On the Stereo today- AM- Arctic Monkeys
Back in a little training, but still not quite back at it after the flu. Getting there though.
Wednesday
5 rounds in the Gi very light. Just got on the mat and moved around with the guys a little bit to see how things were. Short answer- not great but not bad either!
Friday
GPP session in the gym
- A) Decline bench 5×8 B) Prone row 5×10
- Pec Deck 3×12
- Plank 3x60s
- Woodchoppers 3×10
- Lat Pulldown 3×15
- Bicep Curls 3×12
- Single arm cable pushdowns 3×15
Saturday
10 rounds in the Gi. Straight back into it. Very enjoyable even if it wasn’t the best I’ve ever moved. I think I’l be good to train at full clip this week which feels great after the layoff.
Training Thoughts of the Week
Hard to believe it’s creeping up on the end of 2026. I don’t feel like I’ve got as much done in the year as I’d liked to have done from a training point of view. It does seem like I’ve spent a lot of time on the treatment table rather than on the mat. To be honest, I had to lower my training targets late in 2025 for personal reasons, but still got to compete once this year, which is lower than normal, but still good.
I’ll need to carefully assess 2027 to see what I can do personally. I have some coaching goals which come first, but I still like to compete, so I’ll take the next few weeks to get back to full health (injury and illness wise) and then see what’s possible for 2027.
Non-Training Thoughts of the Week
At the moment I’m balancing college, work, family, my other work, and a project I have on the long finger. I like it, don’t get me wrong, but the issue is that once you lose some time with a few days off or a sickness, the whole thing falls apart, work gets backed up, and you inevitably end up either missing something, or sitting at the laptop until 11pm on a Friday.
See you on the mat,
Barry
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