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Post by Gingerbread Man on Mar 24, 2015 16:47:19 GMT
Ok, last one I'll bug y'all with.
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Post by redeyes on Mar 26, 2015 13:15:45 GMT
#27 and #28 I forgot to post about Tuesday morning's class. We did guard passing. Today we did sweeps from guard. We rolled at the end. I attempted a kimura from guard but didn't get it. I couldn't get anything to work. I either got passed or got swept. Needz moar work.
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Post by redeyes on Mar 26, 2015 19:19:04 GMT
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Post by redeyes on Mar 30, 2015 23:44:10 GMT
#29 We did stand up stuff today. What to do if someone gets you in a headlock, front grab with arms in/out, back grab with arms in/out, and standing rear naked choke.
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Post by nxp on Apr 1, 2015 3:14:15 GMT
Traded flu out for full blown sinus infection and general crud. Yay-hack, hack, hack. Hoping to return to picking things up and putting them down by the end of the week, I miss me weights....
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Post by Gingerbread Man on Apr 1, 2015 11:04:43 GMT
Basically had the gym to myself yesterday. 5 sets of chest press 135-225lbs. 5 sets of chin ups; 8, 8, 8, 7, 5. 5 sets of 10 reps Trunk twists with land mine with 25 lbs on it. 3 set of 5 lap with 35 lbs via 2 kettle bells for farmer carries. 5 sets 10 kicking sessions on heavy bag.
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Post by redeyes on Apr 2, 2015 13:55:58 GMT
#30 We worked on balance with a yoga ball. We did the hip bump escape from guard. We worked on side mount and the bow choke from side mount. We also rolled at the end. I sucked at the rolling. More work needs to be done.
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Post by nxp on Apr 3, 2015 1:38:13 GMT
Yay back to the gym this morning. Did a truncated leg day because everyday is leg day, and I didn't want to push too hard and end in a dry coughing fit in the corner.
Which brings me to another topic - supplements.
For the record, there are a bazillion supplements out there being pushed by every sweaty piece of meat that can stammer in front of a camera out there. I subscribe to the basics:
1. Protein via powder because my skinny ass will eat itself if I don't help it out a little and I just can't stomach tuna from a can every day.
2. Creatine - Necessary? Nope. Does it work? Yup. Lots of studies to back it up too - I swear it helps out my DOMS too. Gucci brands need not apply, whatever's cheap and micronized makes me happy.
That's it.
Now, a fellow lifter from work and general meathead when tossing about iron left and right encouraged me to try one of those "pre-workout energy supplements" as a means to amp up the work out. He gave me a single scoop (mind you he takes more) to try in a glass of water about 20min before working out. Was late making coffee this morning, thought what the heck the gym's a little over 20min away, I'll make/take it for the ride in.
Oh dear Lord, what was in that shit. By the time I hit the town where the gym is, I was on fire - like electric energy beams peeling out of my eye sockets melting passing cars. Everything was moving half as fast as it should have been, or maybe I was moving twice as fast - I'm really not sure. Busted in to the gym, did a quick stretch and warmup, and proceeded to add weight on weight, not really giving a flying rat's posterior what it was, I HAD to hit my rep max. All my tops went up 15# over PR, same rep count. Sweating like a (fill in favorite), heart rate up, could FEEL blood moving. 3hrs later I crashed out like (insert untimely joke about a German airline).
Ufdah. I'm not sure I'll be taking it again. Seriously amped the crap out of me, and I'm not sure in a good way. Careful with that crap if you've got heart issues.
I'll stick with my morning joe on the way in and be happy. (Legs are SORE...)
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Post by redeyes on Apr 4, 2015 15:57:31 GMT
#31 We did arm bars from guard today. It was a no gi class. At the end we rolled. All the other guys were blue belts and up so they went super easy on me and pretty much just let me practice. We also practiced the arm bar escape.
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Post by nxp on Apr 8, 2015 14:00:25 GMT
Fun reading time! Okay, if you're a nerd (like me, it's okay - we're cool too), and like to see what's going on when picking things up and putting them down EFFICIENTLY, I really recommend picking up Starting Strength. They've got all these really cool diagrams that start to break down the relationship between anatomy and and the physics going on. By breaking down what your body is doing, how it's doing it, and then comparing that information against your own anatomy you can start to make subtle (or not so subtle) changes to truly maximize the motion and put more things up. Example: (not actual illustration, though similar to those found in the book)
Low back squat, for different anatomy types illustrating the effect on the moment arm
Low back squat vs high back (Olympic) squat, notice the moment arms and where the work is being applied, ever wonder why you can lift up to 10% more with a low back squat?
So anywho, lot's of great info on anatomy/physics (yo) for picking things up and putting them down. There's also a program that's pretty squat/lower body heavy which may be cool if you're into the T-Rex mode, but I'm more of a spread the wealth/pain kind of guy. Still digging powerlifting as a whole over the more BB style programs out there, with a healthy dose of conditioning (KB's) and cardio (Run rabbit run!) on "off" days. In other news - Never put your deadlift in the beginning/middle of your set. I've never started with the DL, but made the mistake of sliding it into the middle of my workout this morning - incredibly taxing, shot most of the rest of my workout square in the tail. Always put the diddylift last. That is all. |
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Post by redeyes on Apr 14, 2015 14:44:51 GMT
So we did some side control stuff today. I don't even know how to explain it without a video or showing someone on a mat. It was fun though.
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Post by Gingerbread Man on Apr 15, 2015 0:33:02 GMT
On May 1st I'll be handing out my first black belt to a student. For boxing. Yes. That means I'm on track from my second degree.
30 chin ups, bunch of bench, land mine work and 20 mins of boxing then 50 of push ups, sit ups and squats.
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Post by redeyes on Apr 15, 2015 1:00:58 GMT
Huh, I didn't know black belts for boxing was a thing.
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Post by nxp on Apr 15, 2015 1:16:04 GMT
What kind of boxing, GBM? I didn't know there were colored belts in boxing either - I thought they were always gold and obnoxiously large.
Tues is conditioning day!
7 sets KB routine (posted earlier if curious) at 12kg - this smokes the NXP
10x3 8 count BB's - gettin' old and feelin' it
8x3 pull ups (wide/narrow/neutral) - hope to hit 10 each next week
20x2 leg lift backed to 20x2 ball crunches, no rest - finally something this monkey can do
Can't wait for tomorrow, yay squat day! Not looking forward to OHP, I suck at those.
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Post by Gingerbread Man on Apr 15, 2015 10:09:13 GMT
Belts for boxing isn't a thing. We do it. Personally I think boxing is one of the hardest and best martial disciplines hand down. There for I took it upon myself to give out belt levels for it. The owner of the school agrees.
There is no belt system in wrestling (grappling) or Thai boxing either but we hand them out anywho. Those are my core disciplines. If you're a solid boxer, can kick effectively and grapple well, then you'll probably have favorable outcomes if you're a conditioned fighter. So I hand out meaningless belt for these martial disciplines. People like it too so there is that.
Side note, I've trained people to fight at my yellow belt level who've whipped other schools black belts.
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