Goals & Gains The Dark Knight(Templar)Returns.

[KnightTemplar]

Combat Submission Wrestling seminar with Sensei Eric Paulson.

Eric's one of the best instructors in the world, so some of the people had travelled from Germany and Italy to attend. When Eric told us to partner up, I found myself with a 6'4", 285lb German.

"Great", I thought, "I'm partnered up with the fucking Terminator".

Luckily for me, Joe not only outweighed me by 90 pounds, he'd been training Grappling for almost thirty years, and was very helpful, showing me how to make the techniques work even on a guy his size.

The seminar was scheduled to last two hours. In fact it was closer to three when we lined up for the group photo. An exhausting but very rewarding experience.

 

[KnightTemplar]

End of Week 47

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 48

Trap Bar Deadlift:

3 X 56kg

3 X 76kg

3 X 96kg

Underhand Pulldowns:

3 X 8 X 65kg

Low Machine Rows:

3 X 8 X 45kg

Rope Pushdowns:

3 X 10 X 15kg

Smith Machine JM Press:

10 X 20.5kg

6 X 30.5kg

4 X 40.5kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 48

Football Bar Bench Press:

3 X 35kg

3 X 37.5kg

3 X 40kg

Football Bar Rows:

3 X 8 X 50kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

BJJ.

Professor Rick placed me with the newest student - it was only her third class - and had us practice Flower Sweep and Collar Choke from Mount for the duration of the class.

I had absolutely no problem with this, as it gave me a chance to practice the most basic techniques. And one can never practice the basics too often.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 48

SS Bar Box Squats:

3 X 51kg

3 X 58kg

3 X 67kg

Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows:

2 X 8 X 24kg

Reverse Dumbbell Fly:

2 X 12 X 6kg

Dumbbell Curls:

2 X 9 X 12kg

Neutral Grip Dumbbell Bench Press:

5 X 16kg

5 X 16kg

6 X 16kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

End of Week 48.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Week 49(Deload)

Trap Bar Deadlifts:

3 X 57kg

3 X 77kg

3 X 88kg

Underhand Pulldowns:

3 X 4 X 70kg

Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows:

2 X 7 X 24kg

Neutral Grip Dumbbell Bench Press:

2 X 6 X 16kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

LISS:

1km on Treadmill

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 49(Deload)

Neutral Grip Dumbbell Bench Press:

3 X 6 X 16kg

Low Machine Rows:

3 X 4 X 50kg

Reverse Dumbbell Fly:

3 X 4 X 8kg

Dumbbell Curls:

3 X 9 X 12kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 49(Deload)

SS Bar Box Squats:

2 X 52kg

2 X 60kg

2 X 70kg

Romanian Deadlifts:

2 X 8 X 45kg

Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows:

2 X 8 X 24kg

Neutral Grip Dumbbell Bench Press:

2 X 8 X 16kg

Smith Machine JM Press:

3 X 7 X 30kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

LISS: 1km on Treadmill

 

[KnightTemplar]

I got through a week of training without so much as a bruise. Yesterday, I'm at work and my left foot slips while moving heavy stock. I felt an immediate, "pop" in my left knee. Like the kneecap has slid out of alignment.

Me, "Oh, that's not good".

I was right, unfortunately. Left knee is swollen and painful. I have to put on my SBD knee sleeve just to walk around. So of course Deadlifts and Squats will not be an option for next week's training. I can still train upper body, but even Benching will be somewhat limited as I can't use any leg drive.

I am not in a happy place right now.

 

[MilkManUK]

I got through a week of training without so much as a bruise. Yesterday, I'm at work and my left foot slips while moving heavy stock. I felt an immediate, "pop" in my left knee. Like the kneecap has slid out of alignment.

Me, "Oh, that's not good".

I was right, unfortunately. Left knee is swollen and painful. I have to put on my SBD knee sleeve just to walk around. So of course Deadlifts and Squats will not be an option for next week's training. I can still train upper body, but even Benching will be somewhat limited as I can't use any leg drive.

I am not in a happy place right now.

That sucks, although by the sounds of it, it's similar to something I've experienced a number of times...what I found has helped me is to try and straighten my leg (as much as any pain will allow) and gently wiggle the kneecap / manipulate it back into position - doing this successfully pretty much eases the pain immediately. Obviously I am a mere milkman and not a doctor, so please just take that as anecdotal advice but it works for me.

 

[Devil's_Advocate]

I got through a week of training without so much as a bruise. Yesterday, I'm at work and my left foot slips while moving heavy stock. I felt an immediate, "pop" in my left knee. Like the kneecap has slid out of alignment.

Me, "Oh, that's not good".

I was right, unfortunately. Left knee is swollen and painful. I have to put on my SBD knee sleeve just to walk around. So of course Deadlifts and Squats will not be an option for next week's training. I can still train upper body, but even Benching will be somewhat limited as I can't use any leg drive.

I am not in a happy place right now.

Larsen press it is.

Horse sized doses of BPC157 and TB500 or something like that....

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 50

Smith Machine JM Press:

3 X 8 X 30.5kg

Underhand Grip Pulldowns:

3 X 5 X 70kg

Low Machine Rows:

3 X 5 X 50kg

Rope Pushdowns:

3 X 8 X 17.5kg

Reverse Machine Fly:

3 X 8 X 5kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 50

Football Bar Bench Press:

3 X 3 X 38.5kg

Football Bar Rows:

3 X 9 X 50kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

Project 2025: Week 50

Neutral Grip Dumbbell Bench Press:

3 X 8 X 16kg(PR)

Chest Supported Dumbbell Rows:

3 X 8 X 24kg

Dumbbell Curls:

3 X 10 X 12kg

Reverse Dumbbell Fly:

3 X 5 X 8kg

 

[KnightTemplar]

End of Week 50.

Even before my knee injury, I was going to struggle to train hard over Christmas and New Year, because the gym is shut for several days. So I'll just treat the next couple of weeks as an extended Deload and get back into normal training in January.

 

[KnightTemplar]