Today, I start a training log at a low point. The main problem is Bicipital Tendonitis in both arms. I have been suffering from this persistent overuse injury.
I have trained in a few combat sports in the recent past: boxing, bjj, judo. Because of reasons outside the scope of this post and my literary capacity, I won’t go into why, I have recently chosen to focus on Judo.
I’m a scientist first, and athlete last. So research, obviously, always takes priority, and sport is just something I do when I can’t sit in front of the computer any longer. I do sacrifice social life, women, drinking, etc for Judo because between research and Judo there really is no time for anything else. So… Judo is my source of stress-relief and fun. Too much chatter already…
I’m in pain today. Woke up in pain. Iced it.
A little later did stretching and strengthening exercises on just the shoulder. Skipped yoga and shoulder exercises before bed, though. Never again. Need to do this stuff twice a day. Otherwise, how the hell will I recover and stay healthy.
Haven’t been in the gym for 10 days! That’s probably a 2 year record. Will maybe try to do something tomorrow.
Cardio:
- Ran 2 miles – slow pace
Judo:
- Watched Main Line Judo practice – read the masterclass book on armlocks during that time
- Watched about an hour of -81kg judo while eating (summing time over 5 meals
Some thoughts on what I learned in Judo… Matt taught some pickup counters that I wished to God I could practice. This is something that should become my specialty. I have a back that can lift three of me, which is perhaps my only advantage on the mat against highly-skilled opponents. Pickups should be my thing. My shoulders hurt just thinking of it though. Where the hell is Advil?
Also reading about turtle turnovers into armbars was exciting. I really did about 1-1.5 hours of visualization today which was exhausting but I think incredibly effective. Can’t wait to try it on the mat, especially this one right shoulder roll while grabbing uke’s leg and thus doing like a “bow” turn over. I’ll have to think of a structured way of talking about things I learned …
Good night, first day. The journey begins!
Good luck!
Have you thought about including HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) as part of your cardio? I feel that for me it works a lot better for Judo training than straight running…I usually sprint as fast as I can for about a minute, then jog for the next 3…rinse and repeat.
nice, see you started the new site. looks good!
i’ve been thinking about a blog dedicated to gym, too. great way to keep oneself motivated, i think.
well, you’re on my google reader now. let’s see how it goes
Thanks, guys. Yeah, Nishi, I’m all about HIIT. Especially, as it gets warmer now, I’m going to hit the Penn track for sprint-jog intervals. Except I usually do shorter ones than what you mention. I sprint 200 meters, jog 200, repeat. I find that I can’t sprint for a minute. It just turns into a hard run, and it’s really important to keep the intense part of interval training REALLY intense.