7/31/07 – Tuesday Karate class.
Good class again.
We spent a great deal of time working on our back stance with knife hand block moves. We would move in to a back stance with knife hand block but on an angle toward the corner behind us and then move forward into a back stance knife hand block. We did a lot of drills with those moves then we started adding more moves like a front stance with front punch.
We also did a lot of pushups and crunches between many of the drills.
We ended with kata. I am having some issues remembering Tekki Shodan for some reason. I had done so many of them in the past, for some odd reason, I am forgetting the order the moves. I guess it’s time for me to start daily kata work again.
7/30/07 – Monday Weight Workout.
This is my first real weight workout in some time. I just couldn’t get back in to the groove for some reason but I know that I need to get stronger if I want my Karate to improve. I am using the heavier weights and lower reps to try and train my central nervous system. I have always felt that my CNS was lacking and holding back my gains in strength.
The barbell rows were fairly easy but the bench presses felt like almost nothing. All of the pushups in Karate class has kept up my bench press strength. The dumbbell press were very light too. The side crunches were very hard but I couldn’t even do them the last time I tried many months ago.
I am also holding back on some of my weights since my training partner isn’t as strong in all the movements like I am. This is good for me since I want to move up slow and steady with the weights that I am lifting.
Barbell Rows – 155 x 4, 155 x 4, 115 x 8, 95 x 12
Bench Press – 175 x 4, 175 x 4, 145 x 8, 115 x 12
Lat Pulldown – 150 x 4, 150 x 4, 115 x 12 (Reverse Grip)
Dumbbell Press – 45 x 4, 45 x 4, 30 x 12
Side Crunch – 2 x 10
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