-nice open mat session on a monday before xmas. All other sessions cancelled this week over the holiday break, so managed to make this one. Plenty of people i haven’t seen in months, great to see them, and get humbled by them in rolls. All good though, unscathed and more learnings. Got in a number of sweeps on a few opponents, no submissions but held off plenty too. Maybe 7 or so rounds over 90odd minutes of on and off again 5min rounds with various opponents.
-knee bruising still there but seems to be ok, so another week of light duties should mean all ok into the new year.
-there’s a number of suspiciously good looking handles wrapped under the xmas tree here for me. KB’s incoming soon!
-working grips, then moving from in half guard to side control.
-4x rolls, went ok, but gassed early. Having a week off and plenty of xmas food definitely shows! Got to roll with the coach too.
t-ransformation2025 pics taken too - a few sore spots, post massage and cupping a few days ago. So many sore spots…
Squats (work gym)
06.01.2025 (1pm pre lunch session)
Mobility, warmup
KB Goblet squats x 3 x 10sec hold
Ankle mobility
Hip aeroplanes
Polquin step downs x 5 x 3sets L/R
Squats
Bar x 10
40kg x 8
60 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 10 (50r) - no belt
-ss-
knees to chest x 12, 12, 10
Leg press
2.5 PPS x 5
2 PPS x 8, 8
-ss-
Bulgarians x 12, 12, 12 (L/R)
Fascia stretches (2mins ish each) - chest/shoulders, on yoga ball / foam roller
-resting HR62 (was up at 64 over the hols)
-BW66.5kg a few days ago
-suspect I’ll be feeling this tomorrow
-good xmas hols, family time, a few trips here and there, plus installed a sliding cavity door for the pantry reno’s. Hence the patched wall behind me in above pic. Painting and skirting boards to finish it required.
Upper (work gym)
07.01.2025 (1pm pre lunch session)
Mobility warmup
BPAs various angles x 50ish
BW reverse lunges x 10 L/R - glute doms!
OHP
Bar x 10
30kg x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
-ss-
Lat pulldowns
40kg x 10, 10, 10, 10, 10
DB Bench Press
12.5kg x 10
15 x 10
17.5 x 10
20 x 10, 8
-ss-
DB Rows
12.5kg x 10
15 x 10
17.5 x 10
20 x 10, 10
Standing wall slides (shoulder/chest mobility drill) x 10
6 way shoulders 5kg DB’s x 5
-resting HR61
-locking those shoulders down and back, working lower lats where appropriate
-2025 goals? not sure, but for now some focus on posture improvement seems a good starting point.
-working back control techniques, and getting control back again if opponent starts to get free.
-coach was late! so just 2x rolls with J as we were the only 2 in the class today. After numerous taps, I finally got him in N-S around the neck alas timer went off. But good to finally get into an attacking position after defending for much of the rounds.
-next bjj comp I’ve signed up for is in early Feb, fewer divisions so no weight to cut, as the lightest grouping is under 75kg.
-working guard defence today. swivelling using our legs when opponent in north-south. Then when less space using the knees with a transition to armbar/triangle. I kept spinning the wrong way, but go it eventually.
-4x rolls. All on the defence but fairly solid, copping just a few taps each roll. Fought out of a few closed guard holds which I need to work on too. Good session with 5x of us there.
@burien_top_team Not sure mate, I felt fine after doing that daily work of kb’s over the weekend. Maybe it was the nordic leg curls or bulgarians, which result in the hammies/glutes pulling on the lower back? (it feels more like referred pain from elsewhere).
I have a regular scheduled chiro this coming monday (maintenance 6 weekly), and I’ve hit up my masseuse for a massage this weekend. Sitting in the office chair does not help that’s for sure!
Well the back is pretty much all ok now. Wierd. Some of @simo74 's wondering/wandering pain…
BJJ
17.01.2025 (6am morning session)
BJJ 1hr, all levels class
-working floating guard transitions today.
-5x rolls. Tough work, many taps, gasses early. But finally got some takedowns and some closed guards later on. But overall that was tough and exhuasting. Good session regardless, with 6x of us there.
-made it to an evening beginner class. Worked hand placements and getting into side control. Some new things in there to learn and work on.
-Various rolls against fresh faces and the regulars. Generally held my own but overall nice to not just be on the defence the whole time. Need to get to more of these classes so I can use some offensive skills!
