Community Spotlight: Vicky Zhao (Dreamland Boxing)
After posting a perfect amateur record of 22-0, Vicky Zhao has announced that she will be turning professional at 106lbs.
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Coach Ian – Week In Review: (8/23/2020)
Coach Ian – Week in Review: What I’m Reading: Me Talk Pretty One Day – David Sedaris Humankind: A Hopeful History Strength in Stillness: The Power of Transcendental Meditation – Bob Roth A 48 Hour Fast! I had to switch up my training this week due to the current air conditions, and opted to skip my long distance run and to do a 48 hour fast, while tracking my blood glucose levels with a CGM instead. I wrote about my 2-Day Water Fast wearing a CGM here. I found this interview to be a very helpful guide: Dr. Peter Attia… Read More »Coach Ian – Week In Review: (8/23/2020)
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Community Spotlight: Ali Ahmed (Dreamland Boxing)
This week’s Community Spotlight feature is on Ali Ahmed, a professional boxer at Dreamland Boxing. Ali is the most disciplined athlete I’ve ever met – he stays in shape year round and never fluctuates in weight. In this interview, we discuss his amateur career, winning the Golden Gloves, the Olympic Trials, his diet, training during Ramadan, and adapting to the current shelter-in-place.
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Coach Ian – Week In Review: 08/16/2020
Coach Ian – Week in Review: What I’m looking into: Levels Health: As many of you know, I’ve been experimenting with a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) to track my blood sugar levels throughout the day, tracking how it changes in response to stress, HIIT training, steady-state cardio, nutrition, fasting, and more. Well, Levels Health (not publicly available yet) has an app that monitors that data and assigns you a “metabolic health score”. It is really interesting to see this kind of data being use for athletic performance and overall health, rather than in response to metabolic dysfunction. With these analytics,… Read More »Coach Ian – Week In Review: 08/16/2020
Community Spotlight: Alex Rodriguez (Dreamland Boxing)
Today’s Community Spotlight feature is on Dreamland’s own Alex Rodriguez. Alex has been boxing for since he was a teenager and previously fought for Dreamland in 2016-2017. In this interview, we talk about his time in boxing and placing at the Golden Gloves, fighting undefeated pro Tony Munoz, the mental side of boxing, the books “Top Dog” and “Born to Run”, his journey into trail racing, the Big SURreal Virtual Marathon, and more!
Periodization for Dreamland Boxing Members During Quarantine
How the Dreamland Boxing Team in San Jose, CA is continuing their boxing training and keeping members motivated during the quarantine.
Community Spotlight: Sara Koshfam (Dreamland Boxing)
Today’s Community Spotlight feature is on Dreamland’s own Sara Koshfam. Sara has been boxing for around 7 years and been training and coaching at Dreamland for the past 2. In this interview, Sara takes us through her journey walking into a boxing ring, having her first fight (overseas!), training at Dreamland, coaching, sparring world class fighters such as nationally ranked Alexis Gomez, and how she’s keeping herself busy today.