The Martial Artists' Training Log

[bushido_man96]

2/11/2022

Strength Training

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x2, 237.5x5, 237.5x5, 237.5x5.

Power Clean & Jerk: 95x2, 105x2 115x1, 125x2, 125x2, 125x2, 125x2, 125x2.

[bushido_man96]

2/14/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 225x3, 275x5, 275x5, 275x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 115x3, 135x1, 162x4, 162x4, 162x3, 162x3, 162x2.

2/15/2022

Strength Training

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 115x5, 155x3, 205x2, 240x5, 240x5, 240x5.

Power Snatch: 95x2, 105x2, 110x2, 110x2, 110x2, 110x2, 110x2.

Stretch: quads, glutes, hams, shoulders, tris, chest.

[bushido_man96]

2/17/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 280x5, 280x5, 280x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 80x5, 125x3, 145x1, 164x5, 164x4, 164x4, 164x2.

Deadlifts: 225x5, 295x2, 325x5.

Stretch: quads, hams, glutes.

I refigured the warmup sets to my current work sets. Press bar path was much better today. Hadn't done deadlifts in 10 days, so needed to get that done.

[bushido_man96]

2/18/2022

Strength Training

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 180x3, 215x1, 242.5x5, 242.5x5, 242.5x5.

Power Clean & Jerk: 95x2, 105x2, 115x1, 130x2, 130x2, 130x2, 130x2, 130x2.

[bushido_man96]

2/21/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 285x5, 285x5, 285x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 80x5, 125x3, 145x1, 166x4, 166x4, 166x4, 166x3.

Deadlifts: 225x4, 295x2, 330x5.

2/22/2022

Strength Training

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 180x3, 215x1, 245x5, 245x5, 245x5.

Power Snatch: 95x2, 105x2, 115x2, 112.5x2, 112.5x2, 112.5x2, 112.5x2.

Bench press went well. Last few reps get tough, but otherwise, things are going well. First work set of snatch was not good; ended with a press, which isn't good. Dropped 2.5 lbs back, and it went a little better, but I feel like I'm tapping it out already.

[bushido_man96]

2/23/2022

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:15 pm. T-shirt Class: spent the time going over the first six three-steps, then went over Do-Kang 5. Spent some time stretching.

2/24/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 290x5, 290x5, 290x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 80x5, 125x3, 145x1, 168x4, 168x2, 168x3, 168x2, 168x2, 168x2.

[bushido_man96]

2/25/2022

Strength Training

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 180x3, 215x1, 247.5x4, 247.5x5, 247.5x5.

Power Clean & Jerk: 105x2, 110x2, 120x1, 135x2, 135x2, 135x2, 135x2, 135x2.

Missed on the last rep of the first set of bench. Got out of the groove, and sent the bar up into the pins. I'd much rather fail on the last rep of the last set than on the first set, especially since the other two sets were good. Oh well.

2/28/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 295x5, 295x5, 295x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 85x5, 125x3, 155x2, 170x4, 170x3, 170x3, 170x3, 170x2.

Press is getting heavy!

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Black Belt Class: Did Do-Kangs 1-5, then worked on some Ho Sin Sul, just kind of freelancing things. At the end of class, did Choong Jang once. Had some stretching time before class.

[bushido_man96]

3/1/2022

Strength Training

Deadlifts: 135x5, 225x4, 275x3, 300x1, 335x1.

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 180x3, 205x2, 247.5x5, 247.5x5, 247.5x5.

Stretch: hams, quads, glutes.

Deadlift was just a grind. It's slow off the floor, and slow all the way up, on all five reps. I dread it. But when I'm done, it almost feels euphoric. I'm never disappointed that I did it.

3/3/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 300x5, 300x5, 300x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 85x5, 120x3, 155x2, 172x3, 172x4, 172x2, 172x1, 172x1, 172x2, 172x1, 172x1.

Stretch: hams, quads, glutes.

That 300# mark is where squats start to get crazy for me it seems. Reps grind more, I find myself getting forward on my toes at times, etc. Press is reaching it's end point, I think. Reps are going to get few and far between from here.

3/4/2022

Strength Training

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 120x5, 180x3, 215x2, 250x5, 250x5, 250x5.

Power Clean & Jerk: 105x2, 115x2, 125x1, 140x2, 140x2, 140x2, 140x2, 140x2.

Stretch: hams, quads, glutes.

First set on bench was ugly, but the others went better, although 3rd set was a grind.

It's been a few weeks, so time for a numbers update:

Powerlifting Total: 300 squat, 250 bench, 335 deadlift = 885 lbs.

Strengthlifting Total: 300 squat, 172 press, 335 deadlift = 807 lbs.

Weightlifting Total: 140 Clean & Jerk, 112.5 Snatch = 252.5 lbs.

Overall: 1309.5 lbs.

Still not great numbers, but they're getting better.

[bushido_man96]

Strength Training

3/7/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 250x1, 305x5, 305x5, 305x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 85x5, 125x3, 155x1, 174x3, 174x4, 174x3, 174x3, 174x2.

Attacked the squats today. Heavy, but I tried to stay more aggressive under the bar. Tried to go down a little faster than I usually do. For press, I took a wider stance. I'm not sure if that helped push the bar better or not, but I liked how it felt. Also, since moving to day shift, I'm getting better calorie intake, which means better recovery.

3/8/2022

Strength Training

Deadlifts: 135x5, 245x3, 305x1, 340x5.

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 125x5, 185x3, 225x2, 252.5x5, 252.5x5, 252.5x5.

Stretch: hams, glutes.

Deadlift felt much better today. Bench press feels like it's starting to top out.

[bushido_man96]

3/10/2022

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 155x5, 215x3, 280x1, 310x5, 310x5, 310x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 85x5, 125x3, 155x1, 176x3, 176x3, 176x3, 176x2, 176x2, 176x2.

Stretch: hams, quads, glutes.