My conditioning sucks ass. So much for the Marines Officer Program.
Boxing wasn't so bad, but it feels like the volume of practice is diminishing fairly significantly. We did more 1, 1-2, 1-2-3, 1-2-3-2 combos, along with a few more counterpunches, typically in the 1-2-bob/weave-2-3 or 1-2-3-bob/weave-3-2 format.
Muay Thai's conditioning is getting absolutely brutal. Last night's involved lunges, wall-sits, pushup sets of 25-20-15, skips, high knees, and butt-kicks. From there, we did 30 power squats, including three holds, and two minutes of in-place high knees and rope-skipping apiece. I went for water twice and still felt like throwing up, completely lightheaded after the warmup. Didn't think I'd make it.
Got better during the day's drills, which weren't particularly bad. Worked solely on kicks, so my pathetic upper body endurance wasn't rocked. A friend of mine came for the first time to that workout, though, so I spent a bit of the time trying to get him accustomed to kicking with his shin and with good form. It was the hardest workout I've had this semester, so I hope it doesn't discourage him. It sure discouraged me.
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