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And this time, it’s from Portugal… Not much training. Much adventure. On the headphones on the plane. David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust Monday Gym session- BFR 1) Weighted Neutral Pull Ups- 5×5 worked up to +15kg2) Decline Press 2x max at 60kgs3) T bar row 30, 15,15,15,154) Core superset a) Decline weighted crunch 3×15 b) leg … Continue reading
On the stereo today: Rum Sodomy & The Lash- The Pogues Couldn’t shake the tale end of whatever dose I had all week so struggled to get on the mat. Got some rounds in on Saturday, but nothing all week except lifting. Tuesday Upper Body Session. Into the occlusion bands I went, a little tighter … Continue reading
On the stereo today, a mix. Right now Alabama 3- Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlife Last week wasn’t up to much. I was all gung-ho about how everyone else was sick and I didn’t get it, what with my robust constitution and superior immune system. Then Tuesday I had a scratchy throat, and on … Continue reading
On the stereo today: Tres Hombres- ZZ Top A decent if not great training week. I had a few bad back days that didn’t stop me working but kept me from training too hard. Them’s the breaks. A huge amount of that is due to sleep quality. I have a few things on the go … Continue reading
On the headphones today- Richard Wagner- Ring Odyssey. You always have to be careful listening to Wagner as I believe it can make you want to invade Poland. Good training last week. Tudo bom. Monday NoGi Sparring. 10 minutes back control positionals. 6×5 minute rounds from standing. Tuesday Morning- Upper Body basics session. Evening- Gi … Continue reading
On the stereo today: The Rolling Stones- Some Girls So last week was a busy one. To get you inside the mind of Barry for a few minutes- I never stop thinking of new things to do. My issue is in keeping focused on the thing I’m supposed to be doing right now. The upside … Continue reading
On the stereo today, Mogwai. I don’t think I’ll do a Monday to Saturday thing as per usual here. I think I’ll just take you through the week of the competition and see what happens. So I made a choice- a choice now- to drop to the -88.3kg category for the UK Masters last week. … Continue reading
On the stereo today: Arcade Fire- Neon Bible. Last week was a good quality one. The sort of week you want to have coming up to an event. Monday Strength Work. The only time I would get to the gym all week so I knew I needed to do something a bit more challenging. Someone … Continue reading
On the headphones today: L.A. Woman- The Doors Monday Flat out doing nothing today. Still carrying a finger injury. No amount of tape was going to make it usable. In any case, most of my heavyweight training partners were off on Monday anyway so I didn’t miss much. In a rare scenario, I did nothing … Continue reading
Now then. There are times I feel like an old fart, telling people to wash behind their ears. But I keep telling people the same things for NoGi: You see anything you disagree with? No? Well a lot of people do, as they spend an disproportionate amount of time on moves that occur a fraction … Continue reading
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