Ironic that the week I head off to the hip specialist I'm feeling fan-bloody-tastic!
I've been working really hard in the gym, training legs and doing intervals 5 - 6 days a week along with TKS training and I'm feeling very strong and very fit - just the way I like it :)
The visit to the doc on Thursday is to get myself booked in for hip surgery.
I know there is no good time for surgery but I am training so well I really don't want any distractions!!
I know my hip is unreliable and I can be cruising along with no problems and then BANG so I know it needs to be done but boy it is frustrating to have to stop what I am doing whether it is in 4 weeks or 4 months (I have to work around school hols because I need to be off my hip for 2 weeks and teaching kids means I have to be active and hands on during the school term).
Today I smashed out 1000 cal doing weights / spin bike hill intervals / treadmill intervals.
Felt a bit flat today because I thought I would try training without breaky first but the quality of the workout just wasn't there. I had a rest day yesterday so I should have been super fresh but wasn't so back to breaky first.
I've put Jiu Jitsu on the backburner until I have a date for surgery. If it is in 4 weeks I don't want to start and stop but if it is 4 months away I'll get back this week.
I have decided I am going to enter Max's Muscle Up Challenge this month to see how much muscle I can put on if I really focus on it.
Up to date I lift heavy, put on some muscle, feel good about it and then get sidetracked!!
I always lift weights but rather than the 4-5 days I need I instead elect to run or swim or cycle etc all the stuff that eats up my muscle.
I'm interested to see how much I can pack on by following their hard core program.
I have roped in a friend of mine and she is super keen as well.
It will be nice to have someone to train with while I do it.
She is a maniac and mucks around and makes me laugh out loud much of the time we are together so I'll have to crack the whip a bit till she gets into the swing of it - training serious / coffee afterwards mucking around :)
Should be an interesting 12 weeks beginning at the end of this month.
I turn 43 this month so what an excellent way to get started.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
On a roll
The last few weeks have been awesome as far as training and nutrition and some joy in finding a BJJ club to train at BUT 2 weeks of severe DOMS took a bit of the fun out of life!
I have been pushing it the last little while because I see the specialist about my hip surgery on the 8th March so we can schedule in my surgery and I want to be as strong as possible before the big day but man-oh-man have I been sore!
Sunday I took myself into GNC and had a good chat to one of the guys there about my recovery (or lack of!) and $200 bucks and few days later and I feel a million bucks - money definitely well spent.
Getting older sucks as far as recovery goes, it just takes forever but this has definitely taken the edge of it.
I've been hitting the weights hard 4 x week and finishing those sessions with 15-20 minutes of intervals on the bike or eliptical and really smashing it.
I also have my taekwondo training twice a week and now BJJ twice a week.
I am holding off on the running for a few weeks even though I am itching to get stuck into it as I have signed up for the Puffing Billy Great Train Race in May.
I love running hills and that baby is all hills so there will be plenty of hill repeats in my future in the coming months.
The BJJ class I did on Friday night was awesome.
I had no idea what I was doing so it was all about defence when I got to spar the first night!
A great bunch of guys and I really enjoyed it and I can't wait to head back this week.
My training with Mr Oh was postponed from Monday because the roads were horrific with accidents, I sat for 20 minutes and got about 2km so I had to call and let Mr Oh know I wouldn't get there which was extremely frustrating but not much I can do about it. I'll make up for it this coming Monday.
I'm feeling very strong and very fit and my hip has behaved itself for the most part so right now it is all good!
I have been pushing it the last little while because I see the specialist about my hip surgery on the 8th March so we can schedule in my surgery and I want to be as strong as possible before the big day but man-oh-man have I been sore!
Sunday I took myself into GNC and had a good chat to one of the guys there about my recovery (or lack of!) and $200 bucks and few days later and I feel a million bucks - money definitely well spent.
Getting older sucks as far as recovery goes, it just takes forever but this has definitely taken the edge of it.
I've been hitting the weights hard 4 x week and finishing those sessions with 15-20 minutes of intervals on the bike or eliptical and really smashing it.
I also have my taekwondo training twice a week and now BJJ twice a week.
I am holding off on the running for a few weeks even though I am itching to get stuck into it as I have signed up for the Puffing Billy Great Train Race in May.
I love running hills and that baby is all hills so there will be plenty of hill repeats in my future in the coming months.
The BJJ class I did on Friday night was awesome.
I had no idea what I was doing so it was all about defence when I got to spar the first night!
A great bunch of guys and I really enjoyed it and I can't wait to head back this week.
My training with Mr Oh was postponed from Monday because the roads were horrific with accidents, I sat for 20 minutes and got about 2km so I had to call and let Mr Oh know I wouldn't get there which was extremely frustrating but not much I can do about it. I'll make up for it this coming Monday.
I'm feeling very strong and very fit and my hip has behaved itself for the most part so right now it is all good!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
BJJ
Friday night I went and tried my first Brazilian JuJitsu Class and loved it.
I am pretty sure that this is the style I want to grade in now.
The club I trained at was really good and the instructor was excellent and they have said to come back another 2 times for free to be sure this is for me.
I only have one reservation about this and that is that the instructor is someone hired by the centre and this is notoriously a bad idea as the instructor can move on in the blink of an eye.
Because I plan to train long term and grade in this new style I am more interested in finding an instructor with their own club because it is a more solid set up.
There is a school closer to home that I will also check out for this reason.
Anyway about the class itself...
The class was a 2hr class and in no way as challenging physically as TKD (well yet anyway) because of its technical nature.
I had to stop myself from being impatient and wanting things to move along at a faster pace.
The instructor said I was very easy to teach and picked things up quickly.
I expected that and was glad this was the case.
I have to say that with some of the holds etc I was asking myself "surely there is a more efficient way to get from A to B" and know that I would do it differently - again the temptation to disregard some of the techniques was strong but I am keeping an open mind.
I am pretty sure that this is the style I want to grade in now.
The club I trained at was really good and the instructor was excellent and they have said to come back another 2 times for free to be sure this is for me.
I only have one reservation about this and that is that the instructor is someone hired by the centre and this is notoriously a bad idea as the instructor can move on in the blink of an eye.
Because I plan to train long term and grade in this new style I am more interested in finding an instructor with their own club because it is a more solid set up.
There is a school closer to home that I will also check out for this reason.
Anyway about the class itself...
The class was a 2hr class and in no way as challenging physically as TKD (well yet anyway) because of its technical nature.
I had to stop myself from being impatient and wanting things to move along at a faster pace.
The instructor said I was very easy to teach and picked things up quickly.
I expected that and was glad this was the case.
I have to say that with some of the holds etc I was asking myself "surely there is a more efficient way to get from A to B" and know that I would do it differently - again the temptation to disregard some of the techniques was strong but I am keeping an open mind.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Growing Pains
Anthony Robbins says to welcome frustration because it means something is going to change.
I hope so!
I'm so frustrated with my growth as a martial artist right now I can't even tell you!
My training under Mr Oh starts again in 2 weeks and I can't wait to get back to that and I hope Mr Oh can share some wisdom around some questions I have.
My training with Mr Oh takes care of a one side of my training.
The side that wants to know more about my martial art, hone my day to day skills and my skills as an instructor and this side is as equally important as the others but now it is taken care of it highlights the areas that feel empty.
One side that is missing is what I call the mongrel.
This is the side of myself as a martial artist that I have always given the most credence too because it hits the sweet spot for me.
The mongrel is the side of me that loves to fight, loves to throw up when I train and basically just hurt.
I need this side fed.
The other side that is missing is the white belt.
Once you have some time under your belt you never, ever get to experience the utter gift that beginning is.
When you begin there is so much to learn, so much to take in and try to perfect.
My brain loves a challenge and those early days were frustrating as hell at the time but now I look back on them as a precious gift.
Well.. I want that again!
I have played from time to time with learning another style to be a pure student again (or at least to see if this is possible!) and this time I think I have it.
Friday night I am going to go and do a brazilian jujitsu class.
it is a great compliment to our stand up skills in tkd and will no doubt be very challenging.
This time though I swear I am going to love the frustration of learning something new and having to figure it out!
The last 2 weeks I have been very unsettled because of this feeling of not knowing where to go next but having made the decision I am feeling better.
I need to also find a tkd sparring coach to work with who will push me hard and make me vomit :)
Then I'll be happy!
On a good note though I have been training with my students since term began and I am feeling light and fast and lose so my body is behaving as it should *touch wood!.
I hope so!
I'm so frustrated with my growth as a martial artist right now I can't even tell you!
My training under Mr Oh starts again in 2 weeks and I can't wait to get back to that and I hope Mr Oh can share some wisdom around some questions I have.
My training with Mr Oh takes care of a one side of my training.
The side that wants to know more about my martial art, hone my day to day skills and my skills as an instructor and this side is as equally important as the others but now it is taken care of it highlights the areas that feel empty.
One side that is missing is what I call the mongrel.
This is the side of myself as a martial artist that I have always given the most credence too because it hits the sweet spot for me.
The mongrel is the side of me that loves to fight, loves to throw up when I train and basically just hurt.
I need this side fed.
The other side that is missing is the white belt.
Once you have some time under your belt you never, ever get to experience the utter gift that beginning is.
When you begin there is so much to learn, so much to take in and try to perfect.
My brain loves a challenge and those early days were frustrating as hell at the time but now I look back on them as a precious gift.
Well.. I want that again!
I have played from time to time with learning another style to be a pure student again (or at least to see if this is possible!) and this time I think I have it.
Friday night I am going to go and do a brazilian jujitsu class.
it is a great compliment to our stand up skills in tkd and will no doubt be very challenging.
This time though I swear I am going to love the frustration of learning something new and having to figure it out!
The last 2 weeks I have been very unsettled because of this feeling of not knowing where to go next but having made the decision I am feeling better.
I need to also find a tkd sparring coach to work with who will push me hard and make me vomit :)
Then I'll be happy!
On a good note though I have been training with my students since term began and I am feeling light and fast and lose so my body is behaving as it should *touch wood!.
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