Your sandbag innovation has reminded me that I need to get off of my ass and actually put the 3 kegs I have in the basement too use. All empty at the moment, gonna fill em up this weekend and do some conditioning.
Kinda limited on the weight of the sandbag i use, so eventually i’ll get a proper one, but for now it goes good. Also Kegs are great!
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Okay so doing some conditioning again on thursday so this is the plan.
Hammer swings
Pullups superset with hanging leg raises
100 Meter sprint
20 seconds rest between rounds.
Don’t stop until puking or exhaustion.
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Conditioning
Kind of a fail, was warming up and my abductor/left inner thigh was feeling messed up.
Did two rounds and whilst doing sprints felt like something was going to tear. So hammer swings and sprints were a no go.
Just did 10 sets of pullups with hanging knee raises. (20 seconds rest between sets)
I doubt anythings wrong with it, probably cramped up in my sleep or something.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BkUDelvgWyW/
New grippers 
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Congratulations on getting in there! I still remember my first BJJ tournament 13 years ago. It was IBJJF rules and I got armbarred in about 60 seconds!
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Can you even close the #3 using both hands? Haha
I haven’t opened them yet. Wait up 
Thanks man! It was a little nerve-racking, (all the spectators) but once the match starts it was fine. You completely zone out and only notice your opponent really.
No lmao
Haha goals! I reread your ‘i wanna close the #3 as a teen’ thread the other day.
I’m wondering how you can train hand extension. If you continue to just train closing your hand it may never matter, but the risks are higher than if you balance up your hand training.
I have these hand bands that balance out gripper training.
I got some elbow pain flareup which i originally thought was from jiu jitsu but it was from overuse with grippers. I kept skipping hand bands. My elbows are back to 100% now that I’ve had a break from grippers and done lots of hand bands, curls etc . Moral of the story is never skip hand bands!!
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Grip Training
Warmup Forearm stretches and trainer for a couple of sets of 10
No.1 ×5
No.2 ×2 Max attemps (can’t close)
×2 Overcrushes
2×5 no.1
1×10 trainer
Towel pullups off a tree
×5
×4
×4
3 sets of hand bands
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Those are tuff Young Duke, well done
Really good for grip work
Thanks mort! They’re a great grip exercise. First time i’ve ever done them so i thought five was good. If i build them up to like 15-20 in a set my grip will be alot stronger. I actually preferred them to regular pullups and i got a nice lat pump too
4 hour Nap
I haven’t had a nap this long in like forever. It was great. @littlelee whats your Napping PR? I saw it in your log. Was it 5? I usually can’t nap longer then 1 so this was a surprise.
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Nice nap!!! My PR is 5.5 hours. I am impressed Duke!
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It was great!
The secret is to not wake up, like when you can choose to wake yourself out of a bad dream kinda thing, if you just choose to stay asleep when you feel like you’re close to waking you will sleep longer. I also think having like lunch or a decent meal before hand helps too.
I usually don’t nap because I’m a poor night sleeper (I’m like an owl) so when i nap it means i take even longer to get to sleep.
I take forever to fall asleep. I have all the napping tricks though. Ear plugs to block out noise, face mask to make it dark, large protein meal before sleeping. I also try to get any chores etc…out of the way so I don’t keep myself up thinking about it.
I am surprised you don’t sleep well, once my daughters became teenagers they became expert nappers. I think that is where your night owling comes from. During teenage/early adult years your sleep cycle changes and you prefer to go to bed later. That is until you get your body in the adult routine.
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