Ready Or Not

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Yes for the past 7 months i have been boxing training, in the belly of the beast the Loniest place in the world the “Ring” it makes grown men into scared kids, “it makes boy into a man” you have no choice. And i have aspirations to fight as a amateur, i am working hard towards that.

Track and field.

August 25th of 2006 somewhere in Liverpool, i walked off the athletics track and vowed never to dedicated to it again. After sustaining a groin injury early in February, and fighting through the season. 3 times I competed 3 times I was hurt, embarrassed you name it. My last competition I was advise by the doctor not to train, I was taking muscle relaxants and Ibuprofen, anti- inflammatory. There where time si had to cut training sessions short, walk off the track. Like a wounded tiger. that’s when I thought i was most dangerous.

I never backed down, i wasn’t in shape I wasn’t ready but I still talked the talked. But didn’t deliver, thats why I have lost credit, faith respect, you name I am at Sub-0. And i apoligise.

and i was self training myself because my training group had moved. I am stubborn and i refused to move location. I also had no winter training on the track because it was closed down and being repaired.

In a shock revelation, almost 8 months later. I am back, to finished what i started, after 8 months in exile.

Something that was said to me, one day during a training session in Boxing after a sparring session.

“Never walk away or back down from challenge”

The gym instructor was shouting.

I sat in the changing rooms.

This made me realize that i must make a return and this time, accomplish my goals. It does’nt matter how many times, fight in sparring. How much pain i feel, i am coward if I do not attempt to return t track and field.

I walked away from a challenge in track and field.

Ready or Not 2 weeks ago, i made my return to training.

I will not be talking much until the ball is rolling, expect my next post to be a Performance.

My personal best 100, 200, 400m 11.6, 23, 53, from a young inconsistent me, 2-3 years ago. Do not reflect my real speed and power. Everyone knows who has seen me train, what I can do.

I just got to do it now, prove the doubters and haters wrong.

Ready or Not! I am back, and i am going to run this joint

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The Ready or Not campaign got officially underway last weekend. Unexpectically i was interrupted by a phone call, as i was in the middle of human biology course work, which I have left to the possible last moment.

“It was the senior team manager, asking for me to compete, in the first Senior League match up”

I have only had 1 track training session this year. I paused for a brief moment, but then i remembered.

"Ready Or Not can happen anytime, anyplace, no matter what.

Senior match ups, are always a struggle for the club, i made a decision i was gonna go, and God dam it, i was gonna do everything, put myself on the line.

Its like steping in the ring, and preparing yourself to get hit for the first time. You just got to take it like a man, and fight back.

I did 6 Events, I did 6 events which was Deliberately done to teach myself a lesson.100m, 400m, 110mh, Triple Jump, High Jump, 4 x 400m Performances well

I did a 56sec 400m B race 3rd position which gave me a smile, considering i have only had 1 track session in 8 months. 100m, triple jump, high jump, 110 hurdles , 4 x 400m relay. Swear to god Jimmie Hendrix Voodoo was all I could hear in my head.

I didn’t care how out of shape, I took the hits, fighters fight.

You know boxing training cannot substitute for track training.

I have hit round after round bagwork all week, skip which annoys me, do circuits etc. But after one of the coaches left are Club. Who use to take use on the track sprinting. Training was not intense, I am no longer disciplined enough to train on the track by myself, cannot be bothered. Most of the guys from the boxing gym do allot of running, on the streets, training on there own or together, very disaplined. I would have been fighting in May right now, if I didn’t loose discipline.

At Christmas time I was 12stone 2 in March I was 12stone 6. I went through a stage of, where I just wanted to Sparr, pump Iron, neglect conditioning, basically beat people up.

It all came to a head just over 2 months back, when my Older Sister who is 8 years older than me. Just didn’t like how I was looking and said I am out of shape.

Training changed, diet I am now 154pounds 6ft, Slight and tight.

“Ready or Not campaign has been launched” it can happen anytime. If I have to compete on a weekly basis I will try my best, I must not only take down these almost 3 years reigning Pbs 11.6, 23, 53, long jump, triple jump. I must totally destroy them.

I have my test in University coming up at the end of May, but this week was officially are last week tomorrow is the last day.

Training will look like this

Monday

Gym

Bulgarian Split Squats
Dumbbell bench press
Dumbbell Military Press
Seated Row Dumbbell

“Using 20 kg weight plate”

Decline Sit up bench

Russian Twist 3 sets 20 reps

“ Sit Ups” 3 sets 30 reps

Tuesday

Boxing Training in the Gym, consisting of Circuits, Heavy bag work, sometimes sparring.

Wednesday

Rest day, go the sauna chill out.

Thursday

Track training 10 x 100m walk back recovery “Tomorrow”

Friday

Home circuit in Garage, push ups with medicine ball “explosive”, sit ups, Burpee Jumps with Weighted vest.

Saturday

Track training Intensive tempo

Sunday

Boxing Training

Buisness is going to get handleD in Boxing and Athletics, i must finish what is started in athletics before i move on.

Thank You Very much

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400M FIRST ATTACK!

Hello i said the majority of my post are going to be performances, but i just want to let the people know who read “Ready Or Not” what’s coming up nexted.

“From Ready Or Not” head quarters"

As you may know “Ready Or Not” is about me breaking my long reigning personal best of 3 years, finishing what i started so i can move on and leave this sport. 100M, 200M, 400M. Ready Or Not is a force.

The first real assault will be on the 400m. If i can run 56.1sec with 1 training session in 8 months, some damage is going to be inflicted.

I won’t be doing 6 events in one day like i did the other week, i will do 2 events at most.

Training and Performing

Well i will training on the track tonight with my group, and i will attend Boxing on Thursday. I am just upping the intensity in every session, i out train everybody in boxing almost bionic. I am thinking about fighting in June, but I don’t want to rush things.

Good preparation puts you in a better position for a good performance. For me personally there are the three Ingredients what make a good performances.

  1. Looking Good

  2. Good Preparation

  3. Performing.

I am going to obtain all those ingredients, and execute, next time is step on the track, which is very soon.

“Ready Or Not” Movement will continue, hopefully i will gain more followers, more people interested. I mean there are allot of members here, but if you want someone with a sense of humour its right here, you won’t click on “Ready Or Not” and read afew Numbers.

Thank you

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Alright Ready Or Not Readers, what’s going on.

This week i have did no track sprint sessions, I have just in the boxing gym, just basic fitness keeping myself ticking, i have scrapped all this diet stuff i have gone back to eating what i want, its the best way to do things for self satisfaction and enjoyment, i love my food.

Let’s talk about training. Tomorrow i will do a track workout, something like 3 x 400m all out, with full recovery, simply because I feel like, I could easily change my mind and do 10x400m 2min recovery, depends how i feel.

Then on the weekend i will compete in the 400m.

You see when i started this journal and “Ready Or Not” Campaign, i came to a critical decision to get down to the track least 2 times aweek, so therefore this week. “My training session tomorrow and Race on the weekend” is 2 times for this week. After I run my 400m on the weekend, I might turn it into a workout, and do a 200m, or 800m depends on timetable.

Being realistic i will expect the least. Let’s say something like 54sec! to think I ran 56.1 with no training 3 weeks ago, this will keep everything moving in one direction “forward” got to keep moving forward people. Just got to take the hits on the chin like a man, and get back out there.

This is my last year maybe, going out in controversial fashion; we have got to keep moving forward, if there is a wall, I am running through that wall! this is it, all we can do i fight.

Thank you very much

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I gotta say, you do change your mind quite a bit. But hey if you’re having fun, do your thing.

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Yes i do, i have just got up out of bed 2 hours ago. I went out last night only just local around the pubs, but i went back to my mates flat. I was mostly just drinking J20’s non alcoholic drinks. But i ended up getting back at my house at 6am in the morning; of course this was going to affect my track plans.

I decided to sleep and not attend the competition. The most important thing is that i keep in track with my training, conditioning and track sessions. This meeting was not really on the” Ready Or Not" Campaign trail, until during last week. The next Senior Leagues meeting which i competed in afew weeks ago, is the main operation, that’s coming up very soon. Main emphasis on the 400m!

At the moment i am trying to revise for my exams which are Next week, and tomorrow i will be training in the boxing gym, immense conditioning, sparring sessions are on thursdays, but if you want you can just call people out to step into the ring with you.

Thank you very much

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so you went out to the bars and skipped on the meet? hmmm, im dissapointed

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Yes i did, i am disappointed aswell buts thats “Ready Or Not” movement, the people will not be let down Next week!!! the people!

i have just got a phone call off are Senior Team manager, it looks like i will be doing loads of events again at this meeting, including the 400m, up to 6events again. I am in slightly better shape than afew weeks ago. So we will see what’s going to happen. Like i said before you have just got to get out there and take hits, and hit back.

Training today was good, just hardcore conditioning HIIT training in boxing, sprinting, pull-ups, situps, medball work, Burpee Jumps, tabata sqauts with Barbell these are the type of conditioning drills we do, alternating and its a killer, wipes people out, infact its just a whole bunch of conditioning drills and you move from one to the other for set periods of time, with the instructing shouting, on the last circuit we just go until everyone drops out, its like being in the Army mentally broke down. But i like the pain, and the psychological strength and stamina these workouts give you.

Thank You

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Loving the Ready Or Not movement!

How about an update?