Author: Robert

January 12, 2009

Workout Group about 20 people. Warm up 360 degree warmupvarious skips and arm swingsshufflescariocabackwards pushbackwards runs lungessupermankicks and so on Pre-Work, 6 roundsblast offslet downs 3, 15 second cyclesburpees, lateral jumps, push ups, for example Triangle run 10 minutes continuoussprint corner to corner on b-ball court, walk short end, jog long side, and repeat Weight…


Sunday 11, 2009

Second JuJitsu class — Thursday evening was the first. Always nervous to start new stuff like this. The potential for injury is magnified by ignorance and testosterone. An awful lot of hitting the floor too. The floor is hard even when padded. None-the-less, I was struck by how immediately useful Jujitsu is. Lots of “Yawara”…


January 7, 2009

AM Workout15 minutes of Yoga Noon Workout Karate class was cancelled for the weather. So, today is a rest day I guess. PM Workout 50 minutes of Yoga Down Dog is a suck fest, but, the Triangle Poses and Warrior Poses are just plain a tough combination of balance and strength.


January 6, 2009

AM Workout Tabata Cycle, 8 rounds, 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest Push ups/Bent over Rows, 115#Clubbell mills, swipes, and casts, 7.5#Thrusters, 115#/LungesV-ups/Contra-lateral Superman Noon Workout2.5 miles of treadmill intervals, 7mph work speed, 3mph rest, 2 minute intervals Core, 4×20 4 way neck machine, 150#Cable Crunches, 150#Cable Push Pull, 60#HyperextensionsSupine Hip March I…


January 5, 2009

Work out group about 20 people showed up for “J” return and our 1 year anniversary. Warm up Same stuff but with a jog back. So skipping with arm circles the length of the b-ball court and then jog back, for example. Some basic flexibility stuff, lunges and twists and so on. Weight room 5…


January 4, 2009

Warm Up 35 minutes of Yoga Work Out, Tabata Cycle 8 rounds, 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest 25# Kettelbell swings/ 25# Diagonal Plate Raises7.5# Clubbell, Mills/Swipes/Casts115# Bent over Rows/Air Squats25# Kettelbell high pulls, clean and press 4:10 pm 40 minutes of Yoga One of the interesting aspects of Yoga is the issue…


January 3, 2009

Warm up not so much Work out, 6×10 Thrusters/Sumo deadlift, alternated, 115#clubbell, mills, swipes, casts, 7.5#one handed kettlebell swings, 25#diagonal plate raises, 25# 30 Minutes of Yoga/Meditation, gotta justify the Christmast gifts after all.


The “new” 10 Commandments of exercise.

I didn’t think these up, rather, I found them. But wisdom is where you find it and if you are smart enough to pick it up when you find it. I actually have 5 more commandments to find in order to have 10… but, I think it is worth etching the ones I do have…


December 30, 2008

Warm up, 3×10 OHS naked O-barSitupshyperextensionsbardipspull ups Work out Squats, 3×5, 250#Bench Press, 3×5, 235#Ham Raises, 3×8 Dead lift, 1×5, 365#, 1×5, 315# Core, 1×20 Cable CrunchesCable Push Pull Feeling fat and lazy after the holidays — Oh Joy! more holidays….


Don’t need no education!

An important step in your life is when you realize you don’t need teachers or schools to learn, moreover it is when you realize how you learn best. Schools, dojo’s, scouts, certify you as having completed a certain number of accomplishments. But, they do not necessarily prove that you know how to learn, how to…