Greasing the Groove

Since starting back into MMA, I have been looking for new techniques and routines for improving my strength and agility. I noticed that no matter how much I lifted and what types of routines I was using, my strength did not seem to improve too much. I was certainly getting bigger, but my muscles were always fatigued and sore, and the mass I was putting on was making me less flexible. Injury was always something I was concerned about because of the muscle fatigue and lack of flexibility.

I then heard about body weight lifting and decided I would take a peek. I was turned on to Pavel Tsatsouline by a video blogger on YouTube by the name of silverfuturist. Here is a link to his actual post about it: silverfuturist

I checked out Naked Warrior, and I highly suggest you do the same on the right, and was blown away by the simplicity of the program. It is very difficult to perform some of these moves in the very beginning, but by following Pavel's instructions, I have found myself doing the moves and gaining more strength each week. I could not believe that simple body weight exercises could be so beneficial. His program also does not take you to muscle failure, which was great for me because I was able to continue fighting at a high level with no risk of injury like before.

His method of GTG (Greasing the Groove) allows me to work on my overall strength throughout the day without spending all my time in a gym working one or two exclusive muscle groups. This allows me to continue to focus on work, family, and actual fight training. I loved this book and highly recommend that any of my followers check it out.

That is all for now. Thanks for reading.

So I hate my job

For me, honestly I can say that I am not happy about my career as a network engineer. I am pretty good at what I do and think that I have a decent job. Problem is that it is not satisfying or even remotely what I saw myself doing with the rest of my life. I also find that it becomes more of a distraction from my family and my other activity, which is fighting.

I don't want to bitch about my job though. Rather I would like to carve out a niche and make a new path that can give me all the security in my current career as well as the satisfaction I am lacking. So I plan on making this site about my transition to becoming a free of my corporate bonds and further pursuing fighting as a possible alternative.

I am not all that experienced in any of the Martial Arts I train in now, and also need to cut a few more pounds before I am ready to compete, but I plan to give it everything I got and take my followers along for the ride. It is also my plan to document everything, and I mean everything, that I do to make this transition from my training, to nutrition, to education, as well as my spiritual growth along the way. I plan on becoming more sustainable and living closer to the earth, so you will have insight into that transition in my life. I will also do the obligatory fight recaps, product reviews, and media reviews.

I sincerely do not want to come across as an expert who is trying to train people or give some fight tips, rather I want to just show my evolution from a worker and corporate monkey to a self sufficient and responsible human who has found his true passion in life. I do this to pass along the wisdom to my children as well as give them the best father I can be. Thank you for taking the time to read. I hope you continue to return.