Musings on Self Defense and Fitness
2:30pm – Awaken Day 6 Semi Supinated DB Bench (30X1 – 8/8 @ 2x50lb and 6/6 @ 2x60lb) Superset w/ 8 Single Arm DB Row (2111 @ 50lb) 4 sets — 8 Supinated Ring Rows (2112) 45s plank on elbows (add weight each round – 0lb/25lb/70lb) 3 sets — 40s wall sit 12 diamond push…
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You may or may not have heard of Quora. It is a website where people go to ask questions, and others go to answer those questions. You can ask anything you want and tag it into various categories. I’ve been hopping on here every now and again to engage with others. See how people are…
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10:00am – Awaken Day 5 Back Squat (30X0 – 3,3,3,3,3) 185/225/255/265/275 Superset w/ 4 GHD Hip Ext (3111) rest 90s between sets — RNT Back Step Lunges (30X0 – 2x40lb DB – 8 reps each set) Strict Toes 2 Rings (20X1 – 8/6/6) rest 60s 3 rounds — 30s Assault bike rest 1 min 4…
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We received an e-mail a few days ago from a potential student, who was looking to “vet” our staff before coming in to train. In the e-mail they said they were very serious and picky about who they trained with and (in short) they wanted to know what type of real world experience our instructors…
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6:00am – BJJ 7 x 5min rounds gi with big Ben Paxton (270lb purple belt) 1:30pm – Westside Barbell 6×4 cambered bar box squat with forward pulling bands @ 205lb 10×1 speed DL @ 165 + doubled bands while standing on 10″ of cushion 3×10 cambered bar good morning w/ forward pulling bands while…
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5:00pm – Recovery 20 minute ROMWOD 6:00pm – Awaken Day 3 Back Squat (32X1 – 6,6,5,5,4) 95/115/135/155/175 — RNT Split Squat (20X1) 8 reps each leg w/ 2x20lb DB rest 60s Ring Pull Ups (21X1) 5 reps rest 60s 3 rounds — Single Leg RDL (2011) 8 reps each leg @ 2x20lb DB rest…
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6:00am – BJJ 20 minutes drilling pressure pass into heel hook, and pressure top control into kimura 5×5 min round no-gi 12:00pm – BJJ 20 minutes drilling mount escapes and sweeps 5×5 min rounds gi 3:30pm – Awaken Day 2 WU EMOM 12 min 1) 5 seated box jumps (high height each round)…
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Saturday the Endeavor BJJ crew headed up to Toledo to participate in the Buckeye State Grappling Championships. Any time I go to an event or competition, I like to look around, see how things are run and see how the athletes act. We run a lot of competitions at our facility, so I like to…
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3:00pm – Awaken Day 1 8 half kneeling bottoms up press/ each side (18) 12 banded walks/each side 12 scap push ups from elbows 4 rounds w/ set resting — 8 semi supinated DB bench (2×50 – tempo 30X1) 8 prone bench DB row (2×40 – tempo 2111) 3 sets — 8 ring row (tempo…
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6:00am – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 7 x 5min rounds gi – flow roll 1:30pm – Westside Barbell 10-8-6-4-2 cambered bar box squat w/ chain 10×1 sumo speed pulls (185) 5:00pm – Active Recovery 5 strict T2B on fat bar 45s sandbag hold (150) 1 minute row 5 rounds 12 minute sled drag (45)
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