WOD:
FMA
Athletes:
Jack
That's right, I'm back! For those of you who think a week in the Caribean made me soft... you're pretty much on the money there. I relaxed, I ate, I slept... good times. The Peachster and I pretty much lived it up and only did 4 or 5 WODs while on break. Not too bad I suppose.
First day back and coach was making sure I took care of business. We started with sticks but spend a bunch of time doing close quarters empty hand. Both high- and low-line punches. Good times.
WOD:
5x5:
- Leg Press
- Bench Press
6x:
- Grip Cycle Pull Ups
Athletes:
Jack:
LP: 270#
BP: 165#
You'd think that 5# extra on the bench wouldn't be a big deal... but it is. Not massive, but you can seriously feel the increase. The hip is still bothering me and it seems that it's going to be jacked up for a few weeks. It might be a genuine sprain / strain. Well, the good news is that I can walk and work through it so there won't be too much missed training as a result. Just have to work it out and prevent too much scar tissue from mucking up the joint.
Hip pain. Damn... I feel like an old man.
WOD:
FMA
Athletes:
Jack
Greg
Spent a little time in the garage working with Greg on his parry, step and pivot. He has the individual motions down and now it's just a matter of nailed them down so they are automatic. This just takes reps, many, many reps. Right now we focused on moving to the outside in either direction and if the parry stayed to the inside, force the issue immediately. Gred is a bit stiff, robotic in his movements and it's going to take him a little time to smooth out. Really, he just needs to do the reps, there's no other way. Show up and do the business, you will improve.
WOD:
FMA
Athletes:
Jack
Greg
Jim
Just doing the business, working on footwork and positioning. This time, moving to the outside on the right hand side. One of coache's old students stopped by, Jim. Nice guy and a usual fairly tall. I enjoy working with the taller guys as it forces me to make sure that my foot work and range is dialed in, there's not just as much room for error.
Spent a little time working with Greg to get his step and timing down. He's making progress.
WOD:
4 Rounds of:
- 25 Med Ball Cleans
- 25 Knee Hugs
- 25 Air Squats
- 10 Push Ups
Athletes:
Jack......... 15:52 @ 12#
I wasn't sure how this was going to go, it's been a long time since I've done this WOD. The first round was measured and I got chugging, but I started feeling the pump right away. By the time I was in the middle of the second round I was worried, was it this hard before? I just couldn't remember. It was time to start chunking, something I do to make the reps go by. I would count out sets of 10 reps and then a final 5 reps. It just seems easier than trying to make it all the way to 25 reps. I know it's a mental game, but it really works! I know I'm hurting bad when I start breaking it down to 5 reps every time which is precisely what happened on the last round of cleans. Still, after the final round I had managed to shave off some nice time, well over a minute.
Hm... maybe there's some life left in these old bones yet.
WOD:
5 Rounds of:
- 20 Box Jumps
- 20 Knee Hugs
- 400m run
Athletes:
Jack......... 21:50
Yeah, doesn't look too hard now does it? Well let me tell you that it's no piece of cake either. Beautiful morning air, the sun was shinning, the birdies were singing... and a WOD, I had. The first few rounds go by quickly but when you get to the "championship rounds" things tend to slow down a little bit and fatigue sets in. By the end of the fourth round I knew the fifth was going to be slower than I'd like. Amazingly, the final round wasn't as tragic as I had feared although the run was fairly slow. The last 200 meters things picked up a bit as I had the bit between my teeth and knew I was up against the clock.
Great way to start a week.
WOD:
5x5:
- Leg Press
- Bench Press
3x:
- Grip Cycle Pull Ups
Athletes:
Jack:
LP: 270#
BP: 160#
Nice strength workout. Didn't really feel like much. In fact, it barely felt like anything at all but I know that there will be some soreness after a layoff from strength work. The neurological adaptation is still there but the meat is weak.
WOD:
FMA
Athletes:
Jack
Greg
Jay a.k.a. "Tiny"
Alright, back to business. After a little warming up and movement drills with Greg I got partnered up with Tiny. Now, don't let the nickname fool you because this guy is about 6'4" and 260# or more so training with him is just a little bit different. He was pretty decent before I ever met coach and his hands haven't slowed down much. Even with his unassuming demeanor and quiet personality I can only imagine that someone would make a tragic mistake if they were to ever pick on Jay. The long and the short of it, Jay is a big man and can very easily fuck-you-up. Training with him, not bad. Granted it's not easy to fight a brick wall and you have to adjust a bit to get your targeting dialed in but it's a hell of a good experience. There's a lot of stuff which is just hard to pull off since it's not easy to reach that high for a little guy like me. Head hunting a giant won't always work (where's a sling when you need one) , especially when massive meat paws get in the way. Still, the bigger they are...
Jay has expressed interest in coming to train regularly, nothing would please me more. Just a few more people and we might have great class.
WOD:
FMA
Athletes:
Jack
We started training after a monsoon blew through town so everything was wet and it was humid. Running around and beating each other with sticks just seemed like the right thing to do. After going back to some passing and countering drills with the sticks we stepped it up and started doing the same thing with the knife. Coach wasn't convinced that I was taking it seriously enough and noted that I wasn't committed enough. I had a solution; it was time to get out the Shock-Knife. Believe you me, after we put some fresh batteries in I was completely committed to my passing and checking. No messing around or just going through the motions after that bad boy comes out.
Rest Day
"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about."
-- Dale Carnegie
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