3/3/2017
Simple
3x5x16kg Goblet Squat
3x5 Hip Extension
8x10x16kg 2H Swing
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
Focused Flexibility D3
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
3/4/2017
Simple
3x5x16kg Goblet Squat
3x5 Hip Extension
9x10x16kg 2H Swing
2x5 TGU
Did some floor presses to practice movement for TGU. The kettlebell is killing my forearm though, need to figure this out or not sure how I'll ever be able to do the get up.
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
Find it a bit strange but think the plank and shank is getting increasingly difficult as the week goes on.
Focused Flexibility D4
Missed a day.
Monster's Log
Re: Monster's Log
3/5/17
Off day.
Focused Flexibility D5
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
3/6/17
Judo
Back still hurts, tried to lightly work on foot techniques. Pretty sure I have a bad habit of turning into techniques with my back instead of my hips. Need to figure out how to move from hips.
Simple
8x10x16kg 2H Swing
2x10x16kg 1H Swing
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank (60/30/60)
Focused Flexibility D6
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
Off day.
Focused Flexibility D5
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
3/6/17
Judo
Back still hurts, tried to lightly work on foot techniques. Pretty sure I have a bad habit of turning into techniques with my back instead of my hips. Need to figure out how to move from hips.
Simple
8x10x16kg 2H Swing
2x10x16kg 1H Swing
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank (60/30/60)
Focused Flexibility D6
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
Re: Monster's Log
3/7/17
Judo
Keeping it light for awhile longer, so took the day off.
Simple
6x10x16kg 2H Swing
4x10x16kg 1H Swing
Need to work on packing the shoulder for 1H swings. Worked on first movement of TGU today rather than doing the full movement.
3x Plank and Shank (60/30/60)
Focused Flexibility D7
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
Judo
Keeping it light for awhile longer, so took the day off.
Simple
6x10x16kg 2H Swing
4x10x16kg 1H Swing
Need to work on packing the shoulder for 1H swings. Worked on first movement of TGU today rather than doing the full movement.
3x Plank and Shank (60/30/60)
Focused Flexibility D7
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
Re: Monster's Log
3/8/17
Judo
Uchikomi. Worked on ouchi/osoto gari. Need to keep hips low, low, low.
Focused Flexibility D8
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
Decided to experiment with the Focused Flexibility program a few weeks ago and thought its ideas were interesting and exactly what I needed, but have decided to stop this block on day 8 of 14. I do find that I have some reduced tension in the targeted areas on the following day, but I'm finding it just doesn't cut through the tightness like yin yoga does. To be fair, a session of FF is much quicker than a session of yoga, but I consistently find myself doing some yoga after FF anyway because the tightness is quite literally driving me insane. May re-visit FF at a later time, but for now am going to focus on establishing a more regular yoga practice.
Have been feeling exhausted throughout the day and during training lately, so going to reduce simple from 6 -> 5 days and see how that goes. The plan is to perform a minimum level of training where I still have energy to do everything else.
Few more days of Simple before I return to a block (or mini-block) of Operator. Pumped!!
Judo
Uchikomi. Worked on ouchi/osoto gari. Need to keep hips low, low, low.
Focused Flexibility D8
Longsitting: hamstring variations, seated forward fold
Shoulders: lounge chair, shoulder internal rotation
Decided to experiment with the Focused Flexibility program a few weeks ago and thought its ideas were interesting and exactly what I needed, but have decided to stop this block on day 8 of 14. I do find that I have some reduced tension in the targeted areas on the following day, but I'm finding it just doesn't cut through the tightness like yin yoga does. To be fair, a session of FF is much quicker than a session of yoga, but I consistently find myself doing some yoga after FF anyway because the tightness is quite literally driving me insane. May re-visit FF at a later time, but for now am going to focus on establishing a more regular yoga practice.
Have been feeling exhausted throughout the day and during training lately, so going to reduce simple from 6 -> 5 days and see how that goes. The plan is to perform a minimum level of training where I still have energy to do everything else.
Few more days of Simple before I return to a block (or mini-block) of Operator. Pumped!!
Re: Monster's Log
3/9/17
Simple
2H Swing 6x10x16kg
1H Swing 4x10x16kg
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
3/10/17
Judo
Uchikomi
Simple
2H Swing 6x10x16kg
1H Swing 4x10x16kg
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
3/11/17
Judo
Light uchikomi, light randori
Simple
2H Swing 6x10x16kg
1H Swing 4x10x16kg
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
3/12/17
training: OFF
yoga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnlHd5xTts4
Evaluated plank and shanks effect on the exercises I received for back rehab. Right side was great, massive improvement. Left side hurts and I could hardly hold the position at all. Going to try ab wheel next.
Simple
2H Swing 6x10x16kg
1H Swing 4x10x16kg
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
3/10/17
Judo
Uchikomi
Simple
2H Swing 6x10x16kg
1H Swing 4x10x16kg
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
3/11/17
Judo
Light uchikomi, light randori
Simple
2H Swing 6x10x16kg
1H Swing 4x10x16kg
2x5 TGU
3x Plank and Shank(60/30/60)
3/12/17
training: OFF
yoga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnlHd5xTts4
Evaluated plank and shanks effect on the exercises I received for back rehab. Right side was great, massive improvement. Left side hurts and I could hardly hold the position at all. Going to try ab wheel next.
Re: Monster's Log
3/13/2017
Judo
Uchikomi
Randori
Newaza
Focused on ouchigari and awareness of my hips.
Operator
4x5x40kg Bench
1x5x62.5kg Deadlift
1x10 Ab-wheel rollout from knees
Mobility
Vinyasa Flow
Stretch
Yin Yoga for hamstrings
Notes
Used to roll out from standing but had a hard time doing it from knees today; clear sign that I've gotten weaker. Good to get ab wheel back into the rotation.
Judo
Uchikomi
Randori
Newaza
Focused on ouchigari and awareness of my hips.
Operator
4x5x40kg Bench
1x5x62.5kg Deadlift
1x10 Ab-wheel rollout from knees
Mobility
Vinyasa Flow
Stretch
Yin Yoga for hamstrings
Notes
Used to roll out from standing but had a hard time doing it from knees today; clear sign that I've gotten weaker. Good to get ab wheel back into the rotation.
Re: Monster's Log
3/14/17
Mobility
Vinyasa Flow
Judo
Trained movements: ouchi, kouchi, harai goshi
Finisher
Ab-wheel rollout from knees 1x10
Stretch
Yin Yoga for hips and quads
Mobility
Vinyasa Flow
Judo
Trained movements: ouchi, kouchi, harai goshi
Finisher
Ab-wheel rollout from knees 1x10
Stretch
Yin Yoga for hips and quads
Re: Monster's Log
3/15/17
Judo
Worked on ouchi, kouchi, uchimata
Operator
4x5x40kg Bench
1x5x62.5kg Deadlift
Notes
Long day, so kept it pretty light. It's been recommended that I work develop my uchimata, a technique I enjoy but have been avoiding due to flexibility. Going to try and focus on it and stretching out my legs/hips for the rest of this month.
Judo
Worked on ouchi, kouchi, uchimata
Operator
4x5x40kg Bench
1x5x62.5kg Deadlift
Notes
Long day, so kept it pretty light. It's been recommended that I work develop my uchimata, a technique I enjoy but have been avoiding due to flexibility. Going to try and focus on it and stretching out my legs/hips for the rest of this month.
Re: Monster's Log
3/16/17
Judo
Worked on ouchi, uchimata
Stretch
Yin yoga for hips
Played around with kettlebell RDL for hamstring stretch; working on hip hinge.
Judo
Worked on ouchi, uchimata
Stretch
Yin yoga for hips
Played around with kettlebell RDL for hamstring stretch; working on hip hinge.
Re: Monster's Log
3/17/17
Operator
4x5x40kg Bench
1x5x62.5kg Deadlift
Judo
Uchikomi
Randori
Worked on ouchi, uchimata. Had some light randori and hit a kouchi -> sasae that felt awesome. Have been training almost only uchikomi lately so hitting a throw that I've been working on is great.
Judo #2
Uchikomi
Drilled ouchi, kouchi, uchimata.
3/20/17
Operator
4x5x45kg bench
1x5x72.kg deadlift
Mobility
Vinyasa Flow
Focused on hip hinge during deadlifts; noticed that when I maintain a forward gaze so many things seem to shift into place. Felt amazing.
Operator
4x5x40kg Bench
1x5x62.5kg Deadlift
Judo
Uchikomi
Randori
Worked on ouchi, uchimata. Had some light randori and hit a kouchi -> sasae that felt awesome. Have been training almost only uchikomi lately so hitting a throw that I've been working on is great.
Judo #2
Uchikomi
Drilled ouchi, kouchi, uchimata.
3/20/17
Operator
4x5x45kg bench
1x5x72.kg deadlift
Mobility
Vinyasa Flow
Focused on hip hinge during deadlifts; noticed that when I maintain a forward gaze so many things seem to shift into place. Felt amazing.