This book is sitting on my night stand waiting to be read, lol. Good to hear it’ll be worth the time.
I’m kinda curious as to how many hours a week you all spend training.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
Miss Parker wrote:I’m reading an amazing book called On Combat by Lt. Col Dave Grossman.
This book is sitting on my night stand waiting to be read, lol. Good to hear it’ll be worth the time.
I’m kinda curious as to how many hours a week you all spend training.
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Pch2, you are a cute kitten. 
I’d love to hear your insights on the book when you read it. I can’t get my nose out of it.
And I train 8-10 hours a week, plus an hour on my off days working on memorizing teaching techniques, working on voice, etc.
Judo last night 90 min.
35 min. warmup
We then practiced ippon seio nage with a resisting partner
this including three forms of resisting
- moving around the throw
- dropping lower than the throw
- cutting off the throw with a forward hip
after that we worked on a counter to the blocked throw.
We were free to choose whatever counter we wanted.
I used tani otoshi and two other throws which I will have to find the names for.
also a little grip fighting.
after words I stuck around for 30 min. and worked on uchi mata with a friend, and then we did about three or four rounds of ne waza just for fun.
to answer pch2’s question I train anywhere from 6-10 hours a week
Are your training hours all inclusive- technique/sparring/conditioning etc?
[quote]Roundhead wrote:
Are your training hours all inclusive- technique/sparring/conditioning etc?[/quote]
9.75 hrs of class time. (M-T-Wed, Fri, Sat)
2.75 hrs. some form of strength training (M, Th, Sat or Sun)
3 hrs conditioning (5-6 days per week)
Obviously, this is approximate. I might pass on a strength session, conditioning session or even a class if I think I’m not recovered enough. Wed I do back-to-back Muay Thai and BJJ, so Thursday I usually lay low and lick my wounds unless I’m feeling really great. Sometimes the MT classes contain a lot of conditioning drills, in which case I’ll pass on my own conditioning work at home. I also try to set aside 15-20 minutes a day to stretch, though not always in one sitting.
Cappy
[quote]Roundhead wrote:
Are your training hours all inclusive- technique/sparring/conditioning etc?[/quote]
Who are you asking?
[quote]haney1 wrote:
Roundhead wrote:
Are your training hours all inclusive- technique/sparring/conditioning etc?
Who are you asking?[/quote]
Everyone really, just a general question.
[quote]Roundhead wrote:
haney1 wrote:
Roundhead wrote:
Are your training hours all inclusive- technique/sparring/conditioning etc?
Who are you asking?
Everyone really, just a general question.[/quote]
In that case.
3-8 hours of Judo typcially includes warumups, technique drills and sometimes sparring(a.k.a randori) It is hit and miss on that part.
The warmups are a form of conditioning, although I would not say they really get the job done.
Outside of that I spend usually about 2-3 hours doing S&C training.
Last night started with a private with Big Daddy J, worked headlock on the ground (again) and “taught” him 360 defenses.
2nd hour was Relentless’s level 2/3 class and I gassed out so fast in the first half of class! God, I was pissed at myself. I’ve almost completely quit working out outside of krav, & now its affecting my performance, so that crap ends today. The second half was fine - and I did get a good compliment that pleased me very much. I was working with the Gentleman & asked him after class if he’s been hitting the weights, because when I hold the pad for him his punches & kicks are so much harder than they used to be. He said its because he goes 100% when working with me now because he knows that a) I can take it, and b) he trusts me to tell him to back off if its too much. I was happy!
3rd hour I joined Mudslide’s MMA class. We worked mount, sidemount, & keylocks. Then we rolled. I love rolling with the Professor. This guy is very advanced, he’s very muscular & shredded as hell, and he’s the most gentle and patient person ever. He could submit any of us with his hands bound while drunk and on Xanax and reciting Shakespeare’s sonnets. But he just rolls along as peacefully as a lamb, guiding you until he’s had enough of you, and then he ends it, sweetly but decisively.
You know, I can perform the techniques well when we’re just practicing them, but when we roll my head swims & I can’t finish it. I think I’m going to take the advice of the guys on some other thread in here, just concentrate on one submission & try to work that from any angle that presents itself. We’ll see how that goes.
Alright, Parker, what’s your plan of attack to address your conditioning? And, I better not see the words Crossfit!
[quote]Djwlfpack wrote:
Alright, Parker, what’s your plan of attack to address your conditioning? And, I better not see the words Crossfit![/quote]
Uh-oh, I could be in trouble! Well, today I’m going to the gym to hit the weights, & I’m going back to doing that 2 times per week + I’ll be running a 2 mile track near the gym - one day sprints, the next day steady state.
One of the things that killed me the most last night was at the end of the warmup we had to do 25 defensive sprawls, rising into a jump with your knees up to your chest. Then 20 pushups,then 20 breakfalls, which I suck at. I’ve lost strength as well as explosiveness, which these exercises require, not to mention the fact that I was sucking wind like a fresh-caught mullet. Plus I’ve put on 7 pounds, so hauling my extra fat ass around the mat isn’t helping. How embarrassing! No more of that nonsense for me. Time to imitate the action of the tiger! If you have any advice for me, I’m all ears.
Parker,
Lifting 2x a week will do wonders for ya, I’m sure.
As for conditioning, you can do:
Strongman medley if you have the equipment.
Sprints.
Bodyweight circuits.
Barbell complexes.
The key is to keep rest periods very small while working in a larger capacity.
[quote]Djwlfpack wrote:
Parker,
Lifting 2x a week will do wonders for ya, I’m sure.
As for conditioning, you can do:
Strongman medley if you have the equipment.
Sprints.
Bodyweight circuits.
Barbell complexes.
The key is to keep rest periods very small while working in a larger capacity.[/quote]
Thanks, Dan. Its cold here in Texas right now, so after the weights I decided to stay in and swim in my gym’s heated indoor pool instead of run. I do want to integrate bodyweight circuits too, especially burpees, they love those at krav so I need to be good.
Today in level 2/3 we just did a bunch of basics, kicking & punching combos ending with knees, lots of different ones. I think that last martini I had last night may have been ill-advised, as this hour was pretty nauseating.
2nd hour was groundfighting, with the Professor. We did a couple of different armbars, then a cool sweep where you are on the ground & your attacker is standing & you flip him over you. I have no idea what any of these things are called. Then we rolled. In the end it was just me & the Professor & my other training buddies are just sitting there yelling advice to me, and I’m yelling back “shut up!” because I can’t hear one person well enough to perform the suggestion. Then I get the best advice of the day: “Parker, stop losing!”
[quote]Miss Parker wrote:
… I’m going back to doing that 2 times per week + I’ll be running a 2 mile track near the gym - one day sprints, the next day steady state.[/quote]
Miss Parker, blow off the steady state cardio. It will only contribute to exhausting you without giving you any benefit whatsoever. fark it off.
It has absolutely zero to add to your Krav “game”.
Concentrate on Chin-Ups & push-ups for the upper body and dunno, deadlifts and KB swings for the lower. Maybe single-leg squats/Pistols since you’re into punishment.
Bonus: KB Swings double as cardio, woot!
[quote]downwardog wrote:
Miss Parker wrote:
… I’m going back to doing that 2 times per week + I’ll be running a 2 mile track near the gym - one day sprints, the next day steady state.
Miss Parker, blow off the steady state cardio. It will only contribute to exhausting you without giving you any benefit whatsoever. fark it off.
It has absolutely zero to add to your Krav “game”.
Concentrate on Chin-Ups & push-ups for the upper body and dunno, deadlifts and KB swings for the lower. Maybe single-leg squats/Pistols since you’re into punishment.
Bonus: KB Swings double as cardio, woot!
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I agree with you 100% DD, but those bastards make us run a mile & then go straignt into sparring or drills. It destroys me, so I’m trying to build myself up for that in particular. KB swings are a good addition, though, I totally forgot about those. I’m already doing all the other stuff you said.
oh, gee, sorry, I obviously wasn’t reading your previous posts with enough retention!
All the same, with the kind of volume/hours you’re already putting into your actual sport, you don’t need the extra running.
Combat sports are anaerobic and aerobic conditioning won’t help your anaerobic conditioning in the least. Since you’re already running a mile when you train for Krav, you needn’t run for training. The mistake combat athletes make is thinking they need to do MORE to get better. MORE running isn’t going to make your running better in Krav class, only inhibit your ability to recover.
I read back in the thread somewhere you’re doing like 8-10 hours of Krav a week? Is that correct? With that volume just a couple brief & dirty strength workouts are best. Even sprints would be optional, depending how you’re feeling.
I’ll post some examples of what I do when my BJJ schedule is maxed out, if you like.
If I’m mixed up and you’re not putting in those kinds of hours or you’re having a slow week in Krav, forget I said anything!
[quote]downwardog wrote:
I read back in the thread somewhere you’re doing like 8-10 hours of Krav a week? Is that correct? With that volume just a couple brief & dirty strength workouts are best. Even sprints would be optional, depending how you’re feeling.
I’ll post some examples of what I do when my BJJ schedule is maxed out, if you like.
If I’m mixed up and you’re not putting in those kinds of hours or you’re having a slow week in Krav, forget I said anything![/quote]
No, no, that’s great, I’d love to read what you’re doing.
The steady state running thing has kind of gone by the wayside, anyway, its cold out & I hate the cold. I’ve been swimming laps in an indoor pool after weightlifting. Not many laps, though, I’m gassing out quickly. And they don’t make us run as often as they used to, the woman who was most keen on it is very pregnant & not teaching much. Its just been on my mind because my next rank test is in January & if they make us run I don’t want to suck on whatever we do next because I’m too exhausted to perform.
And, yeah, its 8-10 hours a week martial arts + a couple of weight training sessions a week
Fun fun training today! Level 1 I partnered with Crazy L, holding the bag for her is a workout all in itself. Also, I got to demonstrate the techniques in front of the class & it was nice to find that I wasn’t nervous anymore.
Level 2/3 we worked on footwork, striking the focus mitts with say, a jab/cross, then the mitt holder strikes out very quickly with the same strike at your head while you quickly move out of the way to deliver more strikes to the side of their head.
I need to work on footwork, so the was great. Unfortunately, I later hyperextended my knee when I threw a kick too early from the ground to an advancing attacker. That was not great.
Hour 3, groundwork. Crazy L’s first class, & since only the 2 of us showed up, we just worked the most fundamental acts: this is guard, this is mount, etc.
I never post here but i figure id post for this.
North american (shin)kyokushin championship.
There was this russia selection thing. Open weight but the winners in their weight classes would get to go to russia to fight in the world cup.
Was supposed to be in it but i decided to not go to the last 2 weeks of training to study…so i was taken out 
Oops.
However the normal tournament was going on and i won 2nd place.
Speaking of which.
what exercises do you guys/girls do to increase rotational power?
Just starting wrestling this year as of November 19th. Pretty fun. The first meet is this Thursday. Let’s see how I do.
I’ll update later with the results.