Wake up. Cardio. Eat. Train. Sleep. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. My schedule is like clockwork; from my training to my cleaning and chores schedule, to my meal prep. A semblance of control in a chaotic life that allows a ship to sail as smoothly as possible, creating the false illusion that nothing is out of line. […]
Read moreFight camp has officially begun, so how am I doing mentally? Surprising really fucking good to be honest. Trust me, I’m just as shocked as you are. Talk to any high-level, elite, professional mixed martial artist and they’ll tell you that the preparation of fight camp is one of the most physically grueling and mentally […]
Read moreDiets don’t work and hear me out. There are a bunch of mitigating factors, such as the tendency to overestimate the calories we burn and underestimate the calories we eat, which is why tracking all of this is crucial (countless apps cater to this nowadays). There’s also a lot of misinformation or misunderstanding of said […]
Read moreYou can lead a horse to water, but you can not make it drink. There has been an awful amount of time lately where I have been feeling like the world’s crappiest cowboy, shepherding a multitude of horses to the trough, only for them to whinny and thrash about because they are thirsty, yet refusing […]
Read moreResolutions are for the birds. We spend so much time hyping up a goal or ambition without the slightest bit of understanding of what the steps necessary to make the goals come to fruition are. The problem is, the majority of these resolutions are simple; the journey to achieve them isn’t complicated or convoluted, it […]
Read moreConfidence, tenacity, self-esteem, etc; all vital components in becoming successful in such a brutal and unforgiving sport, but the mentality and discipline behind the scenes is always vastly more difficult than the cardio and skillets involved. Everyone has those days where you wake up after an unsatisfying night’s “sleep”, groggy as hell the next morning, […]
Read moreBuckle your seat belts boys and girls, it’s time for another blog day Tuesday! I know I’ve talked before about the importance of self care (not only in Jiu Jitsu, but in life as well), and of the bonds we form in this sport that are incomparable to anything I can really explain, but I’d […]
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