Schedule: Week of Behind Closed Doors 8

SCHEDULE: WEEK OF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS 8 Filed by Sera Voss For Personal Records and the Federation Site Last Updated: Sunday Evening, Pre-Week ———————————————— NOTE ON FILING The document that follows is the schedule by which I will conduct the week preceding my Behind Closed Doors 8 match against Saoirse Fallon. It is the schedule by which I conduct every week preceding every match. I have made no modifications for the federation site beyond the addition of this note. I am filing it for two reasons. The first reason is that I filed a similar document in advance of my Behind Closed Doors 7 match, and the federation's commentators have, in subsequent broadcasts, referenced that filing in detail and at length. The audience has demonstrated a documented interest in this kind of record. I am providing the next instalment. The second reason is that Ms. Fallon, in her published training scene three weeks ago, established that her preparation operates on a different model — that she is working past what she termed her body's stop signal, on a deliberate practice schedule. Her preparation is observable. Mine has not been. I am correcting the asymmetry. The schedule is provided in twenty-four-hour time, in the Hamburg time zone (CEST). I will travel to The Foundry on Friday. The Friday entries reflect the travel. — S. V. ———————————————— MONDAY 06:00 — Wake. 06:00–06:15 — Hydration, ten-minute mobility sequence, weight check. 06:15–06:45 — Breakfast. Two soft-boiled eggs, one slice rye bread, one apple, one black coffee. 06:45–08:00 — Film: Fallon, full BCD 6 (against Diamante, 7:43). Notes on hip-rotation entry to Phoenix Splash setup. 08:00–08:30 — Walk. Three kilometres, neighbourhood loop, no music. 08:30–10:30 — Gym session 1. Strength block: deadlift triples, weighted Bulgarian split squats, weighted pull-ups, single-arm rows. No conditioning. 10:30–11:00 — Cooldown. Foam roller and static stretch. 11:00–11:30 — Lunch. Salmon, brown rice, steamed greens. 11:30–13:00 — Rest. No screens. Reading: text not related to combat sport. 13:00–15:30 — Gym session 2. Submission drill block: arm-isolation entries against aerial transitions (specific to Ms. Fallon's offence). Partner: M. (initials only, partner has declined publication of his full name). 15:30–16:00 — Notes from session 2 entered to working document. 16:00–17:00 — Sauna. Eighteen minutes total, three sets of six minutes, cold shower between sets. 17:00–18:00 — Dinner. Chicken, sweet potato, mixed greens. Tea. 18:00–20:00 — Film: Fallon, full BCD 7 (against Reyes, 11:21). Notes on no-pause execution of Phoenix Splash and post-match conduct. 20:00–21:00 — Free time. (See Sunday entry for definition.) 21:30 — In bed. 22:00 — Sleep. ———————————————— TUESDAY 06:00 — Wake. 06:00–08:00 — Repeat of Monday morning sequence. 08:00–10:30 — Gym session 1. Conditioning block: hill repeats at 70% effort, twelve sets. No strength work. 10:30–11:30 — Cooldown, foam roller, lunch. 11:30–13:00 — Rest. 13:00–15:30 — Gym session 2. Submission drill block, continued. Today: kinetic disruption counters — Ms. Fallon's escape from Triangle setup at BCD 7 was a textbook example, I am drilling response. 15:30–16:00 — Notes. 16:00–17:00 — Sauna. 17:00–18:00 — Dinner. 18:00–20:00 — Film: Fallon training scene "Clarifying" (Mick Walsh gym footage, 5:42 broadcast clip + 12:11 federation-archived raw footage). Note: I have requested the raw footage from the federation. The federation has provided it. 20:00–21:00 — Free time. 21:30 — In bed. 22:00 — Sleep. ———————————————— WEDNESDAY 06:00 — Wake. 06:00–08:00 — Standard morning sequence. 08:00–10:30 — Gym session 1. Strength block, repeat of Monday with adjusted load. 10:30–11:30 — Cooldown, foam roller, lunch. 11:30–13:00 — Rest. 13:00–15:30 — Gym session 2. Sparring: simulated full match against M. (partner has been instructed to fight in Ms. Fallon's stylistic register). Three rounds of seven minutes with two-minute rest. Reviewed on video afterward. 15:30–17:00 — Review of sparring footage with M. Notes. 17:00–18:00 — Sauna and dinner. 18:00–20:00 — Film: Voss/Adeyemi match (BCD 7, my own match). Self-review. 20:00–21:00 — Free time. 21:30 — In bed. 22:00 — Sleep. ———————————————— THURSDAY 06:00 — Wake. 06:00–08:00 — Standard morning sequence. 08:00–09:00 — Gym session 1. Light maintenance only. Mobility, single-arm hangs, scapular stability. 09:00–11:00 — Travel preparation. Equipment check. Gear packing. 11:00–11:30 — Lunch. 11:30–13:00 — Rest. 13:00–14:30 — Final film review. The two Fallon BCD matches and the training scene, watched once each, no notes. 14:30–16:00 — Walk. Six kilometres, harbour loop, no music. 16:00–17:00 — Sauna, lightest setting. 17:00–18:00 — Dinner. Chicken, white rice, vegetables, tea. 18:00–20:00 — Reading. Not related to combat sport. 20:00–20:30 — Final equipment check. 21:00 — In bed. 22:00 — Sleep. ———————————————— FRIDAY — TRAVEL DAY 05:30 — Wake. 05:30–06:00 — Hydration, light mobility, breakfast (single piece of fruit, black coffee). 06:00–07:00 — Travel to airport. 07:30 — Departure, Hamburg to London Gatwick. 09:00 — Arrival. 09:30–11:30 — Travel to The Foundry's contracted hotel. 11:30–13:00 — Hotel arrival, room check, gear check, lunch in room. 13:00–15:00 — Walk near hotel. Six kilometres if possible, less if weather prohibits. No music. 15:00–16:00 — Rest. Light reading. 16:00–17:00 — Light gym work at hotel facility. Mobility only. 17:00–18:00 — Dinner. Same composition as Thursday. 18:00–20:00 — Travel to The Foundry. Pre-show preparation begins on arrival. [Friday evening from 20:00 onward conforms to federation production schedule for show night.] ———————————————— ADDITIONAL NOTES Sleep window: 22:00 to 06:00. No deviation has been recorded in eleven months. I do not recommend the schedule to others. It works for me. It will not necessarily work for anyone else. Caffeine: one black coffee daily, with breakfast. No additional caffeine intake at any other point of the week. Alcohol: none. Phone: silenced from 21:00 to 06:00 daily. Email checked twice daily, at 11:00 and at 19:00. Federation communications routed through my representative, who relays urgent items within those windows. Visitors: none, by request, for the duration of the week. The schedule above is the schedule. The match against Ms. Fallon will be the match. The two are not separate considerations. I will fight at 20:00 hours local Foundry time on Saturday. I expect to be in bed by 23:30. I expect to be on a flight back to Hamburg by 10:00 Sunday morning. — S. V.