Yesterday's training sucked.
I felt dizzy the whole day. During the warm-up, we did partner exercises. As for my sore shoulders, I probably don’t even need to mention them anymore, but they are a big reason why I’m not improving faster. My movements are limited by the pain. Especially when I’m not fully warmed up, my mind is more occupied with my shoulders than with Jiu-Jitsu.
I’m doing resistance-band exercises for my shoulders almost every day. That “almost every day” should probably become every day. I’m even starting to wonder whether I should take a short break from classes and focus on shoulder rehabilitation for a while.
I did one or two rounds of free rolling, then we moved on to short rounds in which we changed partners continuously. We had about 30 to 40 seconds either to escape or finish a choke from back control. We kept switching positions, and the winner always remained on the mat while the rest of us rotated through.
All in all, it was a frustrating session.
Another day, I rode my bike for 27 kilometers (16 miles), which reminded me that my overall fitness is still there.
Some days feel like progress. Some days feel like going backward. Yesterday was one of those days. But that's part of the journey too. The important thing is to keep showing up, keep learning, and keep working on what holds me back.
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