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On the stereo as I write this- Massive Attack, Nightmares on Wax, Moby, Dizzy Gillespie…. I’m just flicking around, and I’m trying to destress with my music choices this morning. Decent last week. Monday Upper body strength (in BFRs) Look at them reps man. It looks crazy but the effect is different from the way … Continue reading
On the stereo today: Gillian Welch- Time (The Revelator) Mixed week last week. I’m very busy with a few projects so getting time to train is a challenge, but I somehow squeezed in a few sessions. Monday Strength Session- BFR bands Then a few rounds that night. My rib was still a bit dinged up … Continue reading
On the stereo today- A load of stuff I’ve been enjoying lately. Right now- Love Insurrection- Primal Scream. Last week was part spent in Lisbon on a holiday after the Kids Euros. Tell you what though, I should count it as training. We were staying in Chiado, at the top of a hill. It’s beautiful … Continue reading
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
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