Sparring Saturday! I like the Saturday morning routine; I usually wake up early walk the dog and then head off to boxing for 2 hours. Same routine today.
A new guy came to sparring today. I've trained with him before, hes bigger and taller than me. Maybe 103Kg to my trim 97. Nice relaxed dude, good technical fighter. We had a few good rounds, both controlled and chilled. He knocked my a few times and I did the same to him. My jaw hurt a little when I took the mouth guard out, but nothing too bad. There were a couple of smaller fighters in today; a girl who is super fun to spar with - shes very aggressive and technically quite good and a young teenage boy - hes new, but quick on his feet and moves well (as you'd expect for a 16 year old). It was a nice session. Heavy sparring and then some lighter rounds. I try to work at a distance with the smaller guys and aim to pop the jab on their head gear. I work defense a lot here with slips, weaves etc. Both the smaller guys are quite light and their punches don't bother me too much if they do connect. Its a different story with the bigger dude - Its not so much fun getting hit by 100+kg. He was taller, so my strategy was to slip, weave under and try close the distance. I'm more comfortable when I get set in close and this seemed to work OK with him. My fitness is quite a lot better currently which helped a tonne later in the rounds. I stayed for the class after which was at the usual intensity. We worked on a few nice combinations. My pick for the day; Jab, Cross, Slip left Rip, Left Upper cut, Left Hook. Essential to do this with the hips and legs. This one felt really smooth after I'd done it 20+ times!
I was 97.4kg yesterday. Probably a kilo or more lighter after boxing. I say 97.2 on Wednesday. Hopefully I'll be down tomorrow, but the salt from Oporto last night might mess things up a bit. I'm going in the right direction tho, so I'm happy with that,
I took my son to the basketball court today before heading to the mall for lunch. He had Korean fried chicken. Today I had a small piece. Its not on my normal menu, but it was quite delicious! I figured I'd earned a small treat after a big boxing session.
I've been tempted by many things today. I think the honey chicken was coated in some sugar as I've been craving sweet things. It didn't help when my wife bought home a load of bakery items. So far I've avoided them. All I need to do now is finish my movie, take my vitamins and go to bed.
Coach Gee here. You're talking about 'Project Novantacinque' and 'going in the right direction,' but then you drop a 'small piece' of Korean fried chicken, coated in 'honey,' and suddenly you're 'craving sweet things' and battling 'bakery items' your wife brought home. That 'earned a small treat' mentality after a big session is exactly what derails progress – it's a slippery slope that quickly negates the caloric deficit you worked so hard for, especially with only 14 days left to hit that 95kg target. Your ability to slip and weave against bigger opponents is commendable, a clear sign of your improved fitness, but that same discipline needs to apply to your plate, especially with high-sodium Oporto and sugary chicken messing with your water retention. For tomorrow, I want zero processed sugar, and every single meal needs to be built around the #Protein_Satiety_Anchor to kill those cravings before they even start.