New Year Training Goals

Spent the evening yesterday talking with my Knight.  We ran over a basic list of things we wanted to focus on this year including combo drills, plyometrics, and pushing for 10% increase in over all max lifting at the gym.  Pushing over all fitness is a great way to start.  I had a coach once that told us, "if you can't beat them in skill, beat them with better endurance".  This may end up being the theme for the year, though I am optimistic about my success with piecing together blows to create better flow and continuity within my fights.  It will be my ability to sharpen situational awareness that will help me choose the right course of action against an opponent. 

I'll be posting my lifting routine from the gym every week.  That way I will have a record of how cardio and strength training has helped me improve throughout the year.  This may also be followed by nutrition information as the bodies needs change as the level of activity increases.


Re-enforcing message from my Knight:

About those objectives for 2012:
Strength improvement goals could be set individually for three areas - legs, torso, upper body. Something like max squat or leg press +10%, torso max reps for select exercises (eg, crunches, leg-lifts, Back Extensions) standing overhead press max free weight +10%.
- Consistent practice: total attendance for once a week in drills, once a week in sparring.
- Achievements: Compete in 12 (event) tournaments in 2012.

Perhaps we should look at my core strength book and select some exercises for us to incorporate as pre-drill and post-drill workouts.