Ten weeks of training for six minutes of fighting.
On the eve of turning 49, and 27 years after last stepping into a boxing ring, I knew this could not be approached the same way I trained in my twenties.
This had to be disciplined. Targeted. Thought through from day one.
I understood early that if my fitness and cardiovascular engine were strong enough to sustain 3 x 2-minute rounds, then everything else would come down to boxing, composure, and grit when it mattered.
Fighting in Bozeman also meant one important factor had to be addressed and that was the altitude. Living at sea level in California, I knew I needed to prepare properly, so incorporating altitude work with
@hypoxico became part of the plan.
At 49, recovery matters just as much as output.
Keeping energy levels high was critical, and support from
@medlounge_co through peptides and IV support played an important role throughout camp.
As sparring intensified and the usual niggles and injuries started to appear,
@hyperbaric chamber sessions became another tool to keep training moving forward.
The 10 weeks also happened while travelling through Scotland, London, and Park City which meant finding boxing gyms wherever I landed and staying consistent regardless of schedule.That consistency mattered.
I started camp at 200lb and was told I would fight at 190lb.
My wife
@alanastott , an advanced sports nutritionist, built the nutrition plan perfectly, 7lb lost in the first 3 weeks, reaching fight weight with 5 weeks still to go, which meant no late suffering, no last-minute depletion, just arriving strong, fuelled, and ready.
The support system around me mattered training
@capoboxinggym for fitness, technique, sparring and maintaining the regime.
This one was never about turning up and hoping, It was about executing a plan. And when the bell rang, that plan delivered. 🥊
Fight video and image coming soon
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