This morning I was 165.5 lbs on the scales. So I have lost 5 lbs in 17 days. At this rate I WILL be able to make weight for the April 24th tournament. PROVIDED I stay disciplined. This is equivalent to 2 lbs a week which is not outrageous. This intermittent fast (19 hours fast followed by 5 hour eating window) seems to work for ME. Other people I know have tried it and they just feel terrible so it goes to show that one size does not fit all.
My strategy for the tournament is pretty sketchy because I have never competed:
- I will prepare by rolling as much as possible over the next couple of weeks.
- Mentally I need to be more the attacker than the defender. Better by far to never have to dig myself out of a tough position.
- I will focus on a combination of cardio to shed the last bit of weight (I need to be 167.5 lbs wearing my Gi)
- and on power endurance workouts (Crossfit and Gym Jones style) lasting more than 5 minutes
- I’ll also make sure I include exercises emphasizing grip strength, bridging power, hamstrings for the guard, and abdominals
- I’ll try to get more sleep.
Aidan’s Gi is torn up past repair so I ordered him a new one. A Keiko Raca black Kimono. He really wanted black. You pretty much need 3 Gi’s each in order to stay ahead of the laundry. He loves his Howard Combat Kimono but I always imagine it would feel like wearing a kevlar weightvest.
Here’s a pic of me back in February trying for an omoplata from rubber guard. My fingers are as bad now as they were then. Healing is slow.
Ha!
Haven’t been able to train or workout this week due to other commitments so between laundry loads I did a quick Crossfit “Cindy”. As many sets as possible in 20 minutes of:
- 5 pullups
- 10 pushups
- 15 squats
I stranded 7 seconds at the end so it was close. Of note: I managed to do the pullups without stopping all the way up to set 12. Around set 16 I had to slow down or throw up.
20 sets in all. 1 better than last time and 6 better than when I started using it as a test again. Good form. That’s a record. Now 21 is calling my name. Yuck.
I wonder if all that time off helped.
Not bad for a guy in his mid 40′s.
