time for training

Most of us who train MA have limited time to actually work out. I was talking to a buddy who trains with me at Megaton's on Saturday. He has a new baby on the way (his first) and how he is worried about not making it to class for a few months as often as he has been. Pretty much everyone of us has had similar situations that have come up. The way I have tried to overcome this is what I call one-paper-a-day training.

The name comes from an analogy told to me by Tom Cruise of Progressive Fighting Systems (Paul Vunak's group). Tom talked about if you put one piece of paper on your desk per day, over a short time it didn't look like much. BUT, if you did that EVERYDAY for a year, you would have a big stack. So, the point is, if you don't have a lot of time, use a little time, but do it every chance you get. For example, in the morning, as you are geting ready for work, before you get in the shower, practice throwing jabs and crosses at the mirror. Work on perfect form. Do it for three minutes. Then repeat that everyday for as long as you can't work out longer in a regular extended workout. That is a very productive way to at least do something and in a relatively short amount of time you will see an improvement in your game, with a training schedule that anyone can probably implement.

Remember, unless you are a professional athlete, long term consistency is more important than short term "overtraining".