The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Haven't posted for a while and that kinda sums up how my time has been.  I've really struggled to balance work, Uni, family, etc and find time to train.

The Good

I have been able to maintain regular attendance at Leicester Shootfighters, whenever I've been really pushed for time I've prioritised training & learning.  As a result I've managed to improve my boxing a lot.  JD Hylton's tuition is excellent and I find it really easy to improve under his style of teaching.  I feel like my speed, relaxation, movement and technique has all improved.  At present we're body sparring but the option is there to attend a full sparring session to be organised soon.

The Bad

As my technique and my conditioning (sort of) has improved my strength has nose dived.  Seriously.  Wendler always says that as conditioning increases strength will drop.  In my case this is compounded by not training strength with anything approaching regularity or consistency.  The blow to the ego for someone who's lifted for 20 years is desperate.  Which leads me to.....

The Ugly

.....my technique on the lifts which has been absolute shit.  A recent set of presses was so bad, so mu ch leg drive that it was almost a jerk rather than a press.  To solve this I've reduced all my maxes for the upper body lifts so that I can get the work in and progress and get some volume.  I also need to put sled dragging back in to my programme - it seems to help with most things in life.

Anyhoo, on we go. 

Take care of yourself and if you've got any comments let's have 'em.