[DEVILsSON]

good luck with it. should be fun.

[finnegan]

Go buy hose clamps for it.
*grumbles*

[Tamil]

*looks up application of hose clamps*

Oh, I get it! Probably a good idea ^_^.

[Tamil]

11.29.07: MT Day!

--Warm-ups & Stretches
--Circuit with the various bags, 3min rounds w/30sec rest

I need to work more on my kicks. Definitely have seen a vast improvement with my hooks and uppercuts, lots of power, especially with the latter.

--padwork w/partners

The first four rounds were punching combos. The second four rounds were front kick, rear kick, clench & kneeing, and countering kicks with 2-3-2-3's. I actually got tired with the jabs and crosses, and I think they're my weaker punches. I always have enough drive for my uppercuts though.

I got to hold the pads for my partner, and he didn't hold back, which made me really happy...after I got smacked in the face by accident, haha. I guess it serves me right for coming *thisclose* to kneeing his face.

--medicine ball toss, 2 sets of 15, 10lbs w/partner

My coach gave us the lighter ball of the two (he gave the 12lbs one to another partnered team). I couldn't help but ask if he had something heavier, since I was used to 20lbs, which he didn't.

--leg ups, 2 sets of 10 w/partner

One person lays on the ground, the other one is standing over. Person 1 lifts the legs from the right, person 2 pushes it down. Leg lifts from the middle and is pushed down, then leg lifts from the left and is pushed down. One rep.

I was a little miffed 'cause my partner lost my count for me halfway, and my coach made me start back at one, heh.


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That was really it for me, but one of the guys has a match coming up, so he did a density training afterwards. For ten minutes, he did a continuous circuit of 10 sledgehammer swings, lifting and carrying an 85lbs round waterbag across the gym, 10 burpees, and lifting and carrying the waterbag back over to the tire. I'm definitely gonna try that for one of my density days.

Curiosity got the best of me, so while he was swinging away, I went ahead and lifted the waterbag. 85lbs wasn't bad, but it's awkward to get a good grip on it at first.

I spoke some more with my coach, and he mentioned that my uppercuts are very explosive and powerful, more than likely due to my core. He said that most women he's trained and/or seen fight tend to have strong jab/crosses and higher endurance but much weaker with uppercuts. I'm already thinking of ways to exploit this gap...

I'm thinking of doing another light 'rest' day tomorrow, have another MT session Saturday morning, and then do my warrior challenge on Sunday.

[Tamil]

I did try my hand at that tire, too. Wouldn't budge. Probably because it's really 350lbs. No amount of pretending would make it seem like 100, lol...so I'll work on it.

[DEVILsSON]

full contact twists/landmines are great for rotational strength/power...good addition to core training ...which will help with generating power on punches...

also look into training your wrists with sledge hammer levering. I have seen lighter sledges or hammers which are around 4-5lb....which i think will be a good start for you. Your punch is only as strong as your weakest link and strong wrists are important for transfer of power from your legs/glutes all the way through your fist to the opponents face/body...

[finnegan]

Also, knuckle pushups are a good wrist strengthener. For rotational power, do some medicine ball wall slams as well. If they frown on that, throw it against the heavybag.

[Tamil]

The smallest one they have is either 10 or 12lbs, can't remember which. They have two there, and one of them is 14.

I can at least see how I do with 10 swings I think, 'cause I doubt they'd buy something that only I would use, and I'd like to stay away from buying anything else right now.

[Tamil]

Oh, there's that medicine ball machine that everyone keeps using, so I can do that and add some twists before throwing.

[woogie12]

How long have you been training thai boxing?