SinceIstartedgrappling,recoveryhasbecomeachallenge.
AftergoinghardatitonaSat,Iwouldspendtheafternoon
andthenextdaygettingmyfocusandstrengthback.Iwould
hangaroundthehousedoingnothing.Mybodyfeltlike
burningwhichmadesleepingrestlesswhichinturndidn'thelp.
IrememberedwhatMaxwellsaidandstartedtocountmy
restingheartrateeverymorning.Unexpectedly,itdropped
frommid-and-high50s...[阅读全文]
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(2018-06-03 19:27:33)
(2018-05-27 10:28:47)
Allthroughlastweek,mybodywasonfirefromtraining.
ThemusclesfeltburninguntilThursdaynight.Ijokedthat
Ireallylovedmydayjobthesedaysasthemainworkwasto
recoverfromsparring. EnergylevelwentupthismorningafterFriday'srestand
addingbackcarbstomydiet.Thislatterchangewasfrom
listeningtoFirasZahabifromTriStargym.I'llstop
excludingfoodgroupsandtrytocomplybetterwiththe
Gra...[阅读全文]
ThemusclesfeltburninguntilThursdaynight.Ijokedthat
Ireallylovedmydayjobthesedaysasthemainworkwasto
recoverfromsparring. EnergylevelwentupthismorningafterFriday'srestand
addingbackcarbstomydiet.Thislatterchangewasfrom
listeningtoFirasZahabifromTriStargym.I'llstop
excludingfoodgroupsandtrytocomplybetterwiththe
Gra...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
chancewatchedthisvideo.Theguymustbeinhis50s
or60sandhere'spartofwhathesaid: WhatdoImeanby"AlotofJiu-jitsuwillchangeyour
life"?WhenIwasyounger,Ididn'tknowhowtofight.
Andyouknowboysbeingboys.Youknow.Andin
high-school,evenalittlebitafterwards,peopletend
toassertthemselveslike,bulliestendtokindofassert...[阅读全文]
(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
...[阅读全文]
blackbelts,DandT.Ididn'tsleepverywellSundaynight
duetomusclesoreness.AlthoughIfeltgoodinthemorning
whenmyrestingheartratewas48/min,itwentupto60/min
beforetheclassintheevening. BecauseIaskedaquestionaboutchoking,Ddecidedonthespot,todaywouldbeacross-choke-focusclasswhichmeant,for
onething,Igotstrangledalot;-).Tlookedover70and
...[阅读全文]
(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阅读全文]
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...[阅读全文]
(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...[阅读全文]
chores,watchedagreatvideofromRelsonGracieAcademy
(moreonthatlater),andheadedtothegymataround11:00am. ThiswasthesecondtimeIattendedaregularclass.More
peopleshowedupincludingourblackbeltinstructorJ,
purplebeltsBandK,bluebeltsB,S,O,andR,and
whitebeltsN,Randme. Oledthewarm-upwiththethreewhitebeltsanditwasbrutal.
Thepartnerdri...[阅读全文]
(2018-05-05 08:49:06)
JoeRogandidapodcastwithZachBitter,whoran100miles
at7minand1secpermile.Thatpacewasamazing,of
course,butIreallylikedtotryhisfat-richdiet.ScottJurek,theseven-timeWesternStates100Mileswinner
andauthorof"EatAndRun,"andRichRoll,thetri-athloner
andauthorof"FindingUltra,"werebothvegans.Itriedto
immitateJurek'sdietduringmy2ndrunningwave(between
age40and42).Bu...[阅读全文]
at7minand1secpermile.Thatpacewasamazing,of
course,butIreallylikedtotryhisfat-richdiet.ScottJurek,theseven-timeWesternStates100Mileswinner
andauthorof"EatAndRun,"andRichRoll,thetri-athloner
andauthorof"FindingUltra,"werebothvegans.Itriedto
immitateJurek'sdietduringmy2ndrunningwave(between
age40and42).Bu...[阅读全文]
(2018-05-05 08:19:28)
Mondayevening,IwenttothegymtotryaregularBJJclass
withnoideawhattoexpect.Sixguysshowedup.Ihadseen
hispicturesbutnevermettheblackbeltinstructorD.
Exceptforhimandanotherstudent,M,therestofthegroup
werefamiliar:B,theheavy-weightbluebelt,J,the
brownbeltandjudoexpert,whoalsotaughtmyTim,andR,
theseniorwhitebeltclosetopromotion. Rwasaslivelyandhelpfulasintheotherclasses.He
t...[阅读全文]
withnoideawhattoexpect.Sixguysshowedup.Ihadseen
hispicturesbutnevermettheblackbeltinstructorD.
Exceptforhimandanotherstudent,M,therestofthegroup
werefamiliar:B,theheavy-weightbluebelt,J,the
brownbeltandjudoexpert,whoalsotaughtmyTim,andR,
theseniorwhitebeltclosetopromotion. Rwasaslivelyandhelpfulasintheotherclasses.He
t...[阅读全文]
(2018-04-29 12:39:13)
SatApr2821:45:53PDT2018.
L,my58-year-oldultra-marathonercolleague,wentto
ZionNationalParkwithhis18year-oldsonandran100
miles.Well,thekiddiditandhefinished81miles,tobe
accurate.Overthepasttwoweeks,thesignificanceofthe
eventslowlysankinandlitafireinmyhead.It'sbragging
rightstoaverypracticalpurpose.Thinkaboutit.Oncea
youngmanacquiredthatexperienceinhisresume,he
woul...[阅读全文]
ZionNationalParkwithhis18year-oldsonandran100
miles.Well,thekiddiditandhefinished81miles,tobe
accurate.Overthepasttwoweeks,thesignificanceofthe
eventslowlysankinandlitafireinmyhead.It'sbragging
rightstoaverypracticalpurpose.Thinkaboutit.Oncea
youngmanacquiredthatexperienceinhisresume,he
woul...[阅读全文]
