The Martial Artists' Training Log

[bushido_man96]

Man, my abs are sore today! Whenever I sneeze or cough, the pain just surges through my core! Perhaps I should continue these new exercises...

[James Bullock]

3/24/08

1 Wide-Grip Barbell Bench Press

Set #1 225x 2

#2 235x 1

#3 245x 1

#4 255x 1

#5 265x 1

#6 275x 1

2 Hammer Strength Bench

#1 300x 2

#2 330x 1

3 Hammer Strength Rows

#1 330x 5

#2 360x 4

#3 380x 3

#4 380x 3

#5 380x 3

#6 380x 3

4 Hammer Strength Low Row

#1 180x 4

#2 200x 4

#3 240x 4

#4 240x 4

#5 240x 4

[bushido_man96]

3-21-08

I took my son to the park near our house today, and while he was running around, I decided to try to do some pull ups on the playground equipment. I can't do a pull up yet, but I did a few partial ones, and then did the monkey bar swining, working on my pull up muscles. I think I will try to work on this on a regular basis.

[bushido_man96]

3-24-08

Chest/triceps/biceps

Bench press: 155x10, 185x8, 205x3

Cable crossovers: 3x10x50 lbs.

Triceps press: 60x10, 70x6, 75x4

Seated triceps push-down: 120x10, 135x6, 6

Barbell curls: 70x10, 80x8, 85x4

Abs

Decline crunches: 3x15

Combat Hapkido: 10:30 - 11:40. Worked on Green and Purple belt material.

TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Been working on the form lately. Trying to get some of the tricky parts down. Sparring wasn't great today.

[bushido_man96]

3-25-08

Combat Hapkido: 9:00 - 10:20. Worked on Green and Purple belt material again. It is beginning to come together quite well.

Shoulders/back

Wide-grip pull-down: 100x10, 110x10, 130x6

Seated row: 100x10, 110x10, 120x10

Dumbell shoulder press: 40x10, 45x8, 50x6

Overhead cable curls: 3x10x50 lbs.

Legs

1/2 Squats: 185x10, 10 These hurt my knees today.

Hip adduction: 3x10x115

Hip abduction: 3x10x115

Hip flexion: 70x10, 85x10, 10

Hip extension: 145x10, 160x10, 10

Abs

Hanging leg raises: 5, 5

[bushido_man96]

3-26-08

TKD Testing: 6:00 - 7:30. Testing included a demo by the Black Belts. Demo included basics, some one-steps, some Ho Sin Sul, and some board breaking. I did a jump 360 degree round kick, through two boards. We also demonstrated our forms for the audience. Testing when well for the students, and we had one that tested for 1st Dan. Her technique was really good, and she nailed her board breaks. She also did well with sparring.

[Jay]

Overhand Wrist Curls 4xuntil failure

Underhand wrist curls 4xunti failure

Clean and Press 6sets of 4

Good Mornings 2sets of 8

Squats 2x8

Bicep Curls 4x4

Bent Over Rows 2x8

Press ups with 10kg on back=20

[bushido_man96]

3-31-08

TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Class was good tonight. Sparring was so-so. I got to class about 30 minutes early, so I spent some time working on my form, which seems to come and go for me. I also spent some time working on some defenses with a friend of mine. After that, I noticed that my knee felt twisted, and it wouldn't support my weight! I was able to walk it off, though, and made it through class. Basics were changed up a bit, and we did a lot of moving up and down the floor. We got a good workout, and got winded.

[KarateEd]

4-3-2008

I don't normally post in this particular thread, but I had so much fun in class tonight that I've go to tell someone!

We started off with some kicking drills, one-step and three-step sparring. Then came the free sparring. I hadn't free sparred in a while because school and other commitments had taken up my time. However, I finally was able to tonight. I was a bit rusty, but I got to work with some lower ranks at first. I worked mostly on my blocking with them. Then I got to spar with my instructor. Oh, was that fun. We exchanged some shots (light contact), I made some mistakes (I like to call them "learning opportunities"), and, at one point, we ended up on the ground working our grappling a little. Did I mention I had fun?

Ed

[bushido_man96]

Sounds like a great class, Ed!

4-3-08

TKD Class: 6:00 - 7:00. Basics went quick today, because we got started a bit late. In sparring, I focused on my front kicks.