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Post by meguro on Jun 10, 2015 6:10:29 GMT -5
6-09-15 -knee bends (10, 90 lbs) -lunges (90 lbs, 2x10) -front squat (90 lbs, 6x10) -frog stands -military press, 90 lbs, 2x10
My elbows were a little sore so I didn't do too much pressing and no pulling.
6-10-15 -frog stands -Fran, 6'32" I thought the thruster portion of Fran would be holding me back, but I find myself breaking up the pull-ups into sets of 3-5. Worked on some lock flow drills at the dojo last night, which kinda sucked for my elbow and shoulder.
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Post by meguro on Jun 11, 2015 11:04:24 GMT -5
6-11-15 -frog stands -b stance front squat, 90lbs, 6x10 -dips, 10 bw, 40 kgs3x(3+10 sec holds)
Have you guys tried staggered stance squating? I just read about it and thought I'd give it a go. I like it. Feels more stable/natural. Get in your fighting stance, squat down. You'll notice your rear heel lift up, and that's ok. Less strain on lower back, more range of motion. Someone else try it and tell me what you think.
I upped the weight on my dip belt: 16 and 24 kgs kbs. Pulling might be a problem, but so far pushing is ok.
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Post by MMX on Jun 11, 2015 11:35:18 GMT -5
I think if your hips are mobile enough from Goblet squats you wont have issues. At least I don't. Split Squats are fun too though. If the western world had squat toilets I think everyone would move better..
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Post by meguro on Jun 13, 2015 11:28:33 GMT -5
It's isn't a mobility issue for me (or maybe it is), but it feels easier to front squat in a b stance; not awkward at all. Sounds weird, but it was as if less bracing were required.
Light work out of frog stands and L sits. The Lsits really lit up the triceps.
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Post by meguro on Jun 15, 2015 7:11:00 GMT -5
6-15-15 -frog stands -b stance thrusters,90lbs, 30 -pull-ups, 40 kgs, 10x1 -tekpi, neckbridge, headstand
Low energy day today. I was going to do Fran, but after the first 21 thrusters, I was spent. I changed gears, knocking off a few more thrusters and then went straight to heavy pulls. I concentrated on holding for a few seconds midway.
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Post by meguro on Jun 16, 2015 16:29:24 GMT -5
6-16-15 - frog stands - DB C&P, 90 lbs, 30 - dips, 40 kgs, 3x(3+10 sec holds) Strained something in my upper back which made neck bridges impossible today.
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Post by meguro on Jun 17, 2015 10:35:45 GMT -5
6-17-15 -2k row, 8'13" Overhead pressing combined with shoulder locks and neck cranks do not go well together. Dusted off the rower and kept the pace at around 20 spm for 1.5 k and then picked it up for the last 0.5k.
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Post by meguro on Jun 22, 2015 15:38:50 GMT -5
Strained my knee over the weekend escaping from a front headlock. I successfully muscled out of it, but the grapevine maneuver was not friendly to my old man knees. Father's day was nice, pizza for everybody. 6-22-15 - cheat curl & press, 90lbs, 40
Since my knee was not functioning, today's workout was straight up pressing. At the 41st rep, I felt a little twinge in my elbow and quit. New tricks for the old dog.
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Post by meguro on Jun 24, 2015 16:21:49 GMT -5
6-24-15 -ATFLBR, 30 -Pull-ups, 24 kgs, 3x8 -dips, 24 kgs, 3x10 -kb swings, 24 kgs, 100 The point was to be easy on the knee, hence the kb swings. That meant fiddling with the dip belt. Well, I felt real strong. . . with less weight to move around. I forgot to mention the last dojo session. We worked on footwork and position, similar to the stuff I did in Kali and a bit more sophisticated than the footwork in Judo.
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Post by meguro on Jul 6, 2015 10:11:59 GMT -5
A few things of note have transpired since my last post: extended weekend visit to Amsterdam; dojo closes for the summer. The weekend before last the family and I visited Amsterdam. I'd never been there before, and I must say it is quite an attractive city. If I had to choose between Venice, another canal lined city, and Amsterdam as a place to call home, Amsterdam would be it. If I were half my age, I would have also visited the Mejiro Gym. Alas, only cheese and beer on this trip.
Yeah, so the dojo has been closed for a week now, and not much going on MA wise. It re-opens in September.
7-6-15 -frog stands -Fran-ish db cheat curls and push presses and ATFLBR's, 90 lbs, 21-15-9
I've kept to this routine, everyday or other day, since getting back from the Netherlands. The knee still balks at certain angles,so thrusters and squats are not happening.
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Post by MMX on Jul 6, 2015 11:19:11 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about the knee Meguro. Try some leopard crawling.
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Post by meguro on Jul 7, 2015 10:51:44 GMT -5
I suppose crawling would be alright for the knee. 7-7-15 -frog stands -swiss ball pseudo plant leans and push-ups -goblet squats 45 lbs, 4x10 Yeah, so I tested the knee with some light goblet squats. So far so good. The push-ups from the Swiss ball, with my shoulders well in advance of where my hands are placed are as challenging as weighted dips. Lots of lacrosse ball rolling.
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Post by meguro on Jul 13, 2015 12:57:15 GMT -5
The man flu kept me down Fri and Sat. Felt good enough to walk around Sunday, and well enough to do a little training today. It is a weird bug for tis time of the year. Totally unexpected. Achey, headache, no appetite.
7-13-15 -frog stands -Franish (cheat curls and presses/ATFLBRs), 90 lbs, 21,15,9 -inverted deadlifts 5x5
After some time off I expected the frog stands to deteriorate, but was surprised that I was able to hold solid positions for longer than usual.
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Post by MMX on Jul 14, 2015 11:02:10 GMT -5
Sometimes that rest is just what you need.
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Post by meguro on Jul 14, 2015 16:13:32 GMT -5
You know what it is, there's a heat wave all over Europe and we have no AC. It's brutal. So we open the windows and sometimes you get a cross-breeze, sometimes you just get mosquitoes. 7-14-15 -db front squats, 4x10, 90 lbs -Swiss ball pseudo plant push-ups and leans -frog stands -uneven pull-ups, 2x4x5 Instead of adding weight to increase resistance in the push-up and pull-up, I've been using less than ideal hand placements. With the uneven pull-ups, there's about a ten inch height difference between the working hand and the support hand. Try it this way and you'll feel it in your biceps and lats. The knee didn't complain too much during the front squats (b stance).
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