Summer's over, I've moved to a new city, and I'm about to start another training macrocycle as per the 12 week program on this site. It's going to have some challenges as I'm loaded on a course for 3 months beginning in a couple of weeks and I'm not exactly sure of the facilities in that location, and eating right is damn hard while on an army course, not to mention the severe time restraints, but I'll make do.
Starting tomorrow, I will be posting my daily training routine. Actually, I'll try and post my proposed workout the night before. If anyone out there is interested in training with me (virtually), then by all means check out my blog daily and get the workout for the next day. Do it, then post your results either as a comment on the day's workout or in your own blog...whatever works for you.
Equipment You'll Need to follow what I do:
- Access to a gym - weights or machines.
- A skipping rope, sand bag, medicine ball
- A rucksack - (backpack capable of carrying some decent weight)
- A Heavy Bag, Speed Bag, Double End Bag, Round Timer (one available here on How to Box)
- Running Shoes, stopwatch
- Lots of sweat, unwavering dedication, a high pain threshold, unwielding motivation, strong desire, and a working body.
How Much Time is This Going to Take:
Well, if you follow what I do, I'm currently planning on about 2 to 2 1/2 hours of training per day. Sound like a lot? Well, it's not really. 1 hour of it happens in the early morning. The other hour to hour and a half occurs in the afternoon, or early evening. Sometimes, it will get worked into daily activities I have to do anyways, like running to work for instance...be innovative and you'd be surprised at what you can actually accomplish in a day. Most people think they have no time, simply because they don't know how to plan what they do have.
What about Food?
To be honest with you, meal plans are my downfall. I have a wife and two kids and they do not always want to eat what I want to eat. I see food as fuel and do not give a rat's ass what it tastes like. They, on the other hand are my saboteurs. They like to taste their food and aren't too keen on eating plain chicken breast 20 times a week. That said, I have a meal plan and I'll be doing my best to stick to it.
What about Sleep?
Another really bad habit of mine is to spend all night on this damn computer. I must force myself to sleep - although it's kind of hard when on course. I'm looking to achieve a minimum of 7 hours a night. Some nights will see me at 6 hours guaranteed. I've conditioned my body to work on that amount of sleep over the last few years due to my job. That means setting a bedtime and sticking to it. As I get up at 0530hrs daily, that means hitting the hay at 2230hrs nightly.
I really hate setting a bedtime. Sleep, to me, is a waste of time. When I'm sleeping, I'm not productive, and there are so many things I want to accomplish. However, sleep is a vital part of the training regimen so self discipline is going to win out here and I will be in bed by 2230hrs nightly unless I can sleep in the next day (not very likely.)
Tracking Progress....
Imperative. I'll be posting before pictures tomorrow with measurements including bodyfat based on the 7 site caliper measurements here on the site. Then, every four weeks, that post will be updated. If something isn't developing, you're only going to find out about it if you're tracking what you're doing.
Well, that's the plan...
Whether you are just beginning or have been at it a while, I hope I can challenge you as much as I challenge myself. Feel free to let me know how you're doing. If you can't keep up with what I'm doing, scale it back and work hard at it until you can. If it isn't strenous enough -- tell me, cause then I'm not working hard enough -- or beef it up. Either way, good luck and I hope you reach a higher level of conditioning in the coming weeks.
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