Ed's Diary

jzthedetermined said:
What does this intail, and is this at a gym or dojo?? Just curious.
Thanks.
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Its at a gym. Unfortunately the gym is about 80 minutes away so I don't get to do it very often. As far as what it entails, mostly it is rolling around the ground with grown men lol. BJJ is a submission based fighting system. The gym I go to is actually an MMA gym so what we do is a "no Gi" jui-jitsu.
 
jzthedetermined said:
Thanks, was just curious.

Good luck with the race this weekend. Probably a good pay check though.
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No problem. Its a good WO. If you want to do combat sports for fitness though, go with boxing. I know all the gyms are offering kickboxing classes, and MMA is the big trend now but when it comes to conditioning NO one does it like boxers. I have been around it for 15 years. Holler if you have any questions!

As for the race, yeah. My 2 week check will have about 80 hours of overtime on it. lol
 
edco76 said:
No problem. Its a good WO. If you want to do combat sports for fitness though, go with boxing. I know all the gyms are offering kickboxing classes, and MMA is the big trend now but when it comes to conditioning NO one does it like boxers. I have been around it for 15 years. Holler if you have any questions!
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Thanks... I guess I'm looking for a fun yet effective workout. I took 5 years of Tae Kwon Do as a kid, but I was thinking something else. New. Challegeing. I'll have to check out local gyms...and by gyms, I mean boxing, MMA, Studios, not fitness or health club types.
 
jzthedetermined said:
Thanks... I guess I'm looking for a fun yet effective workout. I took 5 years of Tae Kwon Do as a kid, but I was thinking something else. New. Challegeing. I'll have to check out local gyms...and by gyms, I mean boxing, MMA, Studios, not fitness or health club types.
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Jorge Gurgel has a great school in OH but I think it is in cinci. I don't know my Oh. geography but he may have some satellite schools near Toledo. Or an affiliate or something.
 
edco76 said:
when it comes to conditioning NO one does it like boxers.
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You are right. My housemate has this wonderful book that is many of Boxing's world champions and their workouts and daily routines when they were in their heyday. The author went around and interviewed them and asked them questions like "What time did you wake up? What did you eat for breakfast? How long were you at the gym?" etc, and then listed their workout on the next page. GREAT pictures, too. The 2 things that was almost the same for every boxer was: a. they ALL went running first thing in the morning, 3-7 miles, most of them about 6 (Muhammad Ali ran 6 miles every morning in about 42 minutes in army boots), and b. dinner was almost always lean protein (chicken or fish) and vegtables. Almost all of them went to bed fairly early, except the one WC woman in there, who liked to stay up until 12 or 1am (she got up later than everyone else, around 7am). It's a really interesting book, IZD--you might want to check it out, it would give you ideas on fitness training.

I don't have it on me, it's at home. If you're interested I'll get the exact name and author and give you an Amazon link or something.
 
Curvie Girlie said:
You are right. My housemate has this wonderful book that is many of Boxing's world champions and their workouts and daily routines when they were in their heyday. The author went around and interviewed them and asked them questions like "What time did you wake up? What did you eat for breakfast? How long were you at the gym?" etc, and then listed their workout on the next page. GREAT pictures, too. The 2 things that was almost the same for every boxer was: a. they ALL went running first thing in the morning, 3-7 miles, most of them about 6 (Muhammad Ali ran 6 miles every morning in about 42 minutes in army boots), and b. dinner was almost always lean protein (chicken or fish) and vegtables. Almost all of them went to bed fairly early, except the one WC woman in there, who liked to stay up until 12 or 1am (she got up later than everyone else, around 7am). It's a really interesting book, IZD--you might want to check it out, it would give you ideas on fitness training.

I don't have it on me, it's at home. If you're interested I'll get the exact name and author and give you an Amazon link or something.
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Absolutely. I am interested. Thanks :)

Edco - I'll have to get on line and search for info about those gyms. Thanks for the lead.
 
My friend Ross that I am always pimping on here trains boxers, so if you want some good training ideas again I would recommend his books. or his other site

I have seen soooo many "athletes" come in to boxing gyms and be broken it isnt even funny. Runners, ball players. The other thing that makes boxing a perfect mix for the amature athlete is the general lack of required equipment. gloves, jump rope and maybe a heavy bag and you are good to go.

Its also nice to be able to whoop someones ass if need be.
 
edco76 said:
I have seen soooo many "athletes" come in to boxing gyms and be broken it isnt even funny. Runners, ball players. The other thing that makes boxing a perfect mix for the amature athlete is the general lack of required equipment. gloves, jump rope and maybe a heavy bag and you are good to go.

Its also nice to be able to whoop someones ass if need be.
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I should totally start training for boxing someday. Maybe in a few months, I want to start rock climbing after this half marathon on Sunday. Thanks for this paragraph, I ADORE challenges!!! :party:
 
edco76 said:
My friend Ross that I am always pimping on here trains boxers, so if you want some good training ideas again I would recommend his books. or his other site

I have seen soooo many "athletes" come in to boxing gyms and be broken it isnt even funny. Runners, ball players. The other thing that makes boxing a perfect mix for the amature athlete is the general lack of required equipment. gloves, jump rope and maybe a heavy bag and you are good to go.

Its also nice to be able to whoop someones ass if need be.
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I'll check out the books by Ross.
I've got the required equipment already (gloves, jump rope, heavy bag)
As for the ass kickin'... I can hold my own, but it's always great to admit when you have ALOT to learn as well!!
 
Here are some conditioning routines I have saved that have been used championship boxers. Keep in mind this is just conditioning and does not include road work, sparring, bag drills or weight training.

Interval day
# 1-mile warm-up
# 2 x 800 meters - 1 minute rest between intervals
# 4 x 400 meters - 1 minute rest between intervals
# 4 x 200 meters - 30 second rest between intervals
# 800 meter cool down - light jog

Non-interval day
# Two mile run (moderate to fast pace)
# Sprint 100 meters
# Shadow box 1 round (3-minute round)
# Run backwards 200 meters
# Sprint 100 meters
# Shadow box 1 round (3-minute round)
# Sprint 100 meters
# Jog with hands up throwing punches 400 meters
# Shadow box 1 round (3-minute round)
# Sprint 100 meters
# Run backward 100 meters
# Jog 400 meters
# Walk to cool down
 
That would definitely kick my ass. Psycho Michael had us jumping and doing splits in the air 25 times (among other things). That kicked my ass, too. I love it! :D
 
jzthedetermined said:
thanks curvie!
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You're welcome, it's more of an inspirational book than a training book, but it's a GREAT book to have around, IMO. Makes ya want to get off your ass, which is always good, but looks like Ed has the right info for really starting a real routine. You can call me Bunny if you want. I WANTED my username to be Chubby Bunny at first but that was taken. Asshole New Member probably fell off this website and stole the name. Oh well!
 
Curvie Girlie said:
You're welcome, it's more of an inspirational book than a training book, but it's a GREAT book to have around, IMO. Makes ya want to get off your ass, which is always good, but looks like Ed has the right info for really starting a real routine. You can call me Bunny if you want. I WANTED my username to be Chubby Bunny at first but that was taken. Asshole New Member probably fell off this website and stole the name. Oh well!
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But youz aint chubby no mo? So it is good that you missed your username because you are still curvie :drool5: Curvie Bunny maybe? Hunny Bunny? Funny Bunny?

That does look like a neat book. I may check into it.


jz, don't let Ross's freakazoid maniac vids scare you off. His program is big into just giving you the info you need to create programs that work for you and that are appropriate for your goals.
 
edco76 said:
But youz aint chubby no mo? So it is good that you missed your username because you are still curvie :drool5: Curvie Bunny maybe? Hunny Bunny? Funny Bunny?

That does look like a neat book. I may check into it.


jz, don't let Ross's freakazoid maniac vids scare you off. His program is big into just giving you the info you need to create programs that work for you and that are appropriate for your goals.
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He was the source of those "short yet killer" workouts you supplied me with earlier. Intense. I've only used them probably twice, actually, I know twice. I've actually been able to get up and moving before my kids start to stir, but when I did... they were killer!
 
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