Met with Z Master trainer MikeT. Nelson this morning. Went over my issues I was having and he gave me some great suggestions for training and exercises for me to do. My eyes are not bad but need more stimulation.
Went to judo after that and practiced two throws uki otoshi (floating drop) and kata gurama (shoulder wheel).
At the end of class we got to "play" practice for the tournaments coming up. Poor Ben had to play with me. The last thing our sensei said was " Now you guys to want to hurt each other'. I did o.k. for about two or three seconds then something "clicked" and I had to go all out and break Ben down. He's a good sport.
I was awarded my yellow belt at the end of class today!
Now I will take the four-legged beast for a walk at my favorite park while it's still daylight.
-Joe

Did some Combat Conditioning, club swinging tonight for 20 minuteswith very little rest.
Hindu Pushups-slow, Hindu squats, wall walks x 2 cycles to warm up, fire up. Gada club swinging 13#, #8 club swings/ halo type exercises. The the big #50 club left to right flips. Same push- ups, squats and wall walks after that. Then I id flow fit #2 level to gain mobility. The focus was on Flowing from one thing to the next.
-Joe

Last night after my KB class I did the following...
Pistols off a bench, followed by chins then onto double swings with two different sized bells.
I did three sets of these tri-sets.
It's interesting to me how people labeled "slow learners" actually turn out to be geniuses.
-Joe

Ballistic Grinder-
8 # club swings to warm up.
Regular TGU's followed by two hand swings, one hand swings, hand to hand swings, figure eight to a hold and a flip here and there. 16, 24 and 32kg bells. Z drills for feet, hands and eyes. Short training session because it was NEW!
-Joe

Tried some "cold water" treatments in an attempt to see how it works for overall recovery.
1st step- Hot tub for 15 minutes
2nd step- Hot shower followed by cold water massage with shower head. It's a little easier to take than actually getting the whole body under the shower head. I feel better afterwards. Less tension, aches & pains.
-Joe

I did 20 minutes of Qigong recharge and a Z- Health this am. Qigong really, really does help balance your energy systems and open your meridans. Yesterday i did an interupted 10 minutes of Qigong but I felt great all day and could really focus at judo class. Even five minutes of Qigong in the am would be well worth it. I'm currently training/ studying for my yellow belt in judo with my boys. After that in March there's a ground fighting tournament at the end of the month. !st place gets an MMA trophy. That would look good on my Resume...
-Joe

Squeezed in 2-10 minute training sessions.
Health lifts at the 1st.
Chins supersetted with presses x 3 sets. Tgd- 32k x 4 reps. H2h swings- 32k x 30. Wall walks for the second session.
Very hungry today from moving skids around at work today, then talking about Italian food at my group class while smelling their dinner cooking. Torture!
-Joe

Hot tubbing is the ultimate for recovery. A tough week even though I had a four day weekend. Looking forward to Judo tomorrow. Yesterday I did 5 min. Bent presses followed by long cycle clean and jerks with the 16k bell. These lifts are not my forte' by any means but I just wanted to try it. Later after dinner did Health lifts- 225, 315, 405, 475, 525 for a couple reps at each weight. I'm amost out of plate for the bar so I'll have to do more reps or pull from a lower starting point.
-Joe

The boys and I passed our second yellow stripe test at Judo today!
Before class I did Health Lifts- 225 x 6, 315 x 4, 405 x 4. Presses- 24k x 2 l/r. 32k x 2. TGD- 32 x 1 l/r.
After class I did Bent presses- 16k x 2 l/r, 24k x 2 l/r.
I believe bent presses and TGD's to be the most useful movements for a Judo player.
-Joe