First Amateur Boxing Match

          There has been an exciting change to my athletic career.  As many of you know, the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Season usually runs through late winter to mid / late summer.  I was planning on continuing full steam ahead with my jiu jitsu training.  However, my boxing coach approached me and offered me a match on the 19th of May.  I received this news on this past Tuesday (4/17) and quickly formulated a training plan to prepare for the event.  I will be fighting at a catch-weight of 160lbs and I currently weight about 167.  Below you will find my weekly training schedule and diet for the weeks leading up to this fight.  I think that this is a great break and switch of gears for my career as an athlete.  I had some tough losses in my last couple BJJ tournaments.  Sometimes it serves athletes well to take some time away from the sport and come back fresh.  In the same sense I have done just that with my striking sports.  My last MMA fight was in February of 2011 and now, in May of 2012 I am putting the leather back on and getting ready for my first amateur boxing match in Moline, IL.

          This past Saturday (4/21) I had my first hard sparring day in quite a long time.  By long time I mean that I had maybe gotten two or three hard sparring rounds in a couple months ago, and my last hard striking sparring training would have been in preparation for my MMA fight.  I have been training boxing about once per week since then just as a form or crosstraining for to supplement my jiu jitsu.  I did not feel too terribly rusty much to my surprise.  I feel that my conditioning and skills are in good standing to begin a training camp.  There will need to be a change of pace in my conditioning routine as white belt jiu jitsu matches consist of a single 5 minute round whereas amateur boxing matches consist of three 2 minute rounds.  What I would like to do from here out is smooth out some of the rough edges and polish off some of that ring rust to finely hone the kind of well flossed timing that you gain from many a sparring session.  Rest assured that I will keep you all updated with any changes and progress along the way.

Training Plan:

Week 1 (4/18 - 4/21)

Wed - Strength and Conditioning

Thurs - Bag Work

Fri - Rest

Sat - Sparring

Week 2 (4/22 - 4/28)

Sun - Mitt Work

Mon - Boxing Class

Tues AM - Bag Work

Tues PM - Boxing Class

Wed - Strength and Conditioning

Thurs - Shadowboxing (light)

Fri - Rest

Sat - Sparring

Week 3 (4/29 - 5/5)

Sun - Mitt Work

Mon - Boxing Class

Tues AM - Bag Work

Tues PM - Boxing Class

Wed - Strength and Conditioning

Thurs - Shadowboxing (light)

Fri - Rest

Sat - Sparring

Week 4 (5/6 - 5/12)

Sun - Mitt Work

Mon - Boxing Class

Tues AM - Bag Work

Tues PM - Boxing Class

Wed - Strength and Conditioning

Thurs - Shadowboxing (hard)

Fri - Shadowboxing (hard)

Sat - Rest (I have a wedding to attend and it is my 24th Birthday)

Week 5 (5/13 - 5/19)

Sun - Mitt Work

Mon - Boxing Class

Tues AM - Bag Work

Tues PM - Boxing Class & Sparring

Wed - Rest

Thurs - Shadowboxing (very light)

Fri - Rest

Sat - FIGHT NIGHT!

May 2012 Training Camp Diet

Daily Intake: 2000 cal
Meal	Apx Time	Protein(g)	Fat(g)	Carbs(g)	Calories	Descrip
1	8:00 AM	23	2	5	130	Coffee, Whey, 2 Fruits
2	10:30 AM	29	14	41	406	Coffee, Whey, Nut Butter
Post Wrkt	1:30 PM	43	14	59	534	6oz Meat, 60g Starchy Carbs, MultiV, Joint Supp
4	4:00 PM	45	12	10	328	6oz Fish, 2 Vegetables, 2tsp Oil
5	7:00 PM	33	12	10	280	6oz Meat, 2 Vegetables
6	10:00 PM	9	20	8	248	40g Nuts
		182	74	133	1926	~ 3 x 20 calories for condiments
		728 cal	666 cal	532 cal
		37.80%	35%	27.60%
Notes:						Supplements:
1) First Meal w/in 30 min of Waking						MetRX Natural Whey
2) Meal #3 is Post Workout or First of Day						XCAP Natural Mins
3) Cinnamon w/ Coffee (insulin sensitivity)						Equate Glucosamine/Chronditin/MSM
4) Multivitamin & Joint Guard Post-W
5) Cold Shower Post Workout (recovery)
6) Hot showers on non-workout days
7) One hot bath per week (Relax)
8) One Cheat Meal per Week - Sat
9) Fruit Jiuce with Cheat Meal, Spicy Meal Prior
10) Cheat Meal Replaces Last 2 Meals of Day

Sample Bag Work Routine:

*2 min rounds; 30 sec warning; 30 sec rest
Round 1	Jump Rope
Round 2	Shadowboxing - Focus on Movement
Round 3	Shadow Boxing
Round 4	Stretching
Round 5	Stretching
Round 6	Gear Up
Round 7	Gear Up
Round 8	Heavy Bag - All Punches (light)
Round 9	Heavy Bag - Jab Hand Only
	*30 sec Power Punches
Round 10	Heavy Bag - Power Hand Only
	*30 sec Burn Out
Round 11	Heavy Bag - 1s and 2s Only
	*30 sec Burn Out
Round 12	Heavy Bag - All Punches
	*30 sec Burn Out
Round 13	Heavy Bag - All Punches
	*30 sec Power Punches
Round 14	Slip Bag - Single and Double Slips
Round 15	Slip Bag - 1s and 2s and Slips
Round 16	Slip Bag - Slip and All Punches
Round 17	Shadowboxing - Defense Only
Round 18	Shadowboxing - Everything
Round 19	Stretching
Round 20	Stretching