The Martial Artists' Training Log

[bushido_man96]

2/20/2026

Strength Training

Deadlift:  135x5, 165x3, 185x2, 225x2.

RDLs:  135x5, 135x5, 135x5.

I have to be really careful with the deadlifts.  That lift fills me up with a lot of pressure, and I don't want to send my head reeling.  This lift will be a touchy one, and I'll really have to play with the set/rep scheme to see what I can get the most benefit out of.  I may play with a rack pull to see if the shorter ROM is better for my head.

 

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:  6:45 - 7:45 pm.  Started with several warmup rounds.  The way things started out, I thought we were just going to be rolling for the night.  But we spent the rest of class working on leg entanglements with the top player standing and the bottom player seated.  We started simple with the first game having the top player try to pass to the side of the legs and the bottom player trying to stop it.  The drills progressed to the bottom player trying to destabilize the top player and the top player defending it and trying to get one leg inside.  That progressed to the bottom player starting with hooks at the ankles and working to destabilize and get one leg wrapped from inside the top player's leg around the outside and get the heel into their hip, and destabilize from there.  Top player worked to get one leg inside and defend.

My arms were sore from yesterday and they soon died off in class.  I struggled to create the proper distance and angles to get the leg wrap.  I got it a few times, but I struggled most of the night with it.