January 2011
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Been training with these guys on Sundays, and its been really great. Today I took this picture, and in this particular practice session, we did King of the Guard for 40 minutes straight. After that, I got pitted, all of these guys mounted me, and I had to escape back to guard or reverse the position. It was really tough, like reaaaallly tough. Actually, all these guys except the last 5 guys; the...
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Ary Farias on mistake free bjj
What do you feel will be different at this rank as opposed to the other belts?
I feel the difference is in the professionalism at black belt. Everyone is a professional, there’s no one in there piddling around, they always have something up their sleeves. You can’t make mistakes at black belt, that would be costly. It’s not like the other belts, where you can make a mistake and still fix...
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“Do you want to fight jiujitsu or do you want to play? I want to play. When you...”
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Life and BJJ
This weekend brought out a side of me I had not seen of my self since my deployment to Iraq in 2005-2006. I was very upset with someone this weekend. I am usually very happy go lucky, ” im going to be a world champ if it breaks me” kind of attitude, I feel like I am always on top of the world thanks to the glory and greatness that is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I allowed someone to influence...
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The three attitudes
Do I really need to introduce the man, Cael Sanderson?
This is from Cael’s blog.
I suffer from these sometimes, and someone like Cael bringing light to it is awesome, maybe these words from a top competitor can assist you as it does me in your journey, to absolute awesomeness in bjj or in other sports. When I read this I felt like..”Ouch”…And I had to re evaluate...
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“Pressure makes Diamonds!”
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“When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn’t an option. It’s a...”
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I have already heard that his [trainer say that his fighter] trains almost twice as hard as me. I don’t really care about comments like that. Our training will show on the day of the fight. I do my job the way it has to be done, as planned, and on the day of the fight we’ll see who’s in the best possible condition. I expect to win and I train hard enough to achieve that. I win...
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“To me, giving up is way harder then trying..”
– Kanye West
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“I don’t smoke anything, and I very rarely drink. My dreams and goals...”
– muah
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WatchBJJ was cancelled because of snow. Continuing to work hard inspite of the snow, making it into a fun workout. Don’t let the weather stop you in your tracks.
keep training hard, because for sure your enemy/future opponent is training nicely and comfortably in better conditions.
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Advice From A Champion
VIA www.Goodyearbjj.com
I was reading through the new issue of Gracie Magazine and found a short article where Roger Gracie explains how he became so much better at bjj than everyone else. For those of you who do not know who Roger Gracie is I’ll tell you a bit about him so you understand why you should listen to anything he has to say about training and progressing in bjj. He has 15 world...
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Alcohol and its negative effects on Athletic...
Even moderate alcohol consumption can and will affect your athletic performance for up to 48 hours after drinking; with higher levels of intoxication lasting even longer.
Drinking Alcohol will:
Increase your risk of dehydration due to its diuretic effects
Impair your body’s ability to regulate body heat, impairing endurance
Reduce your blood sugar levels which lowers energy level needed for...
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WOD: 90%..circuits, strength and endurance.
Warm up: 5 minute run, alternating sprints and jogging
The goal was to elevate my heart rate, and get loose.
Circuit 1: 3 Rounds, 6 Reps each.
Bar complex 95lbs: upright row, bent over row, push press, tricep extentions, bicep curls, snatch. (this was none stop all exercises 6 reps each, you want to be able to knock everything out as fast as possible, there will be lack of technique, just horse...
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Mon and Tue WOD..training!
Monday: I did 10 HILL sprints each taking 30-40 seconds to run (shit is hard, 30-40 seconds is a long time!! next time i will try and get under 30 secs) with 10 pushups in between each one for a total of 100 pushups in the no glove 20 Degree weather, GRRR POLAR WHO!!!???
That kind of weather builds character haha
Trained BJJ super hard right after, a lot of rounds.
Cardio felt fantastic, but...
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Re-up on supplements, picking up the intensity
And I am also trying some new things. First I got some BCAAs (branch chain amino acids) are super important, check here for more detailed information http://tinyurl.com/32by87f, Glutamin, and trying out creatine which is said to improve not only strength gains but also anaerobic capacity. I am looking to push myself into the ground this month getting ready for the ADCCs Feb 5th, and I am going to...
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The Warrior Diet
Its still on…It has been a since October 2009 I have been on this diet. I can’t honestly even call it a diet, It is just who I am, its a lifestyle, plus I’m a poor college student =)
To revisit, The Warrior diet, as per Ori Hofmekler consist of eating ONE BIG MEAL A DAY. Thats right one big meal a day. So when people are trying to get the calories they need for the whole day...
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“I have high expectations for myself. I’m not out there playing the game...”
– Albert Belle **AMAZING QUOTE!!!!**