Today, I had a short workout. I was training at the 24 Hour Fitness gym in West Covina. I got to the gym an hour before it closed, so I think the training went about 30-35 minutes, since I had a hard time getting to the equipment that I wanted to use today. Last workout of the year and it ended with a bang.

Workout:


Dumbbell Jump Squats- 20lbs, 40lbs, 50lbs- 6 reps
Side Handle Dumbbell Deadlifts- 100lbs and 120lbs- 10 reps
Barbell Deadlifts- 315lbs, 405lbs, and 495lbs- 2 reps, 570lbs, 615lbs, 635lbs, and 660lbs- 1 rep - Belt and Straps, and 525lbs- 6 reps- Beltless and Straps
Core Work- 10 minutes

Today, I had 4 hours of sleep. I didn't feel like training, but I know that I have to get the reps in. It's official, my first day of training for the NABJJF All Americas' Tournament, which is my 1st tournament for 2014. I was late to class, so I missed the warm ups. Tonight, I was training at the Tsunami BJJ gym in Culver City.

In class, Professor John Ouano went over passes from open guard, de la riva guard, and half guard. From the open guard, it was the standard M1 pass to knee on belly. The half guard pass was a set up based on a failed M1 pass to a knee slice to side control. The DLR guard pass was a set up to side control to a knee on belly set up to a cross collar choke.

I got a lot of reps in and I got a lot of details from Professor Perry Hauck, since he was my training partner for tonight. I learned about high mount on the side control and a set up to the america from that position. He helped me out a lot on the small details of each lesson tonight. It helped me out a lot. I can't wait to try these moves when I roll and compete.

My ribs are still sore, so I couldn't roll. I iced them after class. I did do some core work and stretching after class. At this point, I'm just looking to stay healthy and work on repetition in class.

Tonight, I was training at the 24 Hour Fitness in the City of Industry. I woke up early and napped several times today, so since I couldn't sleep, I trained at 11:30PM. I trained for less than an hour and I kept the rest to a minimum for most of the workout.

I feel that my strength is coming back on the squats, since I'm bringing back plyometrics into my workout. I took a week off after Worlds from doing plyometrics to allow recovery. Next year, I'll do them for 12 weeks on and 1 week off.

Workout:


Bench Press- 135lbs and 225lbs- 15 reps, 275lbs- 5 reps, 2 sets- 315lbs- 3 reps, and 295lbs- 7 reps
Life Fitness Chess Press Machine- 180lbs, 270lbs, 360lbs, and 2 sets- 380lbs- 10 reps (30 seconds rest between each set)
Barbell Squats- 225lbs, 315lbs, 405lbs, and 495lbs- 2 reps (30 seconds rest between each set), 570lbs, and 2 sets- 635lbs- 1 rep- Belt and Knee Sleeves
Front Squats- 225lbs, 315lbs, and 365lbs- 2 reps, 415lbs- 1 rep- Belt and Knee Sleeves
Barbell Rows- 185lbs, 235lbs, and 315lbs- 10 reps, 3 sets- 335lbs- 8 reps (1 minute rest between each set)
Life Fitness Pulldown Machine- 140lbs, 270lbs, and 3 sets- 360lbs- 10 reps (30 seconds rest between each set)

12/27/13 Workout

Barbell Deadlifts- Went up to 615lbs- 3 reps- Belt and Straps
Dumbbell Jump Squats- 5 sets- 65lbs- 6 reps
Thick Rope Cable Rows- 3 sets- 250lbs- 10 reps
One Arm Thick Towel Cable Rows- Went up to 195lbs- 5 reps
Thick Towel Bodyweight Hangs- 2 sets- 25 seconds

I also trained earlier that day. I was training at the Tsunami BJJ gym in Culver City. I was training with Professor John Ouano. We reviewed and worked on the same drills from Monday.

12/28/13 Workout


Barbell Push Press- Went up to 3 sets- 280lbs- 3 reps
Barbell Jump Squats- Went up to 5 sets- 155lbs- 6 reps
TRX Horiztonal Rows with Fat Gripz- 4 sets- 15 reps
Fat Gripz Bodyweight Hangs- 2 sets- 20 seconds

Yesterday, I was training at the Tapout Training Center in Downtown LA.

Workout:


Bench Press- Went up to 320lbs and 330lbs- 2 reps, 315lbs- 3 reps, and 290lbs- 7 reps
Barbell Squats- Went up to 625lbs- 1 rep- Belt and Knee Sleeves
Front Squats- Went up to 410lbs- 1 rep- Belt and Knee Sleeves
T-Bar Rows (Pronated Grip)- 3 sets- 225lbs- 10 reps

Today, I was training at Selva BJJ in Alhambra. Originally, I found out through Facebook last night that today's session was open mat, but it ended up being a drilling session instead, which was great for me, because my ribs are still sore. I did the warm ups, which was your basic BJJ warm ups. The mats were huge, so we jogged around a lot, with the Gi, it's not so fun as a heavyweight.

We drilled for almost 1.5 Hours from single and double leg takedowns to a bunch of spider guard, open guard, butterfly guard passes to side control and to back take. I like the drilling a lot, because not only it works on conditioning, but it also works on muscle memory. A lot of the passes and drills that we did are techniques that I can use in my game.

I would like to thank Jason Selva for inviting me to today's training session. I would like to thank his students for their help today. I learned a lot and had a great time. Thank you again you guys. Merry Christmas!!!

http://selvabjj.com/

Today, I was training at Tsunami BJJ in Culver City. I did the warm ups, which consisted of some jogging, basic BJJ movements, and 3 Supersets of 15 push ups and 15 crunches. Today, we drilled on side control transitions to full mount, full mount escape to half guard, half guard sweep to side control transition to finish with the leg crossing the opponent's face from side control to having an option to different arm bar finishes and a kimura submission, and finally a half guard pass transition counter to a half guard sweep. I got to rep a lot in all of the transitions. 

I skipped the rolling and live drills. My ribs are still sore and I'm still looking to heal up. I came out healthy though.

Today, I didn't get to do any Jiu Jitsu Training. My plans were screwed when I got stuck with some stuff at the house. I did hit the weights though to get rid of the stress.

Workout:

Bench Press- Went up to 320lbs and 325lbs- 2 reps, 295lbs- 4 reps, and 280lbs- 10 reps
Incline Press Machine- Went up to 380lbs- 5 reps
Barbell Deadlifts- Went up to 600lbs- 2 reps and 2 sets- 500lbs- 6 reps- Beltess and Straps
Pulldown Machine (Supinated Grip) with Fat Gripz- 3 sets- 290lbs- 10 reps
Row Machine with Fat Gripz- Went up to 270lbs for each hand- 6 reps
Circuit- Jack Knife Crunches with 22lbs Medicine Ball, Lying Leg and 22lb Medicine Ball Rotations, and Planks- 20 reps + 20 reps + 1 Minute

Today, I worked out twice. My first workout was at the 24 Hour Fitness gym in La Puente. It was heavy morning workout.

Workout:

Dumbbell Snatches- Went up to 100lbs and 120lbs- 5 reps
Barbell Squats- Went up to 660lbs- 2 reps- Belt and Knee Sleeves
Front Squats- Went up to 425lbs- 1 rep and 365lbs- 5 reps- Belt and Knee Sleeves
Barbell Jump Squats- 5 sets- 135lbs- 6 reps- 30 seconds between each set
Barbell Plyometric Lunges- 4 sets- 12 reps- 30 seconds between each set
Cable Rows with Fat Gripz- 3 sets- 300lbs- 8 reps
Foam Rolling- 5 minutes

My second workout was in the afternoon. I spent an hour at Brea Jiu Jitsu for the Quick Stop Grapplethon. I warmed up by doing 2 sets of the following circuit: 20 crunches, 20 oblique crunches for each side, and 20 ankle touches for each side. I rolled for 5 rounds from white to purple belt. I think the rounds were for 5 minutes with 1 minute rest. Afterwards, I spend some time doing some static and dynamic stretching. I stayed healthy, so that's awesome and at the same time, I got to help out raise money for a great cause.

As far as competitions go, I think I will go to the NABJJF All-America. I won't start prepping until the beginning of next month. I'm still healing up, so I'm resting 2 days a week and easing off the rolls until then.

12/18/13 Workout:


Last night, I was training at the Westside Training Center/ Cobrinha Westside. I was late to the Advance BJJ class, so I had to warm up during the first lesson. After that, I got to drill a side control setup to knee on belly, to a baseball choke finish. I got to rep that for 2 rounds. Then, I got to roll for several rounds until my ribs were feeling sore, so I stopped early and did some ab work and some stretching.

12/19/13 Workout:


Today, I was training at the Tapout Training Center in Downtown LA. I hit the weights today and skipped some Jiu Jitsu training to rest up my ribs from any top control pressure. Workout was for 45 minutes.

Workout:


Barbell Bench Press- Went up to 5 sets- 315lbs- 2 reps
Deadlifts- Went up to 615lbs- 2 reps- Belt and Straps
Superset- Barbell Rows (Pronated Grip) + Plyometric Push Ups- 3 sets- 355lbs- 5 reps + 10 reps