Well, I am down to my last month of training for my national taekwondo comp. So I figured I would post what I am doing for two reasons.

One, for critique. Now mind you, I am training for an AAU competition, so I am focusing mainly on cardio... So go light on me Cord and Dereck

Two, so I stay accountable.

Monday:
Morning; Upper Body: 2X3 min round Punching
Bag broke so had to fix it
2x3 min round punching
10 min. combo work
2x3 min rounds
2 mile run
Night; was gonna do my lower body workout which I have posted before, but got called to play paintball, can't turn that down

Matt

Tuesday:
2 hour taekwnondo class.

was a good class, not overly tough because we had a guy who just started. did about a thirty min. workout, then worked self-defense and judo counters, then finished with some judo sparring. I also got to lead the kids class before that

Matt

Well instead of fixing your punching bag, couldn't you just hit the kids? It'd be target practice since they'd all be running frantically. IMHO, that would be the best training for TKD Nationals.

Nah, thats what my brother and sister are for...

Wednesday:

Morning; had a different sort of workout, I had to rip out a tree stump using a pick ax and sledhammer. So that was a fairly good upper body workout. Took something like an hour

Afternoon; Upper body
2x3 min rounds of punching
10 min combo work
2x3 min rounds of punching
10 min combo work
2x3 min rounds of punching

Evening; Lower body: I keep track of the kicks per round.
3x3 min round kicking- 170, 160, 160 kicks (going in order of rounds)
25 min on the bike
3x3 min kicking- 175,160,161
25 min on the bike
3x3 min kicking- 160,160,170

Notes; Fun day, seemed like I was doing something all throughout and was able to keep my stamina. I also got to give my mom a lesson in boxing!

Matt

Hey Dudley,

I really like your training. Are you doing any pad work for you combos. I use muay thai shields and a windy body pad for combo work and its awesome for targeting and powerbuilding. Good luck on your AAU and hope you do very well. Send some vids!

Brandon

I'll make sure I post vids... if I do well.jk

Actually I don't really use hand held pads to often because I don't usually have anyone to hold them for me

When I get the opportunity I like to. I usually use either kick targets or punching mits if I do. But other than in class, almost all of my punching and kicking is done on the heavy bag.

Matt

Thursday
2 hour tkd class

wasn't the hardest class ever, but was still a good one. We did kicks for most of the adult class then finished with sparring.

Friday

1 hour tkd class. basic 30 min workout then forms and sparring.

Saturday and Sunday: Rest

Just worked and went to church.

Matt

Monday;

Morning; went for a two mile jog. Nothing fast took about 18-20 min.

Kinda funny, this monday I didn't get to get my upper body in because my grandparents came and we went to play golf after I came in from jogging. We played 18 holes. At least I was moving.

Was gone for that about 6 hours including lunch, so got back and got busy on lower body.

Lower Body; 3x3 min rounds kicking- 160,161,160 K.P.R
5 min. stretch
25 min on bike
3x3 min rounds-177,160,160
5 min. stretch
25 min on bike
3x3 min rounds-165,164,161
12 min rest then started on technique perfection
20x Roundhouse full power (each leg on all these)
20x snap kick
20x backs side kick
20x regular side kick
20x lead leg roundhouse low
20x lead leg roundhouse high
20x lead leg roundhouse slow
Axe kick 20x

Notes; Rounds felt pretty junky today. felt like I was dragging my kicks at times. My main problem right now is mental exhaustion, all this training is just starting to drag on me. Any of you overworked muscleheads got any suggestions to overcome that?

Matt