The amount of times I have heard " I just need to lose a bit of weight before I go to the gym" or " I just need to get a bit fitter before I return to BJJ"
David Montgomery, the Detroit Lions RB, has a BMI of 32.6 (also my BMI, full disclosure).
I’m pretty sure this is what it looks like if anyone here tries to tackle either of us.
You want to know why? Leg day.
Today I ran a little over 16 miles and broke my personal record for the half marathon by about -30minutes. And before you ask what happened at mile 11, I experienced the hardest fall in my entire life (also, the fall might as well have been scripted by Looney Toons).
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I’m sure you are.
Google Scholar, bro, and if I have to give you more than that, you’re not worthy. DM you? Get real, you DM me.
"benny published papers for a virus research ezine "
No, he was just sauce for my goose. Food for the dragon, nes’t ce pas?
Do you even know the difference between the various Slavias?
Hey, Neil, still going for the 7th dan this month?
This Sunday in Toronto as a matter of fact.
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best of luck!
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Now I’m over my shit, back to judo. Ive decided to set a goal to keep me steady, and Im going to compete next year, regardless of how the HRT and transition are going. I’ll fight whoever, whenever, wherever at this point.
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Awesome, I’m (as always) heavy in the judo. The local YMCA doesn’t offer it, so I have to travel to Princeton, but it’s worth it.
So worth it.
Great! Best of luck. Wack 'em on the head for me.
Ive decided its go big or go home time, and Im going big.
Im also planning my world travel logistics and realised my trip to china, while it has 17 stops, is actually more affordable because I can chain destinations via high speed train and cut the the biggest stay (a sanda camp in shanghai for a month) as a seperate task.
thus 17/50 destinations in one go in a few months and my bucket list comes along nicely
Awesome. I’m jealous, I can’t even approach the PRC, totally flagged.
One thing to mention, Mandarin and Shanghainese (Wu Chinese) are of course different.
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I got an infection in August and it totally fucked me up. So I literally haven’t trained in months. I just finished rehab. The therapist told me to train to see if my symptoms came back and they haven’t. Today I did roadwork, stretched for an hour, did body exercises, kata, and went to the gym. I didn’t do more than I usually did back then but I felt like I was going to die today. I can’t go back to class until after thanksgiving but I’m still really excited. I want to throw people again but it’s not an accomplishment throwing bjj people around.
I think i have my protein and supplements dialed in. Doing mostly mobility and calisthenic work with some bag work and rowing, need to get back to doing more cardio, I’m on the heavy side at the moment 98kg (216 pounds for the american’s). Wouldn’t mind cutting that by about 8 - 10kg’s.
I’ve been loving the travis elliot power yoga sessions. I’ve also been doing more archery which has been loads of fun. Still haven’t found a solid boxing club.
did you establish the type of infection? Or did the doctors not have enough Staph to determine it on time?
I couldn’t get an appoinetment with my doctor so her office told me to do a telehealth appointment. A teleheatlh appointment is when a doctor video calls you on your cell phone and diagnoses you. The doctor diagnosed me wrong and I only got better from the medication she prescribed me for a few days.
When I actually got the chance to see my regular doctor she said the telehealth doctor diagnosed me wrong and prescribed me some new medication. My doctor said the telehealth appointment couldn’t see the blood in my urine. The infection caused alot of complications and I was sick for a long time because of it. I even had to see a physical therapist to recover.
Anyway they didn’t really know what kind of infection I had or at the very least they weren’t clear about it. It was either a sinus infection or a urinary tract infection.
I’m still staying in the middle of nowhere. Been doing weight training 2x/week since it’s all I have available. I’ve been seeing progress on that for the first time in years since all other physical stressors have been removed.
I don’t know what to do about BJJ. Intellectually, I know I’m done. My spine issues have gotten to the point where they are so limiting that its hard to enjoy even at a hobbyist level. Yet, the sunk cost fallacy dies hard and it was the last fig leaf of a social outlet for me. The nearest BJJ school is 40 minutes away, which I could do at best occasionally
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Another swing and a miss on nanadan. 2/6 judges passed me, and several sideline observers who I respect also thought I should have had it. So close, but no cigar.
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My handgun training is going well. Done for the year outside, too much snow at the range. Transitioning to inside “smokeless” training with some collegues who work south of here.
Holosun sight really helps when shooting with trifocals.
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I’ve started training again since I’ve recovered from my illness. I’m freaking out because I’m improving at a faster rate. It took me a long time to get where I was and I’m getting to where I was at before really fast. I know I shouldn’t look the gift horse in the mouth but I’m still freaked out by my progress. I’m talking about my strength, flexibility and stamina.