I’m training for a tournament in November of 2024. I’ve gamified it, by turning myself into an RPG character – I got the idea way back from Chris Hardwick’s book The Nerdist Way.
Here’s a training log of me getting ready.
| Class | Martial Artist |
| Level | 1 |
| Total for Next Level | 1000 |
| Total XP | 390 |
| Date | Activities | XP Value |
| 5/27/24 | Reflex Ball Training – 5 min | 5 |
| 5/28/24 | Reflex Ball Training – 5 min Plank – 2rds @30 seconds Upper Body Evasion Stretching/Mobility – min Water – 8 x 16oz Glasses No Sugar | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 5/29/24 | Weight Training Core Work – Shoulder Taps Cardio – Elliptical – 10 min Water – 8 x 16oz Glasses Reflex Ball Training – 5 min Stretching/Mobility – 5 min No Sugar | 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 5/30/24 | Water – 8 x 16oz Glasses Stretching/Mobility – 5 min Plank – 2rds @ 30 sec Reflex Ball – 5 min Upper Body Mobility – 5 min General Cardio Combination Striking Single Striking Sparring – 5 rds No Sugar | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 5/31/24 | Weight Training Cardio – Elliptical – 5 min pre, 10 min post Core – Shoulder Taps – 3 sets of 20 Reflex Ball Training – 5 min Water – 1 gallon No Sugar | 10 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 6/1/24 | Water – 1 gallon Stretching/Mobility Reflex Ball – 5 min Plank – 2 rounds @ 30 se Shadow Boxing – 5 min | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 6/2/24 | Weight Training Core – Shoulder Taps – 3 sets of 20 Water – 1 gallon Reflex Ball – 5 min | 10 5 5 5 |
| 6/3/24 | Water – 1 gallon Kata – Form 6 – 5 min Reflex Ball – 5 min | 5 5 5 |
| 6/4/24 | Water – 1 gallon Reflex Ball – 5 min Core – Plank – 3 rds @ 30 sec Kata – Form 6 – 5 min No Sugar | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 6/5/24 | Water – gallon Core – Shoulder Taps – 3 sets of 20 Weight Training No Sugar | 5 5 10 5 |
| 6/6/24 | Water – gallon | 5 |
| 6/9/24 | Water – gallon Reflex ball – 5min | 5 5 |
| 6/10/24 | Water – gallon | 5 |
| 6/11/24 | Water – gallon | 5 |
| 6/12/24 | Water – gallon Weights Core | 5 10 5 |
| 6/13/24 | Water – gallon Core – 25 sit-ups/25 push-ups Cardio Stretching/Mobility | 5 5 5 5 |
| 6/14/24 | Water – gallon Weight training Core – shoulder taps – 4 sets Cardio – 10 min Elliptical | 5 10 5 5 |
| 6/15/24 | Water – gallon | 5 |
| 6/16/24 | Water – gallon Weight training Core Cardio | 5 10 5 5 |
| 6/17/24 | Water – gallon | 5 |
| 6/18/24 | Water – gallon | 5 |
| 6/19/24 | Water – gallon Weights Core – High Waiter Holds – 50lb Cardio – Elliptical 20m | 5 10 5 5 |
Training activity requirements will go up depending on level – 5 minutes at level 1 will be 7 minutes 30 seconds at level 2, 10 minutes at level 3 (+.5 of original requirement per level).
| Training Activities | XP Values |
| Reflex Ball Training – 5 min Weight Training Session Plank – 2rds @30 seconds General Cardio – 10 min Footwork Practice – 5 min Striking Practice – 5 min Stretching/Mobility – 5 min Kata Practice – 5 min Upper Body Evasion – 5 min Darebee Workout (any) – 10 min Shadow Boxing – 5 min Single Kick/Strike Practice – 5 min Sparring 2+ rds | 5 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| Bonus Activities | |
| No Sugar (diet OK)/day Drink 8, 16oz (1 gal) glasses of water/day | 5 5 |
| Bonus Quests – Complete Once | |
| 10 Rounds of Super Saiyan Workout Get down to 10% Bodyfat Bench 315lbs for 5 reps Deadlift 405lbs for 5 reps Squat 350lbs for 5 reps Squat 375lbs for 5 reps Press 175lbs for 5 reps Press 200lbs for 5 reps | 100 300 100 100 50 50 50 50 |