Building a privacy blind, and digging out a new raised bed, and reinforcing the rustic garden arch. I think I'm counting it as my lifting/strength workout for tomorrow as my right knee is now crying "uncle".
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Saturday Building Shoveling, Sawing (3 hours)
Saturday CC Hill Sprints (30 minutes)
4 Big hill, 4 parallel to big hill (rainy, muddy, 60ish degrees)
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Thursday CC Trail Running (30 minutes)
CC trail and hiking trail. Really muddy from running all day.
also- taught kindergarten all day
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training + building Garden structure ( 1 1/2 hours)
10 push ups alternated with 20 calf raises (10 sets of 10, 100 push ups, 200 calf raises) (takes about 20 minutes)
Alternated
leg press machine, bench press machine, shoulder press (3 sets of 3)
squat machine, with bicep press, chair dips kind of machine, (3 set of 6)
shoulder press, row press and pull down machine. (3 sets of 6)
Hand weights with bicep curls, forearm raises, and shoulder presses
(all these took about 25 minutes with me rushing)
(about 45 minutes for strength training and 45 minutes working on garden wall structure)
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Tuesday NOGI BJJ (1 hour)
Trained with the kid Nash, and then rolled with Nate and Aiden
Also, taught kindergarten all day
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second
super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this
time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth
Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to
the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs
(instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and
shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges for 1 sets of 3 with 135 lbs (I skipped the last two due to knee issues that are still bothering me
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Saturday Building Gardening structures (2 1/2 hours)
My knee was still bothering me, so I skipped the run and focused on the yard. Re-built the natural branch fence out front (including digging several post holes and setting posts), worked on the natural garden arch and winding the grape vine through it, and prepared the potting soil layers for the container garden.
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Thursday Bodyweight Training and Machines (45 minutes)
(same as Tuesday, babying a sore knee this week)
10 push ups alternated with 20 calf raises (10 sets of 10, 100 push ups, 200 calf raises) (takes about 20 minutes)
Alternated front pull down machine, bench press machine, shoulder press (3 sets of 3)
squat machine, with bicep press, chair dips kind of machine, (3 set of 6)
shoulder press, row press and pull forward machine. (3 sets of 6)
Hand weights with bicep curls, forearm raises, and shoulder presses
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Tuesday Lifting (machines) Bodyweight Training (45 minutes)
10 push ups alternated with 20 calf raises (10 sets of 10, 100 push ups, 200 calf raises) (takes about 20 minutes)
Alternated
leg press machine, bench press machine, shoulder press (3 sets of 3)
squat machine, with bicep press, chair dips kind of machine, (3 set of 6)
shoulder press, row press and pull down machine. (3 sets of 6)
Hand weights with bicep curls, forearm raises, and shoulder presses
(all these took about 25 minutes with me rushing)
Monday, March 17, 2025
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Plus, 3 sets of 6 kickstand squats with 25ish lb weight
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Saturday CC Trail Running (45 minutes)
Muddy, 2 more fallen trees to crawl over/under, and lots of debris from the storms last night
Friday, March 14, 2025
Friday BJJ COMP Class (1 hour)
6 people total. Hard class because it was hot today.
Also- taught kindergarten all day
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (1 hour)
10 push ups alternated with 20 calf raises (10 sets of 10, 100 push ups, 200 calf raises)
Alternated leg press machine, squat machine, with arm press, chest press, shoulder press, and split squat with 15 lb weight in each hand
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raisesFourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Thursday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (1 hour)
10 sets of 10 push ups mixed with calf raises in early morning
Then, later in the morning, First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 15 lb free weights
Then 3 different leg machines alternated with three different upper body machines in the MS fitness center
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Tuesday NOGI BJJ (1 hour)
Worked on passing from half guard/knee shield
More walking than usual at work
Sunday, March 2, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Saturday CC Trail Running (45 minutes)
High 30's, mostly dry. Mostly flats, some hills
Also- sanding and plastering for hours
Friday, February 28, 2025
Friday BJJ Comp Class (1 hour)
1/2 gi and 1/2 nogi.
5 people there total Jamison, Corbin, Nate, & Mason (new wrestler guy)
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday & Thursday Lifting/Bodyweight Training ( 2 hours)
Basically my regular workout broken up over 2 days.
Plus, working two 12 hour days in a row
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Tuesday Hammering Ice (1 hour)
I'm still feeling sick from having the stomach flu all weekend, but I'm counting this as my exercise for the day since I was sweating and working hard.
Also- walking around both buildings all day covering IEP meetings
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Thursday NOGI BJJ (1 hour)
Drilled half guard escapes with DW
Also- hours and hours of sanding my ceiling yesterday
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Tuesday CC Snow Running (30 minutes)
plus, 10ish minutes walking at the end. Snow and 12 degrees
also- on my feet yesterday for several hours with my arms above my head, plus lots of getting on and off a ladder to make batch after batch of plaster to fix my ceiling
Sunday, February 16, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 5 kickstand squats with 40ish lb weight.
Also- working on fixing the ceiling the last two days
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Saturday CC Hill Sprints/HIIT workout (30 minutes)
4 big hill, 4 parallel to big hill. Muddy and 40 degrees, misty, light misty rain.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Thursday NOGI BJJ (1 hour)
We worked half guard sweeps and getting up from half guard and mount escapes
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 5 kickstand squats with 40ish lb weight.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Tuesday NOGI BJJ (1 hour)
Covered knee shield to closed guard, knee shield to dogfight, knee shield to kimura to kimura escape? We covered a lot. Live rounds at the end with DW and CP
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (1 1/2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
(skipped bench press super set due to time constraints)
(actually third) Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 10 hip thrusts with 120 lbs.
Then 3 sets of 6 kickstand squats
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Wednesday Bodyweight Training (30 minutes)
10 sets of 10 push ups (100 total), 10 sets of 20 calf raises (200 total) and 5 sets of 5 chair dips. No time for any other strength workouts
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Tuesday CC Hill Sprints/HIIT Workout (30 minutes)
Cold, barely wet, windy
Had to take a week off exercise due to a bad cold
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training ( 2 1/2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 6 kickstand squats
ALSO- walking around the schools all day covering IEP meetings
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Tuesday CC Hill Sprints/HIIT Workout (30 minutes)
8 sprints all on the big hill because the parallel hill was too icy/snowy
Also- taught kindergarten all day
Sunday, January 26, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (1 hour 45 minutes)
(did almost everything, just faster with less breaks due to time constraints)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raisesFourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Saturday, January 25, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (3 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 6 kickstand squats
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Tuesday NOGI BJJ (1 hour)
Drilling guard breaks with positional rolling at the end
Also- one hour deep cleaning my bathroom
Monday, January 20, 2025
Monday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (1 1/2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
THEN- 3 sets of 6 kickstand squats with 40 lb weight
(did a shorter workout due to being pooped out from traveling all day yesterday)
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raisesFourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Sunday CC Trail Running (Snow) (40 minutes)
Deep melting snow
Also- 30 minutes changing a car battery outside.
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Saturday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 6 bikestand squats
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Thursday BJJ NOGI (1 hour)
Covered single leg take downs and backtake to trip takedown, and counters
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 1/2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 6 bikestand squats
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Tuesday Shoveling Snow (1 hour)
With a big shovel and a barrel to drag backwards. Trying to drag heavy things backward for my knees.
Sunday, January 5, 2025
Sunday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (3 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 6 bikestand squats
Also- knee exercises at the end
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Wednesday Lifting/Bodyweight Training (2 1/2 hours)
First super set - bicep curls, forearm curls, and shoulder presses all with 25ish lb weights (added 5 lbs)
Second super set- Military presses (3 sets of 4 instead of 3 sets of 3 this time). good mornings, front squat with 70 lbs (with heel elevators)
THEN - 3 sets of 3 straight leg dead lifts with 220 lbs
Third super set- 3 sets of 10 bench presses with 70 lb bar. THEN 3 sets of 15 push ups and 3 sets of 20 calf raises
Fourth Super set- Back squats for 3 sets of 3 with 135ish (added 15 lbs to the squat rack bar), Then 3 sets of 10 of bent over rows with 70 lbs (instead of two 20ish lb weights with the reverse chest flies and shoulder lifts). THEN reverse lunges
for 3 sets of 3 with 135 lbs
Then 3 sets of 6 bikestand squats
Also- 45 minutes walking with T right before working out