The Martial Artists' Training Log

[tallgeese]

today-

4.5 mile run

[bushido_man96]

5-5-09

100 Push-ups

Week 5, Exhaustion test: 35. This area seems to be my sticking point.

[tallgeese]

today-

3 mile run

delts/traps

[bushido_man96]

5-6-09

Weights

Power clean: 165x5, 4, 5th fail

Dead lift: 205x10, 225x5

Safety squat: 185x8

Cardio

Bike: 25 minutes, 90 rpm/100 rpm/90/100/90, 5 minutes each session. Stretch.

[tallgeese]

today-

warm up

4, 2 min rounds of roll for position

15 min of review/drilling mount escapes and half guard options

10, 2 min rounds of free roll escapes. restart in negitive posture after escape. The guy in dominatne position works submissions and holding posture.

3, 3 min rounds of free roll from feet

rest

1.75 mile run on light interval hills.

[tallgeese]

today-

back/abs

rest

warm ups with shrimping drills, leg overs, rolls, ect.

2, 2 min rounds of 30% roll for warm up, work on escapes

mount

side mount

then switch and work on holding position

20 min block of going over and drilling the olo plata and gogo plata, transition between them.

2, 3 min rounds of stand up working takedowns

3, 3 min rounds from knees

3, 5 min rounds free roll matches from stand up.

Good news from last night, after considering the weight classes and divisions in this upcoming tourny, the guy who'se grappling line I come out of and I decided that I'd roll in the 160-169 bracket for open and teh 160-175 for the 35 and older. What does this mean....I've already easily made weight

In fact, I can put a bit back on. After wavering between the two class, I had cut down to be in shooting range of 159 or 154. So, walking around at 162 I'm in a great spot to let a few go back on. Again.

[tallgeese]

yesterday-

rest day

today-

2.5 mile run

bis/tris/forarms

abs

[bushido_man96]

That sounds great, tallgeese. Keep us posted as to the competition.

[bushido_man96]

5-11-09

Weights

Bench press: 235x5, 6 fail

Row: 190x8, 9 fail...go up

Military press: 125x6, 7 fail

Lat pull-down: 170x6, 7 fail

Leg extension: 175x7, 8 fail

Leg curls: 205x10

Machine curl: 60x4, 5 fail

Triceps push-downs: 180x5, 6 fail

Abs

Cable trunk twist: 80x10, 10

Decline crunches: 22x12, 10

Knee lifts: 12, 12

Cardio

Bike: 5 min. @ 90 rpm; 5@100; 5@90; 5@100; 3@90; 2@120. Stretch.

MA Workout

TKD: 8:50 - 9:40

Bagwork

Side cut and front leg front kick: 3x10 each leg.

Side cut and front leg side kick: 3x10 each leg.

Spent the rest of the time working on interaction drills, moving around in the ring. Closed stances, back leg round kick to allow defender to side cut and counter. Also did open stance, front leg round kicks as attacks. This time was used to get better at seeing the kick motion start, to allow a faster response to initiating the cut and defense.

[tallgeese]

Thanks, bushido man. I will. It's the Midwest NAGA. I want to do well, but it's really not the sort of thing you go into to win. There's a lot of guys out there living to compete in it these days and my world dosn't revolve around competition anymore. Guess I just missed it a bit and more than anything wanted to test myself against relly good guys. Still, I'm pretty stoked about it.

today-

5 mile run