I started this journal when i had to lose weight for a MMA tournament, i had quit bodybuilding for MMA in the summer of 2007.
I've edited this first page so to help out the person who is reading this from the beginning for the first time.

For the next 14-15 pages you will see my progression through amateur MMA from starting out training to competing in the cage for an amateur no head shots bout at SENI 2008.

Here are the links to 2of the 3 amateur (no headshots) fights i had.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dgGU2vJNbBo

Last fight from SENI -2008 at the Excel Arena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhjlzxdJM24

I have since then restarted bodybuilding and quit MMA, here is my journal detailing every step of the way.

Latest pics are on page 47 of this journal

I am competin in 2009, shows as of yet undecided but will be around spring/summer time.

To show you how radical my body shape has changed over the years, here's a pic of when i was under 12 stone... taken november 2005








More recent pics taken on page 47.

I am also proud to say that i'm sponsered by www.bodybuildingwarehouse.co.uk


Incredible Bulk


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January 2008

I let myself go a bit with the diet but still went hard at the weights so i'm sitting at 100kg (220lbs = 15.7 stone)

I have a fight February 16th and i need to shed 8kg to get to the middleweight catagory as they've put the light heavy weight bracket at 93-120kg! (fook that).

I'd rather be the heaviest middleweight than the lightest light heavyweight

Pic are up in the MT shape up contest thinga'ma'jig but i'll repost

Stats:

Height - 5ft 9
Weight - 100kg
Neck - 17
Arms - 17
Waist - 36
Thigh - 26
Calf - 17.5

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Good luck buddy.

How do you plan to loose the 8KG? it's quite a lot to loose in such a short space of time...

carb cycling, AM cardio PM MMA training sessions....

where there's a will there's a way.... its either that or be splatted by 7ft 120kg Tyrone who's waiting for me in the 'light' heavies

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I'm sure you'll get there, Good luck.

I'll drop by now and then to see how you're doing...

cheers!

MON:
AM - Cardio, regular paced jog, 3-5km
PM - weights - routine A

TUE:
AM - Cardio, burst training
PM - BJJ

WED:
AM - Weights - Routine B
PM - Wrestling

THUR:
AM - Nothing
PM - Cardio, Burst training

FRI:
AM - Weights - Routine A
PM - Muay Thai

Sat:
AM - Nothing
PM - Sparring session

SUN:
AM - Nothing
PM - Nothing

Weight Routines:

A- Bench, Clean and Press, Chins, Bent Row, Barbell Curls, Skulls

B- Squat, Deadlift, Glute Ham Rasies, ab work

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this week has been messed up due to bank holidays and xmas so i'm winging it this week.

last night: 4pm

treadmill
3 minute fast walk
2 minute 15km/h sprint
25 mins jogging afterwards with a few fast walks thrown in

the 2 minute sprint fooked me over and it felt like i was breathing fire... i've still got a cold thats gone to my chest a bit so it made the last 10 minutes hard.

2 minute sprint was added at the beginning so i had to push myself to complete the 30mins, more like a cardio with an added heart check thrown in - quit or complete.

weight 98.25kg ------ down 1.75kg (nearly 4lb)
water weight loss

it was my girlfriends father's 60th birthday so i was taken out to dinner, all you can eat chinese buffet
i was good and avoided the rice, i just had the chicken chow mein and a few other sundries... still not good

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6:30am this morning

1 degreee C outside.... brrrrrrrrr

weighed myself and it was 98.25kg still, the panic over the chinese

incline bench
2 x 6 90kg
1 x 15 60kg

standing military press
1 x 12 45kg
1 x 8 45kg
1 x 7 45kg

chins
8,4

medium grip pulldown
2 x 8 70kg

bent rows
3 x 12 55kg

called it a day, biceps and triceps were warmed nicely from the first proper weight session in over 2 weeks.

tonight will be some light cardio and mostly ab work, rotor cuffs

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gym last night: 5pm

treadmill, 10km/h for 20 minutes = 3.2km jogged

100 crunches
60 sitting medicine ball twists with feet off ground swinging in the other direction... this bites

planks ripped into my rib injury so skipped that.

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heavy sparring session on saturday

warm up - 6 bags, 2 ground and pound bags, 1 sit up with medicine ball and 1 skipping station.
All 2 minutes each

technique

sparring
5x 2 minute rounds stand up
5x 2 minute rounds ground and pound (BJJ with strikes)
3x 2 minute rounds wrestling

technique

3x 2 minute rounds BJJ


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6:30am

went for the hill training on the treadmill
i was jogging at 10km/h and the incline was going up past 3.5 degs

after 8 minutes i felt like jelly, i took it to a mile and hit the reset

went for 15 mins at 9km/h = 2.5km

there will be a longer session tonight in the gym, limited by work in the mornings

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4pm last night

3.5km on treadmill, interval sprints every so often...350 cals

5km on bike in 10mins... 100 cals

6.5km on redundant bike in 10mins... 100cals

sauna

jacuuuuuuzi dip ahhh it was bliss

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6:30am

incline bench
1 x 10 90kg
1 x 10 80kg
1 x 10 70kg
1 x 10 60kg
1 x 10 50kg

chins
8,6

pulldowns
1 x 8 77kg
2 x 8 70kg

lateral raises
2 x 10 8kg

tricep extensions
3 x 12 45kg

dumbbell curls
3 x 7 18kg

weight: 97.25kg = 1kg or 2.2lbs lost

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BJJ tonight

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BJJ -
Good class running over technique for an hour, 30 minute sparring at the end which i was happy with.
Sweeped a guy so i gained mount but half way through i felt like crying as my bad rib flared up... cant wait to have the time to be able to rest it.

No cardio this morning as tonight will be a heavy session of BJJ and wrestling

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thought i'd include some photos for you... bland bland bland

this is my lunch
tuna salad, no dressings


dinner
chicken breast, 5 eggs, sprouts and broccolli


only 5 more weeks and i can binge :D
i've got it all planned! Dominoes Pizza mighty meaty, asda fresh lemon cheescake

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5pm last night
10mins on cross trainer at fast pace = 375 cals burned
8 mins on bike, revs around 110rpm = 100cals
11 mins on recumbant bike = 100 cals

sauna
jacuzzi
shower

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6:30am this morning

20 mins on treadmill, average pace...

really starting to feel the low carbs, i've been alternating between carb free and low carb days as i've got some serious weight to lose but its paying off.

weight = 95.25kg = 2kg lost (4.4lbs)

some of it is muscle but i'd rather lose the weight ASAP and hopefully be in a position to eat a bit more carbs near my fight rather than fight depleted.

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Interesting journal mate, I'll keep popping in.. You say you've got a fight, you don't sound too sure what weight your fighting at.. is it MMA?

I must have skipped it somehow, but whats your wieghts routine 1+2 ?

It's better to die on your feet, than live on your knees.

http://www.graciebarranewcastle.co.uk

ORIGINAL: NeilD

Interesting journal mate, I'll keep popping in.. You say you've got a fight, you don't sound too sure what weight your fighting at.. is it MMA?

I must have skipped it somehow, but whats your wieghts routine 1+2 ?

cheers mate

i'm fighting at middle weight for this tournament, it has weird and wonderful weight catagories...
i have to get down to 90kg at least a week out from the fight to allow me to slowly add some carbs and energy before the day.

Yes its MMA

my weights routine has been passed over for a little while but its a whole body workout

bench
chins
clean n press
bent rows
barbell curls
skulls

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Friday:

Normal bag warm up, worked on BJJ techniques, mainly mount escapes and a few muay thai drills... the rib prevented me kicking with my right side.

Zero carb day....horray!!!

Saturday:

Today was a re-feed day so i had two weetabix with milk for breakfast and for lunch i had some wholemeal rolls with chicken breast. Oh the energy came back!

sparring...

Normal warm up session on the bags, i'm getting fitter so i can work more on some speed work.

Stand up sparring was eventful, in one round i caught a spinning back fist to the back of the head (naughty naughty) full pelt.
It was a 5 second delay before i crashed onto my back and saw stars and bright spots....
Waited a few moments to get my senses, got back up, found my legs and carried on...

At the end of the round i asked the guy what i'm doing wrong and what to look out for (he's a pro fighter) and he said not to signal my kicks so much.

few rounds later it was MMA ground and pound sparring (BJJ with strikes).

this week i was more switched on to where my hands were and i only got arm barred once

still got mounted and pounded a few times by the more experianced guys, two black eyes to show lol. Next week i'll be working on covering up more.

all in all, 1.5 hours of constant sparring and i felt great... the lighter weight, carb refuel and extra cardio work during the week is working wonders.

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Awesome, sound like you have had a busy couple of days lol

Funny weights really eh? good luck in the tourney btw ;)

I know what you mean about coming down in weight, As I drop down in weight I feel SOOO much better and what very little I lose in strength I make up for in spades of endurance

It's better to die on your feet, than live on your knees.

http://www.graciebarranewcastle.co.uk

ORIGINAL: NeilD

Awesome, sound like you have had a busy couple of days lol

Funny weights really eh? good luck in the tourney btw ;)

I know what you mean about coming down in weight, As I drop down in weight I feel SOOO much better and what very little I lose in strength I make up for in spades of endurance

light heavy weight is from 93kg to 120kg i was 100kg so fook fighting someone who was 120kg.
so i'd rather be the heaviest middle weight

what MA are you in then?

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I'm a pure BJJ guy mate, if I do MMA it will be a loonnnggg way from now... want more grappling medals ;) - Do plenty of MMA training though cos our club does that too and we usually have guys fighting :)

Check the links out in my sig if you want.. :)

It's better to die on your feet, than live on your knees.

http://www.graciebarranewcastle.co.uk

ORIGINAL: NeilD

I'm a pure BJJ guy mate, if I do MMA it will be a loonnnggg way from now... want more grappling medals ;) - Do plenty of MMA training though cos our club does that too and we usually have guys fighting :)

Check the links out in my sig if you want.. :)

i do love BJJ but i love punching someone also
your trying to keep me in guard huh...whack... oh your trying for an arm bar..whack whack....

i'll check out your sig, thanks

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re-feed (carb up) over the weekend on breakfast and lunch meals...
saturday i had a lot more energy than i did during the week, no longer dragging my knuckles along the ground.

6:30am Monday

after the re-feed i've put on 1.5kg but thats water weight due to the carbs.
Weight = 96.75kg

Cross trainer: 4km 400cals

tonght will be some weights in a circuit, get some muscular endurance work started.

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last night

circuit of 15 reps per exercise

OH Press
Squat
bent row
push ups
sit ups with medicine ball

3x round

afterwards worked on the machines as the free weight area was packed

machine chest press
c.g. pulldown

db curls
skulls
assorted ab work

missed this mornigns cardio which i'm really pissed at... hit the snooze button (so i thought) and boom, its time for work

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sore knees after last night... i'll be phoning up sugarrays.co.uk for the 3rd time to chase up my brute knee pads
Dont use these people, its run like a circus

6:30am

I used the cross trainer for 4-5km, save my knees.

weight = 95kg.....

my midsection is looking better, i've discovered the tops of a second layer of abs i never knew i had, i thought i was born with only 2

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