# Fresh Meat In The Grinder **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Logs\ **Created:** [December 28, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789 "2013-12-28T18:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/1 "2013-12-28T18:53:46Z")
Name: Matthew Sex: Male Age: 27 Weight: 203llbs Height: 5’9 Background: Early years I ran for my high school athletics club for the last two years at competition level. In my own time I played a lot of football (soccer), Thai boxing, skateboarding, surfing and trampolining. I became a fitness instructor/class instructor but after a motorbike accident I tore my ACL and lost a lot of my gains. Returned to fitness as a gym manager after selling cars for a while and have been on and off boxing for 18 months (mainly for fitness), got a rear molar tooth knocked loose and got a abscess which hospitalised me about 9 months ago but carried on then stopped 3 months ago. I have returned this week. Got from 216llb to 203llb the last 6 months and still dropping. ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2013, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/2 "2013-12-28T19:03:23Z")
Friday 27th Warmup: Gentle jog with side stepping and backwards jogging finished with gentle pre stretch. \>=followed by Length of gym: Walking lunges nice and deep \> walking lunges with a light barbell holding above head \> squat jumps as far forward as possible \> side squat jumps \> backwards squat jumps Boxing stance movement up and down the gym, slipping under a rope, side step punch, step forward or backward follwed by combo or slip and counter combo Circuit x 10: Exercise ladder with different foot work drills \> hands and feet round certain points (mma style) \> medicine ball station 5 combos numbered and throw at partner. Not trained for a couple of months and was sick 3 times. Felt good by the end of the session thou 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/3 "2013-12-30T17:36:22Z")
Monday 30th In the gym. Felt groggy, not been eating correct since christmas. Warm up on treadmill \> 6 x 30/30sec hill sprints at 12km/h BPM was average 150/180 per sprint, little bit higher numbers by 5th and 6th sprint followed by squats 3 x 20. first set @ 20kg \> second set @ 10 kg \> third set bodyweight Swim - 15 lenghts front crawl I felt tired, short of breath and was hitting anaerobic fast and struggling to control my breathing. Just felt like a wimp and unfit. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/4 "2014-01-01T16:31:13Z")
Tuesday 31st Dec 6.00 am - 20 mins gentle jog 1.30 pm jogging, skipping, shadow boxing with a partner, pad work and more skipping. Felt good, did 90 mins 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![boyla](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@boyla](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/boyla)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/5 "2014-01-01T16:34:08Z")
Keep up the work. ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/6 "2014-01-03T17:26:20Z")
Thursday 2nd Jan 2.30pm Skipping 10mins \> shadow boxing with eyes closed 10 mins \> skipping 5mins \> shadow boxing eyes closed 5mins \> footwork drills, back and forward, side to side, pivoting all on squash court lines, following them. Fast moving forward, slowly backwards and vice versa 10mins \> shadow boxing eyes closed 5 mins \> skipping to finish and cooldown ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/7 "2014-01-07T20:22:04Z")
Friday 3rd Jan 20 min jog, nothing major ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/8 "2014-01-07T20:24:59Z")
Monday 6th Bit different today. A friend took me to his kung-fu class. hes been doing it years and says there are aspects that will help with boxing. I told the teacher that i respect all discplines but want to get into boxing as a sport and win matchs. He has advised me on a technique called splashing hands aswell as others. I have to admit i enjoyed the class and alot of the technique and fundamentels i can see coming accross. he even brought up jack dempsey and said how parts of kung-fu are actually involved in boxing. 90 mins of various kung-fu techniques, strikes and blocks ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/9 "2014-01-17T07:49:57Z")
Tuesday 7th Jogging for 20 mins. ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/10 "2014-01-17T07:51:09Z")
Thursday 9th and Friday 10th - 2.30pm - 30/45 mins in gym Various weights but at high reps. interval rowing or treadmill at the end of weights session for approx 15 mins ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/11 "2014-01-17T07:53:49Z")
Monday 13th - 3.00pm - 1 hour training with boxing coach Squats, lunges, circuit with five stations with a medicine ball in the middle. varios situps, squats, shoulder press, pressups, upright rows, burpees. all x 20. then all x 15 padwork including learning the overhand right. and tightening up my guard Felt good but was sick again!! ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/12 "2014-01-17T07:57:10Z")
Wednesday 15th - 2.30 pm - 45 mins Quick circuit on my shoulders with weights. Arnie press, upright row, lateral raise all 3 x 20 10 mins on the spin bike 5 mins fast on rower ---
**Author:** ![manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@manchestermatt1986](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/u/manchestermatt1986)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:59am UTC](https://forum.saddoboxing.com/t/fresh-meat-in-the-grinder/60789/13 "2014-01-17T07:59:41Z")
Thursday 16th - 11.00am - 1 hour - boxing coach Mistake doing my shoulders yesterday. circuit with resistance bands on my shoulders, then footwork with a resistance band tied round my feet, moving and punching keeping the tension on the band to keep my feet apart because i bring them too close together. felt the best i have yet and my trainer said i defo had moved up a peg. getting much more physical, bloking attacks, learning combos with a slip. and i wasnt sick this time!!;D