Ok. So I did it - I finished up the Velocity Diet back on the 15th of October or so and dropped around 15 pounds with it. This was less than ideal as I had a match on the 20th and was literally in no shape to go the full 15 minutes - but I did and as they say "It's all good." One day I'll be best in class - but for now a win is a win and best in my match was good enough for the day.
Now for the latest. Currently training for the 29th - I really wouldn't have probably taken this on but it was pretty much decided for me (not like I don't need it anyway). At my age - I'm not ever going to be a Rich Franklin, a Matt Hughes - I do it because it's a personal thing. I read on someones blog page a while back that "Life is not meant to be eased out of leaving a good looking corpse - it's meant to be finished with you screeching in sideways, completely spent, exclaiming "Wow! What a ride!"" - or some such (due credit to be given when I remember or am reminded from whence this came). Anyway - I wasn't really wanting to be scheduled until the end of December - this way I'll be in shape and after seven weeks of training I can pig out at Buffalo Wild Wings on the 29th of December for UFC 79 that night (Hughes v. Serra).
I can't really decide how to take these guys - I mean on TV they come across one way - and then I read their blog's and Mac Danzig's blog and it seem's they are really not the same as you see on TUF 6 - so I don't know - but it seems like it should be a good match. Sometimes I get tired of hearing Matt Serra rag on Hughes, on TV it seems like thats all he ever does (but then when I read Serra's blog it doesn't seem like he's all that worked up about Hughes at all). I see Matt Hughes on TV and he seems to basically come across like he does on his blog - I think he probably is cocky like he has the rep for (and I think thats a good thing - when I was in the Army we were trained to win - period - now to others that comes across as cocky and maybe we were but thats the way you want it - no actually thats the way it NEEDS to be - I mean how can you get to a position in life where your life or livelyhood is on the line without being trained and conditioned to win - period. Don't like it? Then go read some other blog). Bottom line...if Serra isn't just as cocky and expecting that hes going to win I would be highly surprised. Just for the record ... all of those people who just don't like Matt Hughes for whatever reason please do not use his open christian faith as a spring board to bitch about him to me. I mean, if you take time to read his blog, Serra freely says he is Catholic on his blog and I don't see anyone whining about that. Anyway, like I said, I think it will be a good match - we'll see.
This morning -
Alarm 4:15 (totally stupid since I didn't go to bed on time) hit the snooze a bunch until
Get Up 5:15 - 16 oz. water
Pre Run 5:25 - 5:30 - 1/2 Scoop Nectar (12 1/2 grams Protein), 1/2 scoop FREE
Run 5:30 - Ran for 30 minutes ( a little less than 3 miles - maybe 2 3/4's or so).
Breakfast 6:15 - 1 Scoop Labrada V90 (or some such - it was a sample) , 2 Ath, 2 FO, 2 JR, 2 pieces whole wheat w/ rosemary bread (toasted with a small amount of butter), 1 Can Cran/Razz Xenergy
This afternoon-
Pre Workout 11:30 - Xyience NOX-CG3
Workout - 11:50 - 1 scoop FREE in water during workout
- Legs - I hate leg day (if I don't do it monday it wont get done)
- Treadmill - 5 minutes a 6mph (increase .5mph every 5 minutes for 30)
Lunch 2:00 - 1/2 Chicken Breast, 3/4 Cup Slaw, 16oz Water
Snack around 6:00 - with my daughter 1/2 package Sour Punch Straws
Pre Practice 6:15 – 10grams protein, 1 scoop FREE
- 6:15 -7:00 - Sparring w/Takedowns
(3 min Rounds, 30 sec rest, 12 Rounds, No Sitting Out a Round) - 7:20 - 7:40 - Flow Fit
Dinner 8:00 - 1 Cup Salmon Salad, Crackers, Toast, 3/4 Cup Slaw, 1/2 Cup Zuchini Squash
Post Practice Snack 9:15 – Muscle Milk, 2Ath, 2 FO, 2 JR
