Finnegan's Wake

C. Wood said:
Damn you're really coming down in weight.
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Yep. Eating more was the trick. At 2400 calories a day, I think my body just held onto everything. The only real thing I changed besides increasing fat was to alternate protein/fat and protein/carb meals throughout the day. For instance, I just had a chicken breast w/ two handfuls of almonds. Next meal is a chicken breast w/ Clif Bar for some carbs, etc.
 
Density Day:

Sledgehammer Swings vs Tire:
See how many times I could hit a tire with a 10lbs sledgehammer in 10 minutes.

Goal: 500

Sledgehammer Swings x 500, +100 swing PR ( I think, may be a little less).

10 minute rest

Towel Pullups:

See how many towel pullups (chin above hands to count) I could do in 10 minutes.

Goal: 50

Towel Pullups: 60

Done.

Impressions:
I don't think it is phsically possible to get many more than 500-550 swings in 10 minutes. I was whirlwinding the hammer over my head to get this number for at least 30 out of 100 swings. Aside from adjusting the tire, I was swinging for 10 solid minutes with no rest. The last swing was in motion when the buzzer went off and hit before it stopped, so I count it. Talk about close.

The towel pullups were easy. I broke them into sets of 5 and 3. I should have set the goal a little higher. Since I hit 60 this time with lots of rest, I'll go for 75 next time. I had a couple of failures at the end, but I think I can do better (especially when I haven't just sledgehammered a tire for 10 minutes)
 
Gear Purchased:
Digital Camera and 1 Gig memory card.
4 foot tow chain.

Impressions;
I'm tired of not having a reliable camera person, so I took it upon myself to buy the second cheapest digicam I could find. Its 3.1 megapixels. I have no idea what that means in terms of quality. I'll try to get some sparring videoed this weekend for citique.
The chain is simply because the other one (10 foot) is a hassle on anything other than anvil dips. Its also heavier (rated for 1300 lbs instead of 300).
 
Gear Purchased:
Ab Wheel
4 foot tow chain
springy rowing thing that you always find for a buck at yard sales.

Impressions:
Haven't tried them out yet. This was a budget purchase at Goodwill. Found some nice board shorts for 3 bucks as well.
 
MMA:
1 1/2 hours

Warm Up:
Did shirmping, duck walking, jogging/ sprinting, neck bridging, etc for about 15 minutes.

Rolling:
We worked positions today. Side mount, back mount, and half gaurd. Both guys were trying to improve position, then reset and try again. Roll for 2 5 minute rounds w/ one minute rest between, then sit out a round, then back in rotation. The instructor would occasionally stop the clock and give technical advice/ demonstration.

5 five minute rounds.

Submission work:
Neck Cranks. Damn those hurt. Spent about 10 minutes on this.
Bicep Slicer: about another 10 minutes here. Mostly review.

Kickboxing:
Thai Clinch Defense. We had a new guy in class today who is pretty good on the ground, but has never trained stand up. After working the neck crank, I noted how similar it was to the clinch. The instructor wanted to see how the new guy's standup was, so I put him in the clinch. He bent over and grabbed my hips, no defense at all...we reviewed basic clinch defense after that. I'll work with more tomorrow.
Low Kicks:
Worked with the new guy on basic low kick technique for about 10 minutes.

Done.

Impressions:
Once again, my strength was noted. The new guy has competed in Naga (2-2, I believe) and just refuses to be mounted. He has some awesome sweeps. He's about 175lbs. Anyway, he nearly caught me in an armbar, but he couldn't break my grip (gable grip). At all. He cranked and cranked, but just couldn't do it. I had enough time to remember the proper escape, and got out of danger. So far, that has been the biggest advantage of my strength training so far: I can shut down a lot of techniques for just enough time to remember what I should be doing.
Oh, and my damned Viking nose continues to be a target. Heel kick from the bottom during a sweep attempt. I'm going to have the "Rich Franklin" syndrome, only on my nose.
 
Getting any nose bleeds with all the kickboxing sparring?

I used to come home with the entire front of my t-shirt specked and stained with blood. I don't know if it was a consequence of gradually improving my defense and shutting down the damn paddy "shot for shot" instinct or of some weird medical/anatomical fluke, but they've stopped. For a time, though, my nose bleeding was a huge problem.

Just sharing some stories, I really enjoy following your MMA training man, keep it up. How's the DE bag going? That'd be another thing to video (your shadowboxing, too, make sure your feet are in the shot) if you need any help
 
I really like the double ended bag. Its already helped with my punching speed (I tend to lead with the shoulder a bit and lose speed/telegraph) Timing is still off, but I'm getting there. 1-2's are my best combos on it.

I bleed a little from the nose, but its not gushing or anything. The worst bleeding I've had was from the busted lip a couple weeks ago. I tend to get hit high up on the bridge of the nose.

As far as form goes, I've been using the mirror a lot lately. I noticed I drop my right when I bring it back. I haven't been caught yet in sparring, but I'm definitely glad to correct it early.
 
Videos of bagwork and anvil work forthcoming.
 
younggunz said:
your 1-2 looks crisp...

how is your 3 to the body?

by the way, your canvas bag must has feel like concrete when you hit to the body.. so in mma gloves..I don't suggest it..
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I'll post a better vid tomorrow on a full MT bag. This was more a camera test than anything. My hook to the body is untried in sparring. I know I tend to leave it down too long. Other than that, I'll wait for the jury to decide.
My bag is soft as hell. I've had it for over 10 years. The only hard spots are in the last 6 inches or so.
 
finnegan said:
I'll post a better vid tomorrow on a full MT bag. This was more a camera test than anything. My hook to the body is untried in sparring. I know I tend to leave it down too long. Other than that, I'll wait for the jury to decide.
My bag is soft as hell. I've had it for over 10 years. The only hard spots are in the last 6 inches or so.
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try climbing the ladder with that hook..3 body, 3 head, followed by the jab.....should give you time to dig, and train you to re-position your body..
 
younggunz said:
try climbing the ladder with that hook..3 body, 3 head, followed by the jab.....should give you time to dig, and train you to re-position your body..
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3 on the same side, or left right left?
 
finnegan said:
3 on the same side, or left right left?
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doubling the left hook then throwing the jab as an escape..

Not horribly practical in a fight, but it's a hell of a way to teach you how to get your ass back in position after the hook..if you don't, that jab won't feel right..
 
MMA:
3 hours

Warmup: Shirmping, joggin/ sprinting, stretching, etc.

Bagwork:
Worked left low kick-1-2s, elbows, Took me awhile to really wake up and get into it. Worked a lot of clinch on "Bob" striking dummy. about 25 minutes total.

Sparring:
3 three minute rounds (one of which was videoed.) The person operating my camera has a leg injury, and you can tell..The other one, which I hopefully will have a copy of next week, was much better quality. I see a lot of holes that need corrected.

Technical Sparring:
3 five minute rounds. Worked with the new guy on clinch work some more, dirty boxing, etc. Another attendee was interested, so I worked with him the round after, and then back.

Rolling:
3 five minute rounds.
I got the guy in the video in an Anaconda choke within a minute of the first round. Suprised the shit out everyone, including me. The second round was filmed, again, I may have it next week. Other subs: close to a triangle, finished a straight armbar but he didn't tap. I let it go so he wasn't injured.
The second guy tapped me with an Achilles lock about 3 minutes in. I got mount, but didn't really do much with it. Tried for Kimura. Time ran out.
I did pretty well tonight.

Lots of random stuff. Mit work, head movement, etc.

Sparring vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hpg9TU1zd0k
 
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