[John Lambert]

Karate tonight. Nothin' excitin', other than that the guys I sparred with said I got faster. I think I just finally got the rust off and let loose a lil more than I usually do. But still kinda funny to me because of all those who say more muscle slows you down, and I stepped on the scale today at 207, which is the 2nd highest I've ever weighed myself, and I'm not as visibly fat now as I was then.

[John Lambert]

Wednesday:

2 hour Jujitsu class at the dojo my buddy's been goin' to. Not traditional Japanese Jits as such. The coach/instructor (head of Shingitai Jujitsu, John Saylor) is a former Olympic Judo coach who's also trained in Sambo, Karate, Muay Thai, boxing, etc. If anyone's lookin' for an MMA school, if there's a Shingitai Jujitsu school in your area, I strongly recommend tryin' it out. I'm not sure how much more I'll be able to go here yet while I'm home, simply because fight trainin' isn't a priority in my life at the moment. It was really good tho.




Thursday


Warm-up: 3-4 minutes of messin' with the heavy bag

20 Bw Squats

20 z-squats with the grapplin' dummy

8 towel pull-ups

20 squats, with dummy BTN

Pistols, pause in the hole
+6k x5
+6k x3

25 Hindu squats

8 towel pull-ups

25 Hindu squats


Worked out at home and had to be quick. I was done in like 30 minutes.

[John Lambert]

Today's workout will be posted here tomorrow.

[John Lambert]

Thursday: July 17



Warm-up - 5 min bike

BWS x10

OHS
bar x8

Squat
135x5
225x5
*405 walkout and knee bend* (felt like I could've gone a lil deeper than I did. actually, I'm sure I could've gone deeper, but I don't know if I'd've come back up without unloading the bar, first. )
315x2 (saw stars after 2nd rep or might have gone for 3)
325x1.5 (couldn't come up out of the hole for rep #2)
325x1
335x0 (stuck in the hole again)
225x10
225x5


Decline sit-ups (+plate) / Dips (+15lbs) / Towel Pull-ups (+15lbs)
.............8.........................8 ....................8
.............7.........................7 ....................7
.............6.........................6 ....................6


Pull-overs
bar x15 (forgot to do before the supersets, and at the point, my arms were too shot to hold the bar for any more).


Some stretching in the steam room while drinkin' my shake and some electralite (sp? firefox ain't givin' what I want) replacement.


PWO body weight = 208



Karate class, with some throw practice before. Neither I or the guy I was workin' with could nail the throw right. Both blackbelts I sparred with tonight were impressed and very complimentary again, and I was pretty wore out by then. Apparently I've not only knocked the rust off, but actually improved my striking, even while not focusin' on training...

[John Lambert]

Monday

Warm-up
5 minutes on a bike


BWS
x10

OHS
bar x5

Squat
135x5
225x5

Walkout & knee bend
405

Squat
315x1
325x0 (couldn't get outa the hole)
225+band x5
245+band x5
265+band x3

Crappy band (purchased originally for shoulder rehab), but it was somethin' different.


Sumo DL
245x5
335x5
425x2
445x0 (didn't break)
445x.5 (couldn't lockout)


Cool down stretches



Bad workout day. By the time I got to the weight room, I didn't particularly feel like liftin', but knew I needed to do somethin'. Sumo deads felt weird. Don't really like the thought of my arms hangin' that close to my crotch with that much weight on 'em. Also awkward to lock out that way. I think I'll do rack pulls for lockout assistance instead.


Anyone got pointers on how to get more sleep?

[John Lambert]

Today - about 30 min of crushing cinder block with my sledge (20 lb). Not a record settin' pace or anythin', tho.

[Jake Martin]

That's a big hammer (I want one).


Oh, and Osu!

[WhiteLightning]

Damn, I didn't know they made 20# sledges. And as for the sleep thing, lose your job and get your hands on some valium, heh. Works for me. I'm up from 7 hours a night to 10.

[John Lambert]

Osu, Jake. Forgot you used to be Shotokan777 for a minute. lol.

I got my hammer at a yard sale back in May. Haven't got to use it as much as I'd like, but it's still cool to have, and for $5, I couldn't pass it up.

I'll be ditchin' my current jobs in a couple weeks to go back to school. Will prolly be able to start gettin' 8 hours a night then.



Today


Warm-up
5 minutes on bike

BWSx10

OHS
bar x8
65x5
75x3


Squat
135x5
225x5
405*walkout and knee bend
245x8
275x4
315x1
325x0 (at least I got the negative)
275x4
245x5


Towel pull-ups
x10


Dips
x6

[John Lambert]

Today


5 minutes of bike


OHS
bar x5
65x5
85x3


Snatch Grip DL (standing on 2 stacked plates)
135x5
225x5
*chalk*
315x2


DL
405x5
425x3
445x2
405x4
405x3


OHP
135x5
155x5

PP
175x5
185x3


Towel Pull-ups
BW x5
+10x5
+15x5
+25x4


Steam room & cold shower contrast


Karate class


Was done by the end of karate. Hadn't had as much rest after liftin' as I had been gettin'.