Judo Want To Mess With Me

[Maki Riddington]

Welcome to my journal where those of you who choose to follow, lurk or drop in from time to time will see the progression of a weak, injured 200 pound male transfrom himself into a human wrecking machine.

My goals are to increase my explosive strength, explosive strength endurance, flexibility, anaerobic conditioning and to rehab my shoulder, knee and elbow all on my left side. I would also love to get back to bencing and pressing but that'll take some time.

I have a partially torn left supraspinatus, strained ligament in my left knee and an elbow problem that prohibits me from curling. This is all due to grappling, Judo and simply not stretching enough. I gotta learn to practice what I preach

Right now my lifts are as is:

Front Squat: 5 singles at 325 (see clip on my site)
Back squat: 410 deep (no belt, had a clip but got erased)
Bench Press: Just the bar due to torn rotator cuff
Standing Military Press: Same as bench
Deadlift: 5 singles at 405 (no belt)
Barbell Hang Clean: Same as bench/SMP

My weight is currently hovering around 199. I was about 215 at my highest back in January. I wil maintain my weight around 198-205 this coming summer and work on losing some bodyfat while putting on some muscle. This is so I don't have to cut my weight to much when it comes time to competing again. I am tired of fighting guys who weigh over 230 in the heavy weight category. Plus, if I stay at 198 I will be at the high end of my category which puts me at a bit of an advantage.

My training right now consists of SPP circuits that work on increasing my explosive endurance strength, increasing my anaerobic threshold using bands, balls, bodyweighted movements and dumbbells. In the summer I will be moving some of my training sessions outdoors. I'll implement sand bags, sled dragging, kegs and maybe some tire flipping as well.

Currently I am an orange belt in Judo and a white belt in BJJ. Once my shoulder gets better I will switch from BJJ to Muay Thai. I would now, but I can't strike.

[getfit]

Good Luck Maki, hope all goes well for you

[Maki Riddington]

I have my last comp for the season this coming Saturday which will be my first one competing as an Orange belt. This means I will be competing against orange, green and blue belts. My only advantage is to sit at the top of my weight class (198) which I'm working on right now. I have to lose 4 pounds by Saturday. I'm down 3 pounds right now which puts me at 199.

My only concern is that the scale may be off at the competition so I've gotta shoot even lower just in case. Basically I'm eating two meals a day and two protein shakes (2 servings of whey in milk). I've ramped up my EC intake and will be doing a bit of strength training, nothing much though.

[brickt.]

You're a pussy! I'll mess wit' you! <gets ass kicked>

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I look forward to your inevitable transformation in a human wrecking machine.

[Ironminded]

Maki-
good to see the new journal, I have been lurking around your articals and website for a while and have found a ton of stuff which is helpfull.

A thought on the RC; how badly is it torn? I have had this happen to me on both shoulders and ended up just working through it, against many suggestions not to.

Having one whole side of your fram hurt has to suck, hope things get better.

[Maki Riddington]

Maki-


A thought on the RC; how badly is it torn? I have had this happen to me on both shoulders and ended up just working through it, against many suggestions not to.

I do work through it, trust me. There's no way in hell I'm gonna give up lifting just cause one side is a bit limited. There are certain points I simply can not work through though. For example, I can not externally rotate my shoulder at all.

I'm also at a major disadvatage during grappling. BJJ is very simliar to playing chess, every move counts, one bad one can cost you. I am very limited in what I can do so if I get caught I simply tap, restart and try to learn not to put myself in that particular position again. Throwing is also another very difficult area.

After this tournament I'll be checking in with a physio that was reccomended to me. I'll have her look at my shoulder, knee and elbow and then we'll go from there.

[Anthony]

Good luck at the tournament, bro! Be sure not to aggrevate that shoulder!!

[f=ma]

a 325 front squat is no joke.. is that oly or bb style? oly style really aggrivates my wrist

[Maki Riddington]

Clip of the Day

Watch Royce Gracie get choked out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pErvQ...&search=gracie

[Bohizzle]

Good luck at the tournament and hope u heal up soon!

Andrew

[mrelwooddowd]

What is an external rotation of the shouder? Would that be like a side lateral raise?

And why even get in the ring? Isn't there a chance of furthering the injury with one slip-up?

[Bob]

Good luck with the new journal...
and the tournament.. hope no more damage is done..

[Bohizzle]

What is an external rotation of the shouder? Would that be like a side lateral raise?

And why even get in the ring? Isn't there a chance of furthering the injury with one slip-up?

let ur arm hang at ur side, with ur hand facing u. turn ur hand so that ur palm is facing forward. iirc.

Andrew

[Maki Riddington]

What is an external rotation of the shouder? Would that be like a side lateral raise?

I should specify that it is an abducted external rotation. Elbow bent at a 90 degree angle in line with the shoulder. Then rotating the arm so it is in a hands up position.

And why even get in the ring? Isn't there a chance of furthering the injury with one slip-up?

It's the risk I take. That's what competing is all about, pushing your body to the limits in even the worst conditions and excelling. If I had a broken arm or leg things would be different.

I've found that people wimp out far too easy when they hurt themselves. I've been taught to suck it up and play.

[WillKuenzel]

Best of luck, Maki!

[Maki Riddington]

Workout

Deadlifts
135x10
225x5
315x3
405x1
425x1
425x1
425x1

Chin Ups
BW+35x2
BW+45x2
BW+55x2

Standing Military Press
Barx15
Barx12
Barx12

This is my first attempt at overhead pressing in 4 months. My endurance is horrible. I was aiming at hitting 3 sets of 15.

Food today was:
2 whey shakes in 2% milk (2 scoops each)
Bowl of chilli/1 whole wheat bun
Turkey breast sub on whole wheat bun

I'm starving!

Weight is at 198. I've hit my target weight which was to lose 4 pounds in 8 days. I've done it in 4. I still need to shed another 3-4 pounds though just to be safe.

[Sensei]

I should specify that it is an abducted external rotation. Elbow bent at a 90 degree angle in line with the shoulder. Then rotating the arm so it is in a hands up position.

Internal and External Rotation (arms abducted)

[Maki Riddington]

Judo Practice

No good. I was severely bagged as a result of extreme dieiting and my mini carb up was not enough to sustain a proper level of intensity for the duration of my training. It showed because I got thrown by a couple newbies which should never happen.

I also got my head driven into the mat during Newaza (grappling) and as a result I strained my right trap and mid back. It was so bad I couldn't move my neck and I was walking lopsided.

I iced it when I got home and popped 3 super strength Motrin. I hope I'll be ok for tomorrow's comp. Either way I'm still comepeting.

Sleep was off. I went to bed at 2 am since my wife wanted me to put a big chest of drawers together for her that we had purchased from Ikea. I was up at 6am to train clients for the day. I'll be done tonight at 6pm.

Clip of the Day

Watch Billy Blanks of Tae Bo get KTFO

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...gueira&pl=true

[Maki Riddington]

Competition Day

I woke up feeling really sore and banged up and I had a bit of a sore throat which has now progressed. I took a shower, had some greens plus (table spoon) in water, 2 scoops of whey in water and one banana.

I got to the comp at 12:30 and found out that there was no weight category for my group. So, I had basically wasted a whole week of crash dieting. Plus I found out that I was up against only one guy who was a green belt (one belt above me) and weighed 40 pounds more then me. Crap.

On top of this, the tourney was super slow so I didn't get onto the mat until 5:50 pm. During the time between my match I ate a turkey sandwhich on whole wheat, one cinnamon bun, two rice crispy squares and 1.5 litres of Gaterade. I napped for 45 mins as well.

By 5:30 I was pretty anxious to get on the mat and get my fights over with as it was a best of 3 match since there was only one guy in my category.

I was feeling a bit skeptical as my time approached but told myself that this is a learning experience and that no matter what happens I have to go in and do my best and be ok with it. This is just a stepping stone towards my black belt which is my goal. If I had been going to Judo 3-4 times a week I'd feel a bit more confident but I can only manage one session a week since work is so busy.

Anyways, my time came and I stepped up tp the mat to fight. I dove in and got his right leg and drove him back trying to lift him up for the throw. That was it. I drove him back far enough that he landed on his back with me on top of him. I won. It took maybe 20 seconds tops.

The second match was a bit longer, maybe a minute or so. This time I let him grab me and waited for him to do something. He tried to throw and I grabed at his leg and we went down. I landed on the side of my hsoulder and he was on top trying to pin me. At one point he had a full pin, but I turned on my back and flattened out. Then I waited for the ref to stop the fight so we could start standing up.

Once this happened we locked up again and he tried to throw me again. This time I grabbed at his waist and picked him up, dropped him and landed on top of him and proceeded to pin him. But that was it, I had won again, so I didn't have to fight for the pin.

I must say that it felt really good. I was the underdog and I had nothing to lose going in. He had everything to lose. This scenario played out the exact same way in my last tournament. I was bumped up to the brown/black belt category and I had to fight a brown belt. I beat him twice in a row to win the category.

All in all, I think I underestimate my explosive strength. Although he was 240 I felt like my strength was vastly superior. I do need to work on my conditoning in the next 5 months. I'd also like to see if I can get promoted again in the fall to green belt. However I must commit to more practices though for this to happen.

I will post a clip of the first match later as youtube is currently down.

Clip of the Day

UFC Judoka Karo Parisyan highlight reel.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...risyan&pl=true

[Maki Riddington]

My First Fight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gqmOZeXkUg

As you can see it was quick!

[Anthony]

Awesome job bro!! Have you thought about dehydrating the day of weigh-ins to make weight? I'm considering it, although I have to do more research so I don't screw up. Any info?

[ericg]

That was quick. Nice job.

[Bohizzle]

real quick, ur strength looks like it's really paying off! pity u don't have more time to practice, or u'd surely havea green belt by now (i'm assuming).

Andrew

[mattburns]

good stuff, well done in the judo.

best of luck with your new journals and i hope your injuries heal soon

[Maki Riddington]

Awesome job bro!! Have you thought about dehydrating the day of weigh-ins to make weight? I'm considering it, although I have to do more research so I don't screw up. Any info?

Thanks Anthony.

Actually I was going to but I figured I wouldn't have to go that far. First I would have started by cleaning out my GI tract by using a mild laxative (tea mixtures) or adding in extra fibre to my diet. This would clean the GI tract out of any excess crap or partially digested food particals. I might also look at using dandelion root as a mild diuretic which removes small amounts of water.

Then if my weight hadn't dropped enough, 3 days before hand I'd work on getting in around 2-3 gallons of water and then on day 2 drop to 1 gallon of water. Finally on the last day I'd sip on water throughout the day. Basically you're tricking the body into expelling more water via urination. On comp day you weigh in and then work on rehydrating yourself.