HarryF's Log: Posturing Up

Discussion in 'Training Logs' started by HarryF, Jul 11, 2013.

  1. Bozza Bostik

    Bozza Bostik Antichrist on Button Moon

    Could just be me, but the FB and Twitter link aren't working.

    Just thought i'd mention it. I hate to think you're refreshing the page endlessly, sobbing, wondering why you have no followers. :)
     
  2. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Thanks, you're a gentleman! Can you try these ones?
    Re: sobbing, did I leave my webcam on again?
     
  3. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    *checks*

    nope, he's probably staring through your window.
     
  4. Bozza Bostik

    Bozza Bostik Antichrist on Button Moon

    Yeah - they go!

    Trying to think of a TOS safe comment about the webcam. Failing terribly.
     
  5. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    It's ok, I'll leave it on... for you...

    ...too much? :D
     
  6. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Awful doms after hypersquats on Wednesday, so I had to do a lot of eating, sleeping and stretching.

    Weekend

    My mate came over for the weekend, we did about 10 hours kali training, syllabus stuff, applications, lesson planning, took some photos for the website.

    Mon 22.9.14

    Deadlift - 5x70, 3x90, 1x110, 5x3x127.5 (DOH T+G, 14.5 minutes)
    Zercher lift to squat - 4x60, 4x70, 4x80, 2x25x40 (9.5 minutes)
    Dips - 13x4, me+10kg (10 minutes)

    Talked to some of the boys at the gym about my kali class, gave out a few fliers and hopefully generated some more interest!
     
  7. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Tue 23.9.14

    Sorted some more class stuff (why can't it all be simpler?) I think all my paperwork is now in line, all I need now are some students...

    30 minutes karenza in the garden (twirling with footwork), double stick and stick and knife

    Wed 24.9.14

    [superset]
    Front squat - 10x20, 8x40, 7x50, 6x60, 4x70, 2x80, 12x1x90, 2x25x45
    Chins - 10x4
    [/superset]
    done in 25 minutes apart from the last sets of 25, between which I had to have 5 minutes rest so I didn't expire.

    A feller asked me to watch his deadlift, so I helped him with that for a while (went from dog crapping on a lawn deadlift to semi-OK RDL from pins to just below the knees... Progress in my eyes!) then I bumped in to another guy I know and we swapped funny stories about times with our mate, it's his funeral on Monday and I'm taking a half day to attend, it's in the Abbey and his mum's asked everyone to wear bright colours to celebrate his life. Nice idea I think :)
     
  8. belltoller

    belltoller OffTopic MonstreOrdinaire Supporter

    It is at that.
     
  9. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Thu 25.9.14

    Had to change the name of my club. As much hassle as it was, it's better to have done it now rather than later. Every step sideways is a lesson, right?

    Fri 26.9.14

    Jump squat - 2x3x30, 3x40, 3x60, 3x70, 3x80, 3x80, 2x90, 10x1x100, 10x1x110
    Press - 5x20, 5x30, 3x40, 2x50, 4x5x42.5, 3,1,1x42.5 (need to get a proper 5x5 before increasing)
     
  10. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Sat 27.9.14

    DIY at home (a shelf! It's level! And hasn't fallen off yet!), putting kali club fliers in shops and places in town (with their consent).

    Sun 28.9.14

    Deadlift - 5x70, 3x90, 2x110, 1x125 (DOH to here), 5x1x135 (mixed grip, no chalk)
    Dips - 8x8 (no extra weight)
    Deads and dips done in 23 minutes

    Zercher squat - 10x20, 8x40, 6x60, 5x70, 4x80, 3x90, 2x100, 1x110, 1x120, 1x130, 1x135 (10kg pr :D), 7x80, 10x70, 20x60
    Zerchers done in 24 minutes

    Good stretch off afterwards, chat to people and hand out a couple more fliers for my kali club, this time to some (gasp!) girls...
     
  11. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Alreet pet?
    These last 6 weeks or so have been pretty full on. My class is up and running 3x per week (enough students to break even on rent, almost breaking even on gear, but that's a capital expense right?), I got promoted at work ("the trouble with more responsibility is that it's more responsibility!") I'm lifting 2-3x per week and am focusing my online time on my class (FB, Twitter and finally building a website). Combined with lesson planning, sleeping (ha!), and actually living with a Better Half who deserves my resources more than all the other things, MAP time has (evidently) been reduced. Don't take it personally guys, I still like you.

    So, log-wise: about 9 hours per week teaching kali to mixed levels. This is incredibly rewarding - people want to come back for more!

    2x full weekends kali training (about 20hrs total) with my buddy, we are both testing for our next levels on 15th November.

    Gym highlights: 110kg front squat single, 130kg high bar jump squat, 80kg power clean and push press, sets of 5 dips+20kg. Still working on that Kroc deadlift programme, I'm at "3x5x85%" which is week 13. Trust in the process remains as it felt easy.

    Work highlights: 18% increase in turnover (with the same proportional profits) in the last 6 months compared to last year.

    SD highlights: one evasion of trouble, one pattern interrupt and escape, no physical interventions.

    Sleep highlights: none, unless I go now. Bye
     
  12. belltoller

    belltoller OffTopic MonstreOrdinaire Supporter

    Purely belta, man! lol

    You and Ned manage the best of anyone I've seen for having a nearly perfect balance of things.

    Enjoy and savour the moments.

    It won't last forever
     
  13. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Thanks bubs, means a lot :)

    Saturday morning squat festival:

    Squat (high bar) - 8x20, 5x40, 3x60, 2x80, 1x90, 1x100, 1x105, 1x110, 1x115, 5x1x120, 10x100, 15x90, 20x80 (wanted to quit at 10, the goal is 50 reps at 85 eventually)
    My right forearm has been a bit funny since I took a solid elbow from a student whilst being a good bad guy during knife training... So, left hand only:
    Arnold press - 4x8x18kg
    Strict row - 4x12x18
    Cable curl/cable push down - 4x15x something
    Get that weedy left arm up to scratch!
    All done in about 35 minutes, spent the rest of the day with the Better Half walking near Glastonbury, beautiful sunny day to be outside :). Baked potato and beef stew for tea, I've decided to embrace autumn rather than just wishing for spring
     
  14. Madao13

    Madao13 Valued Member

    Amazing and inspiring stuff! Keep on rocking :woo:
     
  15. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    I'm playing with this 20 rep squat thing, sometimes you need a bit of brutality.

    Gym music: Man Must Die

    Hanging knee raise - 3x10
    Squat (high bar) - 8x20, 5x40, 3x60, 2x70, 2x80, 1x90, 1x100, 1x110, 20x90 (it might have been 21, I lost count at around 15 and did an extra rep just in case)
    Standing DB press (LH only, right elbow still funky) 8,8,7,5,4 @18kg
    Strict DB row (LH only) - 8,8,7,5,4 @36kg

    Kali class: filipino boxing (panantukan) - gloves on for footwork and punching mechanics; mixing boxing punches with hammer fist, slap hooks and elbows; then 'defend-follow up' drills, then 'combo-defend-follow up'; then gloves off for a bit of technical 'combo-defend-TRAP-follow up'; then gloves back on for super light and controlled lead hand sparring - more like 'play time' than 'sparring', but still useful nonetheless!

    750g of beef and 2 pints of milk with Nesquik later (uncle SokKlab said chocolate milk had magical powers) and I feel a bit more human :D
     
  16. ned

    ned Valued Member

    Just checked out your(mobile) website-very nice ! Impressed with both design and content :)


    Edit. also had a look at the desktop version,clear and concise too-no typos stood out.
     
    Last edited: Nov 5, 2014
  17. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Thanks mate! Did you look on mobile or desktop/tablet? I'm not sure the built in 'mobile conversion' has worked perfectly...
    Let me know if you spotted any typos...

    Thanks again :D
     
  18. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Kb swing - 3x20 @24
    Hanging knee raise - 3x10

    Deads - 3x70 double paused (5s pause just off the floor, pause below the knee, lower to first position, compete lift super fast), 3x90dp, 2x110 regular, 1x130 (DOH chalk), 3x3x145 (mixed grip, touch and go for extra TUT). I took my time over these as I've felt a bit rubbish over the last couple of days - must be the change of season or something

    Squat - 8x20 some paused, 5x40, 3x60, 2x80, 1x90, 1x100, 1x110, 1x120, 20x92.5
    last set took about 3 minutes to do, heavy breathing afterwards but no feelings of early death :)

    Left hand superset:
    Arnold press - 8,8,8,5,4 @18
    Strict row - 8,8,8,5,4 @34
     
  19. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Thursday - kali class
    Friday - managed to develop a nice head cold, so couldn't give blood today (had to rearrange for December), but still got some gym time:
    Hanging knee raise - 3x10, short pause at the top
    Squat - 8x20 some paused, 5x40, 4x60, 3x70, 2x80, 1x90, 1x100, 1x110, 1x120, 1x125, 20x95
    Last set took 2.5 minutes, felt better than Wednesday's
    LH superset:
    Arnold press - 8,8,8,6,4 @18
    Strict row - 8,8,8,6,4 @34

    Extra eats, super sleeps, chill weekend, sod off head cold
     
  20. HarryF

    HarryF Malued Vember

    Weekend - sleep+eat+repeat, feel quite a lot better but not yet 100%, stupid cold.
    Monday - gym and kali class (panantukan today)

    Gym details:
    Circuit warm up, 3 rounds
    KB swings - 25 @24
    Goblet squats - 15 @24
    Hanging knee raises (1s pause at top) - 10
    /circuit

    Squat - 8x20, 5x40, 3x60, 2x70, 2x80, 1x90, 1x100, 1x110, 5x1x120, 20x97.5 (took about 3 minutes), 15x85 (continuous amrap @1xbw)
    Anderson front squat, from just below parallel - 5x3x60
    All done in 45 minutes, stagger home, make and eat more food
     

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