Recent content by lefthook411

So this camp has been extremely draining (due to the cut); I figured I’d sum my previous week up in this post. First off, the weigh ins are on Friday night, and I’ve already begun my “3 day out” diet (I’ll explain later) and I’m within 10% of my weight class (exactly where I need to be). I...

This camp has been getting much better. My back started out rough at the beginning of the week, but felt much better by Wednesday, which surprised me because we kept the training volume relatively high. I have been going out of my way to foam roll more often, and stretching my hip flexors so the...

Had a tough circuit in the morning (similar to last weeks but different exercises/stations and more sprints - 3 x 5 min rounds with 45 sec rest in between) but I felt strong and energetic the whole time I went through it. I think the highest my HR got was 178 bpm (I checked right at the end of...

Sorry for the lack of updates this week, it's been busy at work and I'm drained by the time I get home from training. So far so good as far as my strength and how I feel during training, aside from a nagging back injury (just overuse, not an actual injury, or serious one at least). The weight...

Had two good workout yesterday; the first one was a circuit around 8 in the morning that consisted of 3 rounds of the following: Round 1 -Sprint x 25 sec (10.5 mph @ 3% incline) -Recline Rows x 12 (feet propped up on box; bodyweight) -Kettlebell Swings x 15 (32 kg) -Ball slams x 20 (16 lb)...

I'm officially 4 weeks out from my 5th MMA fight today, so I decided to begin a 4 week s4 cycle similar to the ones I've done in the past. Anyways, I will be making my first cut to bantamweight (135 lbs), and this will be the most I've ever cut. This is why I decided to take only s4 instead of...