[Brad Morris]

I thought I would finally start a training log!

I have been told I am fighting in March and am currently in the conditioning phase of my training, heavy lifting is limited to one session per week usually on friday as I rest weekends.

Stats
Height 185cm/6'1"
Weight 111kg/245lbs

Here is an overview of my weeks training plan, I try to keep to it as much as possible, but I will add in extra rest days if I need them. This program was designed with my specific strengths and weaknesses in mind, and it is similar to the conditioning preparation phase I used for my successful bodog debut in August.

This is a template, I will change things around at times and might add in a Litvinov sprint instead of the 400m intervals or a chain yoke run. But for the most part I try to stick to the template. For those interested I will outline what my week training involves.

Monday
Morning Session
Drift Drag 1.4km hill run dragging a 28kg tyre and wearing a 20kg vest for the first 500m.

Monday Afternoon
MMA Training

Tuesday
Tuesday Morning
400m Sprints
Tabata Sprints

Tuesday Afternoon
48kg Kettlebell Drills
MMA Training

Wednesday
Wednesday Morning
Rowing Drills
Core – Medball Core Drills.

Wednesday Afternoon
MMA Training

Thursday
Thursday Morning
Tyre Flip Drills
Sledge Hammer Drills
Stretching Session

Thursday Afternoon
Swimming Tabata Drills
MMA Training

Friday
Friday Morning
MMA Training

Friday Afternoon
Heavy Yoke
Complexes

Saturday and Sunday Rest

[Brad Morris]

With the above post in mind this week over new years was nothing like what I had planned but it was still a good week with a PR on the rower. Next week I should be back to the training schedule.

Monday 31st December 2007

Session One
Concept 2 Rowing Machine
4 x 500m intervals best time and new PR 1minute and 21.2 seconds
3 x 20 sec distance sprints
1 x 30 sec distance sprints

Session Two
MMA Training 90 minutes


Tuesday 1st January 2008

Session One
4 x 400m interval sprints
2 x 100m sprints

Session Two
MMA Training 90 minutes


Wednesday 2nd January 2008

Session One
Medball drills 5kg and 10kg balls
Squash for 45 minutes

Session Two
MMA Training 60 minutes


Thursday 3rd January 2008
Rest day


Friday 4th January 2008

Session One
Drift Drag = 1.4km run up a hill dragging a 28kg tyre and wearing a 20kg vest for the first 500m. Time 16:54 (That time is 1:27 off my record but I am 111kg at the moment I set the record at 101kg, I was pleased with the result.)

Session Two
MMA Training Session 80 minutes

[graedy]

How cool is that?!

- What organisation will you fight in?

- If I remember correctlly you must have agined about 10kg over the last year.



Edit: Rowing question answered with second post. 1:21 is a really solid time. If you ever go for 1000m on the rower - anything under 3:00 mins is good. The olympic rower I know puts up times arround 2:50. While the worldrecord is 2:38 if I remember correctlly (but that is put up by a rowingmachine specalist who isn't a really good rower when it comes to the real thing).

[Brad Morris]

I use the concept 2 rower
I either do 500m intervals
2.5km rows
4 minutes for distance
30 seconds for distance
20 seconds for ditance

That is what I mean when I say rowing drills.

I have one more fight on my two fight bodog contract. And I will be looking for a bigger three to five fight contract after that.

[graedy]

I edited my post when I saw your second one and added some information that might be usefull for you.

[DEVILsSON]

Brad it's awesome to see your log here. I will be following it closely. good luck

[Donut62]

Awesome stuff. This will be a great log, I'm very interested to see what a fighter of your calibur trains like in the long build up to a fight.

[liquid!]

Awesomesauce.

Brad how do you do the swimming Tabatas? Do you sprint a lap, rest for 10 seconds, and repeat?

[bacon]

Matsumi has come a looooong way.

*gets teary eyed*

[Standard]

*Grabs bacon a tissue*

waits for high rep squats