I have about 3 weeks until the 2014 USA Senior National Championships, this year being held in Reno, Nevada. This tournament will be the first time I'll be able to really gauge how I rank and compete among the 48kg girls in the U.S.
I'm going into this tournament with a lot of confidence. I am only seeing gold. If I leave Reno without a gold medal in the 48kg senior elite category, I'll be very disappointed with myself.
With that being said, I have a lot of work to do in order to prepare. I'm still trying to recover from all of the traveling, training, and competing (plus work at my marketing job) but I may need to get started full-bore training without an ideal amount of recovery.
My training looks a bit like this...
As you can see, I have a lot of work to do in the short 3 weeks that I have left. :) I'm hoping to bring back another gold like I did in 2013. When I get more time, I'll put together the information about Nationals for you--if you're interested in the details. When, where, what time...all that good stuff. Stay tuned!
**Edit: Here's the link to the tournament information!
I'm going into this tournament with a lot of confidence. I am only seeing gold. If I leave Reno without a gold medal in the 48kg senior elite category, I'll be very disappointed with myself.
With that being said, I have a lot of work to do in order to prepare. I'm still trying to recover from all of the traveling, training, and competing (plus work at my marketing job) but I may need to get started full-bore training without an ideal amount of recovery.
My training looks a bit like this...
- Daily judo practice (ground work, throws, live fighting)
- Additional cardio (interval training; hills; sprints)
- Body weight judo exercises (one legged jumps; jump squats; bear crawls; crab walks; push ups; pull ups)
- Increased stretching exercises and/or hot yoga (focus on my hamstrings, quads, hip flexors)
- Not to mentioned the mental aspect(s) of the game I need to focus on...(studying my opponents, watching previous fights, coming up with a game plan, continuing the process to learn to control my nerves, etc.)
As you can see, I have a lot of work to do in the short 3 weeks that I have left. :) I'm hoping to bring back another gold like I did in 2013. When I get more time, I'll put together the information about Nationals for you--if you're interested in the details. When, where, what time...all that good stuff. Stay tuned!
**Edit: Here's the link to the tournament information!