I cant believe it. We have reached the final phase of melvins 6 month workout program. I must say it was a very, very, very (i jus want to emphasize this part) long road. I can truely say that Melvin has put me as well as himself through workout hell. The types of workouts both weights and cardio mixed all around was very intense. We were working out like athletes would.
I am happy with the results that have come about, but not completely satisfied. I definitely have LOTS of room for improvement. I feel like we're at a level where we can start to maintain what we have achieved, but once your in it as deep as we have been, you get to a point where you want to go further and improve on what is already there. So after the six month program is over I want to push my body to the extreme (within reason of course) and see what I can achieve.
His program works people. Combination of weights, cardio, and DIET, and the key to the enitre program is CONFUSE the muscle; constantly shock the body. Its posssible to get the results that you want. I'm living proof (jus look at the progression). I know not everyones schedules and lifestyles aren't condusive to working out, but if one is determined, one can find ways. It's jus like anything else in life, finiding a balance with everything.
One thing new that I have added to my workout regimine is brazilian jiu jitsu. I am truely enjoying this aspect of my training. Just like my teacher says, BJJ is like a chess match, always constantly thinking ahead, reacting to your opponents every move. I'm hoping I can take BJJ as far as I can and earn my black belt. The last class I went to, I saw a 6 year old boy training. It was amazing. The boy was so fluid with his moves and to top it all off he was rolling with someone three times his size. It would be great if Jayden would take to it, but I definitely will not push it on him. We'll see...hehehe!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Catch-UP
Wow, it's been awhile since i've updated my blog. It's funny, when i first started this thing I thought I'd be up on it like everyday....sorry different story. It's hard with everything else to keep this thing update. Oh well, I'm here now so here it goes.
We just finished hell month with the workout program. It was slightly extended with the holidays, but we finaly got through it. The workout consisted of 9 exercises, 30 seconds in duration with 30 seconds rest in between exercises. Do the math...it equals up to HELL. And it was two rounds of all that mess. Regular pull ups, Dips, squat jumps, hanging leg lifts, reverse pull ups, single leg step ups while holding 45lb plate, pushups (legs elevated; balanceing on a balance ball), standing shoulder press with 45lb bar, end it off with variations of ab exercises.
Even though i dreaded this phase, and I complained everytime we went....it was worth the pain. I saw alot of development. My endurance has gotten better, and recovery time has shortened dramatically.
Now we are in phase 5...back to the weights. This time around we are focusing on form and peaking the muscle with every rep, 12 reps to be exact. Our sprinting exercises are back...woohoo! So that's pretty much it with the workout program. Slowly but surely getting there. The diet thing is still the hardest, but it is getting alot easier.
We also started Brazialian Jiu Jitsu training. I got Melvin to try out a class yesterday. I think he's hooked. Its an awsome workout, and fun. One draw back, I'm sore as hell. Muscles that I didn't know would hurt....HURTS, like my neck muscles, my chin...hehehe, and pretty much my entire body. Call me crazy, but it's worth the pain. So hopefully we can continue with that along with our original program.
La Boxing gym is having there next Fight night in mid march. I was thinking of finally fighting, but we'll see. I'm gonna train like I'm gonna fight, but whether I'll actually do it will be a last minute decision. The whole possibility of getting knocked out puts a damper on things...hehehe!
We just finished hell month with the workout program. It was slightly extended with the holidays, but we finaly got through it. The workout consisted of 9 exercises, 30 seconds in duration with 30 seconds rest in between exercises. Do the math...it equals up to HELL. And it was two rounds of all that mess. Regular pull ups, Dips, squat jumps, hanging leg lifts, reverse pull ups, single leg step ups while holding 45lb plate, pushups (legs elevated; balanceing on a balance ball), standing shoulder press with 45lb bar, end it off with variations of ab exercises.
Even though i dreaded this phase, and I complained everytime we went....it was worth the pain. I saw alot of development. My endurance has gotten better, and recovery time has shortened dramatically.
Now we are in phase 5...back to the weights. This time around we are focusing on form and peaking the muscle with every rep, 12 reps to be exact. Our sprinting exercises are back...woohoo! So that's pretty much it with the workout program. Slowly but surely getting there. The diet thing is still the hardest, but it is getting alot easier.
We also started Brazialian Jiu Jitsu training. I got Melvin to try out a class yesterday. I think he's hooked. Its an awsome workout, and fun. One draw back, I'm sore as hell. Muscles that I didn't know would hurt....HURTS, like my neck muscles, my chin...hehehe, and pretty much my entire body. Call me crazy, but it's worth the pain. So hopefully we can continue with that along with our original program.
La Boxing gym is having there next Fight night in mid march. I was thinking of finally fighting, but we'll see. I'm gonna train like I'm gonna fight, but whether I'll actually do it will be a last minute decision. The whole possibility of getting knocked out puts a damper on things...hehehe!
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