Struggling, struggling, struggling

Published on June 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM

On Monday, I had both ups and downs. My sore shoulders are definitely a major obstacle at the moment. Not only do they affect my BJJ classes, but they also prevent me from doing the workouts I’ve been doing for more than a decade, such as push-ups and burpees.

Still, I’ve started doing shoulder exercises with resistance bands, and I’m convinced they will help.

In the last class, we had another intense warm-up with lots of bear crawls and push-ups, both of which I struggle with because of my shoulder pain.

After that, we practiced some techniques from back control. At the end, I did four rounds of free rolling.

I don’t have enough strength at the moment, and my technique isn't yet good enough to compensate for it. So what can I say?

I have to keep working, keep learning, and look forward to better days ahead.

After all, progress in Jiu-Jitsu is rarely a straight line.

But for sure, I'm better than I was on the day I entered the Jiu-Jitsu dojo for the first time. 

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