Week no. 7

Date: 5th May 2014
Aim of week: Music – motivation/endurance/intensity improvements                                                

Hi Lee, for this last week I would like for you to try listening to music before training or a competitive situation to try and get you in the 'zone' throughout your training/competition, this can potentially help you relax more during the training/competition/fights and will help you concentrate more as you will be focused on the music you were just listening too; rather than thinking about worry or about making any mistakes in the fight.

Music may be used to build your energy; music can also positively influence performance by improving endurance and/or exercise intensity. When music is selected according to its motivational qualities, the positive impact on performance (e.g., increased endurance)

Before a fight listening to music can give you that drive to achieve, listening to something that can get you pumped, ready for action, something fast with a good beat that can get you riled up to win. A tune that can inspire them before a game, or relax them after one.

Training session 1:  Fighting and martial arts training is always fast, you always have to be on the ball and you are producing fast paced kicks and strikes, you should prepare yourself before a training session or competition by listening to some quick music, something with a quick tempo. Lee for this training session I would like for you to try and listen to these songs that I have selected for you, you can listen to them in any order, either before a competition, before a practice fighting session or even before a training session as this will be the best help for you to be able to concentrate better, feel more adrenaline and be more pumped to win the upcoming fight.

1.       Run Up, Get Done Up - Da Bangaz  Hit That ***** With A Bottle - Khia  How Bout It - Sissy Nobby  Eazy E and Tupac - Lets Fight  B. Gizzle - What Ya Heart Beatin For  B.G. - Kill or Be Killed  Pastor Troy - Just To Fight  Brooke Valentine - Girlfight  Get Back - Ludacris  Heartbeat - by Twista  Gangsta, Gangsta- Lil Scrappy  Slap - Ludacris

These are some of the songs I have researched and found that people use before a fighting situation, I actually listened to some of these myself before a Ju-jitsu session to see if it affected me at all and found that it actually make me feel more confident, more ready for practice and ready to train harder, the songs are upbeat, fast, energetic and make you feel ready for action.

The songs I have chosen for you should get you psyched up for the upcoming fights or upcoming training session. Listen to a couple at least before each session or training this week and let me know what you think, whether some of these songs are a good choice for Ju-jitsu and whether you will use these songs again or not. Thanks Lee.

5/05/14

Lee: Hi Joe, read the blog when I got your email, good idea as well, I don’t usually listen to music before training or a fight, I just usually sit in silence to stay calm and relaxed, but I can see that this programme was definitely a good idea to help pump me up ready for a fight or for some training, I listened to some of the songs earlier just before my gym session, some weren’t really to my liking, they are songs more for your age bracket I’d say, however listening to them did make me feel more motivated and ready for a fight, I listened to the first 4 walking to the gym which ended up turning the walk into a jog, I felt ready to exercise, and listened to some more of the songs whilst at the gym, I’m not sure if it was the tempo or the beat but I actually felt like I worked out for a lot longer, and I didn’t get tired for quite some time. Usually I don’t listen to music before training but this really seemed to help me, I’ll definitely be listening to more music before and during training and before some fights, however maybe not some of the songs that you have chosen, although I didn’t mind a few. Sad that this is the last training session, I really enjoyed these Joe and will definitely be using these techniques more in the future, I find that I definitely did benefit from some of these activities and session and hopefully have generally overall improved from these. See you at Ju-jitsu tomorrow. Thanks, Lee.