Training
March 6th, 2009 | Published in OMGBFFA's blog | 7 Comments
Geoff and I did explosive training yesterday, plus some EST (energy system training – I’m learning so many new acronyms!) at the end. I also started reading a book that he gave me on functional strength training. Wow, it’s so much more involved than any other kind of training I’ve read about, and I’m getting glimpses of what he’s trying to do with my program.
A lot the exercises this book recommends, while they seem simple, are shockingly hard. For example, there’s a progressive series of exercises to teach you to involve the deep abdominal muscles rather than rectus abdominis (what we generally think of as “abs”), and it was freaky how poorly I performed. I mean, I can clean and jerk reasonable amounts of weight with safe (if amateurish) form, but last night on my couch I couldn’t lie on my back and suck my belly button towards my spine for five five-second reps with proper form without feeling like a total strength training n00b again.
March 6th, 2009at 10:53 am(#)
A fantastic book that reminds me of what you are talking about is Gymnastics Bodies by Coach Christopher Sommer. http://gymnasticbodies.com/
Thanks for posting frequently about your training– seeing the process provides even more inspiration for the rest of us! Good luck!
March 6th, 2009at 10:54 am(#)
I think I have that book. Once in PT for an injury they had me put what looked like a blood pressure cuff under the small of my back and I had to activate those muscles and keep the gauge between 50 PSI and 55 PSI or something. It was stupid how hard that was. However, the good news is that those muscles (and other supporting muscles like it) respond very quickly. In a few weeks they’ll be much stronger.
March 6th, 2009at 11:32 am(#)
What book did Geoff give you to read?
March 6th, 2009at 12:53 pm(#)
what’s the name of the book?
March 6th, 2009at 1:43 pm(#)
It’s called Functional Training For Sports by Michael Boyle. Here’s a link:
http://www.humankinetics.com/products/showproduct.cfm?isbn=073604681x
March 6th, 2009at 3:25 pm(#)
Ha, you will be unstoppable. What is your grappling training looking like at the moment?
March 6th, 2009at 10:10 pm(#)
Right now I am training grappling five or six days a week, but haven’t started specific ADCC training yet other than to be pretty insistent about my no-gi time. I talked to Mark about it tonight after class. We’ll do some evaluation next week and decide what to work on over the next three months.