It’s painful- T3hPwnisher is right; but in training/practice you’re smashing your body into the earth many many times each session. If the school you’re going to doesn’t have quality spring floors then it’ll hurt, even if you’re really good at rolling through the throws. It’s more a matter of ignoring the pain… Until you have a very spirited session with someone and accidentally get spiked on the head.
It’s very difficult to progress in if you’re a hobbyist- It took me almost 3 years to go from “incompetent” to “barely competent” at the second throw most schools (I believe) teaches you- the shoulder throw, and that’s only because I decided to switch to a lapel grip for the throw, giving me far better leverage. It’s a bit of a cheat though and leaves you open for counters.
Do BJJ and/or Boxing instead. It’s really easy to take people down to the floor if they’re not trained; just trip or shove them while you have their legs tangled up!
BJJ is said to have a better sense of progression even for a hobbyist, and from what I’ve heard it’s just fun to hit the heavybag.
This is deff a challenge for young kids but it can be dependant on the child. My daughter has been doing karate since she was 5 and whilst she still lacks some control she loves the katas and the dojo do a very good job of helping them visualising through defence and attack moves and their purpose. My son 8 has just started at the same gym and he struggles with concentrating and memorising the kata. He loves the striking and any sparring though. It’s more simple for him and he doesn’t have to think too much.
Bench:
5 x 60kg
5 x 70kg
3 x 75kg
5 x 80kg
3 x 8 @ 70kg
Lever row: 3 x 8
JM press: 3 x 8
Decline chest press: 2 x 30-10-30
Notes:
I guess everyday is bench day for me at the moment, even the crunch machine was exacerbating my knee. Decided to do a quick cycle of Training Maximally for bench over the next few weeks, hopefully I’ll be able to get some sensible maxes for clean and press and log clean and press over that time too, ready for all systems go time.
Need to rematch the video on JM presses I think. Not sure I’ve quite got the hang of how high I should be keeping my elbows.
Did 2 lots of 30-10-30 due to poor weight selection on the first.
Yeah, I think I have it right every time and then I notice something else. I think I’m going to rewatch this video before every session to try and get it right:
Lateral raise superset:
Cable raise × some
Dumbbell raise x some
Notes:
Wanted a quick Bench session before work, but I obviously wasn’t even close to recovered so had to substitute a quick shoulder session made up on the fly instead.
Knee/leg is improving, but still painful. Getting very frustrating now.
This is the first time. Its slowly healing, just taking a while. As long as I keep moving and keep warm, it’s just niggling. If I have to sit still for any length of time, or when I first get up in the morning, I’m hobbling pretty badly.
This isn’t normal? I kid, I kid. After my hikes I wind up having to hop in the car and drive between 2 and 3 hours to get home. Sometimes it’s no big deal but other times I feel like I’ve been put together with 2x4’s when I try to navigate around the mess in my garage.
@mr.v3lv3t a 2-3 hour drive will make me a bit stiff, but this is downright painful. It feels like my knee cap wants to explode when I put any weight on it. I basically hop for the first 30mins of the day.
@carlbm that would involve actually finding out where my GP is, probably reregistering etc. etc. Sounds like a lot of agro for something that’s hopefully just a “time to heal” thing.
@ChongLordUno sounds about right mate. I’m very lucky to not need any NHS treatments.
Update on T-ransformation week whatever:
Weight still slowly dropping. Motivation/interest has kind of fallen off a cliff a bit with the fact that I can’t sensibly do most of the stuff I’d like to do. My mind has definitely been elsewhere.
Update on the knee: it’s getting better everyday. After I’ve warmed up for a bit, I tend to more or less forget about it for the day. This week I’m going to continue mostly upper body work, but also include some light hamstring work and maybe some cardio of some sort later in the week, if its pain free.
Axle bench:
5 x 40kg (?)
5 x 50kg (?)
5 x 60kg (?)
Bench:
5 x 60kg
5 x 60kg
5 x 70kg
5 x 80kg
5 x 80kg
8 x 70kg
8 x 70kg
8 x 70kg
JM press:
3 x 8 @ 30kg
Tricep pushdowns/overhead extension superset: some
Banded machine decline press: some
Ab curl machine: some
Hamstring curls: some
Close, neutral grip pulldown: some
Hammer grip curl machine: 30-10-30
Normal grip curl machine: 30-10-30
Notes:
Got told i was “stronger than I looked” today, while benching 80kg. Not gonna lie, that hurt.
Did some curls too. Probably due to the “DYEL” call out.
Saw an axle lying about near the bench, so thought I’d give axle bench a go. The movement felt very similar, apart from the fact that it was a short (and surprisingly heavy) axle that barely let the weights clear the uprights. Cut that short before I got too heavy.
JM presses felt more dialled in today. Hoping to get the movement pretty dialled in soon so I can up the weight.
Putting a band on the decline machine was superb, really helped feel the contraction at the top of the movement. Will definitely be using that in future.
You’re doing great! If I’m injured and my training is limited then I just focus on what I can do. The T-ransformation hasn’t been won by a leg transformation so you’re still in a place to make progress and compete. Just bro out if necessary.
But does anyone really care if they look fast? We all want to look strong and intimidating. I don’t know if looking fast have ever been a concern, though. I’d take it as a compliment unless you look like Donald Trump on the court.
Well it carries the assumption that I’m too big to move well. Not sure there’s too much positives to take from that, haha. I do look big and don’t care much if I look intimidating, although I have learned that it is a side effect. I guess there’s both positives and negatives to that.
