Better Than Ever

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by danzik17

*Gulp* There is a Krav studio about an hour from where I'm going to be living. After I get to know my schedule in later June, I just might have to sign up for 2x classes per week and do a Krav / Gym / Krav weekly thing.

I'd recommend it! Just make sure to get a good instructor.

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by countryboy

Yo!

looking intense...

Thanks, countryboy!

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarface30

so by the looks of that workout you're planning a trip to Hell in a hand basket??

that's insane man, all that and then the nice finishing touch of the OH squats

Thanks, Scarface! OH squats are one of my favorite exercises.

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Archangel

Hope all is well BRother DOMS!!!

Well, it's going fairly well, Brother Archangel!

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 05:39 PM

Workout Type 2: It's A Skill

I'm not exactly sure how I pulled it off, but I rather...skillfully...cramped my trap. It was where the right clavicle meets the neck. I did it during the benching and it made the rest of my workout a real pain.

Everything is this workout should be familiar to the readers of my journal, except the Crucifix. I put these things in the same category as OH squats. They're not an ego exercise and they're deceptively hard. Really freakin' hard. I tried for 120 seconds and the best that I could do was 50 on my first set, and it was all downhill from there.

...................Try 'em. I dare you.

Initially, I went for 270 pounds on the supramax, but I couldn't budge it an inch. So I had to drop down to 255.

Bench Press
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175
3 @ 175

Supramax Bench Press (~118%)
255 @ 10 seconds
255 @ 10 seconds
255 @ 10 seconds

EZ Curl / Weighted Dip
50 @ 6 / BW + 25 @ 6
50 @ 6 / BW + 25 @ 6
50 @ 6 / BW + 25 @ 6

Crucifix
10 @ 50 seconds
10 @ 40 seconds
10 @ 35 seconds

05/05/2008

nadirmg · 05-05-2008, 05:45 PM

man, those crucifixes look rough!
bench is looking good, DOMS

danzik17 · 05-05-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DOMS

I'd recommend it! Just make sure to get a good instructor.

Any good ways to tell if an instructor is any good?

Also, is there anything you wish you had known/trained before starting Krav?

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nadirmg

man, those crucifixes look rough!
bench is looking good, DOMS

Like I said, they rank right up there with overhead squats.

Thanks, man!

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by danzik17

Any good ways to tell if an instructor is any good?

Also, is there anything you wish you had known/trained before starting Krav?

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Originally Posted by DOMS

Yeah, some places have belts and some use grades (1st, 2nd, 3rd and maybe 4th). The higher the grade, the more advanced the Kravist. For example, you don't get to do weapons training until you're third grade.

But the truth of it is that sort of thing is really downplayed. My instructor has only talked about grades or belts when telling stories about other Kravists. He hasn't mentioned it even once when talking about the class.

I haven't come right out and stated it yet, but if you go to a Krav instructor and he even mentions the idea of belts or grades during your initial consultation, you should probably just leave.

So far, "black belt factories" in Krav Maga are hard to find, but they're starting to pop-up. Take taekwondo for example. Most taekwondo dojos (or whatever they call them) are nothing more than places to buy black belts. It takes some work to find a solid taekwondo instructor.

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Originally Posted by danzik17

Also, is there anything you wish you had known/trained before starting Krav?

Not really. I read Krav Maga: An Essential Guide to the Renowned Method. It covers the ideology and basics. I guess the only thing that I wished I knew ahead of time was how to integrate Krav and weight training. Hell, I still don't know. That's what I'm currently working on.

Scarface30 · 05-05-2008, 08:16 PM

solid workout DOMS

I believe you 100% when you say they're tough. I used to do something similar when I was younger, for what reasons I don't know, but I didn't bend at the hips, just stood up straight. hard as fuck!

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Scarface30

solid workout DOMS

I believe you 100% when you say they're tough. I used to do something similar when I was younger, for what reasons I don't know, but I didn't bend at the hips, just stood up straight. hard as fuck!

Thanks, Scarface!

I'm pretty sure that bending at the waist makes it a lot harder.

DOMS · 05-05-2008, 09:05 PM

Richard Jeni on Dating.

YouTube Video

the other half · 05-05-2008, 10:03 PM

hows life treating you down there in the big city of boise?

looks like the workouts and the krav are keeping you pretty busy!!!!

Brutus_G · 05-06-2008, 07:49 AM

Good benching D! Whats your 1RM?

katt · 05-06-2008, 07:56 AM

Great wo Doms! I don't think I could even go for 50 seconds before I started cramping..

Triple Threat · 05-06-2008, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by DOMS

Everything is this workout should be familiar to the readers of my journal, except the Crucifix. I put these things in the same category as OH squats. They're not an ego exercise and they're deceptively hard. Really freakin' hard. I tried for 120 seconds and the best that I could do was 50 on my first set, and it was all downhill from there.

...................[b]Try 'em. I dare you.

Great work there, DOMS,

although I pictured you a little differently.

countryboy · 05-06-2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

Great work there, DOMS,

although I pictured you a little differently.

yeah.. people surprise you..

Good job on the workouts..

goob · 05-06-2008, 04:03 PM

Solid stuff DOMS. Those crucifixes look like the sort of stuff the military would make you do. I bet they creep up on you, and by the end your screaming.

nadirmg · 05-06-2008, 07:16 PM

rofl rofl

"i'm schizophrenic. I AM OTHER PEOPLE."

DOMS · 05-08-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by the other half

hows life treating you down there in the big city of boise?

looks like the workouts and the krav are keeping you pretty busy!!!!

There is 1.25 million people in the state of Idaho. There are 187,757 people in Boise city. There are 11 million people in Los Angeles county.

Just fucking shoot me.

The Krav workouts are great! My weight has only dropped about 5 pounds, but I've got way more muscles on my legs (especially the abductors and the vastus medialis), my traps, my delts, and my pecs and I've visibly lost fat on my stomach (especially just under the rib cage). The classes are practically turning the fat to muscle. Good stuff!

DOMS · 05-08-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Brutus_G

Good benching D! Whats your 1RM?

Thanks, Brutus!

As a couple of months ago, it was 215.

DOMS · 05-08-2008, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by katt

Great wo Doms! I don't think I could even go for 50 seconds before I started cramping..

Thanks, katt!

I've never pulled a crap in my traps before. I hope it's not an indicator of anything.

DOMS · 05-08-2008, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Triple Threat

Great work there, DOMS,

although I pictured you a little differently.

Thanks, TT!

It's the lighting. I must've stumbled into a bad patch of lighting.

05-05-2008, 05:45 PM	#966
nadirmg hardr bettr fastr strongr Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: hopefully TX soon Posts: 890 Photos: 7	man, those crucifixes look rough! bench is looking good, DOMS
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05-05-2008, 08:16 PM	#970
Scarface30 Moving Stones Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 1,668 Photos: 2	solid workout DOMS I believe you 100% when you say they're tough. I used to do something similar when I was younger, for what reasons I don't know, but I didn't bend at the hips, just stood up straight. hard as fuck!
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05-05-2008, 10:03 PM	#973
the other half loyal fan since 1972 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: northwest Posts: 1,345 Photos: 5	hows life treating you down there in the big city of boise? looks like the workouts and the krav are keeping you pretty busy!!!!
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05-06-2008, 07:49 AM	#974
Brutus_G Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,910 Photos: 24	Good benching D! Whats your 1RM?
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05-06-2008, 07:16 PM	#979
nadirmg hardr bettr fastr strongr Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: hopefully TX soon Posts: 890 Photos: 7	rofl rofl "i'm schizophrenic. I AM OTHER PEOPLE."
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05-06-2008, 07:56 AM	#975
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,030 Photos: 37	Great wo Doms! I don't think I could even go for 50 seconds before I started cramping..

05-06-2008, 04:03 PM	#978
goob Smartass anthropologist Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anywhere, everywhere, nowhere.... Posts: 5,947	Solid stuff DOMS. Those crucifixes look like the sort of stuff the military would make you do. I bet they creep up on you, and by the end your screaming.