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Post by MMX on Jun 1, 2015 11:31:10 GMT -5
A big covered back patio is not so bad either meguro.
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Post by karate4life on Jun 2, 2015 15:28:09 GMT -5
A big covered back patio is not so bad either meguro. The world is our playground, and the dojo is where we are. The dojo is what is left when you take away the dogma. Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015In the garageBench press: 75/85/95: (5/3/1): 5/3/2. Additional sets: 85: 6x3 Bent-over rowing: 60: 5x5. Pah! That was easy. I'm not sure yet if this is going to be a good replacement exercise for the pull-ups, but the latter are currently not an option due to that goddamn elbow. I feel like I'm going to have a long way to go to get that one functional again. My buddy S lifted 100kg for a 3x3 today and didn't even sweat. I hate that bastard! Osu!
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Post by meguro on Jun 3, 2015 6:05:12 GMT -5
You could try varying your grip. A neutral grip is easy on the elbows. Pull-ups from rings will give your joints enough play; there is less strain from being confined to a linear path.
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Post by karate4life on Jun 3, 2015 7:51:23 GMT -5
Indeed, I feel like I'm forced to follow a path that my body and here especially my joints don't like due to biomechanical reasons. I'll take a look into that if I can install rings in my garage (the ceiling is very low, you know...). Maybe I'll go with two old obi tied to the pull-up bar.
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Post by karate4life on Jun 4, 2015 15:33:41 GMT -5
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015In the garage10 minutes stretching and rolling 3 x 2 minutes bag work Some more stretching 10 minutes kumite combinations 5 minutes non-stop jodan mawashi geri @ bag Some more rolling elbow rehab - basically handling a 5 kg weight for several minutes Thursday, June 4th, 2015In the garageCycle whatever, week 3Squats: 120/135/150: (5/3/1): 5/3/2 Additional squats: - 130: 5x3 - 80: 3x10 That was good! If I remember correctly, 150x2 is a new PB.
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Post by karate4life on Jun 7, 2015 15:14:54 GMT -5
Due to some not so pleasant circumstances we spent the weekend at the in-laws 350km away. Nothing terrible has happened, but still some sad situation that required our presence there. Anyway, stumbled out of the car after arriving home, got the kids to bed and did... Sunday, June 7th, 2015In the garageCycle X+1, week 4 - deload week. Play around with the deadlifts a bit.120kg: 2x5 125kg: 2x5 130kg: 5 140kg: 5 100kg: 5x10 100kg: 5x5 Ab wheel: 3x10 Elbow rehab: Extremely light and slow curls. Sweaty, but feeling refreshed!
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Post by karate4life on Jun 9, 2015 15:14:24 GMT -5
Monday, June 8th, 2015Totally shot after work - rest. Watched some kiddy movie with the kids instead and went to bed early. Tuesday, June 9th, 2015In the garageCycle X+1, week 4 - deload week. A little bench press.Bench: 70kg: 10x5 300 kicks - mae geri, mawashi geri 3x2 minutes shadow sparring elbow rehab: light and slow curls, grippers My buddy S benched 105x5. Dude, I hate you!!
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Post by karate4life on Jun 10, 2015 6:29:24 GMT -5
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015 Lunchtime session
Junbi undo 5 minutes Kata 30 minutes, 3 each: - Pinan sono ichi, san and yon - Gekisai Dai Ichi and Ni - Saifa - Shisochin - Seisan Stretching 10 minutes.
Shower off, back in the office.
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Post by karate4life on Jun 12, 2015 7:37:31 GMT -5
Thursday, June 12th, 2015In the garageCycle X+1, week 4 - Deload week, some squatsSquats: 60: 2x5 80: 2x5 95: 2x5 100: 5 107.5: 5x5 (That was my buddy's S working weight today, I just did the same) 80: 5x10. I felt like throwing up after the last set. Ab wheel: 3x10 Nice. I know that deload should look different, but I like sessions like these - that's more like brutal cardio than weightlifting.
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Post by karate4life on Jun 12, 2015 7:39:05 GMT -5
Here's the forecast for cycle X+2 Bench Press | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Set 1 | 70 kgs x 5 | 75 kgs x 3 | 80 kgs x 5 | 40 kgs x 5 | Set 2 | 80 kgs x 5 | 85 kgs x 3 | 90 kgs x 3 | 50 kgs x 5 | Set 3 | 90 kgs x 5+ | 95 kgs x 3+ | 100 kgs x 1+ | 65 kgs x 5 |
Squats | Week 1
| Week 2
| Week 3
| Week 4
| Set 1 | 105 kgs x 5 | 115 kgs x 3 | 125 kgs x 5 | 65 kgs x 5 | Set 2 | 125 kgs x 5 | 130 kgs x 3 | 140 kgs x 3 | 80 kgs x 5 | Set 3 | 140 kgs x 5+ | 150 kgs x 3+ | 155 kgs x 1+ | 100 kgs x 5 |
Deadlifts | Week 1
| Week 2
| Week 3
| Week 4
| Set 1 | 140 kgs x 5 | 150 kgs x 3 | 160 kgs x 5 | 85 kgs x 5 | Set 2 | 160 kgs x 5 | 170 kgs x 3 | 180 kgs x 3 | 105 kgs x 5 | Set 3 | 180 kgs x 5+ | 195 kgs x 3+ | 205 kgs x 1+ | 130 kgs x 5 |
This is actually becoming scary...
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Post by karate4life on Jun 12, 2015 13:36:36 GMT -5
Friday, June 12th, 2015 Dojo
I bowed out after 45 minutes. My knee was hurting badly, I totally cramped up, ran out of steam and just couldn't go on. Everything felt wrong.
No, this is not due to the squats. My knee has been F***ing with my Karate ever since that surgery 2,5 years ago, and it bugs me every now and then. Today was one of those days where just going to training was already awkward. Meh.
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Post by meguro on Jun 13, 2015 11:13:42 GMT -5
45 minutes into class, and you cramped up. I'm thinking dehydration, which will also mess up your joints.
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Post by karate4life on Jun 14, 2015 15:26:09 GMT -5
45 minutes into class, and you cramped up. I'm thinking dehydration, which will also mess up your joints. Yes, indeed! I always - ALWAYS - sweat buckets, I always did. During the average lunchtime or evening lifting session I am dripping with sweat, and I drink >1l of water during 45 minutes. On that specific day there were no real warning signs besides the usual tightness in that knee that I often have. And yes, I made the bad mistake of not drinking anything during the day even though it was very hot in Hamburg (~28°C). So it ended like this. After 45 minutes I was hurting and couldn't go on, I was absolutely pumped and felt like throwing up. Frustrating. Meguro, you need an avatar! Saturday, June 13th, 2015Business appointments - rest.Sunday, June 14th, 2015Cycle X+2, week 1Deadlifts:140/160/180: (5/5/5): 5/5/7 (!). Another PB! Ha!!!! Additional sets: 145: 5x5 Ab wheel: 3x10 Light and sloooow curls + grippers for that elbow. That was a good session today!
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Post by karate4life on Jul 14, 2015 17:04:00 GMT -5
Not too much going on in terms of Karate these days. Dojo only once per week, and right now I can't say I'm enjoying it. My motivation is lost, I need some other training. I'm sure motivation will be back one day, but right now I get most kicks out of lifting weights. Bench press 102.5kg, squats 170kg, deadlifts 210kg. Lifting probably motivates me so much more because progress is so easily measured: I lift more than last time, so I got stronger. But how to measure progress in Karate? Height of kicks? Level of beauty in kata? Loudest kiai? I'm just the black belt next door and my level is very average, but I hardly find anything that motivates me in terms of goals, and I need goals, otherwise I lose focus, it has always been that way. Further, I am more than annoyed by the level of BS I see and hear from many Karateka. It's perfectly OK if Karate is a kind of moving zen for some, but this is not for me, it simply annoys me. I don't want fantasy and meditation, I want results and something that would work outside the dojo should the need arise. Further, I need to be honest: I hate training to the count of someone else, and I'm fed up with all that militaristic attitude in the average dojo. I mean, hey, "Karate teaches you respect and humility". Come on, if I need a dojo to learn all this then I've got some answers to give about my life in general.
I'm not really asking for advice here, it's just the state of mind I'm currently in. But as Arnold once said: "I'll be back!".
OSU!
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Post by MMX on Jul 14, 2015 18:13:04 GMT -5
Sometimes a break is needed to evaluate. I am fortunate that Enshin as it is a pretty modern take has most of what you are looking for with a lot less of what you don't like.
Osu!
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