Mr. Shumon Cool's Training Journal

I still don’t know what my max beach is, but i think i could bench 80kg. I might try it on friday, but am abit laid back about it.

My shoulder feels, fine, and feels like it is becoming stronger.

i must only weigh about 68kg, and am benching 6reps of 60kg, and enjoying it.

I understand the concept of power to weight ratio.

huh

am going to start, doing some ab work, i have’nt did any for 3weeks. But my abs, are still powerfull.

They stick out, and i can grab each one individual.

I have alwyas been like this. Even though, i do have fat on my belly, my muscles still show through.

thank you

Next tuesday, is when i next race. I will focus ona 100meters, and a 200meters.

I will only have 20minutes rest after the 100m, then do teh 200meters.

Before i go i must say, thats it feels like i have a hang over. From traing this must be, its crazy.

Am going to bed, and its only 8.30am, this is very very early, dam early for me.

But i feel, very fatigue, none of my muscles are sore.

Am not going the gym after training on the track tommorow, i will go on friday.

After o do 4x60meters sprints flat out, with 2minutes 30sec recovery.

This will be my last workout before, Tuesday, which is the day i compete.

I will be so happy, if i can break 11sec, hopefully the weather will be great, its has been lately.

And in the 200m, am not sure what i will do, hoping for a low 22sec aleast.

Tommorow, i will train down at the track with the group, it is vital that i really put the work in.

I hope where doing, speed endurance.

Because i have the real speed worked covered, ive been doing alot of 60s etc.

I will nexted post on tuesday

I will let the people know, if any changes are made with my plans, on competing on tuesday.

but if not, Tuesday!

the saga continues

We Won’t Stop

I said i would post if, i had any news about tuesday.

I call this meeting, Return for Impact July 19th. Because am going to make a impact, on whoever is at that meeting. I want to be the winner in both of my events, its as simple as that.

There’s no sprinter like me, the inthusiasim, the will power, unbreakible Defiants in the face of defeat, trouble, hard times, focus, and respect. I respect all.

Yes but making it to tuesday is going to be hard. Because i ahve had all fininacial incomes, cut off. I no longer get money off, my parents or sister.

This happened, because of a argumnet, that you may of had a read off, up there. I did not go into detail, but this petty argument developed inot something esle.

World War three, ha ha ha, i can only find it funny. You can ether laugh or cry, and am laughing and sitting back.

I find it funny, that i ahve to make my own dinners and lauches, and walk everywhere. I don’t care about wlaking or making my own food.

Am a good cheif, i actually passed it in school.

Somehow, by tuesday i will have to get some money. I will somehow, but am just letting the people know what teh situation is.

Am while am here, i might aswell post my training for today.

I did 5x60m sprints with 2mion 30seconds recovery in between. I did all my sprints from a starting position, as if i was in the blocks. Because am getting ready for tuesday.

But i felt slugish on all of them, and by the last one. I was very angry, and i did’nt even rest for 2min30sec rest. I threw the watch on the floor, and went to sprint again.

That rep was also very slugish, i did not feel as if, i had the snap or urgency in my sprinting. Maybe this was because of the heavy lifting, i did on tuesday. My body is still adapting, am maybe this traininf session will help me, applie this strength with urgency.

I also went in the gym, after that small sprinting session.

I did the bech press first.

5sets of 5reps, 60kg. I did that workout, and i felt good.

Then i did the leg press, at 130kg 6reps. and 5sets of that.

i tried to do lunges, but i don’t like them. So i walked away, from them.

Went in te sauna and relaxed.

This situation can be, resolved, if i apoligised for something i did.

But am not apoligising, because i don’t feel the need.

Yes i still have not apoligised. I had weetibix for my breakfast, and thats it.

Am about to jog to the bank, there and back, to see if i have any money in.

It will be about 1.5miles, there and back, am not sure.

Am just going to take it easy, a nice relaxing jog. This time of year, when am walking to the satdium for training, i see alot of people jogGing.

But they look in pain, and they have no Rhythm . Am going to demonstrate how it should be done.

I’ll be back

Modonna

Vogue is on very loud ha ha

am going now!!!

I just got back form the bank, it took abit longer than exspected. Because i wnet to visit my friend, aswell.

i had some money suprizingly, its all good. I have to plan this money out now, until i get a job.

But then again, i might go to a party tonight. Only the travel fair i will have to sort out, because drinks are free, but i won’t drink that much.

Tuesday July 19th Return for Impact

I think the breif jog i did, is good, i felt good. I will eat a shit load of food now, good food.

some fruit

thank you

Went down to the stadium today, and i planned on doing 60meter sprints, but there was a wheelchair meeting on the track. So i just went in the gym, and did some benching.

After i finsihed that, i went onto the track. And ask the people track side, when does the meeting finish. I nocticed some guys, from training. And they said, they where on a break. So i was aloud to sprint, on the track.

I disappeared in the gym for abit, and then went onto the track. I did 5x60m, and thats it.

I have decided, only to to workout the upper body once aweek now, but very intense. I will do lower body twice aweek, lunges, leg press etc.

I have come to this conculsion because of my shoulder. I feel like it is stronger then it has been for along time, so i just want to give it extra time to adjust and adapt to this trianing.

Plus i need to focus more on sprinting, getting more good sessions in of 60m sprints. Becasue i feel sluggish, becasue i have been neglecting the track. Missing a few training sessions. When i should be transforming the strength i have built in the gym, into bad intension on the track.

I felt very sluggish, when i did 60m sprints on friday. But today i felt abit better, i did the bench press befor hand.

I feel like the urgency, and snap is coming back in my stride. I need to keep on developing this. Because i think i have become alot stronger, even though i have’nt been busting the gym for long. but i have

I have’nt weighed myself yet, but i will tommorow. I will go on a jog to the staduim tommorow, then go the sauna, about 10 in the morning. To help me recover for Retrun for Impact on tuesday.

I like this training, i am doing now, it is really motivating me. And i think, am going to make a impact, because am happy.

Am not going to lie, all i have now it athletics. I have left college, that was great. I have no job, and i don’t have a girl. Surprizingly

so i focus on training, recovery, occassional, i might have drink, and let it go ha ha. But i can’t now, becuase i don’t have the money.

so what.

Am just doing what is right, at this moment in time.

I still have’nt been the job center, but am not stressing myself out. I have made this far without a job, 19years. I don’t relie on money, like some people.

I have no vaulable posetions, ecept myself. And am better then any car, Ferreri, BMW. And more prettier, dazziling than diamond ring, i can tell the time better than rolex watch.

Am still waiting for a phone call, to see if am going to compete on tuesday. But if i don’t am not going to get down on myself.

I will just laugh, and relax.

I don’t know if am humble, or Arrogant , if you mixed them to descriptions togther.

thats me!

thank you again

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Return for Impact, of the Mack July 19th

Is on, its on and am going.

Today, my clock went off at 10, but i could’nt be bothered going ona jog. I will just relax, and eat today. Tuna

Allthough i might walk abit, i need to get some shampoo, for my hair.

I plan on running the 100, and 200 and i might do the 800m. Because i am crazy.

If i run a personal best in both sprints, i will run the 800m.

I will run all events in the space of 1.30hour.

thank you

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RETURN FOR IMPACT OF THE MACK PART 1!


i Woke up about 2hours ago, but just lied there on my bed. I heard the wind outside, and the conditions are not looking good, hopfully the wind will die down, by the time i compete. Which is in about 6hours, if i can’t go for the time, i will go for the win.

Last night when i was getting into bed, i felt a sharp pain at the back of my leg behind my knee, i thought nothing of it. I can walk on it, and i feel fine. (Just felt like saying).

Am going to have breafest in minute, and then something to eat like pasta at 3oclock.

I think the competition will do me go, overall. Even if the weather is not great, i will go out there and give it 200%.

Part 2, later on tonight.


RETURN FOR IMPACT OF THE MACK PART 1!


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i Woke up about 2hours ago, but just lied there on my bed. I heard the wind outside, and the conditions are not looking good, hopfully the wind will die down, by the time i compete. Which is in about 6hours, if i can’t go for the time, i will go for the win.

Last night when i was getting into bed, i felt a sharp pain at the back of my leg behind my knee, i thought nothing of it. I can walk on it, and i feel fine. (Just felt like saying).

Am going to have breafest in minute, and then something to eat like pasta at 3oclock.

I think the competition will do me go, overall. Even if the weather is not great, i will go out there and give it 200%.

Part 2, later on tonight.

Hey i just got some urgent news, it is not on tonight.

My friend, who i was traveling down with is, not feeling well. phone call!

So instead tonight i will train. Am not really upset, because the weather is crap.

And i wanted to run fast, legally. This is just more time, to get the ingredients, and cook it.

I get the ingredients in the gym, i.e strength.

Then i cook that ingredients on the track, ie. applie the strength inot power.

Tonight i will train on the track, then go up to the gym, i wil only do legs.

can you dig it

There is another meeting on the weekend,i don’t know weather i am going to that yet.

I will know by tonight or thursday, whats happening.

thank you

how many meets have you actually competed in?

This year 6 times, i have competed.

The last time was when i had cramp on the high jump mat.

can you dig it!

i weighed myself yesterday after training, and i weigh 67kg, i don’t know what that is in pounds.

My coverage of my competitions, has been brought to my attention, i don’t think i have been getting vocal about them, like so many other things.

So i will give a evaultion of all of my competitions ths year, one by one.

Competition 1

In this competition all i did was a 400meters to start the season. I had been out of training for aweek, but i needed to run.

I won the race, and ran a new personal best of 52.70sec. The conditions where abit cold, and windy but its the uk, what do you exspect.

Competition 2

The very next day, me and my frend decided to attend a open meeting, near by aretrainign ground, well not that far, but we still mange to get lost. (I found it funny)

Again i ran the 400meters, this time i ran 53.70sec, the weather was cold and rain, also windy. But all in all, i was happy with the start of my season.

Competition 3

200m, and 400m i took part in. It was my local championships, in the 200m i ran 23.20sec another personal best. IN the 400m, i ran 53sec i was ok with that. This is the point in the season whne, i really started thinking about takling ti to the next level, my training. Because i was running decnet times, off basic training.

Competition 4

This is the one when i ran the 400meters, with a cold, and i was not well. I arrived late to the meeting so had to go in the last 400m race. Me and my training partner where in the race, with two other male athletes and two females. (I was not feeling 100%, but i could not let the woman beat me.

I cursed the race, and turnned it on, inot the home straight for 50meters, then eased off, looked about and let my trianinf partnre colse aout 20meters on me. I ran 55.53sec. If i can remember

(This race incourage me, because if i could run that fast, and easy,also nt feeling well, it gave me beleave that am gonna break 50sec.

5 competition

I contested in the 100meters, 400meters, highjump

I ran 11.06sec in the 100meters, a personal best, in the 400meters about 45mins later. I got cramp inot the home strainght, and had to jog the rest of the way. 59secs

Then i did the high jump, and on my forst jump, i cleared the bar, but my calf went inot bad cramp. I was lying there on the mat for 10 to 15mins, like a whale.

competeition 6

Two days after iw as lying on the high jump mat, in pain. I decided to compete, and run a 100meters. Leg heaverily strapped, and i had been taking pain killers, all the day befor, and the day of the meeting.

I learnt alot about myslef, on that day. On what iw as doign as athlete, and how i should conduct myslef, and respect mysel fin future. Because i totaly disrespected myself, in terms of abilty, and as a man.

I ran the 100meters, did’nt even warm up properly because i arrived late. I had about 3mins to get ready.

All i can say is i ran, i was in the last heat and placed 2nd. But i still beleaved i was going to run sub-11. But as i was 10meters out and i seen the clock, i gave up.

If you want to no more about, the turning point in my athletic career, find the post, i think it is called Confessons.


That was about 6 weeks ago, maybe 7weeks, i have’nt counted. And since them weeks, ago i have change alot of things. I have been training three days aweek on the track, and twice in the gym, for 3weeks now. And i train on the track on saturdays, alone.

I will return, because i think there is alot more to come. I don’t limit myself.

Basically, i don’t care if i have’nt ran sub 11 yet for the 100mters, or sub 50 for the 400meters. Because i know as long as i keep healthy and safe in life, its going to happen. Every time i have stepped on the track this year,am setting new best, breaking my own records. Weather it is rain, windy, i go out there ready to do something i have’nt done befor.

I think my trainng, is good and i listen to other athletes who train everyday. But i don’t think they know what they are doing. Am talking about other sprinters. They seem to forget the hard work, and the most important part of training is sprinting, running, movining what ever you want to call it.

Am not just a 100m sprinter, am a sprinter. I don’t need to tell people what the sprints events are.

I want to make myslef, the compete sprinter, well as complete as i can be.

Am not hear to paly games, and i ahve made my mind up now. Am serious about tis now. Athleics is the most challanging thing i have ever done. I have done many sports basketball, boxing, but never befor. Have i come accross a sport where you have to push yourself beyond your limits. There are no if buts or maybes, you must be constantly pushing yourself beyond the limit, beyond what you think is possible to stay compedative. I could easy go back the boxing gym, and hit the bag, and knock out a few, premitive people in there, who think they are tough. But quite frankly people, i don’t think that would a challanging.

What do i think is a challange, running sub 11, i want to do it, and am going to do it. I don’t care if the weather is crap, nothing can stop me. pray to god i stay safe.

All i can do is foucs on myself.

I know i have’nt got the talent of Carl Lewis, Maurice Greene, all these athletes. Because i ahev the talent that i have, so all i can do is work with that.

and i Can DIG IT

long jump triple jump, i have did these yet this year.

Thank you very much

I say with the utmost sincerity and intensity: Good work Shumon and keep it up.

P.S. The ladies like the sushi :wink:

Thank you very much, i like it.

I could have a competition coming up on sunday, but i don’t know wetaher am going to it yet. I will know, tommorow night after training.

If so, i will try and get in a 200m. Although this meeting is for my club, so they will proberly have me dong the 400m. And the 400m, is befor the 200meters.

So i will be tired, for the 200m.

I will see what happens, i think i will run a pb in the 400m, if i go.

Tommorow in training, we are doing 200’s with 2min recovery and 10min inbetween sets. 3sets i think

And i think it will be war, because my training partner the 800m guy is back, in powerful shape. We had a good training session over 300’s the other day. I took the last one in 38sec, i like doing that.

The last one is like, the title. We always raise are game, wether we are tired or feeling pain.

I want to hit every 200m, in 25sec tommorow, and maybe just maybe run 23sec on the last one.

Its been about 4weeks, since we last done tis session. I would say am stronger off the gym, but need to start hitting the track more, with bad intension.

thank you

I have change my training abit, i wil now weight train on tuesday and thursday after the track.

Also strictly sprint on saturdays, 8x60m with 2.30sec recovey.

Play times over.

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