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Jim B's Blog – February 2011 Archive (22)

TRAINING BLOG 2/27-2/28/11

2/27

Lots of demos during a private workshop with Sensei Brent Yamamoto of Northwest Martial Arts in Bothel, WA.

www.nwmawa.com

2/28

WKC Elite Fitness Protocol Level #11 with 24kg

Snatch: 2 minutes per hand(30/30)

Rest 1 minute

Long Cycle Press: 2 minutes per hand (16/16)

Rest 1 minute

Short cycle push press: 2 minutes per hand (20/20)

Turkish Getups

16kg-32kg x 1…

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Added by Jim B on February 28, 2011 at 10:09pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/26/11

TOOK A 2ND REST DAY THIS WEEK.

Added by Jim B on February 26, 2011 at 11:09pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/26/11

Happy Birthday Johnny Cash!

TOOK A 2ND REST DAY THIS WEEK.

From Kung Fu...

"'What happens in a man's life is already written. A man must move through life as his destiny wills." -Caine

'Yes, yet each man is free to live as he chooses. Though they seem opposite, both are true. I do not understand it.' -Old Man

'You have taken in much, old man, like the waters of the Tao.'" -…

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Added by Jim B on February 26, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/25/11

12 MINUTES: SPRINT 40YDS, WALK BACK TO START AND REPEAT.

TURKISH GETUPS, ALTERNATED WITH PULLUPS AND RING PUSHUPS.
GETUPS 20KG-40KG X 2
TOTAL OF 50 PULLUPS AND 100 RING PUSHUPS.

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Added by Jim B on February 25, 2011 at 8:08pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/24/11

TURKISH GETUPS 16KG-32KG X 2, ALTERNATED WITH TAEKWON-DO STRIKE-KICK COMBINATIONS, THEN A WHOLE LOT OF FOAM ROLLING AND STRETCHING.

FYI: Kettlebell Inc. has a smoking deal on Pro-Grade Kettlebells right now.

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Added by Jim B on February 24, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/23/11

TAEKWON-DO: 17 HYUNGS, BASICS, SPARRING, BREAKING.

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Added by Jim B on February 23, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/22/11

TURKISH GETUPS
16KG-32KG 2X EACH, ALTERNATED WITH PULLUP AND RING DIP LADDER.

40YD SPRINTS X 12 (SPRINT 40YDS, WALK BACK TO START AND REPEAT FOR 12 MINUTES)

Added by Jim B on February 22, 2011 at 8:38pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/19-2/21/11

2/19

DEMOS FOR 3 HOURS FOR WORKSHOP.

FOAM ROLLING AFTER (MUCH NEEDED)

2/20

REST DAY

2/21

TIMED SETS WITH 32KG

2 ROUNDS OF...

LONG CYCLE PRESS - 1 MINUTE PER HAND (8/8)

REST 1 MINUTE

SNATCH - 1 MINUTE PER HAND (12/12)

REST 1 MINUTE

JERK - 1 MINUTE PER HAND (12/12)

TURKISH GETUPS

16KG-32KG 1X EACH

(Got a little behind on my getup quota. Will be doubling…

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Added by Jim B on February 21, 2011 at 11:00pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/18/11

TAEKWON-DO: 18 HYUNGS, BASICS, SPARRING, BREAKING.

Added by Jim B on February 18, 2011 at 11:16pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/17/11

2 ROUNDS OF...(ALL WITH 32KG)

LONG CYCLE PRESS (8L/8R)

REST 1 MINUTE

SNATCH (12L/12R)

REST 1 MINUTE

1-ARM JERK (12L/12R)

DAILY MINIMUM OF 5 TURKISH GETUPS WITH 24KG, WHILE TEACHING AND VIDEOING. …

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Added by Jim B on February 17, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

TRAINING BLOG 2/16/11

TAEKWON-DO: 15 HYUNGS, BASICS, SPARRING, BREAKING.

Added by Jim B on February 16, 2011 at 9:24pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/15/11

10 ROUNDS OF...
5 DOUBLE KETTLEBELL THRUSTERS (32KG)
5 PULLUPS
2-3 MINUTES REST BETWEEN ROUNDS

TURKISH GETUPS
16KG-32KG X 1 EACH

Added by Jim B on February 15, 2011 at 8:34pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/14/11

Never underestimate the 2-arm swing!

I now see heavy, short sets of these as a way to even up muscular imbalance and give a great stretch to the hamstrings and low back after 5 straight days of deadlifting. It is important to keep the sets very short and generate enough explosive power that the bell hangs weightless about chin height. I also keep these sets to less than 20-30 seconds each, to keep the explosiveness.

I am also curious about comparing this to the reverse hyper,… Continue

Added by Jim B on February 14, 2011 at 2:30pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/12/11

DEADLIFTS

430 X 3

380 X 3

380 X 3

TURKISH GETUPS

16KG-32KG X 2 EACH, ALTERNATED WITH PULLUP LADDER FOR 30 TOTAL REPS.

BARBELL MILITARY PRESSES

SETS OF 2-5 REPS, UP TO 185LBS

These were an experiment. Haven't done these in a long time. What I found was that my wrist will not tolerate these with any kind of weight or volume. I have an old injury from board breaking that makes anything like this painful.

This, of course, brings out one of…

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Added by Jim B on February 12, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/11/11

DEADLIFTS
425 X 3
385 X 3
385 X 3

TURKISH GETUPS
16KG-32KG 1X EACH

Added by Jim B on February 11, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/10/11

DEADLIFTS
420 X 3
380 X 3
380 X 3

TURKISH GETUPS
16KG-32KG 1 X EACH, ALTERNATED WITH PULLUP LADDER.

Added by Jim B on February 10, 2011 at 10:00pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/09/11

TAEKWON-DO: 16 HYUNGS, BASICS, SPARRING, BREAKING.

Added by Jim B on February 9, 2011 at 8:30pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/08/11

DEADLIFTS
415 X 3
375 X 3
375 X 3

KETTLEBELL PRESSES - 3rd PR in 3 weeks! My experiment last month worked!
40KG X 8
40KG X 5
40KG X 5

TURKISH GETUPS
16KG-32KG X 1 EACH

Added by Jim B on February 8, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

TRAINING LOG 2/07/11

2/06

REST DAY

2/07

DEADLIFTS

410 X 3

370 X 3

370 X 3

TURKISH GETUPS

16KG-32KG X 1 EACH, ALTERNATED WITH PULLUP LADDER FOR 15 REPS.

TIMED SETS with 32KG

2 ROUNDS OF...

SNATCH: 1 MINUTE PER HAND -12L/12R

REST 2 MINUTES

1-ARM LONG CYCLE PRESS: I MINUTE PER HAND - 8L/8R.

REST 2 MINUTES

1-ARM SHORT CYCLE JERK: 1 MINUTE PER HAND - 12L/12R…

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Added by Jim B on February 7, 2011 at 10:10pm — No Comments