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Hurricane Training

If you keep up with my exercise log, you’ll see that I’ve taken up “hurricane training” as part of my cardio routine. Was immediately attracted to hurricane when I read it in Men’s Fitness because it’s a conditioning tool that a lot of MMA athletes use, and because it’s based of the HIIT routine that Larry initially described on his blog.

Read the article for the full description. I’ve only done Category 1 (Category II sounds too beast, and too hard to get on and off the cardio machine).

I do my sets on the elliptical trainer, and I try for 30-second sprints, instead of 15-sec, for a total of 10 sprints. It takes about 25-30 minutes, depending on how much rest I’m taking.
It’s a little tough to measure my heart rate when I’m up on the elliptical, but usually 60 to 90 secs of rest between sprints is good.

After my first Hurricane session since coming back from NY, I dropped in weight AND body fat % for the first time (usually only 1 will decrease, while the other increases)….for 2 days in a row!

Give it a shot!

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8th Jun 08

So, my friend Larry took on several bets (totalling about $300) that he couldn’t get a six-pack by Charles & Catherine’s wedding this Labor Day. Instead of placing another bet against him, I decided to do a side bet with him that I couldn’t have a six-pack either.

It’s definitely a big challenge…I have this love handle that needs to be worked off. It’s been fun though. I’ve been working out 5-6 times a week, about 1 hour a day in my wimpy gym. Before that, Will helped me get the ball rolling with marathon pool-for-pushups and high-2-for-pushups sessions, then enlisting me on his pushup workout plan.

I’ve also made big changes to my diet, opting for smaller meals spread out throughout the day, trying to keep the metabolism up. Cutting down on starches, noodles, rice and unnecessary calories, which in some ways hasn’t been as painful as I thought it would be.

I definitely feel stronger, and I’m losing some pounds in areas that I want and gaining muscle in others.

Here’s my goal:

GSP