Blandy's training log for weight loss ( BJJ and conditioning)

[blandy]

Wednesday 13th May

rower
5000m - 22:40

Treadmill - 1 degree incline
5 mins @ 8.6km/h
5 mins @ 10.2km/h

[blandy]

Thursday 14th May

Spar class - all no gi, did 6 minute rounds as a three, two in and then one out as rest. Was working with a blue and a white so stopped a few times to cover some problems with them. Worked for about two hours

[blandy]

Picked up a heart rate monitor yesterday, my heart rate while I was moving about making dinner was about 70-75bpm, after I sat down for 5 minutes it was down to 59-62bpm. Going to keep working the cardio and try and get my RHR down to the low 50's.

Saturday 16th May

0900 - Spar class.

All no gi, started with some clinch/tie up work, then added in take downs and then continued to the ground. 3 of us there doing 6 minute rounds, two in and then one to rest.

[blandy]

Monday 18th May

BJJ class - taught calss again, did guard passing to warm up but the venue we train it shut early so wasn't able to roll at the end of class. Covered some techniques from butterfly guard

[blandy]

Tuesday 19th May

Dumbell snatches
24kgx3+3 reps x 3 sets

10 minute block of
Dumbell row 32kgx5+5
SLDL 24kgx4+4 reps
completed 5 rounds

10 minute block of
Dumbell row 24kgx10+10 reps
dumbell floor press 24+24kgx5 reps
completed 4 rounds plus rows

[blandy]

Thursday

Concept II rower: 30 minutes - covered 7033m
treadmill: 11mins @ 8.6km/h (plus 3 minute cooldown)
crosstrainer: 14 mins

all together 60 mins with HR >120bpm, goal for the summer is to slowly increase the running time till I am doing 30 mins running and 30 mins rowing

[blandy]

Friday 22nd May

MMA class - worked with some beginners holding pads for them and doing some GNP drills.

[blandy]

Saturday 23rd May

0900 - Open mat - all no gi, worked clinic, takedowns and control for about an hour.

1500 - rower 5000m - 20.28:5, 15 minutes on cross trainer and 15 minutes on the stationary cycle, heart rate 120-140bpm for 50 minutes

[blandy]

I competed for the first time at the NEGC on Sunday 21st June, the competition has been running for three years now but this is the first time I have competed for a number of reasons. Started out with 5 in my catagory but some one got bored and left before we started ? :S I won both of my fights with arm triangles from mount to take gold in the super heavy +97kg class. All the medal winners were entered into an absolute, I won three fights all be points to be crowned the North East grappling champion 2009. The main thing I was pleased with was my wrestling was much improved from the last time I did no gi, down to all the work I have been doing on a Saturday morning with Lee. Still got a lot to work on and need to pick a couple of takedowns and really hammer them with drilling.

The following Sunday I competed at the first British BJJ Open, organized by Braulio Estima in Birmingham. First fight was against Greg, I guy I used to train with when I lived in Sheffield. Greg pulled guard and swept me, I got half guard and swpet back. I think we exchanged another sweep each but then I was able to pass for the points victory. Even in the British Open Super Super heavy purple isn't a big catagory so my next match was the final. I was up against Antonio Henrique junior who had won bronze at this years IBJJF europeans and silver at the mundials, he had also beat me at the last two Seni's in the blue belt devision. Worked grips for a little bit, established a russian 2on1 but wasn't able to do any thing with it, junior pulled guard and worked for a triangle that was pretty tight for a while, switched to a omaplatta and back to triangle. I was able to defend and pass and was working for a bread cutter choke when time ran out to win a points decision.

Please with the 2 Golds in two weeks and much improved standed up. Concentrating on grips/ties really seems to have worked and just need to drill a couple of takedowns extensively so I can be more attacking. In addition I want to work my guard passing more, especially open guard in a Gi where I some times get frustrated with the grips

[blandy]

Monday 29th June.

Instructor gave me two more stripes on my purple belt to take me up to a 3 stripe, really worrying as it's not even a year since I got more purple ;)

taught class tonight as he is fighting on Sunday, at his request I started with some fitness work, did 15 minutes AMRAP 10 squats, 10 push ups, 10 sit ups, 10 burpess.

worked on some attackes from mount, cross collar choke (wonder where I got the idea for that from ), single wing choke and bow and arrow choke.

Open mat for the last 20 minutes or so.