Mushjoon's To Become Better Judoka Log

[mushjoon]

3/8/2017

Current Body Weight 118.5 lbs
Height 5 ft 5

Current Workout System: Operator

Bar weight: 36 lbs
All workout weight are listed without including the weight of the bar

Week 3 Day 1
Back Squat 160 lbs
Bench 90 lbs
Weighted Pull Ups 33 lbs in my backpack

BCAA definitely helped me to recover faster and it also tastes good as hell (i got watermelon ice flavor). I actually didn't do a lot of warm-up this time. I used to do 10 reps with empty bar, 5 reps with 25 lbs on each side, 3 with 45 lbs, 1 with next one and 1 with the next one after until I reached my actual workout weights. But this time, I did 10 reps with empty bar, 1 with 25, 1 with 45 and kept going with 1 reps till I reached my workout weights. After workout, my thighs weren't as sore as before. In the judo class, one of the senseis (I believe he is godan) worked with me to improve my morote seoi nage. He helped me with making more contact with my back to my partner's chest, keeping good balance with my feet by bending knee a bit more (I used to stick my butt out too much backward) and focused more on twisting motion. He told me there are millions of ways to do this throw, but I like this twisting style. Also my other sensei helped me with harai goshi just like I asked him. I'm planning to use morote seoi nage and harai goshi as my main throws. I guess I have 9950 more reps to go till I finally get it right.

[mushjoon]

3/9/2017

I watched the video of me squatting again and realized that my lower back area kinda tends to round off when I reach the level where the parallel line breaks.

I think I should take a break from squatting as a whole and focus on the form first with an empty bar. Also, I've been having some pain in my lower spine above my tailbone so perhaps that's a good idea.

[Green2Blue]

3/9/2017

I watched the video of me squatting again and realized that my lower back area kinda tends to round off when I reach the level where the parallel line breaks.

I think I should take a break from squatting as a whole and focus on the form first with an empty bar. Also, I've been having some pain in my lower spine above my tailbone so perhaps that's a good idea.

Technique work may not correct your buttwink. Try working on mobility. I'd try raising your heels too. Quitting squatting seems a little drastic.

[grouchyjarhead]

Agreed, don't quit squatting. More mobility is what you need. This stretch might help you out.

http://www.catalystathletics.com/articl ... ever-Hear/

Good choice of throws as well. Just make sure you have a good backwards throw as well. Both of those require you getting uke to move into you. When they move away you want a good throw as well. Osoto gari and ouchi gari are two good choices.

[mushjoon]

3/19/2017

Current Body Weight 119 lbs
Height 5 ft 5

Current Workout System: Operator

Bar weight: 36 lbs
All workout weight are listed without including the weight of the bar

Week 4 Day 1
Back Squat 135 lbs
Bench 75 lbs
Weighted Pull Ups 27 lbs in my backpack

I watched bunch of low bar squat form instruction videos on YouTube and tried my best to keep lower back around tail bone area as arched as possible cuz otherwise my lower back is gonna round off again. I felt more pressure in the outer part of my sole and heels when I did the squat and based on what "So You Think You Can Squat?" video, I hope I'm doing it correctly. Also, I felt more flexing sensation in my hamstrings and my butt. I also felt more flexing in my lower back muscle. It was as if I did some totally different exercise.

I think I'll work on osoto-gari. Although it might be hard to do it in randori for now, I'll practice hard for it.

[mushjoon]

3/26/2017

Current Body Weight 120 lbs
Height 5 ft 5

Current Workout System: Operator

Bar weight: 36 lbs
All workout weight are listed without including the weight of the bar

Although I tried to keep squatting based on recommendations of other members of this forum, my lower spine still hurts and if I ignore this pain and just keep going, I think I will do more harm than good to myself. Can't even go to orthopedics cuz America's health insurance is so great.

So for a while, I'm just gonna drop squat from my routine and focus on empty bar squats as both rehab method and to correct my form.

Also I got promoted to green belt last Wednesday. Other than that, I'm trying to focus more on rubber band uchikomi for ippon seoi nage and osoto gari.