DarthPenguin

I had a quick look and couldn't see a Happy New Year thread so i thought i would add one! I hope that you and your families all have an excellent 2024 and that it is superior in every way possible to 2023!

For myself i have set quite a few though i also like to set a clear target to achieve for them. Have also got an 'optional one' that i would quite like to do but will have to see if i can fit it in! Martial arts training wise : - pass my ikkyu before summer and see if i can successfully sit shodan before xmas - see if i can manage to get 1 stripe added to my bjj belt - try to get to judo once a week (this is dependant on the kids going to bed so is somewhat out of my control) strength / fitness - manage a 100kg bench press again this year with a stretch target of 2 reps - get back up to a 200kg deadlift for first time in years (will work off a calculated 1rm though will test it properly when i am confident i am close) - add in more conditioning work using my new ski erg. Am trying at the moment to use it every day to get used to it. Will programme it in more later in year optional - i would quite like to learn japanese. I've always wanted to do so and i think my 7 year old wants to try too so i am thinking we could learn it together. This will depend on how much time is left in the day after work, family and training though so i will see!

best of luck, though i'm sure it won't be needed!

Thursday 14 December lifting session Trap bar deadlift 70kg x 5 80kg x 5 90kg x 3 102.5kg x 3 115kg x 12 incline barbell bench press 50kg x 6 50kg x 6 50kg x 6 50kg x 6 50kg x 6 Straight arm pulldown 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 plate loaded leg extension 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 face pulls 20kg x 15 20kg x 15 20kg x 15 overhead triceps extension 30kg x 12 30kg x 12 30kg x 12 biceps cable curls 35kg x 12 35kg x 12 35kg x 12 Everything after the deadlift was down as a two exercise superset with max 1min rest between paired sets (so leg ext-> face pulls -> 1min rest max -> leg ext etc.)

Tuesday 12 December Lifting Session Seated overhead barbell press 20kg x 5 25kg x 5 32.5kg x 5 37.5kg x 5 42.5kg x 8 cable lateral raise 5kg x 20 (10 per arm) 5kg x 20 5kg x 20 Face pulls 20kg x 15 20kg x 15 20kg x 15 triceps rope pushdown 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 biceps cable curl 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10

Sunday 10 December Lifting session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 67.5kg x 5 80kg x 5 90kg x 6 Chest flye 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 15kg x 10 this is per hand weight cable triceps overhead extension 25kg x 10 25kg x 10 25kg x 10 biceps cable curl 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 35kg x 10 session was esrlier in day than usual and i felt weaker. Also was pushed for time so didn't do as much as usual

Thursday 7 December Lifting Session Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 50kg x 5 57.5kg x 5 65kg x 8 Chest press plate loaded 100kg x 6 100kg x 6 100kg x 6 100lkg x 6 100kg x 6 Plate loaded seated row 100kg x 6 100kg x 6 100kg x 6 100kg x 6 100kg x 6 one hand rope cable row 20kg x 20 20kg x 20 20kg x 20 for this exercise i was trying to mimic pulling for an ar, drag so i turned at the waist. reps were 10 per hand Triceps rope pushdown 30kg x 11 30kg x 11 30kg x 11 biceps cable curl 30kg x 11 30kg x 11 30kg x 11 Ski erg 1km 5min 10 sec

Sunday 3 December Lifting session Trap bar deadlift 70kg x 5 82.5kg x 5 95kg x 5 107.5kg x 12 Incline barbell bench press 50kg x 5 50kg x 5 50kg x 5 50kg x 5 50kg x 5 Straight arm pulldown 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 Leg Extension plate loaded 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 Face pulls 20kg x 11 20kg x 11 20kg x 11 20kg x 11 20kg x 11 Triceps Extension overhead 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 biceps cable curl 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 ski erg 1km 5 min

Thursday 30 November Lifting session wanted to try out some more equipment! plate loaded chest press 50kg x 5 80kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 10 plate loaded seated row 50kg x 5 80kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 Chest flye 10kg x 10 10kg x 10 10kg x 10 10kg x 10 weight is per hand Triceps rope pushdown 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 Biceps cable curl 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 Face pulls 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 20kg x 10 Ski eg 1km 5 min

For us the kyu testing fees are £30 which also covers a pre-exam course from the examiner. Always thought it was a fair fee as it covers the cost of the hall rental, the examiners travel costs etc

yeah i think it is probably individualised and also situation specific. What i mean by that is everyone will have a different preference and the other person/s involved will make a difference : eg i would likely be fine with friends of mine being closer than someone i don't know and probably would have a difference between someone i don't know who looks like an 'upstanding member of society' and someone who looks like a troublemaker (ignoring how accurate or inaccurate such judgements may be)

Wednesday 29 November Karate Session Warm ups Usual warm ups Kihon Went through usual grade kihon then a kicking version of kihon kata that we had never done before Kata multiple run throughs of Bassai dai, plus one each of all the kata leading up to it kumite several rounds of jiyu ippon kumite

Tuesday 28th November Miscellaneous workout as just got most of new equipment built and wanted to try it! Plate loaded horizontal chest press (using jammer arms and upright bench) 40kg x 5 50kg x 5 60kg x 5 70kg x 5 80kg x 5 90kg x 5 100kg x 10 Thought i would try this and it shows that when not having to rely on all the stabiliser muscles that i am stronger than i thought (as a comparison my best ever bench 1rm is 100kg x 1) Triceps Rope pushdowns 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 30kg x 10 now have a proper pulley/cable machine Ski erg 400m in 2min 7 sec Got this as a cardio machine and wanted to give it a quick try!

Sometimes you just need to do what you can do - even if just isolation exercises it will still have some benefit! I have to remind myself of the same thing often!

Hi Aurik, sorry to hear about your loss. Hope you and the family are doing ok

Hi All, While it is not something we celebrate over here i know it is a massive deal in the USA so i thought i'd wish everyone celebrating it a happy thanksgiving. I hope you all have/had a great time with your families

Yeah they would work for that population. In a similar way to the vibration machine craze from a few years ago. They were designed for astronauts to allow them to minimise muscular atrophy (the electric thing may help with the same) since the lack of gravity on space station made conventional weights useless. They were not developed to be superior to weights!

Rewatching it has made me realise how amazingly well trained Eddie is! Is remarkable how well they have him pose in scenes

Sounds like you are really enjoying the Aikido - do you see yourself sticking with it longer term?

Well said, my friend!! Consider this seconded!

Yeah to reiterate what bushido_man said regarding bjj, size and skill in other arts can make a difference, especially when rules are applied. From personal experience : one reason i joined bjj in the first place was i got absolutely destroyed by someone about 5'6 and probably60/70lbs lighter than me, with no seeming effort on his part. However, once i had been there a few months, there was another guy who was always a horrendous training partner (tried to hurt people etc) and he did the same with me. Similar size differential - i decided to play his own game and literally grabbed his legs for a guard pass and threw his body off the wall, then settled into side control. Point being that when i decided i could go completely outwith the rules then size helped (also he was less horrendous with me in future!) Generally i do think that for bjj skill makes the major difference but it is also within the ruleset eg slams. Look at what Rampage famously did to a world class bjj black belt in Arona in Pride years ago. Someone miles better than me and a lot smaller will likely swiftly triangle me and send me to sleep, but if not done right there is a chance i can powerbomb them etc. (though the skilled guy wouold probably finish me easily with something else!)

Glad to hear you are feeling better

When it's done i will take some then

Heaviest 'workout' i have had in ages today - my delivery of gym gear all arrived and i had to carry it from front door to back garden, up quite a few stairs in garden and into new cabin. Lots of equipment so i felt it by the end - was 2 full pallets worth! I had never appreciated how heavy rubber mats were until you move 60 of them (300kg worth!) Have a fun weekend ahead now assembling it all!

Tuesday 14 November Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 60kg x 3 75kg x 5 85kg x 3 95kg x 3 Bench Press 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 55kg x 5 62.5kg x 5 70kg x 5 Session went well. All weights felt smooth