suz Posted February 11, 2007 Author Share Posted February 11, 2007 Saturday February 10th, 9:45am-11:00am: Pre warm up: light stretchingWarm up: 2 minutes of runningStretching15 minutes of sparring15 minutes of kata practice70 squats15 pushups2 minutes of running2 minutes of roundkicks on the heavy bag10 regular pullups6 overhand pullups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted February 12, 2007 Author Share Posted February 12, 2007 Sunday February 11th, 11:45-1:00pm: Pre warmup: StretchingWarmup: 2 minutes of runningStretching10 minutes of jab/punch/kick combo drills10 minutes of hookkick drills on floppy targets2 minutes of running 2 minutes of crunches2 minutes of pushupsAfter class: 10 pullups, roundkicks on heavy bag, precision roundkicks on dummy. We headed up to Whistler on Sunday afternoon because Trev is shooting a TV show up here for a few days. The show is putting us up at the Four Seasons Hotel, which I believe is the fanciest hotel in Whistler. The gym up here is crazy good. 6 treadmills, 6 stairmasters, free weights, every weight machine imaginable, and a mirrored studio area for stretching, yoga... and kickboxing training Sunday February 11th, 5:00-6:00pm: Went for a 3 mile run on the treadmill. This was my first time ever on a treadmill and I discovered that running on a treadmill is way easier than trail running. After that I did some stretching then had a go with the free weights. I'm used to bodyweight exercises so I found the weights a bit foreign. My favourite machine was the lat pull down machine. I was able to do my bodyweight, just over a hundred pounds, for a few reps. Hopefully this will help me with my overhand pullups. Monday February 12th, 12:00-1:00pm: Another run, this time 2.5 Miles. The hotel staff brought me some lemon water about 20 minutes in on the machine (they must have known I was getting tired), it gave me a good boost and I ended up running for a full half hour. After that had a little swim and a long soak in the hottub. In case you're wondering... no I don't ski or snowboard. Such a waste, I know, being in one of the premier ski destinations in the world. BTW -- Whistler sucks for vegans. There are fur stores all over the place and all the restaurants seem to be steak houses. We went out last night with a big (carnivore) group and the only thing on the menu we could have was the baked spring roll appetiser. The waiter felt some sympathy -- he said he was raised vegan but has since gone to the dark side and now eats bacon veggie burgers. I asked him to talk to the chef about adding something to the menu and he said he would. Tonight we're gonna try Thai food. Hopefully we'll have better luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted February 13, 2007 Author Share Posted February 13, 2007 Whistler update: Trev and I went out for Thai Food as planned last night and ended up having a fantastic vegan meal. The waitress was super nice and went and talked to the chef for us. We ended up getting a few custom vegan dishes -- spring rolls, pad thai, roasted vegetables with cashews and rice. It was a good thing we were there for a late dinner -- around 9:30pm, any earlier and they said we would have been out of luck with the custom order. We were very appreciative and tipped super well in hopes of helping the next vegans who wander in. So, today is my last day up here. No more working out. I have a sore knee from all the running. I did however take advantage of the pool, hottub, and steam room today. I will be very sad to leave. It's pretty crazy staying at a place like this for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 Saturday February 17th, 2-4pm: Sparring Seminar The seminar started out very well. Full face contact sparring at about 80% strength. I learned tons, had some great partners, took some good hits and gave some good hits. I did two rounds with the scariest girl at our club. A better description of her is possessed-demon-street-brawler, actually. I survived the first round without getting too hurt and then I figured her out and was able to hold my own. So I was feeling pretty good and I got paired up with another girl, a low belt and a southpaw. Very early on into the round we both roundkicked with the same leg, clashed, and because she outweighed me by forty pounds I lost my balance and fell over -- landing on my right wrist. It wasn't even a body shot or foot sweep for cryin' out loud. My hand went instantly numb. And that was the end of the seminar for me. I spent the 2nd half sitting on the bench moping and icing my wrist. I'm not sure if it's broken or just badly sprained. I can't move my wrist, I can't put any pressure on my fingers or make a fist, it hurts to squeeze, and it's throbbing constantly. It's been almost 24 hours now. If it's still not better in a day or two I think I'll get it x-rayed. The worst part is that I'm out for a while now. I always like to say pain is good, so I think i'll just sit back and try to enjoy the pain for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 Saturday February 24th, 9:45am-11:00am: Breakfast at 8:00am: Green smoothie (vega, vanilla rice milk, banana, apple, kale, baby spinach leaves, flax oil) Pre warm up: light stretchingWarm up: 5 minutes of running5 minutes of kickboxing drills2 minutes of jumping jacks2 minutes of stretching5 minutes balance drills -- standing on one leg and kicking with other2 minutes of core conditioning30 hindu squats50 crunches2 minutes of holding pushup position on elbows3x2 minute rounds of no contact sparring2 minutes of 1 handed dips (due to sprained arm)60 lungesEnded off with some leg conditioning kicks on the heavy bag and some kata practice on my own. I wrapped my wrist up tightly with a hand wrap and managed to get through class. Hopefully it'll heal back fully pretty soon so I can get back into doing pushups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 Sunday February 25th, 11:45am-1:15pm: Pre warm up: stretching, light contact sparringWarm up: 2 minutes jumping jacks, 1 minutes knees up running on the spotStretching2 minutes of shadow kickboxing5 minutes of leading front kick/jump scissor kick combos15 minutes of heavy bag drills (jab/punch/roundkicks)5 minutes of squats100 crunches100 squats40 knuckle pushups (only ones I can do right now with injured wrist) After class:3 x 2 minute rounds of half contact sparringLight stretching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 Sunday March 4th, 11:45am-1:15pm: Pre class warmup: stretching, 10 pullups, kick drills (round kick and hook kick) Warm up: 2 minutes sprinting, 2 minutes of sideways runningStretching2 minutes of kickboxing target training2 minutes of crunches holding medicine ball3 x 2 minute rounds of kickboxing on the heavy bag2 more minutes of kickboxing target training2 minutes of jump scissor kicks with target paddles2 minutes of stretching2 minutes of anternating jumping exercises After class:20 full strength round kicks on the heavy bag (each leg)10 regular pullups3 overhand pullups60 crunches30 pushupsanother serious stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 Tuesday March 6th, 6:15am-7:15am: Pre warm up: light stretchingWarm up: 5 minutes of skipping5 minutes of stretchingCircuit training:2 minutes of leg raises on yoga ball2 minutes of kickboxing on heavy bag2 minutes of hook kicks on floppy target2 minutes of shadow kickboxing with hand weights2 minutes of pushups (5 sets of 10) with elastic for resistance2 minutes of sprinting and jumping2 minutes of kickboxing on heavy bag2 minutes of crunches on yoga ballCool down: light stretching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 9, 2007 Author Share Posted March 9, 2007 Thursday March 8th, 6:15am-7:15am: Pre warm up: light stretchingWarm up: 2 minutes of running, 2 minutes of skipping5 minutes of stretching2 minutes of shadow kickboxing2 minutes of Leg raises with elastic for resistancemore stretching30 pushups with elastic for resistance40 crunchesa bunch of running2 minutes of squats15 minutes of kata practice pretty mellow workout today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Sunday March 11th, 11:45am-1:00pm: Pre warm up: stretchingWarm up: 2 minutes of knees up runningStretching (horsestance, splits, side to side, etc)2 minutes of shadow kickboxing2 minutes of shadow sparringMore stretching (horsestance and splits)6 minutes of jumping side to side over an obstacle60 hookkicks (30 each leg) on floppy target4 sets of 5 one footed frontkick, roundkick, sidekick without putting foot down for balance training100 crunches10 minutes of karate stance drills10 minutes of sprinting drills with partners6 minutes of takedowns with submissions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 13, 2007 Author Share Posted March 13, 2007 Tuesday March 13th, 11:15am-12:00pm: Pre warm up: light stretchingWarm up: 5 minutes of running2 minutes of knees up running on the spotStretching6 minutes of shadow kickboxing20 minutes of jab/punch/uppercut/hook combos on targets10 pushups60 squats30 crunches4 minutes of suicidesmore stretching -- splits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Thursday March 15th, 11:15am-12:00pm: Pre warm up: light stretchingWarm up: 5 minutes of skipping, 2 minutes of shadow kickboxingStretching5 minutes of footwork drills20 minutes of heavy bag work120 crunches50 pushups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 Sunday March 19th, 11:45am-1:00pm: light stretching to warm up8 x 2 minute rounds on the heavy bag with stretching in between rounds10 minutes of kata practice2 minutes of running50 pushups100 squats150 crunches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 Tuesday March 20th, 6:15am-7:15am: light stretching, kata practice3 x 2 minute rounds of shadow sparring with a partner2 minutes of leg warm up exercises5 minutes of stretching35 front kicks with each leg on the heavy bag25 round kicks with each leg on the heavy bag2 minutes of stretching2 minutes of sprinting20 situps20 side to side situps50 squats10 minutes of nunchaku practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcKiera Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 Hiya! Your log is so impressive!! I'll have a peek regularly to keep my own training interesting and 'on my toes' so to speak. What are 'suicides' btw? Like the sound of that for some reason (I'm an adrenaline junkie me! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 (edited) Hi MalcKiera, thanks for checking out my log!! Suicides are aptly named. Basically, you divide your floor area (most commonly a football field, but we do them inside) into a number of equal sections (we usually do 4). You sprint to the first marker, touch the floor, sprint back to the beginning, touch the floor, sprint to the second marker, touch the floor, sprint back to the beginning and touch the floor and so on. When you've touched the end marker and sprinted to the beginning again that is considered one rep. Usually we do 5 or so reps and sometimes we throw in situps or squats at the end of each rep. It's certainly intense. If your an adrenaline junkie you've gotta do 'em. Edited March 23, 2007 by suz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 Thursday March 22th, 6:15am-7:15am: light stretching, kata practice4 minutes of light running3 x 2 minute rounds of shadow sparring with a partnerstretching (horsestance, splits, side to side, etc)2 minutes of leg warm up exercises10 minutes of hook kicks more stretching (splits)10 minutes of karate stance drills10 minutes of kata practice40 squats80 crunches20 pushups4 minutes of running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalcKiera Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Suicides are aptly named. Basically, you divide your floor area (most commonly a football field, but we do them inside) into a number of equal sections (we usually do 4). You sprint to the first marker, touch the floor, sprint back to the beginning, touch the floor, sprint to the second marker, touch the floor, sprint back to the beginning and touch the floor and so on. When you've touched the end marker and sprinted to the beginning again that is considered one rep. Usually we do 5 or so reps and sometimes we throw in situps or squats at the end of each rep. It's certainly intense. If your an adrenaline junkie you've gotta do 'em. Hi Suz, thanks for explaining! Now I know it's something that I've done before I just hate running (and burpees!) with a passion, so it'd be a challenge rather than an adrenaline rush, LOL! Good luck with your training, I'll definitely be checking your log to see how I can improve mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 Sunday March 25th, 11:45am-1:00pm: 10 minutes of light stretching and kata practice2 minutes of skippingStretching (horsestance, splits, side to side, etc)2 minutes of shadow kickboxing2 minutes of jab/punch technique drills2 minutes of leading and reverse roundkicks20 minutes of leading and reverse roundkicks and hookkicks on floppy targets50 pushups100 squats60 crunches4 minutes of kata practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Monday March 26th, 3:45pm-5:00pm 10 minutes of light stretching2 minutes of knees up running on the spot2 minutes of jumping jacks2 more minutes of knees up running on the spot2 minutes of various leg stretches2 minutes of stretching (splits, horse stance, etc)2 minutes of shadow boxing8 minutes of frontkick, roundkick, sidekick, and hookkick drills2 minutes of shadow kickboxing4 minutes of takedowns with submissions10 minutes of kata practice5 minutes of nunchaku practice30 pushups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 28, 2007 Author Share Posted March 28, 2007 Tuesday March 27th, 8:00pm-9:00pm 10 minutes of light stretching2 minutes of knees up running4 minutes of running2 minutes of shadow kickboxing2 minutes of heavy stretching6 minutes of roundkick, sidekick and hookkick drills2 more minutes of heavy stretching40 (20 each leg) roundkicks on floppy targets40 (20 each leg) hookkicks on floppy targets40 (20 each leg) sidekicks on thai pads2 minutes of takedowns with submissions80 pushups in sets of 20, 15, 10, etc80 squats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted March 29, 2007 Author Share Posted March 29, 2007 I had my green belt grading tonight. It went well. I just had to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offense74 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 I had my green belt grading tonight. It went well. I just had to share. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 Thanks offense74 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suz Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 I've been off for about a week because of a trip to Toronto. I took my running gear with me but I'm sorry to say I didn't work out once. Now that I'm back home I'm feeling super sluggish. My first workout after a week off was hell: Thursday April 5th, 11:15am-12:00pm: light stretching5 minutes of skipping10 minutes of stretchingcircuit training:2 minutes of skipping2 minutes of focus target training2 minutes of boxing on heavy bag2 minutes of squats/balance training on 1/2 exercise ball2 minutes of kickboxing on heavy bag2 minutes of situps with medecine ball2 minutes of kickboxing on heavy bag2 minutes of focus target training2 minutes of shadow boxing with hand weights2 minutes of skipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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