AxelB's running, lifting and kicking log

Monday 1 hour Bjj
Working escapes from side control.
Afternoon 15 mins run

Tuesday
Morning barbell row, curls, shoulder press
Evening 1 hour Bjj
Escapes from side control. Definitely need to practice this more.
Can pull it off sometimes, but a lighter brown belt completely shut down my escapes even though it felt like perfect setup.

Wednesday
Bench press, shoulder press, curl, pushups

Evening 90 mins BJJ. 1543 calories burnt.
Single leg X entry from butterfly sweep and 2 sweeps. Great to drill this as I've been working on this entry a lot.

Thursday 10 minutes lifting
Shoulder press, squat, curl.
Evening 30 minutes stretching.

Friday 15 minutes run.

Weight down to ~83kg, 13st2lbs.

 

Monday 1 hour BJJ 951calories AVG HR 130bpm
Drilled far side arm bar from side control, and using far arm for straight arm lock.
3 rounds of sparring

Afternoon 12min treadmill run. 1 mile. 197cal AVG HR 144bpm

Tuesday morning lifting, 10 mins
Evening BJJ 1 hour 964cal HR AVG 133bpm

Drilled closed guard cross choke with lapel.
Positional sparring from 50/50 and back control, followed by 2 rounds of sparring.

Wednesday morning 15 minutes lifting
Evening 90 mins BJJ 1594 cal AVG HR 145bpm.

From standing, pulling to single leg X, then X guard. 2 different sweeps from X guard.
This got my HR up, with my partner we added various resistance.

5 rounds of sparring. We had a group getting ready for competition, so sparring has been more intense, and those competing really have upped their game which is great to see. As their skill levels go up, the rest of us training also up the level.
At the end of this we did a rope climb which goes up to 10 foot (rough guess). Hands only climb, so you cannot use legs to grip. I managed to just get up to the target point.

Thursday morning 40 minutes bench and other lifting. 30 minutes stretching

Afternoon 20 minutes treadmill
My watch crashed twice trying to record, so no idea on the stats, but was about my usual pace.

Weight 13st, 82.5kg, bf ~13%

 

Pretty much been following the same routine.

BJJ Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Run and morning small lift on Monday, Thursday, Friday
Bigger lift morning Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday

Weekend no planned workout, usually walking 1 hour a day.

Weight still hanging around 13st 2lb, depending on the day.

Had my flu vaccination last Thursday, so I took out Fridays workout ready for the usual fatigue. Back to normal by Saturday/Sunday.

 

Week after flu vaccination, no problems, back to the same routine.

This week things didn't go to plan, son was off school so I couldn't train Monday. Other half was away so no evening training.
I managed to get 1 lunch BJJ session in this week, and worked in extra treadmill running which was all I had time for.
Lifting routine stayed the same.

Today I had COVID vaccination (booster I guess it's the same thing).
Next week I can only get in 2bjj sessions so I'll add extra cardio again in Tuesday.

Weight has stayed much the same despite eating more and burning less through training. I suspect I'll get the usual 1 week weight change delay which usually happens.

 

Well training Monday, Tuesday Wednesday was going well. Last week things turned a corner, a lot came together well, then Wednesday 2nd round my right knee went pop.
Feels like my MCL, not as bad as my left one in April, but still going to set me back a few weeks.

 

Sorry to hear this mate - Take is easy and rest up, there will be plenty more corners to turn in 2023'

 

Yes, so sorry to hear this. Hopefully you will be able to recover soon. Fingers crossed.

 

wishing you a speedy comeback mate

 

Able to walk around without issues.

Running slowly in a straight line is ok.
I went to class this week, did the warm up that I could and some drills, but no sparring for a few weeks.
No problem with bench or pull-ups, so that's my workout this week

 

Things are progressing well.

Training Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm able to do the warm-up without issues and drilling.

Avoiding any sparring for at least another week.

Today 1 hour BJJ.

Drilling defense from closed guard when they setup a stack pass.
Going to knee shield and scissor sweep, various other attack options also.

Lifting bench, dumbbell shoulder press, push-ups and squats (no weight)
12 minute run on treadmill without issues.

 

Training Monday, Tuesday Wednesday BJJ
On Tuesday and Wednesday I had 1 round of steady sparring. No issues with my knee.

Body weight squats and stretching every day are progressing well.
I had a few long walks at the weekend and the knee is a bit stiff so I'm avoiding any running this week.

 

It's great you are able to train with the injury!

 

Changed training up a bit, so it's more spread out to Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.

I've been able to spar without issues most times and changed my default knee cut pass to work more on over under so there is less risk to knee when under pressure.

It's worked out pretty well to check variations of the pass which I didn't really do much since white belt. This pass I focused on most of white belt.