Easy Strength S5 (work gym)
26.06.2025 (1.00pm pre lunch session)
Mobility/warmup
Goblet KB squat
+20kg x 8, 10
Deadlift
Bar x 8
60kg x 5
80 x 5, 5
-ss-
Seated row
70kg x 5
90 x 5
110 x 5, 5
Incline Bench 20kg DB’s x 5, 5
-ss-
Ab wheel x 5
Carries
2 x 25kg Plates 110paces, 110
-defo nogi @dchris - I wouldn’t know what to do in a gi! We had gi as a weekly session at our club but given minimal interest from members the coach switched that session into nogi leg locks.
BJJ
27.06.2025 (6am morning session)
-Again I was the only one at training this morning. Too cold for most maybe? = private lesson time again
-requested wrestling tips, so worked on collar tie technique. My stance is too shallow also, so getting that back leg back further helped a lot. Then collar tie into guilotine for entry into anaconda. Plenty of discussion too in there.
-so no rolls this week, but that’s fine as next week I’m taking the family to the snow (I haven’t been for 20ish years myself, so happy not to have any sore spots post rolls).
lol. This is much more fun!
I trained mostly gi before. Always liked nogi, but having a huge mind shift change. I play open guard and look for outside angle, but doesn’t work so well in nogi without grips. Having to consciously think about inside angle for leg entries.
Mace
28.06.2025 (on the set of the living dead)
Mace work
3 x 10-20 ish halo’s and single arm halo’s.
30.06 - 04.07.2025
Snow Trip
Took the family including junior to the snow for a week.
Totalled 3.5 days in the snow, and was very enjoyable. Been 20years since my last trip. Will be a more regular occurrence given junior enjoyed it.
Averaged 25,000 steps (suspect the fitbit was taking bumps as steps so I’ll take that number with a grain of salt) and somewhere between 15 - 25km’s on the snowboard each day. Snow depth was ok, early in season so only half the lifts and runs were open.
Will get some photo’s up in coming days, but just a few sore spots/muscles, but no injuries to speak of, so that’s a big win for a 47 year old. Long drive though, 8-9 hours oneway so takes a day at each end to get there and back.
Resting HR rose each day, as I was looking to get as many runs in as possible down the slopes.
-resting HR65 atm (was up to 67 a few days ago!)
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday!
Mace
06.07.2025 (on the set of the living dead)
Mace work
3 x 10 ish single arm halo’s after some warmup work
Thanks @SvenG @ChickenLittle - spent most of it driving the family home!
Bit of a head cold now, after no doubt getting run down fitting as many things into the holiday break as possible.
Seeing junior getting used to the snowboard is a great dad moment:
Junior’s first snowman ever…
Love the pictures!! I hope you had an awesome birthday!!
Very cool looking trip!
Easy Strength S6 (work gym)
07.07.2025 (1.00pm pre lunch session)
Mobility/warmup
Goblet KB squat
+20kg x 8, 12
Deadlift
Bar x 8
60kg x 5
80 x 5, 5
-ss-
Pullups x 3, 3, 3
Incline Bench 20kg DB’s x 5, 5
-ss-
Ab wheel x 5
Carries
2 x 25kg Plates 75, 95, 90paces
-smashed this out in under 30mins
-thanks @QuadQueen @TM79 was a great trip - not long enough, hopefully a longer one next year.
Happy Birthday! Looks like a great vacation.
BJJ
09.07.2025 (6am morning session)
-Coach has us work on side control to closed guard, then shoulder lock into kimura. Alternative also to transition to triangle. Good training
-3x rolls with the morning crew all back in attendance. Solid vs N, just the one tap vs H, J continues to be a handful and I was gassed early copping a few taps there. Good session though.
Easy Strength S7 (work gym)
10.07.2025 (1.00pm pre lunch session)
Mobility/warmup
Goblet KB squat
+20kg x 8, 10
Deadlift
Bar x 8
60kg x 5
80 x 5, 5
-ss-
Pullups x 3, 4, 4
Incline Bench 22.5kg DB’s x 5, 5
-ss-
Ab wheel x 6
Carries
2 x 25kg Plates 100, 90, 75paces
Mace
L + R 2x5r single arm halo’s plus some warmup twohand work prior
-resting HR61
-fell on my face wheeling back the ab wheel underneath a bit too far… that was fun. ha
-tunes today:
That has been a fear of mine for decades… 
I’m sorry you had to experience that, but it sounds like you escaped without a broken nose with blood everywhere. 
BJJ
11.07.2025 (6am morning session)
-Heel hooks from leg entanglement. Pure technique class today, no rolls. Plenty to work on there.
-no blood @TM79 but a slight ‘carpet burn’ on the top of my head when it scraped the gym floor mats, otherwise all good!
Easy Strength S8 (work gym)
11.07.2025 (1.00pm pre lunch session)
Mobility/warmup
Goblet KB squat
20kg KB x 8
24kg KB x 8
Deadlift
Bar x 10ish
60kg x 5
80 x 5, 5
-ss-
Pullups x 4, 4, 4
Incline Bench 22.5kg DB’s x 5, 5
-ss-
Ab wheel x 6
Carries
36kg KB + 20kg KB L/R switch sides each time x 66, 70, 50, 50 paces
-resting HR61
Mace
12.07.2025 (on the set of the living dead)
Mace work
5 x 5-8r single arm halo’s L/R
