No rolling for a month or so here, basically some lifting
with some bullshit conditioning - swimming , machine cardio nothing exciting.
I have been seeing a different chiro for my neck, cant get art with my insurance-
the neck is improving a tiny bit.
I was invited to join a wrestling club- this is super low key, not too competitive,
very very different from what I usually go to, I might play there for a bit.
November 26th
Towel Chins, Rows, Pistols, Glute-Ham Raises, Back Extensions
November 27th
Dips x 12, 9, 8, 8
1-Arm DB Press 40lbs x 8, 6, 6, 5
Overhead Cable Pull-Apart’s 30lbs x 20, 20, 20, 20
Decline Leg Raises (full decline + bench) x 8, 6, 5, 4
Off-Bench Crunch x 11, 7, 6
Need to remember to leave the shoulder stability stuff until I’ve finished any exercise that would benefit from shoulder stability. Shoulders felt worn out on the leg raises.
im not doing ant strength or conditionig work at the moment.
monday
takedowns with boxing
ground with gnp
subgrappling
tuesday
2x muay thai
sub grappling
wednesday
wrestling
thai sparring
thursday
mauy thai
wrestling
sub grappling
friday
rest
saterday
boxing
sunday
rest
Totally got my ass handed to me at the Freestyle Judo Nationals on Saturday. Went 0-3. Got armbarred twice, and lost one match on points. I fought 2 blackbelts and one 2nd degree black belt. Aside from losing, I think I fared pretty well. Managed several good throws, got a few pins, faught into the 4th minute in 2 matches and went the distance in the 3rd match (these were 5 minute matches). Cardio felt awesome, and I felt strong. I just fought superior opponents. I’ll do better next year.
I didn’t escape unscathed, though. My right elbow has been hurting for months. I’m sure I hyperextended it one practice when we practiced rolling armbars for 2 hours. Guess which arm got barred? Yup. After the tourney, I couldn’t turn the key to start my truck my elbow hurt so bad. It’s been a few days now, and it’s still hurting but not as bad. I’m going to take Dec off from all upper body work and do a Smolov squat routine to see if I can break 400. I’m still going to do judo, but I’m going to do everything left handed, and stay away from rondori for the next 10 weeks.
Still keeping up my general routine.
December 5th
Competed in a BJJ tournament. Won my first match by triangle, second match lost by 2 points.
Good stuff
Relaxed mental state – last time I competed, I stayed calm in my first match but got cocky between the first and second. This time I stayed very relaxed and ended up really enjoying competing.
I looked over the rules ahead of time, which I had failed to do before. I found out that straight ankle locks were permitted (which we don’t usually do at my school). I spent time reviewing the defense of them and when my opponent attacked me with one I felt okay about it.
Bad stuff
Felt over trained: especially my hands. Before we even started I knew my hands were done for. On Thursday I did some towel chins ups and then rolled for close to 45 minutes with a fresh opponent every time I got out of a bad spot. Legs gassed after the first match too which was surprising as well, since I didn’t use them that much.
Stuff to work on
More technical practice – I think if every class I do 25 of something to each side it would help a ton, e.g., take-down’s, escapes, passes, sweeps, submissions, positional improvements
Add some specialized conditioning to my BJJ class. There’s little things I notice that help out (high-rep ab work, some neck stuff, mobility for lower body, etc.) that I could add. 5 minutes maybe, maybe.
Technical missteps – half-guard sweep, defensive/offensive posture when the guy turtles and grabs my legs, sweeps when an opponent stands in my guard (and hand position on sleeves at this point), finishing the triangle
December 7th
Upper body pulling and lower body in the morning.
BJJ Class:
Drilled 25 things each side (triangles, side control positional stuff, closed guard pass, half-guard sweep).
Learned the Darce choke off a sprawl:
Opposite entrance of the Anaconda, once the arm is through Gable grip and scissor down the neck. Push their body down in the direction your fingers are pointing. Once they hit the ground, grab the back of their neck and pull down to create space, finish with hand on the biceps and legs next to theirs.
Give myself an A- today in rolling. Was determined not to give up any points, got swept twice when I had mount. I let myself get taken down to mix it up, but the guy came very close to catching me with a Gi choke from side control. Stayed relaxed and technical and had fun, very good day.
To make it extra tight, rather than grabbing your bicep, grab your tricep. They tap before you can squeeze 
So glad to be training again! First hour took level 3/4, we worked chops & defenses against front kick to a vertical target, from all angles & levels. Ended with me starting on the ground on my back “because something has gone horribly wrong” & Matt comes in to stomp my head, I evade & counter with a round kick from the ground, which he blocks but I wrap his legs & take him down & beat him senseless. We never really do these highly choreographed ballets like we used to do in karate, so it was interesting to work through a scenario & see how one move flows logically to the next. Usually it’s just a quick counter attack & a blizzard of whatever strikes will get the job done based in the individual situation.
Hour 2 was weapons training. Handgun defenses from all sides & third party protection. I bonked my head while I had both hands on my attacker’s gun & I was “headbutting” him repeatedly. I was getting really close & he instinctively turned his his shoulder in & up so I ended up slamming my face into his shoulder. It didn’t leave too much of a mark.
Taking a break from Jiu-Jitsu. After competing in the tournament I realized that I could do okay at three days a week of training, but not amazing. But I don’t want to commit to training more because I like lifting weights so much.
So I’m gonna try and up the weights (which I’ve also been getting so-so results in) and try to actually commit to doing something 100%.
I feel also that the inherent competitiveness of grappling is not the best fit for me in terms of satisfaction long-term, kind of felt the same thing with surfing (wanting to always get better, not enough enjoyment out of just doing it).
Lol, a lot of times I say these things and waver
I vacationed in SF for the holiday, and being off the mats for more than a week feels odd so I picked up a BJJ class at Ralph Gracie’s academy downtown. I just wanted to let you guys know that it was a really good experience and if you are in the area you should try it.
The drop in fee is bit much, $35, but it’s for the day and I hit three classes so it worked out well. The class was taught by Kurt Osiander who not only knows what he’s doing, but was a breathe of fresh air after living in the land of free love for a few days. He’s really into the basics, and was cool to roll with and watch roll.
I also took the friends that I was visiting with me. Since it was their first time the class was free, and they basically got a private with one of the other black belts in the room. They both came away loving it, and I think one’s a convert.
Anyway, I always like to have info on places before I go, so I thought I’d share.
Please rate my lifting workout:
MAX EFFORT UPPER:
A weighted chin ups neutral grip 5x5 increasing weight to a max of 5
B DB floor press 7-10reps 4sets
C BB rows 7-10reps 4sets
D1 front plate raises 7-10reps 3-4sets
D2 DB powercleans 7-10reps 3-4sets
E BB curls 7-10reps 4sets
MAX EFFORT LOWER:
A Box squats max of 3reps
B reverse lunge (front foot elevate) 10reps 3-4sets
C good mornings 10reps 3-4sets
D abd. circle
REP UPPER:
A bent-over DB rows 15-20reps max 3sets
B DB benchpress 12-20reps 4sets
C BB shrugs 15reps 4sets
D BB curls 10reps 4sets
Thanks for your help
This thread has pretty much died, but I was wondering if any of you keep logs else where. Mine’s in PW now and I know KMC has one in over 35. It’s always nice to read up on what people in your sport are doing.
I don’t keep a log here… mine’s on another website.
I’ve managed to make it through 2 practices since my injury, so I think I’m good and healed up. Tonight’s practice was pretty rough… lots of rolling and lots of throws - 3.5 hours worth. First hour and change was conditioning and I had 5 3 minute rounds of hard newazza back to back, then had 5 more 3 minute rounds rotating in and out.
The rest was throws, a couple chokes, then 12-15 1 minute rounds of rondori (I stopped counting the rounds after 6 or 7).
I’m gonna be hurtin tomorrow!
Man, this thread’s dusty!
I haven’t been doing shit lately. My schedule changed and I’ve only been able to make it to our Wednesday striking class for the last 8 weeks or so. I haven’t had a real ‘Judo’ session in probably 5 or 6 months. I’ve still been competing, but needless to say, I haven’t done very well without practice.
But I’ve made some adjustments to my schedule so I’ll be able to get at least one practice a week. Looking forward to getting back on the mat on a regular basis. Just gotta make sure I can keep my elbows healthy.
What are y’all doin?
my wrestling sucks take downs and take down defense , my jujitsu is gettin better some of the more experienced guys i train with are having a hard time submitting me and im feelin stronger since i upped my protein intake. my stand up is so so , my hands feel good, but my kicks i need to work on . i currently weigh 217 i weighed around 277 back in may and i still feel strong. maybe not as strong on the weights but i feel good grappling , i try to get some lifting in but its been sporadically not a set program , i do a lot of burpees tho . i plan to get my first amateur fight sometime this spring at 205 then after imma drop down to 185
Last night: combinations to the pads, then round kick defenses (shin block, boo! + 2 points of defense against high kick), then shrimping out from under the mount.
Last drill was a little friendly competition - when you’re on top just maintain the mount no matter what, while your partner tries to get out from under you however he can. I’ve finally reached the point in these drills where I can pretty much prevent people from reaching their goal, but when I work with a male (which is the majority of the time) & I’m in mount he usually just ends up getting frustrated not being able to pull off the technique & throws me into the air up & off him like when you’re passing a basketball. I’ve never been able to prevent this, only delay it. I don’t mind, as its kind of fun (we have pretty thick mats), but I really need to be able to figure that out.
(I’m not saying he never pulled off the technique, he certainly did, sometimes. But once he figured out he could fling me, that was pretty much it.)
I’m doing a mix of EDT and Westside. On EDT days, I load the bar with my bodyweight and do as many reps as possible in 15 minutes for each exercise. Tuesdays is squats and pullups, Thursdays is bench and DL. For the DL, I don’t go higher than 5 reps per set so I can keep my form as good as possible.
I try to beat my rep count each week, either by increasing reps per sets or shortening my rest periods so I get more sets in. In a few weeks, I’m going to switch to front squats and BB rows on Tuesdays and incline bench and RDL on Thursdays. I’ll alternate between these variations every 6 weeks. I’m working with weights close to my bodyweight to somewhat mimic a typical tournament day for me.
Sunday I alternate between Squats+Bench and DL+Bench. Squats + Bench I work up to a heavy double for each lift. DL + Bench, I do 5 heavy DL singles and work up to a heavy tripple on the bench. I’m adding weight to the bar each workout. Sometimes it’s 5lbs, sometimes it’s 10lbs, but I try to progress each workout.
I begin each workout with some heavy calf work, varrying reps/sets/weight. On my off days, I get away from my desk a couple times a day for 10 minutes of calf work and 10 minutes of arm work. I’m tired of having chicken legs.
lets see-
Not much going on here.
NO judo.
NO rolling
not allowed
Just came off of a 5 hiatus due to a bunch of stuff
-had a kid
-moved
-finally took time off to let my neck and other shit heal up a little
found a new Chiropractor via NYAC see him and a few other pt types
Started training again in Dec but just took a week off thanks to a nasty ass flu
so far
I am doing something like 531 two day a week
lots of lifts are off the menu cuz of this rusty old neck, kind of a theme
so its two days a week based on the 531 two day a week
one lower day one upper day
lower alternates between front squats and deadlift
(cant squat or load the neck/traps like that anymore)
Upper alternates between vertical and horizontal work
for accessory work-
its unilateral, abs GHR
upper - shit tons of pullups, dips pushups all loaded
lots of swimming
lots of jumping
some sprinting
Lots of PVC work.
at home I do some tabata bw shit
this is what happens when you cant train your sport anymore.
its ok.
Got my green belt tonight. Pretty stoked!
Congrats, Steve-o!
KMC, I hope you get better soon.
Fun training tonight with my buddy Matt. Combos to pads, then headbutts from all angles…then fun time! Had our hands tied behind our backs then had to run & fight through an obstacle course stocked with bad guys.