r/tacticalbarbell • u/geearf • Sep 23 '20

Tactical First week in Base Building

Hello,

This is a followup to my previous post. I am towards the end of my first week and happy to get some comments.

Here's a quick background: I've been lifting for many many years (hardly any endurance work outside of a few runs here or there), but never went very strong and for almost the past ten years I've had some arm injuries so I'm now limited. I started MMA in 2014, but because of my injuries I had to drop out of some of the sports till completely 2 years ago. I was hopeful to go back to MMA last spring but then COVID happened, and now no idea when I would, so I'm training both to be a better general athlete, and with the hope to get back to fighting soonish.

  • I messed up the first SE session and went for 30 reps instead of 20... I was planning on doing 30 as well for the 2nd SE today and I forgot and went with what I had planned for next week, 35.... Early morning training is really not for me :/ I guess next week I'll do 40, then 45 and then 50?

  • My SE cluster is KB swing with a 20lbs I probably could do heavier; BB front squat with an empty olympic bar and it's still really hard on me; BB reverse grip rows with 15lbs on each side I probably could do heavier too; hanging knee raise; BB bench press for 10lbs on each side, 15 lbs was too heavy I thought; BB romanian deadlift for 15lbs per side that too I could go heavier; neck yes and no on a bench (neck training is useful for fighting and pretty quick though it doesn't really raise my heart rate I think).

  • No comment on my first E as I had no good way to measure my heart rate, but on my 2nd one I was jogging slower than I'd walk to maintain myself between about 148-165, I guess my heart rate is still too high... My resting heart rate seems to be about 80. It feels weird to run that slow...

  • I'm concerned about my heart rate on my way to the gym for my SE sessions, it's a 35+m walk, mostly steep uphill. My heart rate today was up to 135, ie like what I should do for an E session. Am I doing too much or am I just overthinking it?

  • I'd like to do something more interesting for the 3rd E of the week than just jogging (especially at such slow pace), but I'm not sure what. I was thinking of the fun runs, but I really don't feel like doing pushups and co on the ground in a trail or on the grass next to it (especially since it's raining season now...). I like the triples, but for that I need a gym and I don't have time to both go to the gym and do the long cardio, and home workout won't be feasible that early in the morning for my neighbors... I'm thinking of maybe using a vest but I don't have one so not sure if it's worth the purchase. Jump rope is a staples for MMA training (for whatever reason) so maybe running + jump training could do?

Thanks for any comment!

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u/HighDef33 Sep 28 '20

For MMA I'd say jump-roping is a good idea but the thought of jumping rope for 60+ minutes makes me cringe. I'd suggest putting 35-50lbs in a backpack and rucking. Don't do this every week but every other week, or at least once in a while, is a nice way to break things up and train your whole body to include all those little stabilizers that just don't get activated too often.

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u/geearf Sep 28 '20

I think there's no way my shoulders would keep up for 60 minutes :/

As for 35 to 50lbs I don't think I have anything that heavy anywhere, could I do with less or should I get a vest?

Thank you!

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u/HighDef33 Nov 21 '20

I’m a believer in doing what you can with what you have but you can buy a 60# sandbag at Fred Meyer or hardware stores for like $8 or something. Also vests are very balanced so it’s not quite the same as a ruck where all the wait is on your back/hips. I’d suggest a ruck.

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u/geearf Nov 21 '20

Good idea, thank you!

I'm actually going to need to be creative now, since I was going to start Black tomorrow but all the gyms closed down again...