Bryce Teager week 2 blog

Hey All, sorry my blog has taken a while for me to get up this week. I’ll jump right in on my schedule and you’ll see how busy my life is.

A typical day for me at the Papillion Fire department looks like this; I wake up at around 5:30am, eat a small breakfast and then head off to work.  I get there a little early so I can start my day with a little conditioning to get my heart rate up and help me wake up.  Our shift starts at 7am, so we make sure that all of our gear and equipment is in working order before shift change.  The next few hours we are doing vehicle and equipment maintenance, training in either fire or EMS related skills, keeping the station clean and answering any fire or EMS calls.  We typically get an hour to use for maintaining physical fitness, so I take advantage of that time and do my metabolic conditioning and strength/power training at that time.  We also have a heavy bag in our gym, so I will usually do some rounds on it as well.  After training we will all eat together and then the rest of the 24 hour shift we will be answering calls until shift change at 7:00 am.  A full eight hours of sleep is for rare on our work days.   

Training this week went really well.  I typically don’t get to train a lot with my crazy schedule, so it was good to get a hard week of training in.  We have a black belt in from Brazil right now, Leonardo Pecanha, who has been working with us.  This guy is amazing with some of the submissions that he can pull off.  It is good to have a guy to train with that can threaten you in every position because it keeps you focused and on your game.  In addition to Leo, we have about 6-7 guys training for fights right now too, so everybody is working hard and we are all pushing each other to the next level. 

It was my son’s birthday on Saturday, so I didn’t watch UFC 111. He only turns two once, so I thought that was more important to spend time with him than to watch GSP shut the cocky Britt up and watch Joe Rogan, and his black button up, talk about how the ref should never stand a fight up.

I did get to watch most of the fights the next day on the net though.  I did feel bad for Jake Ellenberger, who was training very hard for his fight with Ben Saunders.  Ben ended up taking the fight with Fitch when Alves couldn’t compete, which ended up leaving Jake with no opponent.   

My wife is an Organ Transplant Coordinator at the Nebraska Medical Center and works from 8-5 Monday through Friday.  While she is at work I am Mr. Dad and get to hang out with my kids all day.  Its great that it is finally spring and we get to play outside and get out of the house.  My daughter Zoe is definitely a tomboy and loves it when I find a bug, worm, or frog for her to play with.  My son loves to throw toys at my dome when I am not looking, so I always have to be on my toes when he is around.  I give him the benefit of the doubt and think he is just trying to help me train for my fight.  My youngest, Maddie, likes to eat, poop, and sleep.  

I rarely have any free time, but when a miracle happens and all three of my kids are sleeping at the same time there is no way I can pass that opportunity to nap right along with them.  Sleeping is probably one of my favorite things to do at this point in my life. 

My weight is actually pretty good right now.  I am bouncing around from 166-170.  I am usually pretty good about my diet, so I never blow up too fat between fights.  I absolutely hate getting in the sauna, so that is one of the reasons for my motivation to eat healthy.  I also feel a lot better and my training is a lot more productive when I eat well.  Right now I am following a modified paleo diet.  I stay away from processed foods, but eat a lot of whole foods like meat, fruit, veggies, nuts (insert joke here), and good fats like omega 3’s and monounsaturated fats.  I don’t take a whole lot of supplements because I am cheap and feel like I get most of the nutrients I need from eating clean diet.  

Well, I’m going continue on in my busy schedule, and I’ll see all at the weigh-ins on the 15th at Twisted Parrot, and the fights on the 16th at Hy Vee Hall in Downtown Des Moines.

Take care!

The MCC Lightweight Champion,
Bryce Teager

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