Sunday - After a week off

Legs and back were very tired/sore. Also hadn't lifted in 9 days.

Back squat:
135 x 5
225 x 3,3
275  x3,3
315 x 2,2,2,2
Much harder than it should have been.

Deadlift:
135 x some
225 x 5
315 x 4,6,5,5

Just trying to get back into it since I won't be able to go until Friday this week.

Thursday - Just back squat, long day

Back squat:
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 3
335 x 1
355 x 1
375 x 1
315 x 5

A little bit of press but I was so tired. Wanted to at least do something.

Monday - Squats and the like

Front Squat:
165 x 5
175 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 2
305 x 1
Not too bad.

Back Squat:
225 x 2
275 x 2
315 x 1
365 x 1

Pullups:
BW x 6,6,6,6

Thursday - Oly lifting

Had a great time olympic lifting at Dumbarton.

Snatch:
40 kg x many
50 x some
60 x 3
65 x 2,2
70 x 1,1
80 x 1
85 x 1
90 x miss, 1

Clean and Jerk:
60 x 3
80 x 2
90 x 1,1
100 x 1,1
110 x 1,1
120 x 1

Dips:
BW x 5
25 x 5
50 x 5,5

Monday - front squat

Front squat

135 x 3,5,5,

225x3,3

295x2,2,2

Press

95x5,5

135x5

145x2

155x1

165xmiss

Pull-ups

Bw x 5,5,5,5,5,9,5

Stretching

Wednesday - front squats and deadlifts

Couldn't lift on Monday, gym was closed because of the snow.

Front squat:(held straps)
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3,3,3
I'll up the weight next time.

Deadlift:
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 4
404 x 3 Just one set today.

Ab wheel:
45 x 10,10

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TITLE MMA Ultimate Training Glove - Product Review

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TITLE MMA Ultimate Training Gloves

                                          

Manufacturer: TITLE

Cost: $39.99-49.99

Sizes: Regular, Large

Review Criteria:

This review is coming after owning these gloves for two years, with heavy sustained use often times daily for hours at a time. The criteria for this review, as with all martial arts products, is based on the following categories: Durability, Comfort, Protection, and Price. I don’t rate appearance; beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Each category is scored from 1 to 5 except price, with a total score for the product at the end of the review, along with a recommendation based on the price.

After two years of use.

Durability:

First and foremost, one of the qualities I need in a glove is that it will last. With a mid-level price point, I don’t expect perfection but I do expect that any problems won’t detract from the performance of the product – in this case, protecting my hands and my partner’s face.

Two years later, the TITLE MMA Ultimate Training Glove has stood up to the abuse that I have put it through with minimal issue. The stitching has remained strong, the vinyl has not ripped, the Velcro is strong, and the finger loops have not torn or loosened considerably.

The only major complaint I have regards the strap. From my first usage, the black coating on only a single glove has come off, and only gotten worse in time. However, this has not detracted from the protective qualities of the glove in any way, nor do I expect it to. You can spot the covering coming off on the left glove in the pictures at the top.

The padding has compressed to a minor extent, but is still more than enough protection for usage. Based on the current padding, I see these gloves still in use after two more years if not more.

Durability rating: 3/5

Comfort:

While comfort in a glove isn’t as essential as in a pair of shoes, it is still important that equipment you wear for possibly hours daily is comfortable to wear and easy to put on and take off, for training purposes.

Initially these gloves were very stiff. The finger loops were uncomfortable, especially since I have wide, short fingers. It was even difficult to close my fist when adding hand wraps. However, this stiffness subsided within about 2 weeks. I believe this is a necessary period of breaking in any piece of equipment, and is normal. Past this point, they have been very comfortable.

Since these are Velcro straps, they are very easy to take on and off. The Velcro has not loosened in the two years I have used them.

Comfort rating: 5/5

Protection:

Ultimately, this is the most important criteria. Gloves can be cheap, last forever, and look awesome, but if they don’t protect you and your partner, they aren’t worth buying.

The padding on the front of the knuckles is thick and covers a good portion of the fingers when the fist is closed. The thumb padding protects the first knuckle, but does not extend past the second. I haven’t found gloves with much more thumb padding, but I do find that if I have any thumb injuries, these gloves do not provide enough protection and I have to switch to full 16 oz gloves.

The padding could be thicker on the thumb, and on the back of the hand.

TITLE indicates that these gloves have as much padding on the front of the fist as a 16 oz glove, with less than a 3^rd of the total weight due to reduced material in all other areas. They allow you to train MMA-style without sacrificing all the protection that full boxing gloves give you.

Protection rating: 4/5

Price: 

I bought these gloves for $39.99, which is a moderate price for MMA-style training gloves. Gloves of this style, in my experience, tend to sell from the lowest at about $20 to a max of around $120. At this price point, I expect to see a glove that will last with some upkeep – maybe the stitching will come out and need to be fixed once or twice; the color may fade; the padding with certainly reduce with time but this should be a slower deterioration.

Based on my experience, I believe this is the proper price point for this item. After two years of use, these have stood up to my abuse. I highly recommend these gloves to anyone looking for MMA training gloves, and isn’t looking to drop $100+ on gloves.

Price Rating: Appropriate

TOTAL Rating: 4/5

After two years of use, these have stood up to my abuse. I highly recommend these gloves to anyone looking for MMA training gloves, and isn’t looking to drop $100+ on gloves.

Saturday - various lifts

Didn't get hte chance to lift this week because lots of work. Great to get into the gym today.

Press:
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 5,5,4 weak but oh well

Back Squat:
135 x 5
225 x 3
295 x 2
315 x 2 (felt pretty heavy and wanted to try some front squatting

Front Squat:
225 x 3
275 x 2,2

This wasn't bad, but I need to be careful of my wrists...too late because I slightly hurt the right one, that should heal quickly though. It felt pretty good on the left shoulder blade issue which still bothers me since December. Using straps Max Aita style for the front squat is a great idea which worked well in my second set.

Ab Wheel:
BW x 8
45 x 10,10,10

Pullups:
BW x 5,5,5,5

+stretching