Ok, just returned from Greece. There's been positive and negative sides to that journey.The goodOn a positive note, following the warrior diet is easy in Greece, as people there apparentely seem to live by it anyways. We were told by our hotel manager that "we never eat breakfast", and when we had our main meal … Back from Greece weiterlesen
Going to greece
(image taken from en.wikipedia.org)Today I'm leaving for Crete, Greece, to spend a week of my holiday there.Basically, I'll try to keep the same training program up I follow here, only I'll exchange the power work for bodyweight exercise. It'll be fun trying out new exercises on the beach.For me, a trip to Greece is something … Going to greece weiterlesen
Poland #4
Warsaw is a warrior city. Life here constantly revolves around the idea of heroism and dying for freedom.After poisoning myself (I suspect I had ice cubes made from tap water. If you stop in Poland, beware of the tap water.), I've decided to accompany my father and go to an air show in the Mazuria, … Poland #4 weiterlesen
Poland #3
Ok, so yesterday I had BJJ training at 12:00 at Miroslaw Okninskis school (www.valetudo.pl).Again, because of the clubs training camp, which is taking place right now, there was no instructor. However, just as wednesday, there were good MMA guys at the gym so one of them led the training.After warmup we practiced the various mounts … Poland #3 weiterlesen
Poland #2
Had a hell of a day.At 12:00 I went to the MMA training at Miroslaw Okninskis Vale Tudo school (www.valetudo.pl).Unfortunately, due to the fact that Okninski himself is currently at his clubs summer training camp, there was no actual trainer to supervise the lesson. However, there was a BJJ guy (Christopher), a former wrestling now … Poland #2 weiterlesen
Poland #1
Ok, I'm in Warsaw now, visiting friends and family.Of course, I'll use that time to check out some new styles and meet fellow martial artists.On my list are definately Sambo (самбо) and MMA.On the самбо side, I'll meet the founder and president of "Sambo System Polska", Bartłomiej Mendak (www.sambo.pl).As for MMA, I'll check out Paweł … Poland #1 weiterlesen
Judo
Everyone around me is taking up BJJ and Luta Livre in order to get stronger on the ground. My teacher, Ronny, always said that "you play their game, you'll always end up second to them". I think that's very true. So, instead of practicing BJJ, I've decided to take up Judo and improve my standup-grappling … Judo weiterlesen
Double take: two camps one week
It's been quiet on the blog for a reason. For two reasons, to be precise:First, I've been to the beautiful Yspertal here in Austria, looking after the Shinergy youth at our annual training camp.Second, a trip back to Vienna had me teach obese children at another summer camp aimed at bringing those girls and boys … Double take: two camps one week weiterlesen
week layout v2
Due to the high stress levels imposed on the knee joints when running HIIT style, I've decided to do my HIIT training on a spinning bike rather than the track. Also, since the boxing class I attend is rather low-impact but highly technical, I'll do the endurance work directly after the class, friday night.Basically, I'll … week layout v2 weiterlesen
steady state cardio
As mentioned before, I'm going to give a quick overview over the workouts that are listed in my workout plan. As a reminder, during July and August I'm doing off-season training in preparation for the TAGB "British Championships" on November 22nd 2009.Although I don't believe in running - on its own - as a suitable … steady state cardio weiterlesen
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