The King is Back

Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.
-Bruce Lee

Today was my first day back at Jiu-Jitsu after about a month off mostly due to me getting shingles. I felt pretty good overall. I was able to hit most of my signature chokes during sparring. (D'arce, Guillotine, Arm Triangle). I feel like my whole kimura game isn't as effective as it used to be. Either my teammates are getting used to it or I need to re-vamp it a bit. Good news is I felt super strong and fast during sparring. I weighed myself at 158 today when I woke up which is the lightest I've been in years. My performance at this weight is far better than when I was at 174 a while back. I'm much stronger and faster. I'd still like to put on some weight at some point in time, but for now, no complaints.

I'm still struggling with the balance between CrossFit and BJJ. Too much of one and I'm too tired to see the benefits of the other. I had a protein shake with bananas to act as a recovery drink about 30 minutes after practice. We'll see how my glycogen levels feel tomorrow. Freddy is back, so I need to go to class again. Should be interesting to see what happens as far as integrating into the new school.

Also, I tried some contrast hydro-therapy for recovery. The ghetto way to do this is alternate your shower between hot and cold. I usually go for about 1 minute hot followed by 1 miutes cold. Repeat the whole thing 3 times and end up with a last burst of hot for about 30 seconds before getting out. We'll see if this helps. Also, I'm about to ice a couple places that feel sore and stretch a bit before bed. Gonna need my sleep tonight.