Sounds awesome! I imagine being able to do that would really help my adagio/allegro work and probably my live cutting (tamashagiri) and weapon sparring. :hat:
this evening-1.5 hours ballet. Adagio and allegro. Back felt surprisingly good. Jumps are really coming along.
Moving along with The Plan... stretches deadlift 1x5, empty bar 1x3 65 lbs 6x1 85 lbs front squat 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs wanted to 6x1 65 lbs, but could only do 3 pullups, w/ straps 3x3 bicep curls 3x3, 60 lbs. 1 set with dumbells (2 30s), 2 with barbie push press 1x5 40 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 6x1 65 lbs a bunch of HIIT, stretching, foam rollering. Also stretched a bit between exercises.
3/9/2014 Ballet in the afternoon, adagio and allegro. Gym shenannigans: stretches deadlift 1x5, empty bar 1x3 65 lbs 6x1 90 lbs front squat 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 6x1 70 lbs did all of 'em. pullups, no straps 3x3 bicep curls 3x3, 65 lbs. push press 1x5 40 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 6x1 70 lbs Sword in the evening. All kata with bokken. No sparring! I had teh sad. :'( Kihon and kihon ni, happo giri and happo giri ura. Helped the new student with some swinging technique. Rather annoyed that I brought my iaito and didn't get to use it. ~sigh~
So far, 1.5 hours ballet. Cardio must be improving because the allegro and grande allegro didn't wind me 'tall. Introduced Balloone, which I've been wanting to learn. Adagio was harder than allegro today. :O I found fails in my soutenu turns. Heading to the gym after lunch. Stay tuned for more thrilling action! ETA: What the Ballone looks like (it's hard as it looks, but I can almost do it well): [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0NH9EuOPi4&spfreload=10"]How to do a Ballonné - YouTube[/ame]
An hour and a half of ballet BEFORE martial arts training? You are perhaps a Terminator sent from the future to kill us? Because you'd have to be a machine to do that! (Sorry...meant to include this text with the head banging guy)
Onto gym shenannigans in the evening: deadlifts 1x5 empty bar 1x3, 65 lbs 5x2, 90 lbs Front squat 1x5, 45 lbs 1x3, 55 lbs 5x2, 70 lbs (had to warm up with lighter weights a bit to get this one. grrrr) pullups 3x3 bicep curls 3x3, 65 lbs. Doing it with a regular bar gave me awful form. Weeeeeeak! Did extra sets with one of those weights with endcaps and straight bar to make up for it. Push press Made me happier about myself. Yay, self-esteem! 1x5 40 lb 1x3 55 lb 5x2 70 lb Had extra time to kill, so some HIIT, doing monkey bar runs on the cable machine, other goodies. I think Harry's master plan to turn me into a brutally strong, yet elegant monster is working. :hat:
On Mondays and occasional Wednesdays, yup. :hat: IDK if it's as scary as you make it sound, as my ballet is from 1:30-3 PM, weight training is usually 4-5ish, and my MA is from 8-ish to 9:30 or so. I probably am a Terminator though. Or perhaps a Russian spy. Remember not to let that get out of this thread, lest you have a horrifying "accident". :evil::hat:
Tonight, 1.5 hours ballet. Nailed my tour jete..except for the arm position was not quite right. :/ Lots of jumps and turns en l'aire. Long and short combinations. Ended with a bunch of laps of chaines turns. I'm getting better at these but my spotting needs a bit of improvement. Cardio capacity has teh awesome. If it weren't so sticky humid in the studio I wouldn't have needed a few sips of water t'all. Seems like every dance studio and dojo has terrible climate control. WTH?
Continuing the Harry F-Do. Deadlift 1x5 empty bar 1x3 65 lbs 5x2 90 lbs front squat 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 5x2 70 lbs Pullups 4x3 bicep curls 3x3, 65 lbs Push press 1x5 40 lbs 1x3 50 lbs 5x2 70 lbs A bunch of HIIT and climbing around on the equipment. Something like 20-30 minutes.
This afternoon: Onward with the Harry-isms! Harry F-do. deadlift 1x5, empty bar 1x3, 65 lbs 5x2, 90 lbs Front squat 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 5x2 70 lbs pullups 4x3 bicep curls 3x3 65 lbs push press 1x5 40 lbs 1x3 50 lbs 5x2 70 lbs Some HIIT, ~20 minutes stretches kihon bo in the evening time to sleep. Ballet in the AM.
Bonus ballet day. Very little adagio. Some good allegro and grand allegro, though. Got some corrections on my tour en l'air. Long and short forms. Showed off my front splits skillz for one of the less flexible guys. lulz. ETA: As of next month, this blog is 2 years old! Can you believe it?
tonite-batta ho basic 1-5, Happo Giri, bokken sparring drills. This morn- stretching. deadlifts 1x5 empty bar 1x3 65 lbs 6x1 90 lbs front squats 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 6x1 70 lbs push press 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 6x1 70 lbs pullups 3x4, 2x3 tricep kickbacks 1x6 30 lbs 1x3 50 lbs 1x3 60 lbs grip test-25 seconds w/90lbs HIIT, somewhere between 15-30 minutes. climbing around on the equipment like a monkey The end Конец.
Harry F-do continues. stretch and warmup Deadlifts 1x5, empty bar 1x3, 65 lbs 5x2, 90 lbs Front squat 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 5x2 70 lbs Push press 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 5x2 70 lbs was the goal, but couldn't press it. Dropped down some, IDR how much. Pullups 4x4, 2x3 tricep kickbacks 1x6 30 lbs 1x3 50 lbs 1x3 60 lbs grip test: held 90 lbs on the barbell for 25 seconds. Then some HIIT, 15-20 minutes, I reckon. stretch and cool down.
Having breakthroughs in kumae bo. no. 5 in particular. Didn't notice till it was pointed out to me today that the block and counter are both done at 45 degree angles relative to the starting position. It's much more effective that way! Anyways, kumae bo 1-5 was second half of class. First half was basics no. 10-15.
tonite-1.5 hours ballet. Had some minor breakthroughs, which was good. Lots of combinations in allegro and adagio. Sautes of various types. Pique and chaines turns. Not sure why, but it never clicked with me before that piques have to start with a long stretch of the lead leg.
Stretch and warmup Harry F-do and some extra shennanigans. deadlifts 1x5 empty bar 1x3 65 lbs 5x2 90 lbs front squat 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 5x2 70 lbs push press form not as great as I'd like, but got better during as I went on 1x5 45 lbs 1x3 55 lbs 5x2 70 lbs pullups 4x4 2x3 all with straps tricep kickbacks 1x6 30 lbs 1x3 50 lbs 1x3 60 lbs staying with this weight for a while till form gets better Friday bonus tricep press 1x3 120 lbs back squats (I can do them again! YAYYY, HEALING!!!) 2x3 90 lbs power clean 3x1 90 lbs power snatch 3x1 70 lbs 20-30 minutes HIIT and climbing/bodyweight swinging shenannigans. Hoping to improve my saute ASAP.