Eat Thai and work Brazilian

I'm going to BJJ class, but first we'll have lunch. I need to do a new timetable for my gym workouts. My training partner is away for 5 weeks. I've been doing gym workouts on Mondays and Thursdays. Let's see if I can get my self to the gym with out a partner.

83,0 - golf

Yesterday was the first time I did a Gracie university video with a friend how did not know any BJJ. It was an interesting experiment. I'll continue it. (My own unofficial GJJ garage:-) Today I'll hit the little white ball and enjoy nice Autumn weather.

83,2 - stretching and ukemis

I'll do a light stretching and an ukemi session straight after work - 1 pm and then get my granddaughter from kindergarten.

Fresh start?

What if I started from beginning
- to develop my physical abilities - aerobic/anaerobic - strength - flexibility
- to learn about BJJ

Golf season is closing - just one or two weeks left

It's time to start fresh again...

egg cracker

82,8 - golf (but it's cold out thre)

Yesterday was a gym day and today it's golf. It's very much Autumn (+ 5 C at the moment).

Stapling by Jason

82,5 - bjj

Today I'll go to BJJ class. I'll try to attack, but also to take it easy.

82,9 - getting fat, but playing golf

I did my gym workout yesterday and today I'm STRONG - or just stiff from my shoulders.

It's golf day today and I'm hitting it looong with a new driver. (It's new to me. I'm just borrowing it from my neighbor.)

Sunday golf and blue ideas

Autumn is the time to start again - to bounce back what ever was left behind during summer break. For motivational texts check BJJ Canvas.
If you don't know what motivates you, you can take my motivational questionnaire. It does not give an answer, but there are good questions that can help.

I just signed in for a lecture at Harvard and MIT joint virtual university
Isn't that something. I could do anything I want to - and I'll go and play golf:-)

It's a sunny day so why not.

Flow roll - with bumps:-)

Today at open mat I'll try some "flow roll", but it might be more like stop motion animation. It's just one step in the process of getting better.

After open mat, I'll visit a birthday part (7 years). I might get some flow roll there too.

82,1 - recovery

Today is a well needed recovery day. Yesterday was golf and Wednesday was a long day at the office.

I do like Fridays!

82 - golf and pull ups?

I'll play golf straight after work. Yesterday was my first pull ups day in gym workout and I need to work on it. I did 5-4-3-2 letting shoulders relax after each rep. I am feeling strong a.c.a stiff today.

AND my fellow bjj rollers - watch out for my armlock:-)
I'll attack you with this combination -  it's so easy - click on the pull up image.

81,7 - 50/60 "life is life" BJJ patch-project

Did the second part of my split full body gym program today. It was better than I expected:-)

Just to remember to assign a patch project to students. To design a BJJ patch "Matti Nykänen"
who one famous quote is possibility is  50 - 60.

In Bjj 50/50

82,2 - BJJ

Yesterday I planned to go to open mat, but played golf instead. Today there is a strong possibility that I'll go to BJJ class - or babysit my granddaughter.  

Gym and pull ups

Today is the first day of ...rest of my life?...new gym workout. We'll modify it on the first session, but it's good to do something new. Related to the gym is pull ups. I'm not good at it at all. We used to do 30 pull ups in 3 sets ( 12 - 10 - 8) but at the moment 7 is hard for me. So I'm planning to do an extra exercises - do daily 10 pull ups passing from kitchen to living room. I have a pull up bar there. So I'll do ones each time I pass my pull up bar. - Just an idea. I'll know how it works in one or two months.

81,9 - new blog

I decided not to write about motor learning on the same blog as fitness. Fitness is a diary of my personal training and it should not be mixed with new hobby - research of motor learning. My interest in motor learning is not new, but the idea of having it as a hobby - not as a serious attempt to be a real researcher. My new blog is at http://xophd.blogspot.fi

81,6 - heavy bag, bill, paul and other workouts

Looks like Thursday gym will be on Friday, but today I'll do a little development on my heavy bag workout - add a little kettle bell, dumbbell and pull ups to it.

Bill superfoot kicking routine and Paul's warm up routine are included:) 

New workout for gym

It's time to plan a new workout for gym. I need to work on my legs - still and maybe more on core too. I need to grow muscle on legs, but core could be endurance. Next gym is on Thursday but I have a rough plan for the workout all ready.

Monday - Legs, Back Strength
Exercise	Sets	Reps
Front squats	4	10,8,6,4
Single Leg Squat	4	10,8,6,4
Stiff leg	4	10,8,6,4
Calf Raises	4	10
Pull Ups	4	10,8,6,4
Lat Pull Down	4	10,8,6,4
Plank series	2	60sec (diagonal + side)
One Arm Dumbbell Row	4	10

Thursday - Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
Exercise	Sets	Reps
Abs Bench Press	3 4	10 10,8,6,4
Incline Dumbbell Press	4	10
Upright Rows	4	10
Shrugs	4	10
Dips	4	10,8,6,4

”Undulating diagonal woodchop”   4         10

Hyperextensions

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81,6 - gym

Sunday was an interesting golf tournament - you get to play mulligans halve your hcp. I've been lazy reading research article so no interesting quotes. Maybe I'll have time to read during day.

82,3 - did not talk to my self

Played a round of golf today, but it was not as good as yesterday. Maybe I just did not talk to my self:-)