Cardio and Endurance

Yesterday I ran 4.7 miles and today I am going to run another 4.7 miles.  I’m working on my cardio and endurance so I always have full gas tank when I train and when I fight.

I am going to meet a good friend next week who is going to help me reshape  the way I’m eating because I have learned the hard way that what you put in your body you get out of your body.  In other words, if you don’t eat healthy your body will stop working during training a lot sooner that you want to and you won’t be able to finish your workout or the fight.  And I want to be able to finish my fights!  Or if I can’t finish the fight, then at least give the guy pure hell for three five minute rounds!

MMA, or Mixed Martial Arts, is combining or learning multiple martial art disciplines to defeat an opponent.  The disciplines I am learning are boxing, kick-boxing, wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jtsu.  I'm training at a local MMA gym, Bad Dog Fighting and Fitness.  It's a small gym, but we're like a band of brothers.  The one-on-one coaching is great because having to learn so many disciplines is so hard and corrections need to be made quickly so you don't learn things wrong.  Out of the 10-15 students we have, we all bring different skills to the table, whether that be from the guys who are pro so we learn how to be professional fighters or from amateur guys we all have different skills in different areas and, therefore, can learn from each other.  Some guys are great at wresting and some are great at boxing and others are great at grappling.

And today my wife found my first bruise!  I don't even notice these things, but she does.  Getting beat up is all part of the job and I love it!