Thiswasoneofthebest.Icouldpassguardoncegetting
severaldetailsright.First,grabmypartner'slapeland
formabarwiththatforearmbetweenourchests.Thisisto
keepmypostureandkeephimfromgettingup.Second,tuck
thenextfoottopreventahalf-guardwhenpassing.Idid
roundingthelumbar,too,whenfightingB.Itworkedon
severalguys.
EvenblackbeltEhadtomovehishipstokeepupalthoughhe
chokedmebefor...[閱讀全文]
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(2018-06-09 21:57:22)
Themorningcoffee(firstaftertwoweeksofholdingback)
workeditsmagicandIfeltendlessenergyonthemat. Istartedtotrulyenjoygrappling.It'snoteasytoget
hurtand,whiletechnicallyfightingeachother,it'svery
rarethatonebearsillintentwhilesparring.IfItriedto
defendandtolearntechniquesinsteadofusingalotof
forcetodominate,it'snoteventiring. Istillgotswept,mounted,caughtinguard,...[閱讀全文]
workeditsmagicandIfeltendlessenergyonthemat. Istartedtotrulyenjoygrappling.It'snoteasytoget
hurtand,whiletechnicallyfightingeachother,it'svery
rarethatonebearsillintentwhilesparring.IfItriedto
defendandtolearntechniquesinsteadofusingalotof
forcetodominate,it'snoteventiring. Istillgotswept,mounted,caughtinguard,...[閱讀全文]
(2018-06-09 21:50:35)
InDec2014,IpostedonWXCthatIhada45/minresting
heartrate(rhr).Atthetime,Ijustshedded50+lbs,was
enjoyingfourrunsaweek,hadn'tstartedweight-lifting,
andhadcoffeeeveryday.Somylowheartrate,ifitwerea
problem,wasnotnewandtheseyearshavebeenthebest
formehealth-wise.IndeedIfeltdizzinessorcravingfor
sugarmuchlessandlessfrequentthanIusedto. Thursdaymorning,myrhrwentdownsignificant...[閱讀全文]
heartrate(rhr).Atthetime,Ijustshedded50+lbs,was
enjoyingfourrunsaweek,hadn'tstartedweight-lifting,
andhadcoffeeeveryday.Somylowheartrate,ifitwerea
problem,wasnotnewandtheseyearshavebeenthebest
formehealth-wise.IndeedIfeltdizzinessorcravingfor
sugarmuchlessandlessfrequentthanIusedto. Thursdaymorning,myrhrwentdownsignificant...[閱讀全文]
(2018-06-03 19:27:33)
SinceIstartedgrappling,recoveryhasbecomeachallenge.
AftergoinghardatitonaSat,Iwouldspendtheafternoon
andthenextdaygettingmyfocusandstrengthback.Iwould
hangaroundthehousedoingnothing.Mybodyfeltlike
burningwhichmadesleepingrestlesswhichinturndidn'thelp. IrememberedwhatMaxwellsaidandstartedtocountmy
restingheartrateeverymorning.Unexpectedly,itdropped
frommid-and-high50s...[閱讀全文]
AftergoinghardatitonaSat,Iwouldspendtheafternoon
andthenextdaygettingmyfocusandstrengthback.Iwould
hangaroundthehousedoingnothing.Mybodyfeltlike
burningwhichmadesleepingrestlesswhichinturndidn'thelp. IrememberedwhatMaxwellsaidandstartedtocountmy
restingheartrateeverymorning.Unexpectedly,itdropped
frommid-and-high50s...[閱讀全文]
(2018-05-27 10:28:47)
Allthroughlastweek,mybodywasonfirefromtraining.
ThemusclesfeltburninguntilThursdaynight.Ijokedthat
Ireallylovedmydayjobthesedaysasthemainworkwasto
recoverfromsparring. EnergylevelwentupthismorningafterFriday'srestand
addingbackcarbstomydiet.Thislatterchangewasfrom
listeningtoFirasZahabifromTriStargym.I'llstop
excludingfoodgroupsandtrytocomplybetterwiththe
Gra...[閱讀全文]
ThemusclesfeltburninguntilThursdaynight.Ijokedthat
Ireallylovedmydayjobthesedaysasthemainworkwasto
recoverfromsparring. EnergylevelwentupthismorningafterFriday'srestand
addingbackcarbstomydiet.Thislatterchangewasfrom
listeningtoFirasZahabifromTriStargym.I'llstop
excludingfoodgroupsandtrytocomplybetterwiththe
Gra...[閱讀全文]
(2018-05-19 08:01:59)
Iwatched"Jiu-jitsuvsTheWorld"anothertimeandby
chancewatchedthisvideo.Theguymustbeinhis50s
or60sandhere'spartofwhathesaid: WhatdoImeanby"AlotofJiu-jitsuwillchangeyour
life"?WhenIwasyounger,Ididn'tknowhowtofight.
Andyouknowboysbeingboys.Youknow.Andin
high-school,evenalittlebitafterwards,peopletend
toassertthemselveslike,bulliestendtokindofassert...[閱讀全文]
chancewatchedthisvideo.Theguymustbeinhis50s
or60sandhere'spartofwhathesaid: WhatdoImeanby"AlotofJiu-jitsuwillchangeyour
life"?WhenIwasyounger,Ididn'tknowhowtofight.
Andyouknowboysbeingboys.Youknow.Andin
high-school,evenalittlebitafterwards,peopletend
toassertthemselveslike,bulliestendtokindofassert...[閱讀全文]
(2018-05-15 10:13:25)
IwasluckyMondayeveningandgottotrainwithtwo
blackbelts,DandT.Ididn'tsleepverywellSundaynight
duetomusclesoreness.AlthoughIfeltgoodinthemorning
whenmyrestingheartratewas48/min,itwentupto60/min
beforetheclassintheevening. BecauseIaskedaquestionaboutchoking,Ddecidedonthespot,todaywouldbeacross-choke-focusclasswhichmeant,for
onething,Igotstrangledalot;-).Tlookedover70and
...[閱讀全文]
blackbelts,DandT.Ididn'tsleepverywellSundaynight
duetomusclesoreness.AlthoughIfeltgoodinthemorning
whenmyrestingheartratewas48/min,itwentupto60/min
beforetheclassintheevening. BecauseIaskedaquestionaboutchoking,Ddecidedonthespot,todaywouldbeacross-choke-focusclasswhichmeant,for
onething,Igotstrangledalot;-).Tlookedover70and
...[閱讀全文]
(2018-05-13 13:35:54)
Ihadagoodsleep,didthemorningroutine,wenttothe
coffeeshopat7:00am,refreshedmyLatexskillsforatalk,
smog-testedthecar,andcamehomeat10:30am.Iwentforthe
kettlebells.SincepumpingupthedosageonBJJ,Ihaven't
practicedS&Sveryoften(abouttwiceaweek).Today,Idid
asessionwith40kgswingsand32kggetupsandleftat
11:00amforthegym. Nineguysshowedup:ourcoachJ,brownbeltX(Idon'tknow閱讀全文]
coffeeshopat7:00am,refreshedmyLatexskillsforatalk,
smog-testedthecar,andcamehomeat10:30am.Iwentforthe
kettlebells.SincepumpingupthedosageonBJJ,Ihaven't
practicedS&Sveryoften(abouttwiceaweek).Today,Idid
asessionwith40kgswingsand32kggetupsandleftat
11:00amforthegym. Nineguysshowedup:ourcoachJ,brownbeltX(Idon'tknow
(2018-05-12 09:25:31)
Oneshouldn'tignorehisgripstrength.Astudybackin2015
fromMcMasterUsaiditwasanoverallindicatoroffrailty.
Scienceaside,forme,itjustfeelsgoodtobeableto
crushsomethingwithmyhands. IlearntfromPavelthatgripstrengthcarriesovertomany
areas.Thispointisoftenignored.Moreover,Ithinkthe
reversemightbetrue,too.Itisnotjustthehandswhen
closingaheavygripper.Itreatsqueezingasafull-b...[閱讀全文]
(2018-05-06 11:22:32)
Satmorning,Iworkedfor2hoursonmyRPCcode,didsome
chores,watchedagreatvideofromRelsonGracieAcademy
(moreonthatlater),andheadedtothegymataround11:00am. ThiswasthesecondtimeIattendedaregularclass.More
peopleshowedupincludingourblackbeltinstructorJ,
purplebeltsBandK,bluebeltsB,S,O,andR,and
whitebeltsN,Randme. Oledthewarm-upwiththethreewhitebeltsanditwasbrutal.
Thepartnerdri...[閱讀全文]
chores,watchedagreatvideofromRelsonGracieAcademy
(moreonthatlater),andheadedtothegymataround11:00am. ThiswasthesecondtimeIattendedaregularclass.More
peopleshowedupincludingourblackbeltinstructorJ,
purplebeltsBandK,bluebeltsB,S,O,andR,and
whitebeltsN,Randme. Oledthewarm-upwiththethreewhitebeltsanditwasbrutal.
Thepartnerdri...[閱讀全文]
