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Back in September 2006 I was starting out at college in Edinburgh after doing 2 years in Belfast
It's a savage city and somewhere you should defo try to hit whether it's for some site seeing and chilling or going on the lash
class spot
Of course I had to keep my training up and also wanted to try new things so took up American Football
The trainings weren't very tough though and was actually embarrassing to hear the lads talk about these "Suicide runs" at the end that we're so tough and brutal
but was like a GAA warm up <<< {honestly lads in their early 20's getting sick from a few short runs was desperate to look at, hungover or not}
so i had to look up something else
I came across a Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) class and loved it
Went 2/3 evenings a week and then a Sunday class as well no matter if fresh or hungover
For a few months I had a great routine of training Muay Thai during the week and an American Football game on the Sunday
As much as I enjoyed the Football I was getting a bit bored of it by Xmas as just too many muppets about the place and I went to Edinburgh to try to get away from that
Turned out the team folded half way during the season as the manager packed it in
So I just done the Muay Thai flat out
The weird thing was then when I flew home at wkends for GAA matches I was flying fit, felt better than ever
I didn't know it at the time but it was the first time I had came across Cross Training and how essential it is to your fitness & health long term
especially if your any sort of athlete who want's to compete
My big regret was the following year I decided to play the Gaelic
it was the usual nonsense of shite training and shite talking and I would of been better off doing another year of the Muay Thai for the training and just more enjoyment
There is a massive uptake in MMA these days and it is a great sport to do. It's just a pity there's not more of it locally with well run clubs
The point is to understand the importance of being fresh, trying new things and knowing your body
^^^^^^^^^ READ THAT AGAIN
Of course resistance training and solid cardio are going to be your staples in a proper program
But there is usually ways to mix things up around that
Even this season in the football I made a conscious decision to MISS more sessions this year as I felt all the running had a factor on injuries and lack of freshness last year, but especially the injuries
So I have hit the pool and rower more to get my cardio in and I'm feeling better than ever and most importantly injury free
Hopefully it stays like that now for the rest of the year
Anyhoo,
Something for you to think about if your one of these super ambitious/ loves training type of folk
Also,
You probably know that this week we have been promoting our 33% discount for a YEAR LONG
membership of our classes and everything that goes with it
We now have just 2 spots left so if you would like one then just reply to this email with "SPECIAL OFFER" and I will send you the link
Think Big And Kick Ass
Darragh
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