Note

Just wanted to toss out a little notice here.  With an upcoming move back to the States and a lack of internet connectivity imminent I’m going to ice the site for a couple of months.  It’s not dead, I just don’t have the ability to maintain it for the moment.  There may very well be updates now and then, but look for a full re-opening in late October or early November.

Journal

Warm Up

2×10
Squat
Jumping Jack
Seal Jump
Highland Jump
Pogo
lunge
side lunge
wide out
gate swing

2×20yds
fwd skip
side skip
carcocia
toy soldiers
walking lunge
side lunge

1×8
hip bridge
1leg bridge
supine leg raise
Side\in\out leg raise
swimmer
superman
fire hydrant bent knee\strait leg\fwd\back
donkey kick
prone knee raise
scorpion
iron cross

Line Drill
2×20m
slalom
wide out hop
ali shuffle
hip twist
high knee
1 leg hop

Run
8×100m

Stretch

Notes:

It looks like a lot when you stretch it out like that.

Journal

Crawls 2×10yds
Bear, Gorilla, Frog (hop), crab, spider, side

Neck Flexion\Extension 1×20
Head Plank\Bridge 3×20sec

Close Grip Bench Press 4×8 @ 110lbs
Chin Up 4×8 @ BW

Plate Pinch 5×20sec @ 35lbs

MB Toe Touch 3×10
MB Cross Leg Crunch 3×8(ES)
Crunch 3×10

Stretch

Journal

warm up
30min submission wrestling
stretch

Notes:
I did some more specialized stretching last night and will probably do some more tonight.  I think it came into play here today.  I had him in my guard and everything was cool.  You ever have a cassette walkman and have the batteries die?  *Everything in thee worlddd is ooooooooooooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk….poop*.  My legs flopped open like a prom date and I was pretty much deflowered like one at that point.  Damn it.

Journal

4×5min rounds Heavy Bag (all around)

Notes:
It would appear that drinking heavily the night before doing strenuous cardio is not the ideal scheme. Did you know that? I didn’t know that. But now I know. Striking was down to about 30-40%. A couple of rests. Yeah….it just sucked.

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10×100m Med Run
100m walking lunge w\ 12lb OH
100m Walking lunge with 8lbs in goblet position
5×10 Incline Push Up
2min crunches
2min wall squat
4×100m Partner Piggyback (160ish)

Notes:
Fun day

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Yesterday = Light Circuit training during PT

Today
Warm Up
10×2min rnds Heavy Bag (Boxing)

Notes:
No issues on the bag other than I can’t wrap my brain around an uppercut to the body.  That’s one that tests my wrist every time.

Misc Thoughts: Train Like an Athlete

Every once in a while you see someone say something about wanting to look like an athlete.  So the rule of thumb answer is if you want to look like an athlete then you have to train like an athlete.  It sounds cool, but it’s stupid.

Riddle me this.  Do all MMA fighters carry a particular look?  Football players, golfers, fishermen?  You’ve got big ones, little ones, fat ones, skinny ones…blah blah blah.  Their skills allow them to carry out their occupation.  My buddy Gabe is a consultant.  He’s all kinds of sexy, but I’m not sure that going to college and eating BBQ is going to work for me.  Point:  There isn’t “a look” for athletes.  Some sports tend to attract\produce certain body styles but you’re running into a chicken-egg scenerio.

Pt2 of this little fiasco:

Even if training like a track star would make you look like a track star…you’re not going to do it.  You don’t have the time to put in per day and you’re not going to wait 10 years worth of training like this to achieve that look (aka the amount of time it took that guy to get that look).  Why?  Because it’d be stupid.  If you were willing to dedicate 10 years to get that look then cut back to 4hrs of weight training a week and a decent diet.

Moral of the Story:

Athletic training will improve your skill set at that sport, it’s not bodybuilding.

If you’re willing to put in the time and effort anyway, there are faster\easier ways to get there.

Journal

Warm Up
Submission Grappling 40min
Stretch

Notes:
Went a little lighter on the grappling than normal, but not too much easier. This was the first time that Jay just absolutely man handled me on the clinch. He slammed me about 4 times. On the ground I had the edge but he choked the crap out of me once or twice. Good times.

Highlights for me were securing an achilles lock for the first time ever and having a good string of transitions. I’m sure they looked like crap and I left myself open for 10k things but I went strait from a kimura -> triangle -> armbar -> different arm bar for the finish. It made me feel like a big boy.

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AM
Warm Up
7×3min Heavy Bag (Thai)
Stretch

Notes:
I think I strained my hamstring a little. Nothing serious but it’s tight and sore. My shins are hurting pretty good. Over all a good session. It’s a little hard to string together two of these style of sessions together and have them both be “good” but today was pretty close.