Operation: 6

Well it's Tuesday. I think I took Friday and Saturday off. Sunday I went to BJJ. Nothing really to speak of. We did warmups and drills, then did rotation sparring. My partner for drills had only been to BJJ like once before. He seemed like he enjoyed it but he was not in good shape at all and after training, he asked what I thought about BJJ here. He said it was quite hard, and I'm sure it was for him. He also asked if it was worth it. I told him that it really depends on his reason for taking BJJ, but in my opinion, no matter the reason, that it was worth it. It definitly helps you get into shape. It helps you gain confidence. And it trains you how to defend yourself if something ever does happen. Then there is the thrill of competition if you decide to go that route. It is hard. Training does take up a good amount of time. But I asked, if he wasn't here, what else would he be doing? He seemed like he wanted to do it more for the fitness aspect, which is great, and 2-2.5 hours of this BJJ training would do him much better than jogging for 30-45 mins on a treadmill (which he said he does).

Yesterday, I went and lifted at the gym. Again, nothing to worthy to write about. I did a couple exercises each for chest, shoulders, and bis. Heavy weights, 3-6 reps, 3-4 sets. My left shoulder has been bothering me a little lifting. I havn't noticeably injured it. It just feels like it needs to 'pop' or something sometimes when I'm lifting. And my right elbow isn't 100% yet from when it tweaked on an armbar a few weeks ago. It's a lot better, and doesn't bother me during training or lifting, but sleeping on it and extending it fully is a little painful. Not bad though.

I don't know how long this will last, but today I'm starting "operation: 6". *smile* I'm shooting for 500 reps of situp variations a day. By that I mean, 1 crunch = 1, 1 full oblique twist = 1, 10 full leg lifts = 1 (1 lift is too easy to = 1 point), 30s planks = 1, etc; until I hit 500 reps in a day. Basically any variation of exercise for my abs, be it upper abs, lower abs, obliques, etc will count towards the 500. I don't know if 500 is too many or too few or if doing it everyday is too much or not, so I may fine tune it a little after a few days of seeing how I feel.

Again, I'll try to take some photos at BJJ today. I just usually don't have much time because I get there right on time, then I have to leave right away to catch the bus and train home. We'll see.

Have a good day!
Chris