The Martial Artists' Training Log

[bushido_man96]

No, it wasn't 15 minutes straight. It was broken up into two segments. Very tiring, though.

Yeah, post your training up. I would love to read it.

[Clash]

haha, straight or not that is STILL a lot of hard work. Alright I'll get on it..

[Clash]

9-5-07

Started off with my stretching I really need to get limber so I've been trying to make myself do this more and more even though it really strains me to do it, I'm not pushing myself further than I should I'm just really not limber at all so its very uncomfortable.

Spent a lot of time on the hand grips again today, even took them to school to do while taking notes.

75 thigh rubs

75 beach balls

15 push ups

15 knuckle push ups (back to back... those last six push ups were ROUGH)

20 Front snap kicks

20 Side kicks

20 reverse punches

20 curls on the bar bell

50 shoulder rolls with the bar bell? (not sure of the name for this exercise)

10 leg lifts

100 jumping jax (couldn't get out to run or jump rope it was raining)

10 more push ups

Some more light stretching, and a few minutes of Mokuso to cool down.

[bushido_man96]

I had a few questions for you:

75 thigh rubs

75 beach balls

What are these?

50 shoulder rolls with the bar bell? (not sure of the name for this exercise)

I think the terminology your are looking for here is shoulder shrugs. I think.

As for the stretching, just stick with it. Stretch like you say you have, to discomfort, not pain. If stretching is painful, then you have probably overdone it already. It takes time, but it is worth it.

[Clash]

Their two ab exercises that I learned while at a trail lesson for another school.

Thigh rubs are like crunches but you lay on your back with you knee bent pointing to the air, you lay your hands on the front of your legs and push/lean forward until the your hands reach your knees... After quite a few of them you really feel it.

Beach Balls, are kind of like they sound you basically tuck your arms and neck in to your chest lay on your back (or sit on the ground to start) and then basically you roll in a ball from your lower back on the ground till you shoulders/upper back are on the ground then back up and back down.

If that makes sense..

Thanks I wasn't exactly sure what to call the shoulder shrugs, my friend just showed it to me.

[bushido_man96]

Thanks for the clarifications, Clash. That helps out some.

9-6-07

I worked on some kicking exercises while outside with my son this afternoon. I was kicking our basketball goal post:

Back leg round kick: 10 each leg

Back leg front kick: 10 each leg

Front leg side kick: 10 each leg

Front leg front kick, back leg round kick: 10 reps of this combo on each side.

Back leg round kick, continuous side kick: 10 reps of this combo on each side.

Step up front leg round kick, cont. side kick, cont. round kick: 10 reps of this combo on each side.

I maybe spent about 15 minutes doing this. All I got today, so it felt good to do something.

[bushido_man96]

9-9-07

6x10 crunches

9-10-07

Chest/Triceps

Bench press: 195x8, 205x6, 215x4

One-arm alt. dumbell press, followed by 2 hand press: 45x8, then 8, 3 grueling sets!

Triceps push-down: 90x10, 105x6, 105x6

Bench dips: 3x10

Legs

Hip sled: 230x10, 320x10, 320x10

Physio ball curls: 3x10

Abs

Roman chair crunches: 3x15

Side raises: 3x20x30 lbs.

Forearms

Gripper machine: 3x15x25 lbs.

Combat Hapkido: 9:20 - 10:50. We started out working on the curriculum from where we left off, and then modified the defenses to go from being "grabbed" to performing the technique by initiating the contact. This kind of work is very helpful for my job, as I am going to have to be the one that initiates the contact by grabbing, as opposed to being grabbed myself. Here is another note that my partner made to me about our Hapkido/DT training: I made a comment that I hadn't gotten all of the curriculum requirements memorized for the previous rank we had worked on. He told me, "Yeah, you do. You may not know them in order, but you know the basics of them. You just don't know them like you know TKD stuff"...the TKD stuff being more laid out, and easily memorized.

Traditional TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. I was tired after basics today, especially the hand technique basics, stemming from my workout earlier in the day. However, I felt like my basics are improving a bit, getting faster with the footwork, and putting the combinations together better. I only sparred a few matches at the end of class, but it went well, and I pushed even though I was tired. One thing I need to work on in sparring is getting a technique off right after I block an attack, in order to utilize my power and the brief moment when the opponent is "stuck" between the block and setting the technique down.

[bushido_man96]

9-11-07

Back, shoulders, biceps

Assisted pull-ups: plate 11x10, plate 11x10, plate 10x10

Back hyperextensions: 3x10

Seated row: 110x10, 120x10, 130x8

Dumbell shoulder press: 40x10, 45x8, 45x6

Dumbell raises: 25x10, 25x10, 25x10

Barbell curls: 60x10, 65x8, 70x6

Legs

Hip abduction: 115x10, 115x10 115x10, each leg

Hip adduction: 115x10, 115x10, 115x10, each leg

Hip flexion: 85x10, 85x10, 85x10

Hip extension: 100x10, 115x10, 130x10, each leg. May need more weight.

Abs

Physio ball crunches: 3x15

Physio ball roll-outs: 3x10, hold each for 5 seconds.

Trunk twists: 3x20x45 lbs.

Arms are tired today! Very sore. My legs, on the other hand, feel great. The knees don't hurt much at all. I hope this is a sign of things to come.

Taught Kids Class from 4:00 - 5:00. I reviewed low rank forms with them, and focused on stances and completion of techniques in basics.

[Clash]

..I've been slacking off in my training since Friday, I worked to much this weekend i guess, however my first shotokan class is tomorrow at 3:00

[bushido_man96]

9-13-07

Traditional Class: 6:00 - 7:00. I started the class off with basics, and did them with the class. I put them through at a pretty good pace, and I was tired afterwards. During the forms section of class, I did 4 black belt forms, so that was a nice workage too. I was tired, but powered on through them. After class, I had another 10 minute Grappling Session, in which I proceded to pretty much get my butt kicked. I am just terrible at it. I have trouble trying to mount attacks, and usually just end up being defensive, and trying to ward off attacks and locks all the time. Towards the end of the deal, my partner got my left arm locked into a triangle-type of lock; well, it didn't feel like it was there, so I was trying to yank it out. As I was in the process of pulling my arm free, he ended up getting the lock, and my arm popped a few times. It is a bit sore today! My ears, and the spots behing my ears are sore, too. It was a good session, even though I suck at it. He did let me work on my throwing a bit when we got started, and I think I figured a few things out there.

Later on that evening, I did some ab work:

Twist crunches: 2x10 to each side.

Crunches: 4x10