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On the Stereo today- Nothing, I’m in the gym listening to kids training! Final week of training and I think it’s gone fairly well. I’m happy with the progress during the period and I don’t think it could have gone much better. Monday Strength Training. Learned my lesson from the week prior that Dani runs … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- Nothing. Total silence in the house Tired and sore this week. I just can’t wait for the tournament to come around now. I’m at a stage where I just want to get on the mat. I’m excited, but also a bit weary of wating. That’s something I have never gotten used … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- Nina Simone Last week I came here to write this blog all chirpy from a great week’s training, recovery, and sleep. This week, dear reader, I come to you with a tale of woe. The total opposite of a week. Bad sleep, bad recovery, bad rounds, soreness. Such is life. Tuesday … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- A bit of Black Sabbath. Great training week. Great rounds, great gym work, great nutrition, good sleep. These don’t happen often so I always take time to appreciate when they do. Monday Morning Conditioning work Evening- Jiu Jitsu Working on pressure passing. Not too hard on the sparring front this evening. … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- Nothing. I’m sitting in the gym watching class. Another compressed training week, complicated by running the Irish Open at the weekend, my busiest week of the year, so i wasn’t expecting much and wasn’t disappointed! Monday Evening Jiu Jitsu Good session. Got about 6 rounds in plus a lot of positionals. … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- The Dust Brothers Super compressed training week this week as I’d a big family wedding to go to. Got as much Jiu Jitsu into 3 days as possible. Monday Upper body Strength Evening Jiu Jitsu Really savage session focusing on getting under your opponent. Did some positionals with just upper body … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- Nina Simone Sort of a weird week. It started with the Bank Holiday, and despite my best efforts, I couldn’t get training that day. But then I got a good run of sparring towards the end of it. Pretty happy, all things considered. Monday Just a long walk with the dog. … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- Pearl Jam Monday Perfect start to the week with Jiu Jitsu in the evening.Positional rounds- Back takes from the turtle attack. This was never a strong point in my game in Gi, so always frustrating to train positionals in this way. Rounds- 6 from the standing position. Partners varied. Prioritised movement, … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- Vivaldi. I’m in need of relaxation. Monday I warmed up, I felt my back, I decided not to train. I had run the Europeans over the weekend, I just needed to make sure I was good to go all week rather than just that day. Tuesday Upper Body Session Evening NoGi. … Continue reading
On the Stereo today- The Ireland BJJ Podcast, hosted byyyyy. Me. Just doing some quality control on what we recorded over the weekend. Monday Evening Jiu Jitsu. I STANK the place out. What a dreadful grappler this guy is. Not my best session, but on to the next one. Tuesday A nice session in the … Continue reading
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