We are almost done with January of 2018 and I’m already thinking about next month’s goals. See I’m a very goal-oriented person. If I don’t have something to work towards its hard for me to…
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Travel and Training: My Trip to Albany and the Rickson Gracie Cup.
While my friends and training partners were getting ready for the DC Open they kept telling me “You should do it!” Now I hardly trained at all this past summer. Besides Thai Camp, I mostly…
Podcasts: My Interview on Dirty White Belt Radio
I had the pleasure to be interviewed by Jeff Shaw on the Dirty White Belt Radio podcast. He is a fantastic interviewer and has a terrific podcast check it out and I’ll see you on…
The Art of Controlled Dying: How to Cut Weight
The Art of Controlled Dying Cutting weight is probably on of my least favorite activities on the planet. If you have ever read any of my other post on the topic you know how much….
Weekly Recap: 4/24-4/30 plus My Experience Doing a Practice Cut
Day 1, Monday- Starting Weight: 161.8 lb Protocol: 2 gallons of water, Less than 50 grams of carbs, no salt I don’t know how a person can fit that much water into their body?…
Train like you don’t have health insurance, because I don’t!
I don’t have health insurance. Now, this isn’t a post on politics or a complaint about my employer. I have just found for my personal situation that it is more economically feasible for me not…
Cutting Weight Part 3: The Good
“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general.” ― Mark Rippetoe I’m going to say something that might offend some people…it’s nice to be strong! There I’ve said it. I…
Cutting Weight: Part 2
The Bad What does disappointment feel like? How about shame? Or even hopelessness? This is exactly how I have felt when a weight cut goes wrong. When Cris Cyborg documented her very difficult and possibly…
Child Athletics: 20 years later do you think anyone will remember the score?
Let me tell you a story… Over 15 years ago when I was a teenager I have a distinct memory of brother playing competitive soccer. Not only do I remember how hard my brother worked…
Cutting Weight: the good, the bad, and the ugly Part 1
Part 1: the ugly Most times when you have to give a talk about something, it’s usually better to start with the good to ease everyone in. But I’m not going to do that. I…