like when I am about to lose the lunch I just ate.
Kali
In Kali we worked on Kawain, Ki Lap, Full T, and Half T. We had a number of new students and a special seminar from Dan Inosanto himself coming to this area. I need to sleep so I am going to leave it there.
So I am going to write about every day that I conditioning training up till Thai Camp. Then I will of course write about that. That is 4 days of savage and grueling Thai training.
I hope you are all having a great day. Tomorrow I am shooting for 2 miles. Stay safe, and be the best you, that you can be.
Today I made a quick easy lunch because I had to work in the morning, and have to work again tonight. So quick, healthy, and easy is the name of the game for today’s food.
I just got done with a two day Muay Thai seminar. I am giving my body a rest day. Normally I would do my run and weight lifting workout today.
So today’s lunch was cut up veggies (radishes, sweet peppers), boiled eggs, dates and a 1/2 cup of yogurt with Za’atar mixed in.
Calories 328, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 4 g, Carbs 32.5 g, Sodium 180.8 mg, Protein 18.4 g
Over all I am feeling great. I have not had a D.O.M.s hit at all. I am a little tired. I can feel the fatigue in my muscles but not a lot of pain.
I am thinking this is great. I loved the seminar, and learned so much.
Thanks for reading, and I will be back to my regularly scheduled program soon. Keep being awesome, and keep working to be the best you that you can be.
Thinks with Spinks 