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Conditioning at the Karate Olympics – 8/9/08 – Saturday Karate class - 09 Aug 2008
Four events means a lot of hard work…
In honor of the Olympics, Sensei Gatch held our own Karate Olympics. This was an hour of all out conditioning that put Karate student against Karate student.
Three sets of timed push ups to failure…
We started with push ups. For the first part of this three part event, Sensei [...]
Read Full Post »8/5/07 – Sunday Weight Workout. - 05 Aug 2007
Good workout again. I had a little trouble with the lat pulldowns for some reason. The weight stack goes up in 20 pound increments after 150 pounds so moving to 170 was tough. The bench presses felt light again but I am trying to move up in weight steady and slow.
Barbell Row [...]
8/4/07 – Saturday Weight Workout. - 04 Aug 2007
Very hard workout. I used a lot of weight for my deadlifts. I have never been particularly good at deadlifts but I felt really strong today. The Bulgarian split squats were hard since I have never done them before and the bench that at the for hyperextensions is not the best size for someone like [...]
Read Full Post »8/2/07 – Thursday Weight Workout. - 02 Aug 2007
Strong workout today. The weights felt fairly light and the barbell presses and incline dumbbell presses were very easy.
Barbell Press – 120 x 4, 120 x 4, 100 x 7, 80 x 12
Lat Pulldown – 150 x 4, 150 x 4, 120 x 12
Dumbbell Incline Bench Press – 70 x 4, 70 x 4, [...]
8/1/07 – Wednesday Weight Workout. - 01 Aug 2007
Because my hips are so inflexible, the squats and quarter squats were tough. The weight didn’t feel too heavy but getting down low enough is very hard for me. I did notice that with each set I was able get a lower.
Squats – 250 x 4, 250 x 4, 250 x4, 195 x 12
Quarter Squats [...]
