Author: Robert

February 11, 2009

Karate ClassRenshi invited me to demonstrate the kind of general mobility and dynamic stretching we’ve been doing with the work out group. The general mobility was kind of fun because I ran the group around the room so at each corner we changed directions. I did the standard routine. We worked on slipping punches, and…


February 10, 2009

Warm up OHS 0-barwalking drop lunges Workout Deadlifthang pullFront Squat 2x5x45, 2x5x135, 2x5x185, 2x5x205, 2x5x185 3×10Box upsGlute and ham raises Core 3×20 4 way neck machinestanding cable crunchescable push pullhyperextensions Stretching cause my back seized up on me from the high pulls and probably the beating the young guy gave me in Jutitsu.


February 9, 2009

Workout group about 20 people showed up. “S” was doing lateral shuffles and caught her feet, BANG down she went landed hard on her side. Jumped up and kept on going, I love that kind of toughness — I think she is nearly 20 years my senior, what a role model.Warm up Skips, shuffles, carioca,…


February 8, 2009

Jujitsu Class Foot sweeps as a throw and as a feint for a throw. I like the idea of footsweeps, hard on them easy on me. But they really are about timing. Spent a lot of time in Do Shime by itself and working into a stack either on the knees or standing up. Just…


February 6, 2009

Warm up, TabataPush ups/supine rowsHip circle squats/glute-ham raisesJumping pull-ups/lungesSit ups/hyperextensions Work, 4×4, 205#DeadliftHang pullFront squat Split jerk, 4×45#, 4×90#, 4×135#, 4×135#, 4×155#, 4×155#Push Press 8×135#


February 5, 2009

Workout group 8 people showed up. Warmup Partner Medicine ball warmup. Pre-Work Carry two O-bars, 2, 10k bumper plates, and 2, 45# bumper plates and 4 keepers from the gym to the fieldhouse. Work 5 cones set up 3-4 yards apart. Get the weight overhead safely and walk to cone, put the weight down. Wash,…


February 4, 2009

Karate Class Worked on Kata, but, then did cool work with bunkai — not just the obvious “Oh this is an ude uke” but being a bit imagniative and interpretive and pushing things further along to other applications, weapons, throws, evasive movements.


February 3, 2009

Warm up Tabata Cycle, 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest, 8 rounds Pull ups/BardipsAir Squats/LungesBlast offs/Plyo pushups on a boxhyperextensions/situps Work Hang Squat Cleans, 3×5, 180# Core 3×20 4 Way neck machine, 150#Standing Cable crunches, 150#Cable push pull, 60#hyperextensions That was fairly tough. The last set of hang cleans I nearly lost the…


February 2, 2009

Workout group about 20 people showed up. Warm up Standard mix of general mobility and dynamic flexibility. Pre-WorkJump circuit, basically a tabata cycle, 20 seconds of work and 10 of rest, stuff like jump and stick, jump tucks everything was with both legs Work Cycle Lateral hops on the baseline waiting for a verbal que,…


January 30, 2009

Warm-up 10 minutes of treadmill intervals,… I think I’m getting bored of this and my knees hurt. Time to think up a new warm up. Work out Hang Squat Cleans, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 4, 135#Glute Ham Raises, 5×10Cable Crunches, 10, 15, 20, 25, 15, 155# Core 2×20 Cable push pull, 66#hyperextensions