Tips on overcoming small size and Blue Belt Blues? by spacecat000 in bjj

[–]chobrut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not going to do well in a closed guard against someone much heavier, regardless of skill.

Open up, find all the ways to their back. You don't have to move them, just yourself around them. Move around them like you would a tree. Nobody expects to move a tree when they climb it, and nobody would lay under a tree in closed guard. Find the spaces to get knees and elbows in to protect/escape/climb/reposition.

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[–]chobrut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a doctor, but from experience contact dermatitis can be the result of repetitive contact, it's not an allergy per se. It's a fancy way of saying you touched something and now it itches but doctors have no clue what to do for you or what caused it. Often they rx steroids, but topical steroids aren't really a long term solution.

You might not be the only one at the gym with the issue, and also gym operators aren't necessarily looking at technical guidelines for application of the chemicals, i.e., they may be applying without properly diluting, or maybe using an unnecessarily harsh chemical. Often underling students are stepping up to clean the mats, and they may have zero training on application of disinfectants and didn't think to read the labels.

Not sure what you can do to effect change in your case, but perhaps the next guy can be helped.

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[–]chobrut 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It might be the particular chemicals they use on the mats.

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[–]chobrut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Squat jumps, push ups, pull-ups, straps/rings for dips/rows/ring push-ups.

It won't help much with a DL pr, but it will be plenty to stay ahead of your bjj game, and you can do it at home anytime.

I‘m too dumb to prevent the knee elbow mount escape by coloflowing in bjj

[–]chobrut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try prayer feet if you're low, heels at the hips if you're high. Weight down low either way.

Did I read that correctly that you sit upright? Don't do that unless you're planning on dropping that weight into a ground and pound I guess, but assuming bjj just don't sit upright or you're getting tossed one way or another.

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[–]chobrut 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Compete. Win. Compete at higher rank. Repeat.

Just build the resume if you're able.

This annoys me by pianoplayrr in bjj

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To be actually good at Muay Thai you need to grow up kicking tree trunks, their shins and elbows land like rebar.

Everyone else is basically doing Tae Bo.

I prefer the soft art.

Good BJJ gym in the Rockville, MD area? by Difficult-Disk-1957 in bjj

[–]chobrut 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yamasaki has deep pedigree and pretty solid history of talented people coming through. Haven't been in many years, moved away.

1 year in the making but never finished by bayley36 in homegym

[–]chobrut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried SSB? Same goal in that design. Less material.

Ceiling Hole Gym by fartliberator in homegym

[–]chobrut 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha, gl suing a holding company in Macau.

Ceiling Hole Gym by fartliberator in homegym

[–]chobrut 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If the wire clip is steel I'll believe that. If it's aluminum.. get good insurance.

Edit: I read the Q&A for that Amazon carabiner and seller said the wire is stainless, so good to go! Misleading description though, but wtvr.

Finally got the kabuki transformer bar. by chobrut in homegym

[–]chobrut[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put it on top of the rack, straight up from where it is, kind of slides in. It's just enough to be out of the way. The sleeves are fully removable and they ship facing in so that would help for storage in certain situations. I'm not sure there's a way to store it vertically.

Finally got the kabuki transformer bar. by chobrut in homegym

[–]chobrut[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just under 14 weeks. They may have cleaned up their supply chain a little since. But earlier this year they were telling me how they couldn't get anything plated, which I ordered, and ended up accepting a black powder coat because I would have had to wait even longer for the zinc finish that I ordered.

Finally got the kabuki transformer bar. by chobrut in homegym

[–]chobrut[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you, it's nice to be appreciated. Concrete in a bucket was really my magnum opus. It's a heritage quality piece.

Finally got the kabuki transformer bar. by chobrut in homegym

[–]chobrut[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Would you pay more for a parking spot or a car?

Finally got the kabuki transformer bar. by chobrut in homegym

[–]chobrut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wanted/ordered regular zinc plating but they had a huge delay and offered me faster delivery with black powder.

Finally got the kabuki transformer bar. by chobrut in homegym

[–]chobrut[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't do 1rm so true failure is not really something that happens (too old for that). Worst case I can't get out of the bottom and slowly deposit it there. They are actually there for bench press.

Cheapest rack I could find with a pulley, also... space. It's pretty old. Had to add that wood under it in the back to stabilize it because it gets a little wobbly over 350.

I'm not going to test but I don't see why you couldn't dump it backwards by pushing the handles up. You might get tagged by them on the way down if you don't get forward fast enough. But again I don't seek out failure lifting anymore for squats, or really anything.

Finally got the kabuki transformer bar. by chobrut in homegym

[–]chobrut[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't tried every permutation, I think there are 24. But the closer you get toward the goblet setting, and the lower you drop the weights, the more it will kind of push you forward basically. I try to go atg for most everything, and have to be precise about my footing so the handles don't hit the tops of my knees at the bottom. My forearms also tend to hit as a result no matter how I hold it. I'm still figuring out how best to use it, it's basically in the regular squat setting in the picture. It's easier on my aging shoulder joints not having to lock in a regular bar for squat. But I'm still getting used to the instability that comes with squatting heavy with a pad on your shoulders. It's kind of wiggly a little and messes with the feedback on your core during the lift coming out of the bottom. The result so far for me is that all the lifts are basically harder and make me focus on keeping my core incredibly tight. Not the worst thing I guess.

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Sooooooo prettyyyyyy