Thisyear'sbirthdaygiftIgavemyselfwasaBodyweight
coursefromStrongFirst.Igotupataround5:30am,did
breathingexercises,hoppedintothecar,andheadedeast.
Itwasa2.5-hourdrivetoSonoraatthefootoftheSierra.
Asforthetripitself,Ididn'tknowwhattoexpectasI
nevervisitedthetownorthenearbyYosemite.
PastI-5,bothsidesofHWY120lookedtypicalofCalifornia
centralvalley.Farms,mostlyalmonds...[阅读全文]
Choose Strong
For Tim.
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(2018-07-21 12:28:19)
(2018-07-14 12:54:49)
TimwasbackfromatriptoBeijing.
HecouldgotothesameBJJgymwherehewasthe
bigdog.Butthatwastheproblem:therewerenostrong
opponentsinthekidsclass.Togrow,Timwouldneed
constantandmeaningfulwinsaswellasdefeats.Through
wordofmouth,welearntaboutthisotherschoolinanindustrial
neighborhoodandpaidafewvisits. FirstthingInoticedwasthereseemedtobetentimesmore
kids.Thatwasgoodbecauseofmo...[阅读全文]
HecouldgotothesameBJJgymwherehewasthe
bigdog.Butthatwastheproblem:therewerenostrong
opponentsinthekidsclass.Togrow,Timwouldneed
constantandmeaningfulwinsaswellasdefeats.Through
wordofmouth,welearntaboutthisotherschoolinanindustrial
neighborhoodandpaidafewvisits. FirstthingInoticedwasthereseemedtobetentimesmore
kids.Thatwasgoodbecauseofmo...[阅读全文]
(2018-07-08 10:48:56)
Asmentionedinapreviouspost,Irecentlyspentalotof
timewatchingvideoseriesmadebyEast-NorthernChinese
farmers.Theirpeacefulandcontentlifestyleandharmonious
relationshipsintight-knitfamiliestriggerredalongingin
me.Ioncelivedasimilarlife.Iknewthattheremustbe
morethanwhatmettheeyebutthepullwasverystrong. Overtime,however,Inoticedsomethingunbearable,i.e.,a
remarkablelackofcurios...[阅读全文]
timewatchingvideoseriesmadebyEast-NorthernChinese
farmers.Theirpeacefulandcontentlifestyleandharmonious
relationshipsintight-knitfamiliestriggerredalongingin
me.Ioncelivedasimilarlife.Iknewthattheremustbe
morethanwhatmettheeyebutthepullwasverystrong. Overtime,however,Inoticedsomethingunbearable,i.e.,a
remarkablelackofcurios...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-30 10:25:03)
Forthepasttwomonths,Ihavestruggledwithrecoveryfrom
grapplingandhaven'tdonemuchweight-lifting.Ihaveswung
the40kgacoupleoftimesaweekbutnotdonefull
Simple&Sinistersessions.Specifically,Ihavedoneonly
four,swingingthe40kgandgettingupwiththe32kg,onMay
4,May18,Jun20,andJun27.IcanstillmeettheSimple
standardsbutgetting-uphasbecometough.
OntheBJJfront,myleftshoudergr...[阅读全文]
grapplingandhaven'tdonemuchweight-lifting.Ihaveswung
the40kgacoupleoftimesaweekbutnotdonefull
Simple&Sinistersessions.Specifically,Ihavedoneonly
four,swingingthe40kgandgettingupwiththe32kg,onMay
4,May18,Jun20,andJun27.IcanstillmeettheSimple
standardsbutgetting-uphasbecometough.
OntheBJJfront,myleftshoudergr...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-24 13:29:05)
Earlierthisyear,mywifestartedtowatchvideosfrom
ruralNortheastChina.Iwastolerantbutnotinterestedin
thebeginning.Ihadtheprejudicethatalmosteverythingon
thescreen,especiallyfictionalstuffmadeaboutthings
fromthegloriousChinesedynasties,weretotalBSandtried
extrahardtobantheminmyhouse. Butovertime,Iwasattractedandevenaddictedtoafewof
them.Thesevideoswerenotmadebyprofessionalsb...[阅读全文]
ruralNortheastChina.Iwastolerantbutnotinterestedin
thebeginning.Ihadtheprejudicethatalmosteverythingon
thescreen,especiallyfictionalstuffmadeaboutthings
fromthegloriousChinesedynasties,weretotalBSandtried
extrahardtobantheminmyhouse. Butovertime,Iwasattractedandevenaddictedtoafewof
them.Thesevideoswerenotmadebyprofessionalsb...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-23 22:57:02)
ThisaspectofJiu-Jitsuisgenerictomanysports:it
demandshealthandfitnessforthosewhoareserious.For
thissimplereason,Irecentlygotovertwooldhabits,
coffeeandalcohol.ImeanIhavestartedtobeableto
controlthem(forthesakeofmysport),nottheotherway. Aboutmygoodoldfriend,coffee,Ionlygotserioussince
MemorialDay2018,fourweeksaftersparring,andfoundout
thatcoffee-every-dayelevatedmyheart-r...[阅读全文]
demandshealthandfitnessforthosewhoareserious.For
thissimplereason,Irecentlygotovertwooldhabits,
coffeeandalcohol.ImeanIhavestartedtobeableto
controlthem(forthesakeofmysport),nottheotherway. Aboutmygoodoldfriend,coffee,Ionlygotserioussince
MemorialDay2018,fourweeksaftersparring,andfoundout
thatcoffee-every-dayelevatedmyheart-r...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-16 18:42:06)
IlovetheBJJgym.Everyoneisstrongandtechnically
betterthanme.Yettheyarehumbleandwillingtoshare
theirknowledge.Thecoach,assistantcoachesandtraining
partnersgooutoftheirwaytohelp.AsItrainmoreoften
andwiththesamegroupofguysthesedays,theyare
becomingatribeforme. Unlikeme,Timdominatedinthekidsclass.Itwasnotabout
talentortechniquebutage.Hewastheoldestandhada
longerattent...[阅读全文]
(2018-06-16 18:34:04)
Thiswasoneofthebest.Icouldpassguardoncegetting
severaldetailsright.First,grabmypartner'slapeland
formabarwiththatforearmbetweenourchests.Thisisto
keepmypostureandkeephimfromgettingup.Second,tuck
thenextfoottopreventahalf-guardwhenpassing.Idid
roundingthelumbar,too,whenfightingB.Itworkedon
severalguys. EvenblackbeltEhadtomovehishipstokeepupalthoughhe
chokedmebefor...[阅读全文]
severaldetailsright.First,grabmypartner'slapeland
formabarwiththatforearmbetweenourchests.Thisisto
keepmypostureandkeephimfromgettingup.Second,tuck
thenextfoottopreventahalf-guardwhenpassing.Idid
roundingthelumbar,too,whenfightingB.Itworkedon
severalguys. EvenblackbeltEhadtomovehishipstokeepupalthoughhe
chokedmebefor...[阅读全文]
(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,...[阅读全文]
workeditsmagicandIfeltendlessenergyonthemat. Istartedtotrulyenjoygrappling.It'snoteasytoget
hurtand,whiletechnicallyfightingeachother,it'svery
rarethatonebearsillintentwhilesparring.IfItriedto
defendandtolearntechniquesinsteadofusingalotof
forcetodominate,it'snoteventiring. Istillgotswept,mounted,caughtinguard,...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
heartrate(rhr).Atthetime,Ijustshedded50+lbs,was
enjoyingfourrunsaweek,hadn'tstartedweight-lifting,
andhadcoffeeeveryday.Somylowheartrate,ifitwerea
problem,wasnotnewandtheseyearshavebeenthebest
formehealth-wise.IndeedIfeltdizzinessorcravingfor
sugarmuchlessandlessfrequentthanIusedto. Thursdaymorning,myrhrwentdownsignificant...[阅读全文]
