Matvei's training log

same circuit as 22 August. I am strong like ox! RAAWWRRR!!! Started trying to do multiple pirouettes with very short stoppage in between. Not too shabby. I have to do my ballet homework later. I left my notes at home. :/

 

Some basic arm stuff with barbells in the back yard. I miss my gym. :'( Also, bo basics.

 

So far, 1 hour ballet. Pique turns improving a lot, but still embarrassing a bit. :/ Introduction of some new steps which threw me through a loop. Hopefully I'll get it eventually.
Kissed Julia after class. My heart's all a-flutter. <3

Found a gym down the street which looks good. Going in for a free trial Monday.

 

Today I begin training at a new gym. No mini-session shenannigans and enough weights and equipment to give one a mental orgasm. Just did my usual gym business.

I'll have you know I also did staff and sword kata yesterday.

 

9/3
usual gym routine in the morning. Continuing to experiment with unfamiliar equipment. Kobudo class in the evening.
9/4
Staff in the morning, 1 hour sword in the evening. Basics, batta-ho, Toyama-ryu-all iaito stff.

9/5
same as 9/3, except no classes today. Growing ever-stronger...RAAAWWRRRR!!! I did do more cardio, though. Still experimenting around with new toys and learning the layout...occasionally staring rudely at the cute gals. ETA: also using various equipment as improvised barre for ballet stretches now. Can't do turns and such because the surface is too rough and there are no sliders. ETA2: Also more experimenting with kettlebell madness.

 

So far, 1 hour ballet. The soles of my new shoes are unusually sticky today...required a lot of chalk rubbing just to get a decent surface for turns. Lots of stretching. Then standing and jumping in various manners en releve. Tendus and such things. Then floor exercises; chasse, pabourre, etc. Teacher says it's evident that I've been practicing. I'm definitely feeling more comfortable with the forms and routines now. Nice to see the ever-lovely and charming Julia again. ~heart flutters~

 

Tonight-30-40 minutes of sword. All iaito, all the time. Happo giri and the batta ho patterns a bunch of times. gtg to sleep early for ballet class in the morning. Taking my new strength training book with me to the gym to try out one of the routines designed for MMA, with a few additions for dance.

Squats, split squats and lunges, bent leg deadlifts,standing rows, "pressing movements" (it seems to mean benchpress and such), OHP, shoulder rotations,cable chops/rotation, olympic lifts, jump squats. I reckon I'll add bicep curls and tricep pulldown/press, leg press/leg curl, and ankle flexion and see how it works out.

 

Messing around with a routine from a training book. Didn't really do much for me, but it has some interesting variations in it.
squats
split squats and lunges
bent leg deadlifts
standing rows
"pressing movements" (benchpress, etc)
OHP, barbell and dumbell, also some in zen kutsu
shoulder rotation
cable chops/rotation
jump squats
Then some stuff I'm used to...
Bicep curls, dumbell/barbell
Tricep pulldown/press
leg press/curl
ankle flexion

 

In the AM, first full day of PVCC ballet this semester. Tendus, ronde de jambs, barre stuff, and then a lot of scary floor exercises. Hoping my new teacher continues the pace all semester because it's very helpful. There's no chalk in the studio though. WTF? My shoes are new and still need breaking in, people! :/ I'm getting myself some damn chalk!
Gym stuff- stretch
legpress
leg curl
leg extension
hips
abs,
chest flyes
shrugs, dumbell standing and in zen. barbell-160 lbs+bar
bicep curls, dumbells and barbie
tricep madness
deadlifts
squats
lat pull down
bench press
OHP
machines

Kobudo in the evening, 1 hour of basics and kata and kumi bo

 

9/11-Swordiness. The others were doing their exams (Shinkendo bokken and iaito, Toyama Ryu iaito), but I was allowed to follow along to prepare for my exam later this year. Class ran really long and late, but good practice. Shihan said I've improved a lot. I reckon I'll make ichimonji rank when I test. Not so sure about Toyama Ryu, but I hope to gain some rank. It's actually a more interesting/challenging/flashy iaito style.

Today so far-lots of stretches, cardio-ing and lifting heavy things. And gawking at the pretty ladies, of course.

Added power clean and power snatch to the routine. Started with empty bar and then added a few plates.

Kettlebell madness
Legpress, both varieties
leg crul
leg extension
hip induction/adduction
pushups of all sorts
pullups
ab stuff of all sorts
shrugs, barbell and dumbell
biceps
triceps
deadlifts
squats
forward/side raises
lat pulldown
OHP, dumbell-standing and in zen; regular barbie OHP

That's all she wrote.

 

ended the day with batta ho patterns and happo giri. Yay, swordyness!

 

So far-1.5 hours ballet. Pique turns, Grand battement, a lot of other exercises. One of them (IDR the name) made my calves cry for mercy. It involved a lot of standing high on one foot in arabesque. :O Weird, as I can leg press a lot more than my body weight. Must be the unusual angle.

Julia showed up today. It was such a cute scene after class. y'all would've gone "awwwww"-especially the Sloth. I said "see you next week", and then took her hand and kissed it. She says "see you next week". "It's a date," sayeth I. ~warm and fuzzy~

 

Yes, this is what I meant to say. Beg your pardon. I call it "calf raises", only done on the press. I consider it a variation of calf raises (which are done on a step of some sort, with or without weights), though I'm sure someone will come in and tell me how terribly wrong I am.

Another good thing to do (which I should be doing more often!) is to hold the press at a right angle, make an ankle press (much like releve) and hold it. Perhaps I'll try su-su on the press too. You have given me good ideas, Simon. Thanks!

 

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You flirt, you

 

And shamelessly so. I'm an old-fashioned gentleman romantic at heart.

 

Batta ho 1-5 a few times, basic and advanced; happo giri. Day is done.

 

Ballet, 1.5 hour. Grand battement, pique, pirouettes, etc. Better cardio than most ballet classes I've been to so far. Lots of things that make my calves burn and ankles quake-y. Balance is in front of me, not behind! Hate it when I fall out of a turn or stance.

gym: stretch
kettlebell fun
legpress-still 500 lbs
leg curl
leg extension
hip induction/adduction
lots of pushups and pullups
all the ab exercises and toys
shrugs, DB and BB
lots of bicep curls, DB and BB
tricep stuff-press, kickbacks, skull crushers, etc
flyes and forward raises
deadlifts
still squatting 180 lbs
lat pulldown
smth machine benchpress
unloaded barbie for staff and sword exercises
power clean and snatch
played with the machines a bit
cool down

Evening-batta ho patterns, sword swings, happo giri.
The End.

 

today-iaito basics and kata...staff basics, a lot. Staff stuff drives me crazy, but it's coming along.
That's all. Busy day tomorrow.

 

Ballet, 2 hours. Less emphasis on pirouettes, more on pique turns and tricky floor routines. Fondue technique is getting better. Knee was a bit sore in the AM, but got better by class time.

Shortened sesh in the gym. Saw a former coach who trains there now, which was kinda cool.

Stretch was not necessary because I did a lot earlier in ballet.
leg press 500
leg curl
leg extension
hip induction/adduction
abs, with and without machines
chest flyes
forward raises
shrugs, dumbell and barbie.
biceps
triceps
deadlifts-2 arm and 1 arm, per Fish's suggestion
squats
lat pulldown
bench press
OHP
bunch of machine exercises

In the PM, kobudo. Basics and sunakake no kon. Basic no 15 especially drives me cRaZy, so we worked on that a lot.