Week 2 – Fight Like A Pro
Fitness and Strength I came into this course reasonably fit. Surfing for a few hours at a time several times a week guarantees a pretty solid core strength. Stamina and strength in the upper body is...
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Why Boxing? What does a happily married man find in a boxing ring? Maybe what he’s searching for. Maybe stuff he’s not even considered. This morning the first bit of fear surfaced. Being hit doesn’t...
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Sparring Begins… Mouthguards in today for the first time. Except mine isn’t in. The dentist I’ve employed hasn’t completed the job yet, so I’m coming into this a bit worried. Great mindset to have when...
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Second week of sparring Fun! Unbelievable really… that I could be feeling enjoyment out of this non-intuitive sport (for me). Last week I was quite literally worried… fearful, tight, unbalanced and...
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Numbers Are Getting Low…They’re falling like flies. Injuries – well, to be truthful… none of the “injuries” are from the actual training. The rest of the hurting bits are from past issues that haven’t...
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Video Evidence of Lumbar Injury Not a debilitating injury… after 15 years of moving well my back can handle most things I throw at it. However, I’m sore… I can’t twist to the left without a rude shock...
View ArticleWeek 8, 9 Boom – Fight Like a Pro
Not much to report in the last few weeks of training… we tapered off our exertion and it almost felt like I lost some fitness. The runs stopped and especially the lack of Currumbin and Burleigh Hill...
View ArticleFight Night – Fight Like a Pro
So many people have commented this final week of training… “you don’t seem the boxing type.” My doctor, the pathology nurse taking my blood sample, work associates and school mums all look at me as if...
View ArticleThe Fighter – Fight Like a Pro
Morning after… Still a bit shaky from the aftermath of more adrenaline than I’ve ever weathered before. I realised last night that this feeling of power and energy is what fighters must get addicted...
View ArticleThe Best Investment a Surfer Can Make
After 25 years on a board…all around the world, I want to share with all surfers the most important annual investment I make. It has nothing to do with boards, wetsuits, shorts or the type of wax....
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