ThisaspectofJiu-Jitsuisgenerictomanysports:it
demandshealthandfitnessforthosewhoareserious.For
thissimplereason,Irecentlygotovertwooldhabits,
coffeeandalcohol.ImeanIhavestartedtobeableto
controlthem(forthesakeofmysport),nottheotherway.
Aboutmygoodoldfriend,coffee,Ionlygotserioussince
MemorialDay2018,fourweeksaftersparring,andfoundout
thatcoffee-every-dayelevatedmyheart-r...[
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IlovetheBJJgym.Everyoneisstrongandtechnically
betterthanme.Yettheyarehumbleandwillingtoshare
theirknowledge.Thecoach,assistantcoachesandtraining
partnersgooutoftheirwaytohelp.AsItrainmoreoften
andwiththesamegroupofguysthesedays,theyare
becomingatribeforme.
Unlikeme,Timdominatedinthekidsclass.Itwasnotabout
talentortechniquebutage.Hewastheoldestandhada
longerattent...[
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Thiswasoneofthebest.Icouldpassguardoncegetting
severaldetailsright.First,grabmypartner'slapeland
formabarwiththatforearmbetweenourchests.Thisisto
keepmypostureandkeephimfromgettingup.Second,tuck
thenextfoottopreventahalf-guardwhenpassing.Idid
roundingthelumbar,too,whenfightingB.Itworkedon
severalguys.
EvenblackbeltEhadtomovehishipstokeepupalthoughhe
chokedmebefor...[
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Themorningcoffee(firstaftertwoweeksofholdingback)
workeditsmagicandIfeltendlessenergyonthemat.
Istartedtotrulyenjoygrappling.It'snoteasytoget
hurtand,whiletechnicallyfightingeachother,it'svery
rarethatonebearsillintentwhilesparring.IfItriedto
defendandtolearntechniquesinsteadofusingalotof
forcetodominate,it'snoteventiring.
Istillgotswept,mounted,caughtinguard,...[
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InDec2014,IpostedonWXCthatIhada45/minresting
heartrate(rhr).Atthetime,Ijustshedded50+lbs,was
enjoyingfourrunsaweek,hadn'tstartedweight-lifting,
andhadcoffeeeveryday.Somylowheartrate,ifitwerea
problem,wasnotnewandtheseyearshavebeenthebest
formehealth-wise.IndeedIfeltdizzinessorcravingfor
sugarmuchlessandlessfrequentthanIusedto.
Thursdaymorning,myrhrwentdownsignificant...[
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SinceIstartedgrappling,recoveryhasbecomeachallenge.
AftergoinghardatitonaSat,Iwouldspendtheafternoon
andthenextdaygettingmyfocusandstrengthback.Iwould
hangaroundthehousedoingnothing.Mybodyfeltlike
burningwhichmadesleepingrestlesswhichinturndidn'thelp.
IrememberedwhatMaxwellsaidandstartedtocountmy
restingheartrateeverymorning.Unexpectedly,itdropped
frommid-and-high50s...[
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Allthroughlastweek,mybodywasonfirefromtraining.
ThemusclesfeltburninguntilThursdaynight.Ijokedthat
Ireallylovedmydayjobthesedaysasthemainworkwasto
recoverfromsparring.
EnergylevelwentupthismorningafterFriday'srestand
addingbackcarbstomydiet.Thislatterchangewasfrom
listeningtoFirasZahabifromTriStargym.I'llstop
excludingfoodgroupsandtrytocomplybetterwiththe
Gra...[
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Iwatched"Jiu-jitsuvsTheWorld"anothertimeandby
chancewatchedthisvideo.Theguymustbeinhis50s
or60sandhere'spartofwhathesaid:
WhatdoImeanby"AlotofJiu-jitsuwillchangeyour
life"?WhenIwasyounger,Ididn'tknowhowtofight.
Andyouknowboysbeingboys.Youknow.Andin
high-school,evenalittlebitafterwards,peopletend
toassertthemselveslike,bulliestendtokindofassert...[
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IwasluckyMondayeveningandgottotrainwithtwo
blackbelts,DandT.Ididn'tsleepverywellSundaynight
duetomusclesoreness.AlthoughIfeltgoodinthemorning
whenmyrestingheartratewas48/min,itwentupto60/min
beforetheclassintheevening.
BecauseIaskedaquestionaboutchoking,Ddecidedonthespot,todaywouldbeacross-choke-focusclasswhichmeant,for
onething,Igotstrangledalot;-).Tlookedover70and
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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阅读全文]