81 - recovery and weekend trip

I'll play 9 holes golf in the morning, but after that it's preparing for a travel to my mother in law's 80 y party. It's good to have some days for recovery. On Sunday I'll get to go to one session of a BJJ seminar. So I get only one session from a weekend bjj seminar, but one can't be in two places at the same time.

80,3 - golf and gym or old man cross training

Yesterday was a hard day - golf and bjj. Today is easier: golf and something more. I don't know what this type of training does. Probably it's more on stamina, endurance than muscle growth. Our gym workout is mainly muscle hypertrophy, but doing it after a 4 hour light workout which is burning muscle tissue...Maybe there is a way to turn the catabolic stage to anabolic by eating right after golf and before and after gym. (Otherwise workout will only eat more muscle - not grow).

81,6 - golf and bjj

Today I played an early round of golf and going to a late bjj class. So there is good time to recover.
I still have a similar problem with golf an bjj - cannot relax during playing. Both techniques would be better done loose than rigid. Well, I hope time and training will cure both problems:)

81,1 - little doms on legs

Sundays squats must have made an impact on my legs. I am still feeling it on Tuesday. This means that muscle is growing:)
Today is a light "old man cross training"-session: walking, shot putting, medicine ball routine and long jump. I think I'll leave it at that.

Old man cross training was cancelled due to neighbors car trouble. 

80,6 - golf and stretching

I need to recover, stretch, learn bjj and golf, get stronger and so on. BUT it does not have to happen today. Today I will be better some way, but I just don't know how. Maybe I'll stretch and be a little more flexible:)

80,7 - gym and new gi

I'm not feeling recovered even thou I had a recovery afternoon yesterday. Strange, isn't it. One would think that I'm experienced enough to recover in short time, but no. BUT today is a gym day and I'll put in an order for more muscle.

In the afternoon I'll get my new gi. I ordered it six weeks ago - in March. When you wait for something, it feels like time is crawling. Six weeks feels like four months:)

About golf - I did hit the longest drives this year, but did not score well. No worries. I have two main events this year and first comes in a fortnight.
We were show very interesting techniques at bjj class. I might have to practice some rolling drills to make the moves. I'll try to google, if I find something even close to what we did:)
Ok - this has the same beginning, but different ending. 
This is similar, but partner is standing. We did it from low guard.

80 - golf and recovery

Yesterday was an intensive learning day for BJJ. I think I know much more about survival positions today than yesterday. Still it's a long way from theory to practice. Next big issue is escapes from survival positions. That will give some flow to my game.

Today I might try a new driver at the driving range. I will try a new swing during my round for sure. I'll hit "upper swings" like in tennis. (It's not going to make forward spin, but hopefully it will degrease my backspin on drives. Current spin rate is about 3300 rpm and 2500 would be nice.)

80,7 - old man crosstraining and bjj

I'll do a light workout with my neighbor - walking in the woods and slapping mosquitoes to improve range of movement, shot put, medicine ball, long jump and what ever will come in mind to do some coordination and strength.

Today I am very determined to go to BJJ class. 

81,1 - golf (and bjj)

I've planned to play golf 18 holes and then go to open mat. I've noticed that I am making excuses for BJJ exercises. I wonder what I will come up with today:)

Yesterday I was looking for budo mats, just to make a little tatami for my self - to do some solo drills.

Not going to BJJ. Maybe I'll do some solo drills from the book "drill to win", if I'll find a suitable space for it. ( I don't have the energy to continue straight from golf to bjj.) 

Here is something nice from Kurt Osiander:)

81 - oldman crosstraining and bjj

Today we will do our first session of summer outdoor training with my neighbor: walking, jumping, medicine ball, kettleball and maybe even a small session of bjj Gracie lessons :) It's more like a warmup for the day with some maximum attempts like long jump and shot put.

In the evening is normal bjj class and my first opportunity to test Ribeiro's survival positions:)

I did the old man cross-training - first a walk with my wife and then walk and medicine ball, shot put and long jump with my neighbor (about 2 hours of low intensity). I missed bjj class as I was shopping with my daughter. This is one of my best excuses:) 

80,7 - golf and drilling

Yesterday was a tough day at gym. I mean everything was heavy. I am sure that golf is taking the edge of strength training, but "no worries" like they say down under. It's a perfect weather for a round of golf and today I'll sign up for a 4 day tournament. Just have not found my game. On my previous round of golf I noticed that I have the same problem with golf and bjj - both are too stiff and too much thinking. Go and figure.
I missed drilling due to I was looking after my grandchild. BUT new drilling book game today. Now nothing can prevent me from becoming better - do you have to do the drills, too?

80,4 - gym and stretching

I bought a foam roller - it's good for almost anything. Also can be used as a pillow when watching TV. Today I'll do some golf swing in our back yard, but main event is gym and boosting some hypertrophy to muscles.
Just to remember a kettle ball exercises

80,4 - it's Sunday

Today is golf and bjj. It's more endurance than strength so muscle will not grow or anaerobic ability will not increase. Hope I'll get my golf swing together and learn something in BJJ class:)

I'm not going to BJJ. I have not recovered from yesterdays workouts. Tomorrow is a gym day and I want to be fresh(er) to grow some muscle:)

79,6 - gym day and bjj drilling

Now when I'm growing muscle my weight goes down? Isn't it funny how this works. Good news is that I can eat more. Today is a gym day. I need to do one correction to my current two day split workout. I need to add one 2 RM max attempt for each workout. It should be a squat when I don't have squats on my workout and bench press when I don't have it on my workout. Idea is that low reb high intensity boosts nerves and muscle growth. It's little like the dead-lift or squat - Those moves stimulate hormones and increases whole body muscle growth. Single max reps does the same for nerves. (I just don't want to do singles for it's high risk of injury. Even 2rm is dangerous)  

81 - golf competition and bjj

It's a match game and I am the underdog. Well - I don't have anything to loose so I might as well have some fun playing.

BJJ is very much more on my mind than golf.

I also have a business idea. I just which technology would be more advanced. I need a software that can calculate calories based on portions weight and photograph of it. So people just weigh the whole portion and take a snapshot with their phone:)
I have solution to calorie output and rest, but calorie intake is too hard to follow for me. (Business idea is not the photo base food recognition.)

80,5 - recovery and Yoga

I'm babysitting again - so I'll get to nap to enhance my recovery. For evening I'll try to do a Yoga program from my dvd "äijä jooga" - free translation might be like "dude yoga".

Too lazy to do the Yoga, but I did get some stretching done.

81 - golf and bjj

I'm getting my primary workouts done: golf, bjj and gym, but I don't seem to get any accessory workouts in. My goal is to do some yoga, heavy bag training, tabata and some other small workouts. Small workouts are 15 - 30 minute quickies, but it would give more variety. Jason Scully wrote that one should be positive about training. I feel good that I am doing my gym workouts - and in a positive way of putting it, I have room to do better:)

81,2 - recovery

Today I have best possible recovery day. I am baby sitting my 3,5 y old granddaughter. This means that I will be active all the day - eat a little every two hours and have a nap. This is what an active recovery is all about - to make it perfect I should do some stretching. Maybe on our trampoline at backyard.

81 - golf and gym

After 18 holes gym was tough. I didn't have energy left?

Squat	10 + 8 + 7 reps  70kg
Barbell Bench Press	10 + 8 + 6 reps  55kg (legs elevated over bench)
Bent Over Row	3x10 reps 55kg
Stiff Leg Deadlift	3 x 10 reps 55kg
Ab Exercise	3x20 elevated sit ups

My daughter is making as an Italian dinner today:-) Maybe I'll get some energy...

81 kg and 13% body fat :-)

I've got my weight in acceptable numbers. I think that a man over 50 can have bodyfat from 10 to 15%. So my 13% is fine. If I gain more muscle, I can drop my fat to 10 and still be under 82 kg:-) Okay, it was a joke - I don't expect to gain muscle - just pure strength. Today has been a recovery day - a very much needed one. Tomorrow is golf and gym.

(I bought a kettle ball and a gym ball, too - just to get some functional strength.)

81,2 - some water back:-)

My daughter has a scale with that shows body fat - maybe I should use it to guess if I'm loosing water or fat. After BJJ class I'm about 1 kilo lighter, but after gym I gain half a kilo. I think it's just sweating and bumping up muscles - water.... Today is mid summer and I'll play 18 holes of golf.

80,8 - growing muscle, but getting smaller

I am sure that I have not gained any muscle with my new gym program, but I hope I have not lost much muscle tissue while loosing weight. I've dropped 3 kilos in one week. Hope it's water.

82,5 - feeling my muscles grow (DOMS)

As an old sports man I like to feel that my workout has had some effect and doms gives the feeling:-)
I am not sure when I should do the next workout. Muscle grows during rest and recovery time for a 54 y is much longer than 24 y.

I've planned a gym workout and a golf round for today, but there might be some schedule problems. Yesterday I started my diet experiment. I know that I lost weight due to sweating like a pig in bjj training. I think I got enough protein to grow muscle (145 g). I  ate too much hard fat in yesterdays diet.

83,8 - starting a diet

I promised my daughter to help her loose some weight. My goal is to gain muscle and maybe loose some fat, if it's possible. For the process I will be using a diet software. I've used it earlier and it give exelent information about content of food - not just calories. (Protein - fat - carbohydrates and vitamines, too.)

week at lake Garda Italy - no updates

One week - maybe some workouts, but no blogging.

81,6 - protein chocolade

Just an experiment - I did raw chocolate and added a lot of protein to the mix. First try is not a success, but I'm not giving up. It's eatable, but does not leave you wanting more:-)

Today I've had a day of bad timing. Did not get much golf practise due to course being full and practise area also reserved. An did some BJJ drilling but it was very low intensity. I was 45 minutes early and it cost some consentration during drilling.

81,1 - golf and gym

I'll play 18 holes and do my day A from the split workout. Yesterday was hard on biceps? Maybe it was due to Roy Harris defensive positions.

GYM

Squat	3x10rep 55kg
Barbell Bench Press	3x10reps 45kg
Bent Over Row	3x10 reps 45kg
Stiff Leg Deadlift	10 + 8 + 7 90kg
Ab Exercise	3x20

Golf competition and BJJ class

Looks like I have time to go to BJJ class. I've already played todays competition round.

Bit wasched feeling, but I think that I can handle a bjj class. If it gets too touch, I'll tap faster.

81,9 - gym day "second take"

Yesterday was BBJ class. It was fun.

Today I'll try to do the workout I skipped last time.

Todays gym:

Deadlift	3 x	6-10
Seated Barbell Press Behind Neck	3 x	6-10
Close Grip Bench Press	3 x	6-10
Standing Barbell Curl	3 x	6-10
Seated Calf Raise	2 x	10-25

I bought some protein! I am feeling muscles grow allready:-)

83,7 golf and gym

I'll do the day b of my two split new program. Day A was good. I have a light muscle soreness from last workout and it just tells me that I did something right.

I skipped the workout (but played 18 holes instead of 9).
Todays gym:

Deadlift	3 x	6-10
Seated Barbell Press Behind Neck	3 x	6-10
Close Grip Bench Press	3 x	6-10
Standing Barbell Curl (or Standing Dumbbell Curl)	3 x	6-10
Seated Calf Raise	2 x	10-25

83 - today it's frisbee golf and golf

I did the new gym workout yesterday. I think it works, but I am looking for right loads first. Started light and did more reps.

New gym workout

I'll try a new workout for gym. It's a 2 day split by Steve. I might gain some mass, but I'll take the risk:-) Old men don't grow big easy so " no worries".

BMX Worlds was good to us

Outi did good in cruisers - in the finals and number 8

BMX in BIrmingham

No updates during 24 - 28 of May. I'm in Birmingham UK.

I'll do some ideomotoric work

That will be watching BJJ on dvd and trying to develop a game for over 55 year olds in BJJ.
Also I need a game plan that keeps me fit for golf during gold season - no injuries.

recovery

Yesterday was a bjj drilling for over an hour and a gym day. A fair workout - only lacking some tabata!
And stretching.

Maybe Yoga?

I need to make a workout program for BJJ offseason. Or can I have an on-season in golf and BJJ at the same time? No... it's too much. But I don't want to loose much of my physical conditition during golf season so something has to be done. Yoga - is good for golf and BJJ. Strength training - maybe more crossfit than gym? Some heavy bag training (tabata? to keep some anaerobic ability) And rolling or drilling 2 - 3 times per week? I play golf 3 - 4 rounds per week and practise 2 times?

83,5 golf and gym

Today I played my first full round of golf this "summer". And after the round I did my gym workout day A.
I can feel the workout in my muscles - little washed out, but not totally over done - have to wait until tommorrow to know how hard it was:-)

82,8 - time for a new project

Today is a BJJ class.
For my blog it might be a correct time to change something. I've been writing about BJJ a lot, because it has been the main focus of studing in last winter. Now I need to get in to golf more. Golf is my number one event. BJJ is for keeping in physical conditition.
I've started a bjj training blog in finnish - so it's going to be active during summer.
I' have an old blog about golf - so I'll be writing about golf there.
So what to do about this blog? Let it rest until autumn? Or write about physical training like gym and other exercises and martial arts during summer? Maybe it should be xogym?

82,1 - drilling

Today is almost a recovery day - only a short 60 min drilling session.
Busy at work and no golf until Thursday. But I feel that the wind is changing. Golf season has started and I've got my locker at our club and our classic scramble team event is next Saturday - an opening competition of a near by golf course. 
Very educative drilling session with some free roll. Could not impliment skills in to rolling. Conclution is that I need more drilling. Lot more!

82,8 - drilling and gym

After work I have an hours drilling session with Mikko to learn armbar, triangle and sweep from guard and some counters. And after that it's gym day B.

Asked an offer for a new Honda
Looks like they don't want to sell me a Honda NC700S ABS. Not even an offer!

Very good experience with drilling and gym was the cherry on the top. 

T.G.I.Y

Thank God It's Youtube:-)

82,9 Helsinki

I'm at my first born daughter's final examination at Theatre Academy Helsinki. It's a some kind of performance  - naturally.

82,4 - (BJJ) golf 9 holes

One recovery day is not enough. (Today is BJJ) instead of bjj I went to golf course and played nine holes . (I might be get back from Helsinki to BJJ class on Sunday - or not. So today training and weekend recovery. If I can get some stretching done, it would be very good!

Link in the image is to Youtube for a counter for a common counter ( stack) for an armbar:-) Well, first I need to learn to do the armbar and that will be drill on Monday and Tuesday - with some counters.

81,6 recovery

82,3 BJJ and chipping

I've been putting of golf and I cancelled tomorrows competition. I'm not prepared well enough to play in rain at +10C temperature 18 holes. Today is nice weather so I'll do some chipping.

Main even today is BJJ class.

Positive thought of the day is that I'm a member (head coach) of Finnish team at BMX world championships in Birmingham 24 -27 of May, 2012. Lifts a smile on my face just thinking about it.

Todays bjj class was counters for attacks from guard. Here is a counter for triangle. (Similar than we did, but not quite the same.)
For armbar we did the stack counter. Here is a compination of stack - telephone and knee bar. Here is one more stacking armbar defence (and a continue attack from it).

82,0 Drilling BJJ

I am happy that some of bjj players are willing to drill techniques with me. I think that drilling, repeating techniques, is key element it martial arts. Something like don't do 1000 techniques once, but do one technique 1000 times. Well, 10 times or 20 and maybe 3 techniques, but point is that it's not so much learning as repeating.

82,2 recovery day (golf driving range)

First golf competition is on Thursday and I have not made a single full speed swing with any club. Today I'll take a pitcher and a 7 iron with me to the range and see what happens. Preparation for this golf season has been more BJJ than golf:-) In golf I tend to be to relaxed or not pushing it. (And when I add a little juice I ruin my swing.) In Bjj I tend to be too tensed - not relaxed enough.  (And when I add some effort I will get good positions, but it's ruffing, not BJJ.) There are two very interesting concepts: sensibility and commitment.

With sensibility I mean that you have to feel what you are doing and also feel the environment - golf club or your partneres movements.

With commitment comes determination. You have to trust your game and play it as you see it. If you are going for the flag - go for it. Don't think about bunkers. If you are going for submission, go for it. Do all the moves and see what happens:-)

82,6 shovelling dirt and BJJ

Yesterdays combination 45 minutes of technical drilling and basic gym workout worked fine. Technical drilling is not as fluent as I would like it to be - it's still more like trying to recall the techniques than repeating them, but that's what drilling is about.

Today morning start at golf course by building a new tee box and a path to it. Afternoon is standard BJJ class.
Fine day - short work at golf club, made some crisp bread and nice session in BJJ class - rode my Kawa:-) and Finland won it's mats in ice hockey. Tomorrow is a recovery day.

81,9 BJJ drilling and gym

I'll do 45 minutes of techical drills and after that my normal gym session day A. 

I should get back to bjj consepts. At the moment I don't really have a plan for rolling. Most of my time goes to survival - escape and escape again - tap - and escape:-)

Some times a have a feeling that it takes a pit longer for my partners to tap me out, but they are probably taking is a little lighter. I know I am learning. Problem is that others a getting stronger too:-)

82,7 BJJ

I will get my bike from repair shop today. Problem was in the fuel tap and in the end a small problem will cost me 500 €. It is not fair.

Today is BJJ and we are working guard from top - I think.

I need to get some golf swing done - it's less than one week to first competition and I have not done single full speed shot.

82,2 - jog ja gym

I'll jog home from work. It's about 6 km and after recovering from that I'll do my gym program day B.
I hoped to do a BJJ drill session, but timetable makes it too complicated. (Or it's my Kawasaki that is still in the repair shop, but I might get it today...)

82,2 - BJJ

Got an invitation to work at our golf club on Saturday morning to build a new tee box - so bjj is out and shovelling dirt is in. Kawasaki is at the repair shop again and today is a busy day at work - it feel like spring - a hazzel.

After calculation different option for transportation I'll be able to go to BJJ class - and might even get home after it.

82,3 gym and Kawasaki problem

I'll visit "tivoli" - a kind of circus in the morning and go to gym in the afternoon.

I am worried about my Kawasaki. It just spills out fuel and no one seems to know how to fix it. (First try cost me 300 euros but with out actually fixing the problem.)