It's summertime, and I'm not in my hometown, where my BJJ academy is. For various reasons, I don't have the time to look for another academy to train at while I'm here. So I'm using these two and a half months away from Jiu-Jitsu to try to heal my troublesome shoulders and get back into a little better shape.
So what am I doing?
For the last month, I've been training every other day, or at least three times a week. I do ten sets of pull-ups, usually totaling between 60 and 90 repetitions, depending on how I feel that day.
I'm also doing resistance band exercises for my shoulders, along with some light weight training. If I use heavier weights, my shoulders start hurting again. My physiotherapist told me some time ago not to use weights heavier than two kilograms for these exercises.
On top of that, I'm doing plenty of core training and mobility exercises specific to Jiu-Jitsu.
And yes, I spend one to two hours every day on my paddleboard with my little son. We're not paddling the whole time. Sometimes we're swimming, diving, or just playing around it. But it's all movement. I'm moving almost constantly, and I believe that at my age (now 58), staying active is one of the most important things I can do. My stand-up paddling is also improving little by little. I started with it last summer, and I like it very much.
I also try to eat healthily: lots of vitamins, blueberries, dates, peanut butter, tuna, chicken breast, and oatmeal for breakfast.
Most of all, I'm enjoying this time with my son.
In the mornings, while he's still asleep, I read a book I found online: The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu as Practiced in Japan by S. K. Uyenishi, published in 1907. It's a fascinating book.
And of course, needless to say, I'm thinking about Jiu-Jitsu all day long.
Like a teenager who has fallen in love with the girl next door.
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