RedCloud - "When Kenpo Strikes"

Not sure why I love this so much. I really do have a soft spot for Kenpo, despite all of its rehearsed technique practice. My old instructor was kind of scary.

Daily Training 4/12/12

Ippo Prepares For Miyata

------------------------------------------

The push-ups, sit-ups, and bridging sucked today, because I'm still so sore from weightlifting. Also, I couldn't punch very well, so I ended up kicking and sprawling a lot during shadowboxing. (Yes, I know Ippo doesn't kick. :P)

The Anime Inspiration Contest

We now have over 150 "Likes" on Facebook and in thanks to you guys, we're going to have a contest!

The contest is going to ask two very simple questions, the first being: "What anime most inspires you to train?"
And the second: "What is your ultimate goal in getting fit?"

I'm going to post the official rules of the contest to YouTube in a few days (such as video length and deadlines), but the format of the contest is going to be very open. You can do a video essay, an inspirational montage, an AMV (Anime Music Video), or anything else you can think of that would answer both of the questions above.

The winner will receive the first ever Real Anime Training T-Shirt and have their winning video posted to the main blog. Really looking forward to see what you guys can do and if we continue to gain more readers, we'll have more contests with cooler prizes!

(I'll also be revealing details about the shirt as the contest goes along to get you guys motivated!)

Good luck, everyone!

Daily Training- 4/10/12

1. Incline Dumbbell Bench
-5 Sets of 10 w/ 55#, 60#, 65#, 70#, 75# (per hand, of course)
2. Dips
-5 Sets of 10
3. Flat Dumbbell Bench
-5 Sets of 10 w/50#, 55#, 60#, 65#, 70#
4. Pull-ups
-10, 10, 7
5. Heavy Pull-downs
-10, 10, 3 (to make up for the 7 on pull-ups) w/200#
6. Seated Cable Rows
-5 Sets of 10 w/150#, 150#, 170#, 210#, 150#
7. Ab Wheels (from knees)- 26 Reps Straight
8. Cable Crunches
-20 w/70#
-10 w/70#


----------------------------------------------
Sorry for the delay on this one. Got to work out with my Dad yesterday and I haven't lifted weights in a while, so that was interesting.

Daily Training- 4/9/12

Ippo Prepares for Miyata


------------------------------------

In Greenville, so it was a little more hilly than Charleston, which was a good change of pace. However, I forgot my jump rope, so I just had to jump in place... -_-.

Mike Tyson' s Defense

For those of you who didn't know. Ippo's style is very very similar to Tyson's. Take a look and see if you can pick out the similarities!

Hajime no Ippo Training Program (Part 5)

Continued from Part 4. Remember to read the notes in each section.

Phase 19: Evolving the Dempsey Roll (Three Months)
-This workout is three times a week.
-On two of your off days, run 3 miles at a light pace and choose 1 exercise: 1 set of MAX Push-ups, 1 set of MAX Sit-ups, 1 set of MAX squats, or 10 x 3 minutes shadowboxing. The reason I'm not putting a rep count on the exercises is because I if you're tired and you can only do 20 squats or 30 sit-ups or something, that's all I want you to do. Your off days are recovery days. The shadowboxing is at whatever pace your body can handle with the level of training you're currently doing. Listen to your body. If you've come this far in your training, I'm certain you know what "too much" feels like. There's another longer rest period here, because Ippo  sustained a fair amount of damage in the Sawamura fight due to overuse of the Evolved Dempsey Roll. I'm shortening it, though, because it's not likely that anyone actually used the technique multiple times in a row during a fight.


Transition(a): Rest Two Weeks
Transition(b): 3 Mile Run, 5 x 3 Minute Rounds Shadowboxing, 3 Sets of MAX Push-ups and Sit-ups MWF (Two Weeks)  




Phase 20: Back to Basics (Three Months)
-This workout is three times a week.
-On two of your off days, run 3 miles at an easy pace and shadowbox for 10 x 3 minute rounds. Once again, use this as a day to feel where your body is in between the days of hell you'll be putting yourself through. I realize that Ippo only had a month to prepare for the Karasawa fight, but he was training like this beforehand with Itagaki.



Transition(a): Rest One Week
Transition(b): 3 Mile Run, 5 x 3 Minute Rounds Shadowboxing, 3 Sets of MAX Push-ups and Sit-ups MWF (One Week)




Phase 21: Tenacity for Ten Rounds (Three Months)
-This workout is three times a week.
-On two of your off days, run 3 miles at an easy pace and shadowbox 10 x 3 minute rounds.



Transition(a): Rest One Week
Transition(b): 3 Mile Run, 5 x3 Minute Rounds Shadowboxing, 3 Sets of MAX Push-ups and Sit-ups MWF (One Week)


----------------------------------------------------------


This is a little shorter than a year, but it works out, because a couple of the other Parts were longer than a year. In the end, this brings us through Ippo's 5th year of training. Really, about 5 and a 1/2 years.