March 24th

Bad day. Feet hurt lots, no energy at training.

Diet
Breakfast: Oatmeal, nuts, sugar
Mid-morning: Tuna, ricecake, boiled egg, apple
Lunch: Butterbean stew, steamed veg
Mid-afternoon: Tuna, ricecake, boiled egg, apple
Post-workout: Energy drink, strawberry milk
Dinner: Pasta with tomato sauce and meatballs

Meh, normal diet

Exercise
Warmup: Shadowing, focus pads, 4 x2 minutes
Heavy bag: 3 x2 minutes general work, jab drill, cross drill, punch out.
Defend/attack drill: 2 x2 minutes
Sparring: 3 x2 minutes
Circuit: 15 pressups, 15 squat thrusts, 15 crunches, 15 burpees, 15 ring jumps, repeat, rest 1 minute = 1 set. Did 2 sets.
Warmdown: 2 minutes shadowing
Stretches

Hard work. I was tired when I arrived at the gym, and after the warmup and bag work I was knackered and sparring didn’t go very well. I wasn’t moving properly, punches weren’t accurate, and I just didn’t have any real snap. On the plus side, I didn’t get hit too much at all (notable exception of one big right from Simon that I didn’t even see), and got in some good shots of my own. Also, my nose hurt a little bit, but seems to be pretty much fine.

I practically mummified my feet before training, to try to cushion my existing blisters and prevent any new ones. Mildly successful, but part of my movement problem was the pain from my toes. On the night, I’m sure they won’t be a problem. I’ll be well rested and pumped full of adrenaline. Hopefully my punching will be better for the same reasons.

In summary, I’m minorly injured, majorly exhausted, and really looking forward to a rest. Current plan is to have my last full training session on Tuesday 6th April, hopefully a final PT session with Alexis to go through a plan for the fight, then have 3 full days off to relax before the big night.

18 days to go…