Fighting At Fifty

Join me, a skinny, balding, 48-year-old English teacher in Asia, as I train for a fight at 50!

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Stepping into a ring can't be scarier than wading into the middle of 2 or 3 large dogs fighting, can it? I've had to do the latter a couple of times now. Amazingly, I haven't been bitten (yet)... too fast for them 😉

#FightingAtFifty #muaythai #boxing #dogs

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

When hitting pads, I assume that if it makes a 'good' sound (a loud crack), it's a good hit. But is there actually any connection between the two? Does anyone know?

It reminds me of this scene from Never Back Down 2. I do like Michael Jai White.

https://t.co/2lmaspJRbs

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Here's a random question, just for fun. Which musical group would you NOT want to get in a fight with? I'll start with @slipknot, as there are lots of members and some of them are big guys.

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[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

OK... like everything else, I need to work at it. Of course, Muhammed Ali had the best lines ( https://t.co/YxDofu8VIA ).

Then there's Chuck Norris: "I'm going to hit you with so many rights, you're gonna beg for a left."

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[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

I'm working on my trash talk after watching a documentary about Conor McGregor. How are these? 😉:

1/x
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[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

I'm going to hit you so hard, you'll forget all your passwords and have to reset them all. But you'll have forgotten how to read and write.

I'm going to hit you so hard, you'll look like an uglier Sloth from The Goonies. But I'll still make you my b*tch.

3/x

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

should be 100kg in no time.

My new hero, (interim!) UFC Heavyweight Champion Tom Aspinall @AspinallMMA, is about my height and around 115kg. So, I'll aim for that!

#fightingatfifty #muaythai #boxingtraining #weightlifting #Cardio

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Quick update for anyone vaguely interested:

I've finally given in and bought some whey protein. It's without creatine, as doctors once said that my creatinine (sic) levels were too high.

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

In the past few months, I've put on about 7kg of muscle without protein supplements (and not training as hard as I could!). So, with the whey and training harder (4 or 5 sessions of weights, cardio, and fighting a week with a trainer),

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Did some spinning elbows, among other things today. Not sure how likely I'd be to use one in a fight, but you never know!

#fightingatfifty #muaythai

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Still training. 3 classes this week. Getting there slowly.

#FightingAtFifty #muaythai #boxing #weighttraining #cardio

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

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[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

It's going to be a lot easier doing this when it's not 33° outside and hot as hell in the gym.

#fightingtfifty #muaythai #boxing

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Fitness is getting there. I can get through an hour-long class with minimal breaks ok now. But there's still a lot of work to do!

#fightingtfifty #muaythai

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

I've always been a fan of 'Keito' (although I didn't know it was called that). It's very effective in the neck/throat area... and the perineum!

#fightingtfifty #Karate

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Then I'll do the calisthenics in the evenings. Sound good? What am I forgetting?

Also just signed up for private Muay Thai / Boxing classes. I'll do 1 or 2 a week, but I can also use the gym whenever I want.

#fightingtfifty #MuayThai #boxing    #vietnam #cali #hiit

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

Quick update for anyone who might care or thinks I gave up!

Increased my calisthenics/HIIT to teice a day last week, and felt the difference.

Going to start doing 15 minutes of skipping followed by 30 minutes of boxing drills in the mornings.

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

After a recovery day yesterday (it takes a bit longer nowadays), it was boxing again this morning. I love it, but would love it more if I were better at defending hooks to the jaw.
#fightingtfifty #boxing #thailand #my_jaw_my_beautiful_jaw (any Simpsons fans know the reference?)

[Fighting At Fifty @BetterEnglish4]

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