DarthPenguin

I will have to look for that and see if i can find that as an image!

sounds like fun Totally get you on the weight thing - takes quite a while to get used to it, for me i find the easiest thing is to either let myself relax down onto them so they are bearing my weight that way or when i go for a tight side control etc it adds a lot of pressure and helps put the weight on that way. Another way i like to look at it is if you are supporting your weight on your knees etc then you are keeping it off them! Once you get it though then you will get it Are you guys mainly gi or nogi? Makes a difference to the escapes etc! For me i find it so much easier to control someone from mount when i am in a gi; nogi i always end up feeling less stable etc. Personally i prefer a good side control most of the time as i feel i can be much tighter that way. Everyone has their own preference. Loads of good stuff on YouTube / instagram etc that can be quickly digested. Find an instructor that you like who is a similar build / similar style and see if you can pick up something ready to use

We have been doing a lot of work recently in my class on being hard to pin etc and what you said reminded me of that. My instructor basically made the point of get into as safe a position as you can, don't let them into your knee / elbow space and if you managed that with arms tucked etc. then maybe you need to just wait sometimes for the opponent to move and try and work your escape then - if someone has pinned you well then you may end up just burning energy on a futile escape (you have said before about the level Kendall wrestles to so i assume once he has you pinned he is very hard to create the space to escape from)

The head coach apologised after the game. He said he had already given away the two game balls and hadn't realised that Goff had broken the prior mark (think it was 10 by Kurt Warner) and set an all time record - said he felt pretty lousy as he would have definitely got the ball!

Monday 30 September Lifting Session Trap bar deadlift 70kg x 5 80kg x 5 100kg x 3 120kg x 5 120kg x 5 120kg x 5 120kg x 5 120kg x 5 120kg x 8 Seated OVerhead press 20kg x 5 30kg x 5 40kg x 5 45kg x 5 52.5kg x 6 Cable chest flyes (weight is per hand - superset with split squats) 20kg x 16 20kg x 16 20kg x 16 Bulgarian split squat with kb (reps are total of L + R) 20kg x 12 20kg x 12 20kg x 12 Cable overhead triceps extension 25kg x 25 25kg x 25 5 min on Ski-erg - 960m

Saturday 21 September BJJ Session Session today was all about being hard to pin down and not giving up the elbow knee space. Worked lots of ecological drilling exercises to practice this defending from under side control, under mount and also under knee on belly. Also worked on back defence, trying to stop your opponent getting the grips in to finish the choke. Was a really good session and really useful to just focus on this for 1.5hr!

Thursday 19 September Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 60kg x 3 90kg x 5 90kg x 5 90kg x 5 90kg x 5 90kg x 5 90kg x 8 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 60kg x 5 67.5kg x 5 77.5kg x 6 Single arm kb row (total = l + r) - giant set with lying leg curls and face pulls 20kg x 20 20kg x 20 20kg x 20 Lying leg curl 25kg x 8 25kg x 8 25kg x 8 Cable face pulls 15kg x 12 15kg x 12 15kg x 12

I think it also depends a lot on your personal style. A lot of takedowns? likely quite hard on the knees. Similarly someone who does a lot of wrestling / scrambling and possibly uses a lot of leglocks might find it tough on the knees too. Certain guards can be tough on the knees also. Myself i am generally pretty dull style wise (usually closed guard, de la riva, bit of spider, collar / sleeve, half guard and being on top) all of which i find are not bad on the knees (though my preferences are harder on the hands tbh). If you are worried about it being hard on the knees just try it and work out what works best for you. One of the things i like about bjj is you have that freedom to do things that work for you - if you hate armbars you just don't do them etc.!

Personally i have never found it to be so, but i also know plenty of folk who wear knee braces! Likely depends on your personal style tbh. For me i always feel it more in the hips than the knees

Pleased so far with the start to the season: Allen is on a tear and looks like the early season MVP favourite: unfortunately we could go undefeated and it will still likely come down to matchup with the Chiefs in the playoffs! The running game looks a LOT better this season which is good and should help Allen a tonne. Plus if he can keep spreading the ball about to all those targets it could make the offense much harder to stop. Previous seasons we have been more of a Peyton Manning approach to offense (couple of high priced stars) which hasn't worked. This season we seem to be more of a Brady approach of a lot of cheaper but good players. Wonder if that will get the team over the hump. Allen is too good to not have 1 ring!

Is what tough on the knees - BJJ in general?

Welcome nice to (virtually) meet you!

This sounds a really good idea. Also sounds similar to some of the seminar camps my bjj academy runs: they will usually get a big name person in to take some special classes over a weekend, Saturday and Sunday usually, with the topics announced in advance. Eg we have had Jon Thomas over before to run one on Collar/Sleeve guard over a weekend; Ffion Davies has done one the last couple of years too etc.. Having the 'big name' covering a set topic is really good as you can choose to attend (or otherwise) based on that topic and you get to really drill down into it

congratulations, well deserved

Tuesday 17 September Lifting Session Seated overhead press 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 50kg x 3 55kg x 5 55kg x 5 55kg x 5 55kg x 5 55kg x 5 55kg x 6 Was really pleased with this. A few mths ago i would have struggled to do 2 reps with this weight for one set then been wiped out. Managed 6 sets with it for minimum of 5 reps. could have done a few more i think but programme was planned in to leave 2-3 reps in the tank minimum Trapbar deadlift 70kg x 5 80kg x 5 95kg x 5 110kg x 5 125kg x 6 Called session there as the entire household (myself included!) had picked up a stomach bug and didn't want to push it too much. Wanted to get the main lifts done then out (while i could!!)

Saturday 14 September Lifting Session Bench Press 20kg x 5 45kg x 5 55kg x 3 65kg x 2 70kg x 1 70kg x 12 Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 5 60kg x 3 72.5kg x 5 82.5kg x 3 92.5kg x 5 Cable chest flye (superset with rear delt x flye: weight is per hand) 10kg x 25 10kg x 25 10kg x 25 Rear delt X flye (weight is per hand) 10kg x 10 10kg x 10 10kg x 10

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