Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anybody else has any good methods of getting proper sleep with high volume training. I’ve always struggled with getting enough sleep and have had more difficulty with this lately from my work schedule. Ideally, I’d like to get to sleep by 9:00 p.m after getting home from training around 8:30 ish to be up and ready for my work shift by 3:45 a.m. I find it hard to go from a high adrenaline rush from training right into sleep without a good few hours of hanging around and doing stuff around the house first. Anybody have any good cooldown techniques or pre-sleep routines that help get your body and mind ready to fall asleep?

https://rumble.com/v6r1x90-hurricane-fc-9.html My fight starts at 1:54:00. I’m the blue corner, bald dude with the beard. Lemme know if you guys see anything that needs work. (Watch it on mute because the commentators don’t know what they are talking about). I should’ve went to the body more if I mixed in body shots more I think I could’ve got the finish.

might b a stupid question but people tell me all the time to work on defense but how? i know i can spar n work on my defense but is rhat it? w offense i can spar, hit pads, shadowbox, hit the bag, what all can i do to work on defense

Sparring last night went pretty good. Had a bunch of rounds with good defense and good boxing. One drop in guy had really nice boxing and switch kicks, and was throwing bombs, definitely tested my chin a little bit with a couple right crosses and left hooks. I was able to adjust my defense to them and throw counters, which consisted of a lot of lead uppercuts and left hands, I wish I through some more straight crosses and uppercuts though. There were a couple times where I a I threw a left cross as I switched stances into southpaw from orthodox which cracked him a bit, I usually like to keep it light and technical but you definitely have to match the intensity and embrace a hard spar when you have to. That left hand while switching stances is something I don’t throw too often but always works when I throw it. I was also using the Dracula guard mixed in with traditional boxing defense which was working very well. Something so kept leaning on with the boxing defensive style was the pull and bend which is great evasion for many punches where you keep your rear in guard, pull backwards and bend down. I was also flaring out my elbows a little to block strikes like Dustin Poirier does which works but can be risky. I need to work on cutting angles better, being quicker offensively on my feet, and timing my counters better. I also want to expand on my setups more, I have been good at landing quick strikes off of exchanges and counters, but if I can work on setting up traps better, I will definitely see more success offensively.

Hey guys, it’s been a while, have had a hectic few weeks with work and life. I still have been training, just missed sparring day and haven’t had time to really reflect outside of training. Last night I sparred a good dozen rounds or so in Muay Thai. I have been doing a decent job of developing a good Muay Thai style of guard with a forearm across the face and with the other hand tucked on the side of my face protecting my shell with my elbow and forearm, and switching this set up in the vice versa. With this, you can really march forward and clinch up better, which I was able to do to land a few knees and stay on the inside, launching a bunch of teens, roundhouse and switch kicks. My boxing was a bit sloppy, my foot work wasn’t as sharp as usual, and I was having trouble closing distance to set up combos with my hands. I was able to land a ton with my lead hand, mostly jabs and left hooks, but wasn’t landing many rear hand power shots, as I kept finding myself out of range. Towards the last few rounds, I started to lock in a bit more with my timing and using defense while staying in the pocket, allowing me to quickly fire back combos. Things I can do better: - Bait in opponents offense to get in range with striking. - Use footwork and decoy strikes to get in closer range with opponets. - Always come out of clinch forward with a few strikes before moving back - Force opponent to constantly move, taking away his chance to stand and breathe, and keeping his movements more chaotic and less calculated. - Prepare for training with proper fueling and sleep. Things I did well: - Muay Thai style guard - Used head movement for defense - Had good jab game - Good inside kicks - Good clinching