The Martial Artists' Training Log

[DWx]

24/12/20

Squat

10x20kg, 5x40, 5x55, 5x70, 5x70, 5x70, 5x70, 5x70

Overhead Press

5x25kg, 5x25kg, 5x25kg, 5x25kg, 5x25kg

Deadlift

5x60kg, 5x80, 5x90, 1x100, 1x100, 1x100, 1x100, 1x100

Skipped a few days because of Christmas

28/12/20

Squat

10x20kg, 5x40, 5x60, 5x72.5, 5x72.5, 5x72.5, 5x72.5, 5x72.5

Deadlift

5x60kg, 5x80, 5x90, 3x100, 3x100, 3x100, 3x100, 3x100

Leg press

10x30kg, 8x75, 8x75, 8x75

Hamstring curl

10x20kg, 8x35, 8x35, 8x35

[bushido_man96]

When the weight is light, doing 3x5 on deadlifts is ok. As it gets heavier, you'll find that one heavy set of 5 is more than enough, especially after a heavy squat session.

12/26/2020 and 12/27/2020

Some light stretching sessions in the evenings, while reading. I finished up Jeet Kune Do: Bruce Lee's Commentaries on the Martial Way. I've got the last two books of that series on order, too. In the meantime, I'm rereading By the Sword, by Richard Cohen. Fantastic book.

I'm having trouble stretching lately. The muscle on top of my left hip wants to seize up and cramp all the time. Feels like the hip flexor. Makes it really hard to get a good stretch going.

[bushido_man96]

12/28/2020

The only bad thing about the holidays is they tend to lead to long layoffs. Back to it.

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 155x3, 185x1, 205x5, 205x5, 205x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x2, 115x5, 115x5, 115x5.

I got both boys to the gym with me today. Fun time.

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black Belt Class. We did Do-Kangs 1-4, doing 4 twice by count. Three-steps 1-6. Brief stretch at the end of class.

Evening light stretching session at home.

[bushido_man96]

12/29/2020

Cardio: 30 minutes on the elliptical, then spent 30 minutes in the hot box at the gym. My oldest son is still working on cutting weight for wrestling, so I was his cardio partner today. Afterwards, I had a nice stretching session at home.

[bushido_man96]

12/30/2020

Strength Training

Deadlifts: 135x5, 165x5, 195x3, 210x1, 235x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x2, 117.5x5, 117.5x5, 117.5x5.

Lat Pull-downs: 140x10, 140x10, 140x10, 140x10.

After deadlift and between press sets, I stretched my legs and back.

[DWx]

29/12/20

Squat

10x20kg, 5x40, 5x60, 5x75, 5x75, 5x75, 5x75, 5x75

Bench Press

5x20kg, 5x20, 5x30, 5x40, 5x40, 5x40, 5x40, 5x40,

Barbell Row

5x20kg, 5x20, 5x40, 5x40, 5x40, 5x40, 5x40

Was the last session for me for a while Our region has been upgraded to Tier 4 for Covid so my TKD class and gyms have to shut again. Back to trying to do bodyweight and banded exercises.

[bushido_man96]

Oh, that sucks so bad, Danielle! So, is it back to Zoom classes for now?

1/2/2021

Half hour of cardio (elliptical) with my son, who's still working on cutting weight for wrestling. He's getting closer, though. Afterwards, I had a nice stretching session at home, and am going to be reading more By the Sword.

[DWx]

Oh, that sucks so bad, Danielle! So, is it back to Zoom classes for now?

Yep back to Zoom Got to come up with some new ideas

I'm upset about not being able to go to the gym anymore, I'd buy a power rack but I've no garage or anywhere to put it

[bushido_man96]

Oh, that sucks so bad, Danielle! So, is it back to Zoom classes for now?

Yep back to Zoom Got to come up with some new ideas

I'm upset about not being able to go to the gym anymore, I'd buy a power rack but I've no garage or anywhere to put it

Buying a power rack is probably all you'd be able to get; finding iron has been the real struggle here. Price per lb on it has gone way up, if you can find it. I haven't been able to find iron for months, and when I look at racks, they are out of stock.

1/5/2021

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5, 135x5, 155x3, 185x1, 205x5, 205x5, 205x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x2, 117.5x5, 117.5x5, 117.5x5.

Stretch. Still trying to work out the binding in my left hip flexor area.

[bushido_man96]

1/6/2021

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. T-shirt Class. I did my form, Choong Jang, three times, worked the bag a little bit, and worked on some self-defense applications with one of the skunk belt kids. The CI told me this young one had wrote out some goals for himself, and told him to share them with me, stating that the more he shares them, the more real they become. It was a great point. So I worked on a few things to help him with those goals. At the end of class, we worked on some more Hae Sul from Chon Ji hyung. Stretched at home.