[cockysprinter]

ive given up track this year as a competitive sport and im doing jiujutsu/mma instead. the goal is to fight at 170 and win a lot. my first jiujutsu tournament is april 29th in seattle and ill probably be competing in the 159-171 weight class, unless by some freak accident i end up weighing 158 on the day (im not going to cut weight). ill compete no gi and gi, and im not sure if ill be a blue belt or a white belt. i should be ready for my blue belt in the next month, but my instructor might make me compete before he gives me one.

some stats:
Derrick Brito
weight: 160 + or - 3
height: 5'9-10"
deadlift: 335
squat: 235
bench: 205
powerclean: 205
100:11.3
40: <5

some preliminary goals:
deadlift 365
squat 275
bench over 200 again
powerclean over 200 again

March 29,2006
im stuck in bellevue because my car is in the shop, so ill be back in jiujustu about friday. since i have tons of weights at my house i did some weak stuff to get back into things:

4s10r@132(?) overhand deadlift

ill practice some drills and air striking later tonight.

[cockysprinter]

March 30, 2006
my car is still stuck in the shop, were looking at staying until saturday minimum.

4s10r@152(?) overhand deadlift
i did some more striking practice

[chia]

Good luck with your program. I'm curious as to your terminology. What does 4s10r@152(?) mean?

[Feature boy]

4 sets of 10 reps at 152 pounds?

[peanut butter]

what happened to the sprinting?

[cockysprinter]

feature boy has it right. i put question marks next to my weights because im combining kilo and lb plates. i put too much pressure on myself for sprinting, so i might go back to it next year, but more likely ill compete mma, since martial arts were my first love. ill still incorporate sprinting into my training, since i train sprinters and i love to sprint, but i probably wont compete.

march 31, 2006
10r@132 overhand deadlift
4s10r@172(?) overhand deadlift

this is still ridiculously easy, i thought it would be harder with the overhand grip.

[cockysprinter]

april 1, 2006
10r@132(?) overhand deadlift
4s10r@182(?) overhand deadlift

[cockysprinter]

i forgot to keep this updated, so ill update a bit here. i leave for the tournament in seattle on friday. i weighed between 166 and 168 now yesterday, which was a big shock to me. that means ill definately competing in the 158-171 class. im also about 14% bodyfat. i did my first boxing sparring session on monday and man did that wear me out. i think you can get away with inferior condition in jiujitsu, but not in boxing or judo.

[cockysprinter]

i lost both of my matches at the tournament. i got my blue belt last saturday. i consistently weigh in the 168-169 range.

[Frodo]

Tuf luck at the tournament. I lost quite a few tournaments before actually winning. So don't lose hope! Congrats with your blue belt. How long have you been training?