SimonAdd's Jiu Jitsu and Lifting Log
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I reckon the weight would go through the bloody floor at my gym. If anyone from Les Mills (Taranaki Street) is reading this... fix the level 4 floor! pot holes everywhere!<br />
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What is your DL set-up? alongside squats there's a fair bit of talk about technique for how we approach DLing. Grip selection, straps etc... -
Haha, yeah I wouldn't dream of it at any other gym I've been to, but this place is fully kitted out for Oly-lifters and they have more weight than I'm capable of lifting being dropped from overhead on a regular basis.<br />
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Grip strength is pretty important for BJJ so I don't use straps for deadlifts (or anything else). I figure if I can't hold on to a weight I could otherwise lift, my grip needs more work, not less. I use a double-overhand grip on all but my heaviest warm-up sets, then I switch to over-under for the final warm-ups and add in chalk for the work sets. Chalk is awesome, I've only recently started using it but it feels so much better when the bar isn't rolling and slipping in your sweaty hands.<br />
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Other than that, I start with my hips a little higher than I do on cleans, focus on keeping my lower back tight and try to get my shoulders behind the bar as soon as possible. -
[quote name='SimonAdd' timestamp='1346831735' post='308934']Jiu Jistu last night - didn't get round to logging this.<br />
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1.5 hours, worked on a single-under guard pass then sparring. Got the tozi pass and the kimura from side control, but no kimura from guard. Not too disappointed though as I did hit several nice sweeps.<br />
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Weight this morning was 88.4kg without a gi. The gi adds just under 2kg so I've lost a kilo since the weekend and 1/2kg since this time last week (I always seem to weigh heavier at the weekend, I think it's the food & drink).[/quote]<br />
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Good shit! Side control is bloody versatile<br />
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To check squat depth I found a good bodyweight test online a few days ago. Stand in normal squat stance but with arms straight, palms together, fingers pointing downwards. Squat down until your fingers touch the ground. At that point you will have activated both knees and hips correctly and be in a below parallel squat stance. <br />
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I did two warm up sets of this last night and then front squatted six sete at that same height. Today my quads, hammys, glutes and core certainly feel like they were made to work harder yesterday than they have down for a long time.<br />
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I found that little test was an excellent way to ensure all of the muscles are activated correctly and you will also find your self squatting deeper even if you have to drop some weight.. -
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Jiu Jistu last night - didn't get round to logging this.<br />
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1.5 hours, worked on a single-under guard pass then sparring. Got the tozi pass and the kimura from side control, but no kimura from guard. Not too disappointed though as I did hit several nice sweeps.<br />
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Weight this morning was 88.4kg without a gi. The gi adds just under 2kg so I've lost a kilo since the weekend and 1/2kg since this time last week (I always seem to weigh heavier at the weekend, I think it's the food & drink).<br />
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Sorry Im a thick prop bro. What are GI and BJJ? -
[quote name='V-Diddy' timestamp='1346910297' post='309138']<br />
BJJ is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. A gi is your martial arts ninja suit<br />
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Yeah, I'm afraid there's going to be plenty of Jiu Jitsu terminology in this log, no real way to avoid it. Just ask if you don't understand anything and I'll try to explain or post a pic/video.<br />
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Just tried out that squat test, RB, I like it. It's about as deep as I usually go but it's a nice way to test form. -
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[B]Thursday 06/09/12[/B]<br />
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Bench<br />
3x3 92.5kg (easy compared to Saturday, could have done more. Increase the weight next time)<br />
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Kroc Rows<br />
3x17 25kg (each hand)<br />
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1.5hrs BJJ<br />
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We had a couple of purple belts visiting so I rolled with both of them. They both completely dominated me, of course, but it was fun and my tapping hand got lots of exercise.<br />
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Didn't get any keylocks as planned, people seem to be defending them really well. But I did manage to transition to an armbar off a couple of failed attempts. -
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A 400g tub of strawberries has 112 calories. I'm suspicious. Too good to be true, surely?<br />
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Check on http://www.myfitnesspal.com and got 128g which is slightly different but still dam low. Looks to be a great low cal option. A few grams of sugar there though -
[u]SImon, did this today (why is my laptop underlining this?), and it was KILLER, 300 walking lunges, followed by 150 hamstring curls. Curls might be out of the question, but if you want to slam your quads, that's 12 minutes of mayhem right there... alternate longer strides and shorter strides to hit quads more (short), and glutes (long).[/u]
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Lazy weekend cost me, as I was back up to 89.0kg this morning! Still, that's less than this time last week so I'm not too upset.<br />
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I ran rather than cycled in this morning, too, which should help my cause. 3 miles, a lot of hills, 20 minutes. -
[quote name='BartMan' timestamp='1347061099' post='309389']<br />
SImon, did this today (why is my laptop underlining this?), and it was KILLER, 300 walking lunges, followed by 150 hamstring curls. Curls might be out of the question, but if you want to slam your quads, that's 12 minutes of mayhem right there... alternate longer strides and shorter strides to hit quads more (short), and glutes (long).<br />
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Nice, Bart! I probably won't do this for a little while now, but for future reference do you add any weight to the walking lunges, or are they just bodyweight? How do you do the hamstring curls, on a machine, with a cable pulley, or on your knees with someone holding your ankles?
Visiting my girlfriend's parents this weekend so it'll have to wait till next week now.
