December 2010
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“I mean, people think I’m too intense for baseball. I’ve always excelled to be the best, no matter what, but it’s like people think something is wrong with that.” -Albert Belle
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SHUT UP AND TRAIN!
“I’m the kind of person that as long as you respect me and don’t distract me before the game, then I’ll respect you in return and accommodate you after the game. Sometimes the situation dictates that I talk, but everybody should understand I’m not going to talk every day, whether we’re in first place or last place. In baseball, I don’t fraternize with...
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Cael Sanderson: 5 Aspects of a good wrestler...
If you don’t know who Cael Sanderson is, he is an Olympic Gold medalist, and the ONLY UNDEFEATED 4x NCAA CHAMPION. Thats pretty major in a sport as tough and rugged as wrestling. Grappler’s take notice.
Cael:
As far as 5 aspects of a good wrestler, these will be broad answers. These characteristics are all intertwined. You can’t have one without the other.
1) attitude ...
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Brutality in Simplicity
Often times I discredit a good simple routine. I’m always trying to hard to make things harder then they need to be. Today was a lower body + upper body type of day. Usually I am at Next Level Fitness in Johnston, RI, doing something with my PT where we are pushing sleds, then doing hurdles, then some Olympic lifting (cleans mostly), with some sort of squat (front squat, trap bar squat, or...
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5 Aspects of a good [grappler]
By Cael Sanderson (Who is someone I look way up to if you had not already noticed)
I’ll answer the easy question first. Yes, our team shadow wrestles every day. I think shadow wrestling is very useful. It’s great for conditioning, visualization, footwork, speed, technique etc)
As far as 5 aspects of a good wrestler, these will be broad answers. These characteristics are all intertwined. ...
thedurdydozen asked: Hey, I just came across your blog and I absolutely love it.
Your posts about training regiments, along with how to balance life with training has helped me put everything in perspective.
Your posts about training regiments, along with how to balance life with training has helped me put everything in perspective.
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I seek perfection as a Jiu-Jitsu fighter, knowing full well perfection doesn’t exist. What motivates me is knowing I can always do better. There are a lot of people who stop in time because all they think about is the title; they don’t think about doing better next year. I couldn’t care less about titles, winning a third title, breaking records. I want to push my limits. I do, however, like that...
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WatchMatch from Grapplers Quest
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Cael Sanderson on wrestling and priorities.
When talking priorities the thing that pops in my head is an analogy I heard when I was young. You have probably heard this before but here is a quick version as a reminder.
Imagine you have a large glass jar. You also have a pile of rocks, a pile of pebbles and a pile of sand. The rocks represent your top priorities (family, church, school, main goals). The pile of pebbles represents...