Went to Roger Gracie Academy London on Saturday afternoon for the advanced open mat session. I have not been for about 6 months since changing schools but was glad to be back . The session consists of 10 mins warm up then one round of guard passing followed by normal rolling.

started out with a 100kg blue belt and managed a few sweeps then went with another blue belt i was trying to stay calm and technical and managed to get a few submissions. Then the next round started and Alex Faria didn't have a partner so i politely asked if we could roll .It is always an amazing feeling to roll with a black belt i felt like although he was kicking my ass my defence was not that bad and i also felt stronger working to pass. At the end of our roll he gave me some advice to be more aggressive and faster while trying to pass and change between attacks and defence techniques faster (this will be my objective over the next week ).

I highly recommend the Roger Gracie Academy Ladbroke Grove it is the main academy and the level is crazy high.

Iron Sharpens Iron.

So this week i worked my butt off i have eaten right all week apart from some sneaky chocs on sat night.
Been hitting 200 grams plus of protein per day .My training this week was:


2 Lifting sessions full body
8 Bjj sessions
1 boxing session
1 strength and conditioning session with my Coach


According to the scales i have gained 5 pounds of muscle this seems unbelievable and i dont believe it for a second but i do believe i have gained at least 2 pounds. it also shows that i have lost 5 pounds of fat which i also dont believe but i do feel lean so i think i have lost a little bit. My theory for the wild numbers is that i was jet lagged on my last test which may have thrown it off but it does show that i am getting better i also have increased my pb on most of the major lifts that i do which is also a good indication of improvement. i will do an extra test mid week so i get a better picture of the accuracy of the bio impedance scales.


I have been feeling great all week eating enough calories have meant that i have been fired up for 90% of the sessions. I dont seem to be sleeping all that much but i do feel like im getting enough rest. 


I know the results are a little false but to see improvement has been fantastic and i and fired up for next week.

Todays session 18/06/2012

Today was my first day back training after my holiday .Weight session was good i used a leg press machine which i normally don't use, Managed 120kg (i know this is not a lot but i am starting slow as i have Bjj today). Based on my previous bests i am improving a little but i am hoping this will be faster thanks to new diet.

Heavy lifting session followed by Bjj

Diet

Protein pancake

Yoghurt with Oats

Protein shake x2

3 eggs with rice

Chocolate Protein Pancakes:

Follow this recipe:
• 1/2 cup Oatmeal
• 1/2 cup Cottage Cheese
• 1 egg yolk, 4 eggs without the yolk
• A dash of cinnamon
• Scoop Chocolate Whey
• Blend it up and it's ready to cook!

My New staple Breakfast super tasty and easy to make.

Where im starting!!

Took body figures today slightly horrified but this is post two weeks holiday.

Weight: 89.8
Body fat :15.9%
Muscle Percentage:40.9

These are my Start figures i am aiming to gain muscle for the next 3 months so will probably not drop much weight but will hopefully see a gain in muscle.

mission statement

My first blog Post!!!

I have been on holiday for two weeks in this time i have decided to change my life dramatically. I have decided to give myself one year to achieve my dream of becoming a professional mma fighter. I decided this was the time in my life as i currently have no children / big financial commitments . I will also blog about teaching Martial Arts and personal training.

The Plan main concepts

Diet eat enough calories to gain Muscle (i currently simply don't eat enough)

3x times a week strength and conditioning.

Train with the best people I can.

Monitoring.

The difficulty is monitoring my progress the main thing will be to monitor my physical progress this will be done with scales that give Muscle and body fat measurements (they are not overly accurate but should give a good indication).

Monthly self reviews to evaluate progress also question coaches for advice on what i should work on( will expand on this in future blog posts).

weekly photos to evaluate physical Changes.