To add to the training regime I'll be eating my through a fair count of calories to maintain health...with one exception. From my last grading I didn't diet and ate for comfort as I increased my training into the final weeks before the test. The result? I added 4 kilograms to an already bulky physique. As I'm already hovering at the 100kg mark (225pounds...I think) a 4 kg jump is a big deal. I already have a healthy metabolism and I can push my body pretty hard without getting ill or injuring myself (god I love sprung floors) but the simple fact of the matter is that I'm not supposed to gaining weight.
Best laid plans and all that aside I should be able to cover this sort of conditioning at a lower fighting weight - more like 92-95kg (light heavyweight by UFC standards). The muscle mass is already there, my skin-fold would be somewhere around the 12-15% mark (I haven't tested this in years but the mirror never lies!). I just need to creep it down a little. Nothing drastic, nothing detrimental to the platform that's already in place - I just need to push things in the right direction.
So, here's the plan;
The only sacrifices for the next little while are coffee and alcohol - I want to see just how much I'm emotionally attached to these little joys of life .
The rest of the plan revolves around lighter breakfasts and lunches with heaps of salad with lots of colour. I'll keep carbs to a mix of low GI muesli and soy & linseed bread (in low quantities), with small servings of rice, cous cous, and pasta. Dinners will be more open to what I can drum up at the end of the day - the only rule will be that carbs and meat can only occupy one half of my plate. If I want to fill up then it has to come from vegetables, legumes, salads, pulses and a bit of dairy (I love feta in salads). I'll add fish oil, vitamin B and L Carnatine as supplements. This should provide plenty of metabolism boosting with a mix of Omega 3.
The overall aim is to tip the scales slightly in favour of weight loss but with care. I'll be training heavily and don't want to run myself down. It'll be an interesting challenge.
I'll keep you up to speed and try to add as much information from third party sources as I can.
Cheerio.
Best laid plans and all that aside I should be able to cover this sort of conditioning at a lower fighting weight - more like 92-95kg (light heavyweight by UFC standards). The muscle mass is already there, my skin-fold would be somewhere around the 12-15% mark (I haven't tested this in years but the mirror never lies!). I just need to creep it down a little. Nothing drastic, nothing detrimental to the platform that's already in place - I just need to push things in the right direction.
So, here's the plan;
The only sacrifices for the next little while are coffee and alcohol - I want to see just how much I'm emotionally attached to these little joys of life .
The rest of the plan revolves around lighter breakfasts and lunches with heaps of salad with lots of colour. I'll keep carbs to a mix of low GI muesli and soy & linseed bread (in low quantities), with small servings of rice, cous cous, and pasta. Dinners will be more open to what I can drum up at the end of the day - the only rule will be that carbs and meat can only occupy one half of my plate. If I want to fill up then it has to come from vegetables, legumes, salads, pulses and a bit of dairy (I love feta in salads). I'll add fish oil, vitamin B and L Carnatine as supplements. This should provide plenty of metabolism boosting with a mix of Omega 3.
The overall aim is to tip the scales slightly in favour of weight loss but with care. I'll be training heavily and don't want to run myself down. It'll be an interesting challenge.
I'll keep you up to speed and try to add as much information from third party sources as I can.
Cheerio.
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