Had a brief log run a few months back, but my inet connection was all over the place due to a bad land line. Eventually I got out of the habit of logging and my focus changed quite a bit as well.
My main focus is Grappling, submission wrestling, no gi bjj or what ever you want to call it. I’ve won a hand full of tournaments, been working as the head instructor of 5 major gyms and this here training is geared towards that sport as it was in the previous log and as it has always been.
Up until recently I had been focusing on getting as strong and explosive as humanly possible within the confines of any given weight class I’d be competing in at any given time.
Everything was working out as planned - I kept getting stronger and stronger, more explosive and the translation onto the mats was evident.
Things took an unexpected turn for the worse though.
Early July 2014 I began having bowel problems and eventually I was diagnosed with IBS late January 2015.
It went from benign symptoms like bloating and some occasional diarrhea to pretty much a full blown living nightmare within that time frame.
I was tipping the scale just under 90kg’s in late December 2014 but as of today I weight just under 76Kg’s.
Luckily the light has once again found a way through the thick plaster of darkness that has been surrounding my life the last year.
Going from eating normally to being on the verge of having a eating disorder to not eating for days and back again. It has been a ride that will last a life time!
In the end it turned out that highFODMAP foods are highly toxic for my bowels and intestinal tracks. The solution is pretty forward now, eat lowFODMAP foods and eat very small amounts.
So since it’s virtually impossible for me to get the calories I need to keep my strength and size associated with it up and going, I’ve had to change my focus.
If I can’t be the strongest or most explosive athlete on the mats, I’ll go for being the most conditioned and having the largest tank.
That being said I now this log doesn’t fit into the general t-reader mindset of bulk, power and heavy lifting, but what ever dudes - Feel free to comment in any regard.
This weeks circuit: Grapplers delight - Inspired by Randy Couture
Round 1: 60s work / 60s rest between exercises / max reps
Bent over rows: 50 x BB
Upright rows: 30 x BB
Military press: 28 x BB
Supinated band front raises: 40 x band
KB deadlifts: 27 x 2 x 12kg kb’s
Push ups: 24 x BW
Partner towel pull ups: 8 x BW
- alternating one rep after another.
Round 2: 60s work / 55s rest between exercises / max reps
Bent over rows: 42 x BB
Upright row: 30 x BB
Military press: 28 x BB
Supinated band front raises: 32 x band
KB deadlifts: 30 x 2 x 12kg kb’s
Push ups: 20 x BW
Partner towel pull ups: 8 x BW
- alternating one rep after another.
Round 3: 60s work / 50s rest between exercises / max reps
Bent over rows: 40 x BB
Upright row: 25 x BB
Military press: 25 x BB
Supinated band front raises: 32 x band
KB deadlifts: 32 x 2 x 12kg kb’s
Push ups: 20 x BW
Partner towel pull ups: 8 x BW
- alternating one rep after another.
Total reps in 21 minutes of work.
142 bent over rows
85 upright rows
81 military presses
104 band raises
89 kb deadlifts
64 push ups
24 towel pull ups