Goals & Gains The Dark Knight(Templar)Returns.

[KnightTemplar]

End of Week 11.

Very happy with the Deadlift PR. Felt nervous at the start; I was only planning on doing a couple of Reps. But after the first two I knew the third rep was there for the taking.

 

[Poon Goon]

3 X 103kg(PR)

 

[MilkManUK]

Nice to see some PRs! Congratulations KT.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Nice to see some PRs! Congratulations KT.

Thanks, man! I appreciate the support.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 12/Day 34

SS Bar Box Squats:

3 X 75kg

3 X 86kg(PR)

RDL's:

3 X 7 X 52kg

Machine Rows:

2 X 7 X 50kg

Chin-Up Grip Pulldowns:

2 X 6 X 55kg

Kaz Press:

5 X 35kg

5 X 38kg

5 X 42kg(PR)

 

[shu80]

wish I am as strong mentally as you

 

[KnightTemplar]

wish I am as strong mentally as you

Thank you.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 12/Day 35

Football Bar Bench Press:

3 X 40kg

3 X 45kg

Football Bar Rows:

3 X 6 X 52kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

BJJ:

Spent most of the class practicing variations of the De La Vira Sweep. I stayed on the two most basic versions.

Rolling. My first opponent was another no-stripe White...who also holds a Black Belt in Judo. Things went about as well for me as you would expect. And then they got worse.

I did manage to do a couple of things right. I caught the Judo Black Belt in a Guillotine, although he eventually worked his way out of it. In another Roll, I kept a good Closed Guard, but I could feel myself getting tired. So before my opponent could Pass, I opened and Swept him, taking Mount.

I couldn't finish him, but just getting to that position is progress.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 12/Day 36

Trap Bar Deadlifts:

3 X 85kg

2 X 104kg(PR)

Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows:

2 X 8 X 22kg

Lu Raises:

2 X 7 X 5kg

Kaz Press:

5 X 35kg

5 X 39kg

5 X 43kg(PR)

 

[KnightTemplar]

End of Week 12.

I almost certainly got have gotten a 3rd Rep on Trap Bar Deadlifts, but this was the last session in four weeks of heavy training, so I decided to err on the side of caution.

Reload next week, so I'll have a chance to recover.

 

[KnightTemplar]

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Reload Week/Day 37

Safety Bar Box Squats:

3 X 50kg

3 X 70kg

RDL's:

2 X 8 X 52kg

Chins-Grip Pulldowns:

2 X 7 X 55kg

Seated Rows:

2 X 8 X 50kg

Kaz Press:

5 X 31kg

5 X 41kg

3 X 44kg

 

[Lug's Spear]

BJJ:

Spent most of the class practicing variations of the De La Vira Sweep. I stayed on the two most basic versions.

Rolling. My first opponent was another no-stripe White...who also holds a Black Belt in Judo. Things went about as well for me as you would expect. And then they got worse.

I did manage to do a couple of things right. I caught the Judo Black Belt in a Guillotine, although he eventually worked his way out of it. In another Roll, I kept a good Closed Guard, but I could feel myself getting tired. So before my opponent could Pass, I opened and Swept him, taking Mount.

I couldn't finish him, but just getting to that position is progress.

De la riva is really useful guard, it’s good you’re training it early on. I really like using it to do a ‘deep de la riva’ hook to a back take.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Reload Week/Day 38

Trap Bar Deadlift:

3 X 65kg

3 X 85kg

Lu Raises:

2 X 8 X 5kg

Dumbbell Rows:

2 X 5 X 24kg

Kaz Press:

3 X 6 X 31kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Reload Week/Day 39

Board Press:

3 X 30kg

3 X 35kg

3 X 42kg

Dumbbell Bench:

3 X 6 X 12kg

Chest Supported Reverse Fly:

2 X 6 X 6kg

Dumbbell Curls:

2 X 8 X 8kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

End of Reload Week.

 

[maximus__]

BJJ:

Spent most of the class practicing variations of the De La Vira Sweep. I stayed on the two most basic versions.

Rolling. My first opponent was another no-stripe White...who also holds a Black Belt in Judo. Things went about as well for me as you would expect. And then they got worse.

I did manage to do a couple of things right. I caught the Judo Black Belt in a Guillotine, although he eventually worked his way out of it. In another Roll, I kept a good Closed Guard, but I could feel myself getting tired. So before my opponent could Pass, I opened and Swept him, taking Mount.

I couldn't finish him, but just getting to that position is progress.

That's the approach mate. Recognise that simply hitting the technique in some way is a win.

When adding new techniques in I accept it isn;t going to work in the same session it was taught because people are looking for it. Try those DLR sweep in a week or two when you are working on another subject and watch them suddenly work.

 

[KnightTemplar]

That's the approach mate. Recognise that simply hitting the technique in some way is a win.

When adding new techniques in I accept it isn;t going to work in the same session it was taught because people are looking for it. Try those DLR sweep in a week or two when you are working on another subject and watch them suddenly work.

Great advice. The Sweep I made work from Guard was one I learned before I took ill, over two years ago. I wasn't even looking for it; the opening was suddenly just there. My opponent couldn't anticipate it because I didn't know myself that I was going to hit it.

 

[maximus__]

Great advice. The Sweep I made work from Guard was one I learned before I took ill, over two years ago. I wasn't even looking for it; the opening was suddenly just there. My opponent couldn't anticipate it because I didn't know myself that I was going to hit it.

That's the way to approach properly doing JJ. That's when it gets fun and is what the higher belts are doing when it feels like you have no answer in a roll. You created a reaction, they defended and it opened up another attack, which they then couldn't respond to.

Same thing will happen with the DLR guard if that works with your game.

I am primarily a no gi person and could count on one hand the amount of Gi chokes I have hit in over a decade of training. We covered loop chokes the other day. I only hit a single loop choke, but landed multiple bow and arrow/cross collar chokes in that session. All because they suddenly opened up as people over defended the loop choke threat. 1 move suddenly made setting up gi chokes make sense to me.