seated oh press (which is incredibly shitty) maxed at 205, stayed at 90% of that for singles, then busted out a few triples after because i was so pissed at how low that is compared to what i’ve done before.
Pullups 8x45, 6x75, 3x3 with 90, 15x45
bent rows 225 + 70lb 1 arm overhead presses 5x5
3x3 rounds of bagwork, 30s rest.
didnt do more conditioning because i anticipated going to train tonight oh well i make up for it tommorrow.
off topic…Like my new phone ive been on T-Nation or google reader all day, but new iphone should be coming out so im takin this bitch back and canceling my contract (30 day try-out period).
[quote]Kensei wrote:
…including one different conditioning circuit (possibly a crossfit WOD) into my schedule once a week. What do y’all think?
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Re: Crossfit WOD, if you do that, I think I wouldn’t do any high-rep Oly lifts; I wouldn’t do the kipping pull-ups, but static instead; I wouldn’t do the WOD as a competition (for time against other people) because you might sacrifice your form in order to get a better time. That is all.
Oh wait, there’s more: this last weekend I met a guy, with an absolutely beautiful body, who grew up boxing (his dad was a pro) swimming, and performing all over the country in a trampoline troupe. Awesome childhood, huh?
Anyway, this guy is an athletic guy all his life and he did Crossfit for three months and snapped his biceps tendon mid-workout doing kipping pull-ups. Surgical re-attachment, blech.
I realize you’re saying one w/o a week and all, just telling you my thoughts, not the safety police or nothing.
I took a class with one other guy, he’s small and light and flexible.
I learned three ways to pass someone’s legs when they’re on the bottom and using their bent legs to keep me from getting over.
It was really, really fun. I’m having a better time with each lesson. It was about an hour and a half and there was a lot of practice and sparring and I’m more motivated than ever.
Hill sprints tonight.
Strength workout tomorrow.
Friday night I plan to take a class at Carley Gracie’s school. He teaches the white belt classes himself. That’s where my partner primarily trains and it’s very near to where I stay.
Just finished a lunch time gi class. We went over a couple straight arm-bar variations and a gi-choke. Then we had four 6 minute rolls. I�??m usually one of the only white belts in the day class, which is open to all levels, so I was tapped frequently, but learned a lot. I find that rolling with the blue and purples in the day class has really helped push me past other white belts in the night white belt only classes. Also, I got my 3rd stripe today (woo hoo!).
Tonight I�??ll do another 45 minute walk. I�??m doing a crazy amount of cardio so I can try to make weight for the May 10th NAGA.
Tomorrow morning is maximal strength day at the gym.
hi (all). Im new to the T-Nation forums. Ill keep this short and sweet. I am currently 18 last year in HS and followed MMA since it became mainstream in the 90’s(UFC and now WEC). From there I wrestled for my HS my first 3years in HS and did well at times. I plan to wrestle in college depending on where i go.
Throughout HS i was in the gym lifting but half the time i did not know what i was doing till last year and now im trying to get my diet in place.
im not 100% sure but i might start going to a BBJ place that just opened during the summer.
at the moment this is how my workout split is
BACK/TRAPS/SHOULDERS
BARBELL SHRUGS 26
DEADLIFTS 86421
DUMBELL ROWS 312
SEATED DUMBELL PRESS 125
EZ BAR PRESS 310
FRONT PLATE RAISES 2*4
BICEP/TRICEP/FOREARMS
INCLINE HAMMER CURLS 115
INCLINE CURLS 115
BEHIND BACK WRITS CURS 33
BARBELL WRIST CURLS 120
REVERSE CURLS 2*5
Mon: Kickboxing
Tues: Full body circuit
Wednesday:full body circuit/light sparring
Thurs: rest
Friday:every second week wrestling
Saturday: BJJ
Sunday: Day off
[quote]also I love female fighters, its great to see strong women with that same aliveness we all gain from combat:
I was wondering how often everyone switches up their training regime. I was thinking of switching my strength training routine up every 4 weeks and including one different conditioning circuit (possibly a crossfit WOD) into my schedule once a week. What do y’all think?
I usually change up my set/rep scheme every 4-6 weeks, so nothing wrong with doing that.[/quote]
Me too, I think you get bored, and of course you want to advance/refine what you are doing.
Yay! Female fighters rock! I like watching the girls fight, it often seems much more intense! I know that I am an intense fighter!
I realize you’re saying one w/o a week and all, just telling you my thoughts, not the safety police or nothing.
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Ha! I don’t think that at all. Thanks for sharing, I wanted to get some opinions on that. And you are right, it’s risky to do that stuff when an injury means you won’t be able to fight at %100. In that vein though, can anyone recommend some good full body circuits that aren’t just burpees-burpees-burpees. Not that I don’t love burpees, but just to change things up?
How cool is it that we get our own forum? Thanks everyone for keeping this thread going strong since I created it several months ago. I really enjoy reading what everyone else is doing and it was a great source of motivation for me to get back in the gym and train after I recovered from my virus.
I realize you’re saying one w/o a week and all, just telling you my thoughts, not the safety police or nothing.
Ha! I don’t think that at all. Thanks for sharing, I wanted to get some opinions on that. And you are right, it’s risky to do that stuff when an injury means you won’t be able to fight at %100. In that vein though, can anyone recommend some good full body circuits that aren’t just burpees-burpees-burpees. Not that I don’t love burpees, but just to change things up?[/quote]
I have a few that I like to do:
30 squats
30 pushups
30 situps
30 jumping jacks or rope skips
30-45 second break after set and repeat for 4-5 sets
20 squats
20 burpees
20 pushups
20 situps
30-45 second break after set and repeat for 4-5 sets
Last night was MMA - we did kicks, ground and pound, and worked on a couple of submissions. we also worked two different sweeps. I rolled with a littler guy and damn are they fast and tricky. And tiring. I was wiped out by the end and couldn’t stay for Muay Thai.
[quote]Kensei wrote:
…can anyone recommend some good full body circuits that aren’t just burpees-burpees-burpees. Not that I don’t love burpees, but just to change things up?[/quote]
a) leg raise on Captain’s chair x 20
b) full sit-up x 25
c) crunch on Swiss ball x 16
d) Russian twist x 31
e) elbow-to-knee x 60
f) back extension x 25
total time = 30 min.
followed up with 20 min hard walking up big hills with heavy backpack
