bushido_man96

Bruce Lee was an enthusiast, for sure. But if I want good advise on a weight training program, I'm not sure I would reference Bruce Lee's programs.

Welcome to KF! Glad to have you here!

Nice. I'm trying to be optimistic, but the Royals bullpen is just....not good. Duffy is on his way back, which will help the starting rotation, but they need bullpen help. They got some great young stars on this team, and in a few years could very well be poised to make another two or three year run at the postseason like they did in 2014 and 15.

Hey, Happy Birthday, Noah! Have a great one!

I thought he was around 135-140 at his heaviest...

My interest in the Martial Arts sprouted at a young age, around 5 or 6, following my dad to his TKD classes and participating mildly. I remember watching old Chuck Norris movies with my dad growing up, too. From that point on, I'd always held an interest, and when I got into middle school, being a non-athlete putting up with bullying problems myself, went to class with a friend, and the rest is history. I continue to do it because I love the challenge it provides, I love to teach, and being able to share what I enjoy with others.

Congrats, sperki!

It looks like another step in the right direction, at least. I still wonder how close the two organizations will end up getting.

Baseball season is back, folks! What are your thoughts on your team so far? The Royals have some promising young position players, especially in O'Hearns and Mondesi, who finally started to swing the bat, and Jorge Soler looks to be playing to his potential. They even have a passable pitching rotation. The bullpen, however, ugh. Need to figure that out quick. Congrats to Whit Merrifield on his 31-game hit streak, which came to an end this week. He passed Royals HOFer George Brett, which is awesome. He's fun to watch play baseball.

Well, it may not have been the national championship that the network wanted for ratings, but there was a first time champion crowned, which I think is pretty cool. A nice redemption story for Virginia. Until next year, we're always on the road to March Madness!

4/12/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 150x5, 150x5, 150x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 110x5, 110x5, 110x5. LTE: 30x10, 30x10, 30x10. Barbell Curls: 50x10, 50x10, 50x10.

It sounds like you had a great testing! If you leave with some notes on things to improve, then you're on the right track, for sure. Congrats to you!

I enjoy seeing how other styles do things and seeing how I can incorporate some aspects into my teachings, and I am more than willing to share things with students when I have the chance to. In the course of a class, it is at times difficult to work some of these things in, based on what the class is working on how things apply. I do like finding the time to work in little nuggets from other trainings when it fits with what we are doing at the time.

4/8/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 145x5, 145x5, 145x5. Bench Press: 45x5x2, 105x5, 105x5, 105x5. Shoulder is handling it well. LTE: 27x10, 27x10, 27x10. Barbell Curls: 47x10, 47x10, 47x10. 4/10/2019 Strength Training Deadlifts: 165x5, 165x5, 165x5. Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 75x5, 75x5. Barbell Rows: 85x10, 85x10, 85x10. MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Choong Jang), one-steps. Its the first week after promotions, so I worked with low and high orange belts on their forms, and some black belts on Poe Eun. Instead of sparring, we did combinations the long way down the floor, which was nice and tiring. 4/11/2019 MA Training TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Yoo Sin), one-steps (white belt). No sparring, but after class me and one of the third dans worked on Kwang Gae, Poe Eun, and went through Se Jong several times.

Some certain things such as: Recovery time using heavy weights can be an issue as there are those that like to train on a daily basis and will use kettlebell weights instead as they are lighter and there are many exercises that can help with increasing strength training with versatility in motion. Also during recovery time due to using heavy weights can be considered to be a vulnerable moment for some, as it can interfere with resistance training sessions against live opponent's. Personally I just ignore the recovery time issues and get on with it, of course when or if exhausted or fatigued next to failure, I will take a few well deserved days off. This leads to the main issue, the difference between training and exercising. If one's main goal in going to the gym is to just get sweaty, basically exercising with weights, then it really doesn't matter what you do, and what machines are used to do it. If one just wants to move some weights around for "resistance" and is only concerned with getting stronger as a side benefit, then great, the goal is met.But if the goal is to get stronger, then things like recovery time, sets, reps, and exercise selection are all an important part of the process, called programming. This is when it is no longer just exercise, and becomes training.

Whenever I get blood work done, my numbers always come back pretty good; cholesterol is never high, I don't have high blood pressure, things like that. But I'm not in good shape. My measurements are not what I want them to be. So, overall, I'm healthy, but not fit.

It sounds like "the next big thing" that someone has come up with to market in the fitness industry. Something "new" seems to pop every few years...there was TaeBo, then Pilates jumped in, yoga was probably the first. P90X made a big splash for a while. Now it seems like its spinning classes and CrossFit. There'll be something new to look at next year, too.

4/4/2019 TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Pre-class warm-up included form reviews of Do San, Won Hyo, Yul Gok, and Jun Gun. Basics (changed up a little again), stretch, forms (Hwa Rang review), one-step (white belt, really hitting on the little things).

4/3/2019 Strength Training Front Squats: 45x5x2, 65x5, 95x5, 95x5, 95x5. Press: 45x5x2, 70x5, 70x5, 70x5. Deadlifts: 155x5, 155x5, 155x5. Barbell Rows: 80x10, 80x10, 80x10. TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics (changed and abbreviated; we did some front leg side kicks from a sitting stance (which I hate), including multiples; also did some inside axe kicking mixed in with our crescent kicks. Forms; Chon Ji, Dan Gun, Jun Gun. One-steps (white belt). Stretched after class.

Congrats!

Yup. And Brad Pitt’s reply was genius. I haven’t laughed like that in a while. Yes, it was fantastic!

Towards the end of season 1, at the tournament, when Johnny's student faced off to fight his son, and his son's arm was injured, it echoed back to the whole "sweep the leg" thing. Johnny tried to tell him to basically not go after his arm, but his own student didn't listen, ending up like Johnny was in the original movie.

Well good luck anyway!

I remember his stint with Tennessee; he turned the program around in a hurry, too. He's got Auburn headed in the right direction. And Charles Barkley is stoked about it! So, my Final Four was Duke, Gonzaga, Tennessee, and UNC. So my bracket is toast.

3/28/2019 TKD Testing: 6:30 - 8:30 pm. We had a few lower ranks test, and also had a handful of higher ranks testing. I thought it went well overall. As always, there's some room for improvement, but everyone is making very good strides in their training. 4/1/2019 Strength Training Squats: 45x5x2, 140x5, 140x5, 140x5. Knees were really aching today. Bench: 45x5x2, 100x5, 100x5, 100x5. LTE: 25x10, 25x10, 25x10. BB Curls: 45x10, 45x10, 45x10. DT Club: dropped in on the club for a little bit, to see how things were going. There was a new LEO to one of our small communities, and I assisted in some instruction with him. 4/2/2019 Solo Training Bag work: I did 10 rounds of bag work. First two were on the standing bag, then two on the speed bag, two more on the standing bag, two on the speed bag, two more on the standing bag. 1:30 rounds with 1:30 rest between each. The first two rounds on the standing bag were mostly from punching range, working some kicks in. The second two rounds I worked more from outside kicking range, closing and kicking, then working inside. On the last two, I tried to do more push kicks and side kicks to simulate keeping distance. I finished with a nice stretch.