Gavin

If the magnesium supplement is helping, maybe try picking up some epsom salts and having a warm bath in them, if you have a bath.

how'd it go?

1 hour boxing monday and 1 hour muay thai tonight. 44 hours.

1.5 hours by myself. Apparently a new class has been added on Friday nights, so I'll start going to that. 42hours

Have you seen Sylvie's video on squishy shins? It might be useful. Also whenever my shins start hurting, which is about third day into my training week, I know I need to massage my shins. I use linament and mix it with tiger balm, and just massage, it kinda helps get it back to a base level of pain. If you've tried massaging, I would try doing it consistently, every day OR twice a day, and see if that helps. EDIT: Video added above - Emma

It was just her speed and also doing combinations that I've never done before. We do 20 punch combos at boxing, and I've only really boxed for the last six weeks. All good! I trained tuesday, wednesday and tonight. Bit too tired to write it all up, but we have been doing takedowns at Muay Thai, I really like it. Oh and last night, we worked single jabs and rights, was kinda odd just throwing one punch, by the end of the night I could barely keep my left up. I asked around and even experienced boxers were struggling too. I'm all for a diet thread. I've actually dropped a little bit of weight. I'm at 101.1kg. Most recently I was weighing 102.8. I really want to get below 100kg. In fact I'm going to make that a goal for the end of next week. I'm gonna push a little bit and see if I can get under 100kg!! 40hr30min

Thanks, training is going well. Diet, not so good, but still trying. I did 10 mins of shadow boxing and then stretched. I filmed my shadow boxing, although not sure if I will release it yet... 1 hr boxing tonight. Partnered with this girl who is a really good boxer. I feel like a total fuck up holding pads for her. Nothing to do, except keep training and get better. 37hr30min

I guess I could film some shadow boxing and possibly bag work. No way to really film during class. I'll have a think about it!

1hr20min today. Felt wrecked, did like 15 rounds of heavy bag. 36hrs10min

1.5 hours tonight. Actually rolled for two rounds of nogi jiu jitsu too. Hadn't done that for years. Rolled with a black belt, he swept me twice and i swept him once and got side control. Wasn't a serious roll though. 34hrs50min

1 hour of muay thai tonight. I also did 10 mins of shadow boxing this morning. Three rounds working on my boxing slips, and the two previous counters I learned. Stayed after class and did 150 thips and 150 jump knees. Then stretched. 33hrs20mins

Hi Michelle, thanks for that. Everybody is busy, I don't expect people to comment on every post I make. Plus I'm aiming for 1000hours this is a marathon not a sprint :) Thanks for your support. Today, we did a 20 punch combination in boxing. Super fun and I feel like my cardio is improving. 32hr10min

Had a visiting Thai trainer, he might be sticking around I think. Really stresses 100% on every hit. Tonight we did jab, switch kick, right cross, right elbow, step aside, right kick, all like 100%. Pretty different to the other trainer, and very different to the boxing coach. He teaches the full swing around on kicks too, as opposed to 'chopping the wood'. Starting to think there is no right way... Dude's had 170 fights though. 31hr 10min

I'm over 200lbs too, so I understand to a degree. Here's another interesting tidbit about being thrown - when you resist and tense up it oftens hurts more than had you gone with it and accepted the throw. It will always hurt taking a big throw, but you get conditioned to it over time and just accept that it will hurt somewhat. If you really want to work on this, you can have people throw you onto a crash mat. It doesn't hurt at all, and will allow you to learn to fall naturally and safely without tensing up. I used to take dozens of falls a night on these when I did Judo... Anyway, enough about this.

40 mins of shadow boxing today. Did this at home in my lounge room. Noticed that when you really focus on your hips when throwing 1s and 2s it makes slips a lot more natural and smoother. Try this combination 1 Slip, 1 2 Slip, 2 1 Slip, 1 2 1 Slip Slip, 2 1 2. 30hr 10 min

My gym closed early today and I missed training because I was lying around in bed all morning. Instead, I took myself to my weightlifting gym and did some exercises for the first time in months. I worked up to 90kg x 5 on benchpress and 90kg for a single on the squat. I know I am going to be very sore tomorrow and perhaps the next few days. I've lost a lot of strength. I used to squat 60kg heavier than that for 5 reps. If I can I want to start lifting regularly again, although boxing and muay thai are my priority. I'll see how it goes. On a side note, this gym has two heavy bags, so I might go there sometimes, as it is only one stop on the tram from me.

Micc, glad to hear your forward rolls are getting better. It's just a matter of repetitions. It might help to know why sports like judo and bjj practice forward rolls... it's essentially the same movement as a forward breakfall. If someone was to throw you over your hip, you could fall/land safely, instead of like a sack of potatos, which hurts a lot more.

I initially bought 12 oz before I started muay thai. I wanted to use them at a mma class. Another student told me to take them back and get 16s because he wouldn't want to spar me in 12s. The other night at boxing a guy was wearing a pair of winnings that actually looked comical, must have been 18s or 20s.

Hey dtrick, That's just bad copywriting. They are trying to sell themselves, but have just done it poorly... I reckon go check it out, they're trainers not marketers. You don't even have to train, just go and watch and see what they are about.

I tried four gyms, before settling on my current gym in my city. It makes a difference, I think you made a good choice. If you want to add in some extra training, you can always go in by yourself and practice combinations, footwork, heavy bag etc... To be honest I think the sessions where I train by myself are some of the most fruitful in technique development.

Thank you :) Tonight I spent 2 hours at the gym. I shadow boxed, did three rounds on the pads with a guy I met in boxing class, did a few heavy bag rounds, and then sparred with a lady there for a bunch of rounds. She tried to help correct my left kick. Her goal is to try and go to the olympics for boxing. Pretty inspiring work ethic to be honest. I missed last night, I forgot to pack my gym bag properly, stupid. Sorry for the lack lustre report. I'm just very tired. 29hour 30 min.

I had an interesting weekend where I thought my mum was having a heart attack. 1 Hour of Muay Thai last night 1 Hour of Boxing Tonight I missed monday because of work. The aim for this week is 5 sessions. Then next week I want to start introducing light shadow boxing work in the mornings. 27hr 30 min

Yeah, the funny thing about these type of arguments is that they are more likely to strengthen someones position than change their mind. I think you have some good points, but I also think you are biased by your own position, like the people you are criticizing. Similar things could probably be said about me! I think I am going to bow out gracefully from this thread.

I think the secondary issue is bone structure, which Fallon Fox has dismissed, I think incorrectly. There are structural differences in male and female skeletons. It is my understanding that male bones are more robust at particular points, but the main difference to my knowledge is in the pelvis. "The female pelvis has evolved to its maximum width for childbirth and male pelvis has been optimized for bipedal locomotion." I don't know the impact of something like this in MMA, I'm not sure if it has been researched. I do know this pelvic structure is taught to strength and conditioning coaches and the Q angle, is an actual concern when training high level female athletes and preventing injury. Fallon Fox most certainly has a different skeletal structure to the opponents she is facing. Source: Boundless. “Comparison of Female and Male Pelves.” Boundless Anatomy and Physiology. Boundless, 03 Jul. 2014. Retrieved 27 May. 2015 from https://www.boundless.com/physiology/textbooks/boundless-anatomy-and-physiology-textbook/the-skeletal-system-7/the-pelvic-hip-girdle-87/comparison-of-female-and-male-pelves-493-4533/

1 hour of boxing tonight, combo was 1, slip, 1, 2, slip, 2, 1, slip, 1,2,1, slip, slip, 2,1,2. Was good fun. 25hr30min.