A log by MIDMO

[MIDMOBOX]

I think its like 1 1/2 judo then 1 1/2 neweza(JJ) then open mat. The judo is the only troublesome part. It makes me ouchy, and in this place you never know who is going to be there. A couple ex-olympians come and go on a regular basis. My coach's game was honed on this monday night class. Anyway you look at it I'm going to be airborne alot.

*starts taking aleve now*

the 920 combined means I'm only 80lbs short of hitting my goal for the year. With Sept 1st coming up that leaves 4 months to get those 80lbs. I think it is more than doable. I figure right now I know I have 10 more lbs of bench and at least that much on deads, squats are pretty close to dead on but I think once I get back to them I'll see a quick jump then level off but I see no reason I shouldn't be able to grind out 20 or more lbs by Jan.

If I come close to the 405 for my deads, which is 50lbs by its self I should be at least 1000 or so by Jan. This is assuming no injuries and no training problems over the next few month. This is really exciting for me to think about.

 

[magicman531]

when it happens be sure to get your "1,000 POUND CLUB" shirt and strut around the gym

 

[hunto]

aug 28

deadlift
225 x 3
275 x 3
315 x 1
325 x 1
335 x 1
350 x 1
325 x 2
315 x 1 x 2

the single pulls felt great with the 350 being a 5lb best. I feel like i have about 10 or so more lbs in me right now. I need to develop a new approach to my single reps though when attempting a pr. I think i waste alot getting there.

wtg!

 

[MIDMOBOX]

Magicman
the last one is incrediable, for some reason I love good photos of beatiful women.

and thanks Hunto, I'm pushing hard towards 405 by Jan


Aug 29th

I'll call it MMA cause I actually but gloves on and threw a punch or two.

i went on no sleep and no eats, but I figured out something anyway. I continued my prep work with one of the fighters. Today we just did postional work with the roll ending on a major change or postion. We started in his full guard. I passed a few times and maintained posture, so I was happy with that. We then switched to my full guard. I was able to contain him, even hit a pretty scissor sweep that I normally don't use. He did pass a few times on sub attempts. He was baiting my triangle and waiting on it.

After the round he told me what I was doing and it made sense. When I get lazy I tend to hurry the set up. At the moment I go to pass the arm, I let go of his head allowing him to regain his posture then push through and out. I drilled it a few rounds and caught myself doing it several times.

From the bottom though I did a better than normal job controling his posture. He even commented that something felt dif. The other change I tried is if he got loose I just stood up, and considering he wants nothing to do with me on my feet that seemed to keep him guessing alot better than just trying to reverse or sweep. Although I am now drained I am happy and glad I went

 

[MIDMOBOX]

I ordered my 1000lb shirt for delievery as a christmas present yesterday in fact. I got pink.

 

[MIDMOBOX]

I have been thinking this for awhile, but I have decided to move up in weight to closer to the 220-230 range. Hopefully I can do with with out too much added BF%. I'm going to get a BF% pinch test to see where I am for sure first and adjust from there. I think some of my gains have been lacking due to my refusal to gain weight.

I'm not sure how this is going to work since I need to keep my bodyfat as close to 15% as possible for medical purposes. I'm hoping that by committing to the weight gain I will be able to speed my gains in the gym. Time will tell. I just need to figure out where I want to add calories/protein into my diet am considering another full meal while at work.

I have also begun a food log on fitday

BMI on fitday shows I am 29.02, this means I am obese, morbidly obese starts at 30. this is all at 13%bf. BMI is a crock.

 

[SteveQ]

I have been thinking this for awhile, but I have decided to move up in weight to closer to the 220-230 range. Hopefully I can do with with out too much added BF%. I'm going to get a BF% pinch test to see where I am for sure first and adjust from there. I think some of my gains have been lacking due to my refusal to gain weight.

I'm not sure how this is going to work since I need to keep my bodyfat as close to 15% as possible for medical purposes. I'm hoping that by committing to the weight gain I will be able to speed my gains in the gym. Time will tell. I just need to figure out where I want to add calories/protein into my diet am considering another full meal while at work.

I have also begun a food log on fitday

BMI on fitday shows I am 29.02, this means I am obese, morbidly obese starts at 30. this is all at 13%bf. BMI is a crock.

nice work on the deadlift PR

how accurate or consistient are the pinch tests? i'd like to get one even though i'm afraid of what they'd say

im 30.4 bmi. lul. 5-10, 211 means im going to die any second...

 

[SteveQ]

 

[MIDMOBOX]

nice work on the deadlift PR

how accurate or consistient are the pinch tests? i'd like to get one even though i'm afraid of what they'd say

im 30.4 bmi. lul. 5-10, 211 means im going to die any second...

Yes you are going to die.

The pinch tests are consistient more so than the impendence monitors. I think they are plus or minus a % or two. But are acurate as far as tracking goes.

 

[MIDMOBOX]

Motivated by pics of underboobs

Aug 31
Tonight was my trip to Welcome Mat north in Kansas City, where my coaches coach still teaches. Monday nights there are the nights that a lot of the affliate instructors come back and work out as a group. The 2

 

[magicman531]

Magicman
the last one is incrediable, for some reason I love good photos of beatiful women.

her name is erica campbell. at the age of 27 she removed herself from the adult entertainment world and took up Christianity. yet another reason i despise religion


and what is this about bumping up to a higher weight? do i detect the pangs of hunger or the sweet tooth calling?

side note, i would totally hit the host from dance your ass off, even though she has yet to dance any of it off

 

[MIDMOBOX]

Yea I would hit that to. She's what I call pretty fat. A fat chick who takes care of herself and isn't sloppy fat. Plus she's on tv.

The reformed porn star is incrediable. Her conversion almost makes her hotter cause now she's hard to get but still posses world class skills I assume.

The weight gain has more to do with strength and size than hunger, Its actually going to be hard to eat enough to gain any real size. I also think I am hurting my lifting by short changing my diet. Although I'm not hungry I can' help but feel I'm starving myself to a certain extent.

Sept 1
MMA/JJ

Today was back local with the MMA guys. I only got a couple of rounds in on the ground and finished them with ease. A couple arm bars, a few chokes nothign super cool just good basic submissions.

Spent the rest of the night work against the walls. I felt better than I ever had doing this. I was driven. One of the guys gives me fits with his strength and speed. I was finally able to neurtilze it and push him around for a change. Surprised the hell out of him as well. Spent alot of time using a Mauy Thai style clinch and kept him broke down on it. We threw some hands and knees and I think I won those exchanges as well. Was alot of fun. Normally wall work feels like just that work to me.

Not sure if the change of pace from last night was responsible or the 4 days out of the lifting gym. Still not getting alot of takedowns, but not falling into them either.

 

[MIDMOBOX]

I said I would revisit my trip when I got a chance. The one thing I took away from it is how dif my game is locally and then in the gi. . Gi and NoGi are two dif sports to me like freestyle wrestling is to greco.

In MMA/NoGi I am always playing a high closed guard game when on bottom. IN Gi I only play an open pushing style that is so much better for my body type. In Gi I have absolutely no probems at all controling my oppentants movement or posture. In NoGi I fight it consitently. However my top game in both is amazingly similar, a heavy top game focused on control. Both gi and nogi I always feel like once I'm there your mine and your not getting up til I let you.

My wrestling is improving I think but my intensity is a little hit and miss locally. I could still use some work on hip speed and strength but its coming. My cardio is weaking at the same time though.

No one I currently work out with does both, the guys out of KC only do gi the local guys only do subwrestling/mma.

The challenge will be how to start to get my nogi game to mimic my gi game. I get almost a week worth of privates in Oct so hopefully that will get me started. I think since I set Lifting goals I should set a JJ goal. That goal is to find a happy medium between the two styles.

In lifting I have a question. since the gym was shut down this week I have lifted nothign heavy at all. I plan on fitting in some complex/body weight work in the next few days but when I go back what should I be doing. Should I be catious and lift in the ranges I was working or go for broke and try to set some new maxes then work off them?

 

[magicman531]

see how you feel when you get to the gym. sometimes a layoff rejuvenates your system, other times youve got to start low and go through all that DOMS shit again

 

[MIDMOBOX]

Its going to work out to be about 1 1/2 week lay off. We'll see. Right now I feel killer strong and jakt. I figure if I can get some light clean/press work in over the next couple days I should be solid to at least go right back to were I was and hopefully kick it off from there towards 405

 

[magicman531]

well no workout... i will show clemency this time however

 

[MIDMOBOX]

Thank you for the gifts of both T and A. The lifting gets serious again next Thursday. Unitl then not much going to be happening just reflection

 

[MIDMOBOX]

Sept 1st food values from Fitday

calories 2,847
Fat 147.3
Carbs 143.8
Protein 229.1



From Sept 2nd

calories 2,776
fat 137.8
carbs 149.0
protein 248.2

 

[MIDMOBOX]

Sep 3rd
Barbell Complex
SLDL, Hangclean, SOHP, Goodmourning, Front Squat, Bent Over Row
85 x 4 x 5

This was harder than it should have been. Mainly cause every time I bent over the goo that is living in my head today made me feel funny. Anyway got something in.

Calories 2,671 Fat 107.9 Carbs 208.3 Protein 234.3

 

[SteveQ]

i think i'd like freestyle judo