•Friday, October 16, 2009
Things have sucked lately. So, instead of obsessing and over-thinking everything, I decided to throw myself into hardcore training for Muay Thai. Monday-Friday mornings I have conditioning and running, then Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday I have 3-4 hours straight of Muay Thai and Jiu Jitsu. I'm hoping this schedule will chisle me into a technical and strong fighter, and leave me too damn tired to think about anything else but work. Mornings have been hard because it's dark outside at 6am when I wake up, and it's going to start snowing soon. I'll be fine on the mornings I have to run, but on conditioning days (jump rope, pylometrics, sprinting), I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I don't have a gym to go to anymore, and I have to be realistic. I'm not going to shovel out a section on my driveway to jump rope or risk slipping on some ice trying to sprint up the hill by my house. I'm going to have to find something else to do.
The main thing I have to focus on is developing my fast-twitch muscle fibers. Years of distance running and endurance sports has made my slow twitch fibers tough as hell. But when I spar with someone, I can't finish a 3 minute round without getting winded.
This crazy schedule has really been amazing though. I'm digging out my clothes from the back of my closet that I haven't worn in 3 years, and anything physical I have to do at the restaurant has been a piece of cake (running up 2 flights of stairs every 10 minutes used to really kill me).
The only unfortunate thing about this schedule is I've really slacked on the running. I can only run 3 days a week. Awhile back I read about the FIRST Training Program on Runners World, and I figured with my schedule i was the only way I could accomplish a half marathon with any kind of planning. Sure, I could probably just run and run and run some more, then run a lot on race day (for a half marathon anyway, I wouldn't be so cocky about a full), but that's pretty half assed. And I like having a plan for running. It's stable and structured and goal oriented. It's a balance to Muay Thai. And my goals have switched anyway. The New Orleans Half Marathon is now more of a reason for me to go see my friend and not for me to PR or qualify for Boston.
Hopefully Muay Thai, running, Houghton and P.F. Chang's will keep me busy enough. If that fails, I'm sure I could pick up another hobby.
The main thing I have to focus on is developing my fast-twitch muscle fibers. Years of distance running and endurance sports has made my slow twitch fibers tough as hell. But when I spar with someone, I can't finish a 3 minute round without getting winded.
This crazy schedule has really been amazing though. I'm digging out my clothes from the back of my closet that I haven't worn in 3 years, and anything physical I have to do at the restaurant has been a piece of cake (running up 2 flights of stairs every 10 minutes used to really kill me).
The only unfortunate thing about this schedule is I've really slacked on the running. I can only run 3 days a week. Awhile back I read about the FIRST Training Program on Runners World, and I figured with my schedule i was the only way I could accomplish a half marathon with any kind of planning. Sure, I could probably just run and run and run some more, then run a lot on race day (for a half marathon anyway, I wouldn't be so cocky about a full), but that's pretty half assed. And I like having a plan for running. It's stable and structured and goal oriented. It's a balance to Muay Thai. And my goals have switched anyway. The New Orleans Half Marathon is now more of a reason for me to go see my friend and not for me to PR or qualify for Boston.
Hopefully Muay Thai, running, Houghton and P.F. Chang's will keep me busy enough. If that fails, I'm sure I could pick up another hobby.
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