[Diego Lara]

Tue 10/9: 7 am: Watched my good ol trainer Mike McCallum run circles around James Toney. I recognize alot of things in Mike's style that he's trying to incorporate into mine and Liu's. He's gonna make a boxer out of me yet.

2.5 mile run.

10:30 am: Gym time. 1 round of ring jacks and stretching. 2 more of shadow boxing. 2 of skip rope.

4 rounds on heavy bag. Mike keeps telling me to walk with my punches, by this he means keep moving, taking small side steps so that you're never a sitting duck for counter punches. l have a bad tendency to stand still when throwing combos.

2 rounds of double end. Speed, not power.

2 rounds of speed bag. I'm starting to get how proper stance makes it easier to punch.

Conditioning:
4 sets of ab machine pyramid.

5x10 twist ups.

2x10 leg lifts.

Well it felt like I did more, but on the screen it doesn't seem as much.....

Wed 10/10: 7 am: Watched Toney vs Jones Jr. If Mike had been a little younger when he fought these guys, he would've smoked em.

1.8 mile run.

10:30 am: Gym time. 1 round of ring jacks and stretching. 2 rounds of shadowboxing. 2 rounds of skip rope. I took alot of stimulants today, have to control the nausea while jumping. Sucks.

3 rounds on body snatcher. My arms feel shaky from all the artificial energy, but I relax and just throw, work on popping the jab and cross and throwing the hooks and uppercuts with my body.

4 rounds on heavy bag. Mike has me throwing more combos now. 1,2,3,2,1,1,1. 6 and 7 punch combos now, and I'm getting better at improvising. Also need to remember to walk with those punches.

3 rounds on speed bag. I can hold a rhythm for most of a round now. Clap everybody.

Conditioning:
3x10 push up circuit. No dips today, my arms are shaking and struggling to hold me up. Ha, that's the last time I take 3 ma huangs and an energy drink on the way to the gym. Firefox out.