Sometimes life will catch up to you and you will miss a week, two weeks or maybe a few months or a year of Jiu-Jitsu. I have had several starts and stops over the years. I lost a year of training due to my time fighting in Iraq, 8 months to getting a new ACL, a solid month to bruised ribs, two weeks at a time here and there to vacations. It happens to us all. Maybe you just got tired or bored of Jiu-Jitsu or you met a girl and just didn’t have time to train for a while. Read more »
Health and fitness are usually made to seem too complex.
Health and fitness are usually made to seem too complex. If you read a lot of fitness magazines and blogs (as I often do), you’re told a confusing variety of complex advice. It makes your head spin. You’re told that eggs, butter and meat are bad for you. Then another crowd will tell you those same things are actually good. Then you’ll hear running is good for you, and the bodybuilding and primal crowds will scoff at longer-distance running. You’ll hear that lifting weights is the best way to get into shape, and others will laugh at that. You’ll hear a million variations of the best workouts, of when to time your nutrition, of how to periodize your workouts, of how to measure fitness, of what supplements you need to take … ad naseum. Read more »
Two Keys to Overcoming a Major Injury
Mixed Martial Arts and Jiu-Jitsu are hard on the joints—especially the knees. I recently severed my right ACL and had to go through reconstructive surgery. At the time I was in very good shape and training 3-4 days a week. I was only 37 and it was a terrifying prospect of not being able to [...] Read more »