Wasn't sure about doing this session today or tomorrow due to slightly sore shoulders but I went for it and actually felt pretty strong.
Strict press
160 x 5
180 x 3
202 x 1
160 x 6
Chin-ups
8, 12
Bench press
185 x 8
225 x 3 x 8
Super-set with lying dumbbell rows
115(L)/100(R) x 4 x 8-10
Called it here to get ready for work. Planning to hit rear-delts, biceps, and maybe neck (been training it with squats) tomorrow morning.
Friday, February 8, 2019
Muay Thai yesterday. Started out with simple footwork drills. Forward, back, and side to side. Added jabs and 1-2s.
Moved on to sparring in rotations of 3 people: coach Tyler, Aaron (big guy), and lanky guy named Sang. Aaron spars weird. He will cover up and stay still, tanking hits for awhile. I hit him at will but because I'm not throwing too hard I don't break his guard. Next time I'll make a point to adjust on the fly for this and increase my power. His body is left completely open and I punch his torso tons of times in succession. Then he'll decide to start throwing hard, sometimes the same punch over and over. Afterwards he'll explain that he's trying to teach you a lesson in not falling for the same thing repeatedly. Okay, I see the value in that but...it's not working for you. If I went as hard as some other people here do you'd be getting pretty damaged, and you're not landing the punch that's supposed to be punishing me.
I went into this entire session with "ANGLES" on my mind and it paid off excellently. Aaron would throw right crosses and I circled around, tagging him clean as I saw his punch go past me. This happened 3 times in a row and he complimented me.
Sparring with coach Tyler is always a fast-paced match. He got me good on my quad and I'm limping a little from it.
The other guy was tired and seemed a little new. We went extremely light.
I didn't use my new headgear. It was only $40 (as opposed to the $330 Winning one I had my eye on). Because my nose has been bothering me in sparring it has a face cage. Looks like overkill but I don't care. Did get my nose bopped a few times and it hurt worse than normal because it was still smarting from sparring 2 weeks ago, but nothing got me too hard.
Landed more kicks than I probably ever have sparring before, but to my discredit two were groin shots. Left kicks both times. Be more careful. Also need to be faster at checking. I can see the kicks coming but can't react fast enough, resulting in a half check. Might need to adjust my stance for that and keep more weight on my back leg.
Great night overall.
Moved on to sparring in rotations of 3 people: coach Tyler, Aaron (big guy), and lanky guy named Sang. Aaron spars weird. He will cover up and stay still, tanking hits for awhile. I hit him at will but because I'm not throwing too hard I don't break his guard. Next time I'll make a point to adjust on the fly for this and increase my power. His body is left completely open and I punch his torso tons of times in succession. Then he'll decide to start throwing hard, sometimes the same punch over and over. Afterwards he'll explain that he's trying to teach you a lesson in not falling for the same thing repeatedly. Okay, I see the value in that but...it's not working for you. If I went as hard as some other people here do you'd be getting pretty damaged, and you're not landing the punch that's supposed to be punishing me.
I went into this entire session with "ANGLES" on my mind and it paid off excellently. Aaron would throw right crosses and I circled around, tagging him clean as I saw his punch go past me. This happened 3 times in a row and he complimented me.
Sparring with coach Tyler is always a fast-paced match. He got me good on my quad and I'm limping a little from it.
The other guy was tired and seemed a little new. We went extremely light.
I didn't use my new headgear. It was only $40 (as opposed to the $330 Winning one I had my eye on). Because my nose has been bothering me in sparring it has a face cage. Looks like overkill but I don't care. Did get my nose bopped a few times and it hurt worse than normal because it was still smarting from sparring 2 weeks ago, but nothing got me too hard.
Landed more kicks than I probably ever have sparring before, but to my discredit two were groin shots. Left kicks both times. Be more careful. Also need to be faster at checking. I can see the kicks coming but can't react fast enough, resulting in a half check. Might need to adjust my stance for that and keep more weight on my back leg.
Great night overall.
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