Gym 10/30

Lateral arm raises: (15, 10, 10) @ 5 lbs
Dumbbell curls: 3x12 @ 10 lbs
Dumbbell bench press: 3x12 @ 10 lbs
Leg press: 3x12 @ 160 lbs (80 lbs/side)
Leg press toe raises: 3x12 @ 160 lbs (80 lbs/side)
Triceps pull-downs: 3x12 @ 60 lbs
Lat bar rows: 3x12 @ 70 lbs

Fire Week

Due to the widespread wildfires that started on Sunday and all the smoke and ash I'm not working out.

Gym 10/19

Lifecycle: 10 minutes, level 5, cadence mid 80s to mid 90s, heart rate 147 - should have gone longer but my right knee was starting to catch and hurt.

Weight: 301

Aikido - Movement and Ukemi

We started with kokyunage techniques using a palm-to-palm push instead of an attack to help us feel timing and connection. Sensei then tied each of these to one of the regular attacks for katatetori kokyunage, munetsuki sokomen iriminage (shortest, most direct entry), munetsuki kokyunage (reversing throw version), munetsuki iriminage (internal kotekiri parry and chin push version). We then did some randori and I got a turn. I felt a little disconnected but didn't get too caught up. We ended with kokyudosa, stretching and guided relaxation. I gave M.L. a six-pack of Newcastle Brown Ale for rescuing my weapons from the seminar.

With all the ukemi, I ended up hammering my knees a lot. I need to fix my rolling!

Gym 10/17

Lifefitness Elliptical: ~13 minutes, probably the lowest level - the electronics weren't working so I watched the clock.

Weight: 301

Gym - 10/16

Life Fitness Elliptical: 10 minutes, level 5, cadence low 50s, last minute cadence high 50s
Triceps pull-downs: (20, 15, 15) @ 60 lbs
Lat bar rows: 3x15 @ 70 lbs

Gym 10/15

Life Fitness Elliptical: 10 minutes!, level 4

Aikido - Katatori Ikkyo

After warming up, we worked on katatori ikkyo starting from taisabaki on up. As a variation, we also did a tanto shoulder attack to work on the intensity. We also worked on shihonage and several kokyunage throws. I ran low on energy toward the end. The ukemi from kokyunage sapped me.

Gym - 10/10

Life Fitness Elliptical: 8 minutes!, level 5, cadence low 50s

Life Cycle: 4 minutes, level 5, cadence mid-80s, then "sprinted" for 1 minute at cadence in the mid-90s, right knee hurting a bit

Aikido - Pretest

Back in the old home dojo! We started by warming up and then into some basics - shomenuchi kokyunage, shomenuchi iriminage and shomenuchi ikkyo. We did some variations that are not commonly taught in the AAA. They were reminiscent of my previous sensei. We ended with a rokkyu pretest for J.B.

Gym 10/9

Leg press: 3x15 @ 140 lbs (70 lbs/side)
Leg press toe raises: 3x15 @ 140 lbs (70 lbs/side)
Dumbbell bench press: 2x15 + 7 @ 12 lbs
Triceps pull-downs: (15, 15, 10) @ 60 lbs
Lat bar rows: 3x15 @ 70 lbs

Gym 10/6

Life Cycle: 15 minutes at level 5, cadence mid-80s to mid-90s, heart rate in the high 140s

Gym 10/5

Life Fitness Elliptical: 7 minutes!, level 3, cadence low 50s, "sprinted" for last 30 seconds at cadence in the high 50s

Life Cycle: 5 minutes, level 6, cadence low- to mid-90s, heart rate low to mid 150s

Weight: 299

Gym 10/4

Life Fitness Elliptical: 6 minutes, level 5, cadence low 50s, heart rate high 140s
Life Cycle: 8 minutes, level 5, cadence low- to mid-80s, heart rate low 150s

Gym 10/3

Lifecycle: 10 minutes, level 5, cadence 85-90, HR 135-140

Late start - it was hard getting A.C. up.

Gym 10/2

Leg press: 3x15 @ 140 lbs (70 lbs/side)
Leg press toe raises: 3x15 @ 140 lbs (70 lbs/side)
Dumbbell bench press: 3x13 @ 12 lbs
Dumbbell fly: 2x12 @ 12 lbs
Triceps pull-downs: (15, 15, 10) @ 60 lbs
Lat bar rows: 3x15 @ 70 lbs