And by that, of course I mean with some good ol' BJJ.
No, I haven't vanished or died or suffered from amnesia. I just haven't been able train lately, due in large part to school/slave labor hours (80 hours a week of overnight shifts is NOT fun, no matter what someone else may try to tell you). Today was the first time in over a month that I was able to hit the mats, and of course I felt like ass. Honestly though, I was just glad that our coach decided to have open mat today.
My first roll was with a very strong, solid blue belt. I spent the entire time feeling like I was slowly getting rolled over by a boulder. And once I got smushed enough to tap, it started all over again. At least it was nice and slow, so I had a chance to warm up and stretch out some. My next roll was with another very strong, but very shiny-new-blue belt who I could play with a little more. Not that I could do anything, but just that it was a little quicker. I was glad to finally see him and congratulate him on the belt, as our last belt testing was in early December, the same day I had to take the NAVLE (aka 7-hour-long national veterinarian board exam aka the "let's-make-you-feel-stupid" test). After that, I had a few more rolls, which were a little quicker, but with the lack of recent rollage (and bare minimum of exercise), not to mention sleep deprivation, I was pooped pretty quick. Plus, I didn't want to feel like complete garbage tomorrow. I know how hard it is on my body to take weeks off of BJJ and then jump right back in, and I didn't want to deal with that.
BJJ goals for 2012:
1) Train.
2) No really...just train. That's it.
Life goals for 2012:
1) Find a job that fits my professional goals and will let me train BJJ.
Which leads to my New Year's resolution for 2012:
1) Spend at least half an hour a day, and an hour on weekends, looking for a job or working on my job application skills/materials. Speaking of which, does anyone know any vets who are hiring?
2) Work out at least three times a week, even if it's just some tabatas at home. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to work up the motivation for this after a long day at work? I often find myself unwilling to hit the gym on days I finish at 7 because it's already so late, and on days when I finish closer to 5, I can't bear the thought of the crowds (which will be even worse with all the new year's resolutions). I tell myself I'll just do something when I get home, and of course I just sit at my computer messing around, maybe being productive 25% of the time.
No, I haven't vanished or died or suffered from amnesia. I just haven't been able train lately, due in large part to school/slave labor hours (80 hours a week of overnight shifts is NOT fun, no matter what someone else may try to tell you). Today was the first time in over a month that I was able to hit the mats, and of course I felt like ass. Honestly though, I was just glad that our coach decided to have open mat today.
My first roll was with a very strong, solid blue belt. I spent the entire time feeling like I was slowly getting rolled over by a boulder. And once I got smushed enough to tap, it started all over again. At least it was nice and slow, so I had a chance to warm up and stretch out some. My next roll was with another very strong, but very shiny-new-blue belt who I could play with a little more. Not that I could do anything, but just that it was a little quicker. I was glad to finally see him and congratulate him on the belt, as our last belt testing was in early December, the same day I had to take the NAVLE (aka 7-hour-long national veterinarian board exam aka the "let's-make-you-feel-stupid" test). After that, I had a few more rolls, which were a little quicker, but with the lack of recent rollage (and bare minimum of exercise), not to mention sleep deprivation, I was pooped pretty quick. Plus, I didn't want to feel like complete garbage tomorrow. I know how hard it is on my body to take weeks off of BJJ and then jump right back in, and I didn't want to deal with that.
BJJ goals for 2012:
1) Train.
2) No really...just train. That's it.
Life goals for 2012:
1) Find a job that fits my professional goals and will let me train BJJ.
Which leads to my New Year's resolution for 2012:
1) Spend at least half an hour a day, and an hour on weekends, looking for a job or working on my job application skills/materials. Speaking of which, does anyone know any vets who are hiring?
2) Work out at least three times a week, even if it's just some tabatas at home. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to work up the motivation for this after a long day at work? I often find myself unwilling to hit the gym on days I finish at 7 because it's already so late, and on days when I finish closer to 5, I can't bear the thought of the crowds (which will be even worse with all the new year's resolutions). I tell myself I'll just do something when I get home, and of course I just sit at my computer messing around, maybe being productive 25% of the time.
