Goals & Gains The Dark Knight(Templar)Returns.

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 6/Day 17

Trap Bar Deadlifts:

5 X 65kg

5 X 85kg

5 X 100kg

Lu Raises:

3 X 10 X 5kg

Seated Machine Rows:

3 X 8 X 45kg

Chin Grip Pulldowns:

3 X 8 X 65kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Stair Climber:

6 Floors @ Level 15

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 6/Day 19

Football Bar Bench Press:

5 X 35kg

5 X 37kg

3 X 42kg

Kaz Press:

5 X 22kg

5 X 25kg

5 X 27kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

End of Week 6

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025. Week 7/Day 19

Safety Bar Squats:

5 X 75kg

5 X 82kg

RDL's:

2 X 9 X 47kg

Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows:

3 X 5 X 20kg

Hex Press:

3 X 5 X 18kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 7/Day 20

Swiss Bar Bench Press:

5 X 37.5kg

5 X 42kg

Swiss Bar Rows:

3 X 5 X 47kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

BJJ.

This class focused on Sweeps from the Sit Up Guard. Professor Rick taught several variants. Since my partner was a fellow No-Stripe White. we both decided to focus on the first and most basic Sweep.

Rolling. A very slight increase in the intensity; I Rolled at about 20% During my first Roll, with another White, I was able to reverse his Mount. Although he Pulled Guard, this is the first time I've managed to escape from being Mounted. A small, but measurable achievement.

I was Tapped in the three other Rounds, by a White, a Blue Belt and a Purple, but I'd have been shocked by anything else. And like they say, if you're not Tapping, you're not learning...

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 7/Day 21

Trap Bar Deadlift:

5 X 90kg

2 X 102kg(PR)

Definitely had at least one more Rep in me, but this is the end of a tough week of work, BJJ and Lifting, so I decided to play it safe. I will be taking a Reload next week.

Kaz Press:

5 X 24kg

5 X 26kg

5 X 31kg

Chin-Grip Pulldowns:

3 X 5 X 70kg

Assisted Pull-Ups:

3 X 8 X 42kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Stair Climber:

7 Floors @ Level 15

 

[MilkManUK]

Congrats on the PR, KT!

 

[KnightTemplar]

Congrats on the PR, KT!

Thanks, bro!

 

[KnightTemplar]

End of Week 7.

 

[Lug's Spear]

BJJ.

This class focused on Sweeps from the Sit Up Guard. Professor Rick taught several variants. Since my partner was a fellow No-Stripe White. we both decided to focus on the first and most basic Sweep.

Rolling. A very slight increase in the intensity; I Rolled at about 20% During my first Roll, with another White, I was able to reverse his Mount. Although he Pulled Guard, this is the first time I've managed to escape from being Mounted. A small, but measurable achievement.

I was Tapped in the three other Rounds, by a White, a Blue Belt and a Purple, but I'd have been shocked by anything else. And like they say, if you're not Tapping, you're not learning...

Well done on the Mount escape, it sounds like maybe a trap and roll or umpa if you ended up in guard?

 

[KnightTemplar]

Well done on the Mount escape, it sounds like maybe a trap and roll or umpa if you ended up in guard?

Thanks. It was a trap and roll, well spotted.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 8/Day 22(Reload)

Safety Bar Squats:

5 X 50kg

5 X 60kg

RDL's:

3 X 5 X 50kg

Assisted Pull-Ups:

3 X 5 X 35kg

Kaz Press:

5 X 24kg

5 X 31kg

5 X 32kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Stair Climber:

8 Floors @ Level 15

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 8(Reload)Day 23

Football Bench Press:

5 X 35kg

5 X 40kg

Football Bar Bench Press:

3 X 6 X 50kg

Seated Machine Rows:

3 X 8 X 41kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

BJJ.

No Rolling for me this time. Professor Rick paired me with another White Belt; this was only his second lesson. So Rick just kept us practicing technique for the whole class. Specifically: Flower Sweep from Guard, Cross Choke and Americana from Mount. And a Sweep from Open Guard that finished in Side Control.

Of course, I'd never question my Professor's methods of teaching. If Rick wants me to spend a whole class drilling technique, I'm going to say, "Oss, Professor!" and do exactly that. In any case, I know so little that even other White Belts spend as much time correcting my technique as they do Rolling with me.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Bugger.

I've somehow managed to strain my lower back. Not severe, but I'm going to have to take it really easy at the gym tomorrow. Especially since it's my Deadlift day. Thankfully, it's my Reload week, so I wasn't going to be lifting heavy anyway. But I'll still have to be very careful. Probably Deadlift at around 50% of my max.

The really annoying thing is, I can't pinpoint what actually caused this. At no time during Lifting or BJJ yesterday did I feel an injury happen. It wasn't until yesterday evening that it started to hurt.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 8(Reload)Day 24

Trap Bar Deadlifts:

5 X 45kg

5 X 65kg

Rope Pushdowns:

3 X 8 X 12.5kg

Assisted Pulldowns:

3 X 6 X 35kg

Kaz Press:

5 X 31kg

5 X 32kg

5 X 34kg