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Old 04-24-2007, 09:57 AM   #1 (permalink)

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Too Much?

I recently relocated to a new town and am in the process of interviewing/getting a new job. This has left me with a lot of free time after my interviews/resume sending in the morning. I get bored easily so I have been doing a lot more training/exercising per day than normal. My goals are to have good cardio, work on my standup, and increase strength. I do not have a gym where I'm at now since I just got here. There is a decent bjj gym I am joining once I get 'established'. Here is what my routine looks like:

Before Breakfast: Mile Run w/ my dog
After Lunch and job search in morning: Weightlifting (Circuit Style) this takes about 30-40
minutes..I include abs in there. Very minimal rest in
between.
About twice a week I substitute in 3 X 5 for strength.
After lifting and before snack - Heavy Bag 30 minutes
Before dinner I normally do 'lesiure' activity: Basketball, throwing around baseball, frisbee,
playing with dog, riding bike, etc.
After Dinner: Heavy Bag 30 minutes
Jog (currently at over 2 miles - I want to get to a higher level)

I wake up pretty sore but I kick it once I get going. My diet is really good (I frequent the D + S forum). My routine is like this every single day. I was wondering if I should alter it. Mainly for the cardio...as I said my jog is over 2 miles. I would think I could probably job farther if I didn't do this routine daily. The main reason I am on this schedule is due to free time. Do you think it's a good idea to cut down like I would if I was working my ol' 9 to 5? I used to have a day off a week and alter days with cardio/endurance, lifting, and bjj/stand up.
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Old 04-24-2007, 11:11 PM   #2 (permalink)

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it looks good.
3 miles + 1hour of bag work + weight lifting is not that much if your are sitting around while waiting for a job.

i don't know your intensity, but 2 hours of exercise a day does not seem like overtraining. although an hour of bag work does seem excessive if your just punching the bag for 3 min rounds an hour a day.

you only need like 6 or so rounds on a bag if your training with high intensity and punching hard.
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Old 04-25-2007, 08:13 AM   #3 (permalink)

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thanks for the response. The circuit I do is pretty intense. The bag work is really intense for the last 2 or 3 rounds. I do 5 minute rounds with 1 minute breaks. Basically I work a lot on footwork and keeping distance the first round (jabs, leg kicks, etc.). I then focus a lot on technique the second round with combos. The 3rd round is more head movement and working from the inside. The last 2 rounds I try to bring it all together at a fast pace.
Anyhow, I just scored the job I had about 6 interviews for so I will be back to the grind. I think I will alternate the circuit and heavy bag daily.
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where are you at and where are ya working in Indiana? congrats on the job and yeah, once you start worknig 9-5 again, you'll want to cut back. especially if you include jiu-jitsu.
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Old 04-25-2007, 03:42 PM   #5 (permalink)

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I'm right near Kokomo. I'm sure the first couple weeks of works will leave me both mentally and physically drained from stress.
The reason I made this thread is because I can't believe I'm able to lift weights every day. I always HAD to skip a day at least. I think my muscles may be getting well conditioned. I was worried it wasn't good for me though.
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