DarthPenguin

Sometimes a bit of variety can be good pick some metrics that you can use to evaluate how the training is going and then give it a little time and see how you are doing against them. For me main one i use is a calculated 1RM and as long as that is tracking upwards for the lifts i am bothered about then things are on track. I also use performance when training too but that one is harder to quantify objectively!

That makes sense - if you can get some people to look into actively training then it's definitely a win

Also how i picture myself :p Though in our house we are also big fans of Thanos and Beerus (from Dragonball!) so i might have to rotate them in too!

Chandler has signed to fight Oliveira so looks like he has moved on - doubt Conor fights again tbh unless it is a clear slam dunk win - he doesn't want to hurt his brand any more i think!

Yeah unfortunately for him, when he has now (last year or two) looked like a genuine good NFL QB. I can't see him staying in the league much longer tbh, if he is prone to getting them then he might need to / be made to stop for his health.

Yeah, though the best bit of business they did was keeping Chris Jones i thought. He was the difference maker in the tighter playoff games. But worthy does give them the sheer speed threat they lost when Hill left.

Sounds like a good session. Also personally i have always found side control submissions harder as you have to balance keeping control of the person with getting a sub locked up. Is a good test of control, how you are putting pressure / weight on etc. since you are freeing your arms up a little and can't succeed unless you do both bits well! Plus if Kendall is a good wrestler he will naturally have good top control so no wonder there is a tonne of pressure!

Am curious about this: how did you find it / how useful do you think it is? Not being confrontational, am just curious! I have always been very sceptical of self defence courses for women as i think they can be more harm than they are worth (people stopping for 2sec to think can i fight out of this and getting caught rather than just running) with the limited amount of training reps possible not being enough. Curious to hear your take though as you are very experienced, sensible and also in the police so will have a much more informed perspective on their validity!

Thursday 12 September Lifting Session Trap bar Deadlift 70kg x 5 80kg x 5 100kg x 3 115kg x 2 120kg x 1 130kg x 10 Seated overhead press 20kg x 5 30kg x 5 45kg x 5 50kg x 3 55kg x 6 Cable chest flye (weight is per hand - superset with bulgarian split squat) 20kg x 15 20kg x 15 20kg x 15 Bulgarian split squat (reps = Total of L+R) 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 Cable lateral raise (reps = total of L+R; superset with triceps extensions) 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 Triceps extensions 30kg x 17 30kg x 17 30kg x 17 Comments: Session went well. Capped the shoulder press as using omne lift at 531 a day and other one at the juggernaut numbers. It was the 531 and meant to be 1+ so targeted 6 since the other main lift was planned to be the heaviest for the day. Pleased with how lifting is going using the combined routine. Am noticing a large benefit from it as i have always been weaker at doing more reps in lower weight than i should be based on max strength. This week and last couple have unusual training availability due to professional exams at work so been to less sessions but since i lift in my home gym that is easier to squeeze in

Tuesday 10 September Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 60kg x 5 70kg x 3 85kg x 2 90kg x 1 95kg x 10 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 60kg x 3 67.5kg x 5 75kg x 3 85kg x 1 Cable Face pull (supersetted with bench press) 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 Cabe chest flye (weight is per hand - superset with lying leg curls) 20kg x 14 20kg x 14 20kg x 14 Lying Leg Curl 25kg x 8 25kg x 8 25kg x 8 Triceps rope pushdown 30kg x 16 30kg x 16 Cable lateral raise (reps = total of L + R) 15kg x 28 15kg x 28

Yep i added one too - couldn't resist adding one that matched my username!

Glad to hear it is going well calories burned is an interesting one: are you tracking it to gain / lose weight? If so then often a scale is more useful tbh as calories burned etc. need judged in conjunction with intake of calories, expenditure from other activities / existing and your general metabolism. Tracking scale gain/loss over time at the same time every day might be more reliable, or a lot of people just use a mirror test / pictures. Plusses and minuses to most approaches tbh

Was an interesting first week - as a Bills fan not sure if i should be happy at the comeback or annoyed that it was needed tbh!

yeah for us my class works a lot of standing (we have a lot of judo black belts too though so it can be painful!) and has wrestling classes too. From those of us who aren't judo black belts, and have been training a while, a lot of us are enrolled in a variety of judo clubs too to work on it! It is good fun but i wish i had picked it up when a lot younger - starting judo in your mid 40s can be rough!

Thought i would check in and ask how the routine is going? Hopefully it is all going smoothly and you are seeing some benefits