The show must go on

Started the Juggernaut program by Chad Smith. A great volume based program with goals on increasing size and strength. While my goal is to increase work capacity through volume, it can be used with this protocol. Currently doing 5's.

I love the wave cycles, and how he already has it so that you can incorperate 5-3-1 with it. He draws on a lot of information from Jim Wendler and Doug Young. Both are great lifters and deserve some looks.

I am sick, but was still able to do
Squat: 245x2, 270x2, 290x4x5
Deficit Dead Lift (3 plates): 320x3, 340x3, 365x3
Hanging Leg Raises, feet to bar: 3x5

I plan on teaching a class, so I am holding off on the unilateral leg and hard ab work.

I intended to do agility and medicine ball power tosses as a warm up; however, due to me being sick and factors outside of the weight room I felt it would be wise to hold back.

My skill training with Jiu Jitsu had to be on hiatus fro the past few days. Not having money for the seminar on Saturday, class being canceled for monday and friday....and a possible skin infection...I am not enthused. Hopefully all will resolve itself within the next few days. NCAA says 3 days of treatment then start. This is a great ruling, but I might make it 4. We shall see.

Power and Happiness

Kevin Holmes

7-2-11

With four hours of sleep on a squat day on 5/3/1, on cycle be(3x3) i was able to get 5x285 with crisp form. That was incredibly exciting.

The format above was too much and unfortunately i have to monitor my volume closely due the classes. After my boot camp class last night, I felt as though i was training on the nerve. I think i made the wise choice of opting out of BJJ.

For exercises, I am attempting to evaluate the material to determine which will yield best results while staying consistent with my goals of keeping my back pain free and attempting to heal my shoulder. Will update on that.

Live on brutes

Recovery and Results

Recently I had competed in a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Tournament and had met a man from my association which was pitted to win against me. Both of us were considered the top of the 180> class in the purplebelt division. All previous competitors were submitted with a triangle choke or lost position and then were submitted. Fear is something that I refuse to let inhabit my mind during the competition. Taking a week off and getting ready for it, I felt good.

We met in the semi finals with a battle of nothing but "almost" with no position change with the exception of me throwing him into turtle or each of us attempting to gain position and submission. Resulting in a loss due to no points and a single advantage, I was furious. Losing is something I despise more than anything else, but I will say that the both of us had near heart attacks after the competitive 7 minute match.

Now, I am sore in my gluts, lats, and triceps from the tournament which I placed third due to the winner. Additionally, I had an exercise class to teach both Sunday and Monday. I do not think that they helped.

The results though? Well, I know I need to accept the fact that not everyone's grips will be consistently broken which I am used to. I also need to work on passing against a man that will not let go. Finally, the cardiovascular conditioning still needs improving so I can continue to operate at such a high level.