Time to make the donuts.

The wife's grandmother is a big fan of éclairs. I happen to know how to make éclairs, and since her birthday is today I decided to make up a batch. The problem is that baking is a precise endeavor that requires the use of ingredients that are inconsistent. It took me a while to get my pate a choux dialed in, combine that with making pastry cream from scratch, and I was up late last night. Factor in tasting each piece to make sure things are right (don't snicker it really is the only way to know how your product is turning out) and eating a few too many of the 'failures' I feel like re-heated doggie doo this morning.

Training last night:
1x hang clean 5x front squats (1 second pause in the hole)
x5.
About halfway through this my hips let me know that they hate me. My right hip told me outright, my left.. we he just gave me the finger when he thought my back was turned. The good news is in spite of their protesting, they are gaining in stability and mobility. The fact that I can deadlift 485 and can only free squat 135, is really something that is past due fixing.

full clean, and jerk:
worked up to 185 (mostly for fun)

Military press:
5x5 at 135

1a Kneeling cable rows:
4x5/5 at 130

done and done.

Choke.

Monday night at jiu-jitsu was memorable to say the least. I had this ominous feeling that something bad was going to happen. We were working guillotine choke escapes, and right off the bat my partner not realizing that because of both of our body types (read I have a short neck, and not a lot of space) things got very neck cranky in very short order. I let him know about it and things progressed from there. I got all the way to sparring when my first opponent/partner started working a choke. I knew it was tight, but I thought I'll try this last effort to escape and then I guess I'll tap. I went to hit the counter to the choke. He countered the counter. Oh well, I turned back towards him to tap.. I don't know why I didn't just tap the mat, but what can I say I was being choked. I reached out to tap his leg just as he moved it.. I missed. From there I got this feeling of falling into a pool of black water. Warm, comfortable, very peaceful. Very much what being in the womb must be like. All of the sudden the blackness went away. It was as if the outside world was a television that had been turned off, then turned back on again. I look up at all of the faces standing over me, and I just laugh. I got choked out. I have been knocked out several times.. probably more than is good for me. Choked out is far more pleasent. There are none of the nasty after effects.

Last night I had to get things done quickly in the gym as I am helping a local rugby club with their set pieces.
Deadlifts:
5 at 315
5 at 365
3 at 405
2 at 425
1 at 425
1 at 405
3 at 365
5 at 315 x2

1a kneeling cable rows:
4x5/5 at 130

chins:
strict form:
6,5,5,4 at bw

then lots of scrummaging and line-out lifting.
It was fun to get back out to a rugby field and do what I did for over a decade.
Mahalo.

Feed my Frankenstein...

Watched Death Race this weekend. It is a silly, violent, childish piece of cinematic pap.. I enjoyed it immensely. If you liked the original, or like Jason Statham check this one out.
In other news I was disappointed that Jens Pulver had a tough showing at the WEC show last night. He's a cool guy and a true fighter, I hope he finds his legs again.
Friday night was good stuff:
3 minutes on 1 minute transition/off
5x suspended push-ups/2 chins back and forth for 3 minutes.
prowler pull-throughs at prowler+140
kb favorite exercise at 44
slasher to halo at 25.
then

prowler high handle sprints:
4 people alternating
10x

Good stuff.
Saturday BJJ:
we worked a couple basic mount escapes, then open mat. I had several good rolls. Really pushed myself to keep moving and stay technical. I got home and was completely wiped out. Fell asleep on the floor watching survivorman.
After that went to the gym:
incline bench:
worked up to 2 at 205
(benching first in order to spot the wife who is making great gains on the bench)

Band resisted step ups (light band)
5/5x2
rest
x4

chins/dips:
7/15
6/15
6/15
5/15
all sets with full rest.

face pulls:
20,10,10

Sunday was spent cooking and watching fights.
good weekend.
Mahalo.

To sleep per chance to dream..

I've been going to bed early a lot of late. I genuinely feel better. It won't last, but it's nice for now.
training last night:
deads: (conventional)
worked up to 1 at 455. I totally smoked 425. Something was different in my technique, and I tried to relive it with 455 and got out over the bar and things went all pear shaped. I'll have to work on this some more and figure out what I did.
3x 10 at 315 just trying to get the metabolism cranked up.

kneeling 1a cable rows:
5/5 at 120, 130, 140, 140

chins/dips:
4/10 at bw
2/5 at +25 rest
2/5 at bw x5 no rest.

done and done.
left the prowler off this week, will bring it back into the fold next week.
Mahalo.

Hips with a hammer.

Still working on the "fix your sucky squat project."
weak lame ass front squats: (2 second pause 'in the hole)
20 total reps at a very lame 135

OHP:
4x4 at 155

chins/dips:
4/5, 2/5, 2/5, 2/5, 2/5,
at bw no rest.

face pulls:
lots.

from there I was supposed to go help a local rugby club with their scrummaging, but there was a logistical SNFU with the field. So, no dice.
My hips flat out hurt, but it's time to get this sorted out once and for all.
Mahalo.