Fake Black Belts : Should We Get Angry?

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This whole fake black belt (and now red belt) nonsense is becoming almost comical. It’s so common that I almost feel like I need to reference the stories on Snopes to see if they’re legit. Sadly they are legitimate stories about not so legitimate people.

 

But should we get so angry?

One of my friend’s (who is not a BJJ practitioner) asked why the BJJ community gets so angry about fake black belts and people who lie about their promotions. This lead me to really think about why I was angry and whether or not I should get angry.

Besides just being blatantly dishonest there are 4 main reasons my mind falls on when I justify my anger or frustration with these situations.

1. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu has always been promoted as a REAL martial art that values effective application. Whereas other martial arts have hidden behind mysticism, too-deadly-to-use techniques and brainwashing of students. These fake black belts aren’t REAL, and having them go unchecked bring us a little closer to the mcdojo martial arts that we’ve always distanced ourselves from.

2. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu is hard. All of us who have been in the grind for years take pride in the difficulty. We cherish it because not everyone can handle the training. If you’re a real black belt, you’ve probably worked your butt off to achieve that symbol of mastery that wraps around your waist. To see some faker who didn’t go through the same journey is infuriating and down right insulting to your achievement.

3. There is something very criminal about someone making money or whatever they’re getting out of being a faker off the aspirations of others. People are coming to them to learn Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, MMA, self-defense etc and instead they’re getting something else. Many of these people may have potential. But they will be unable to realize it because they aren’t at a real BJJ gym. By the time they understand that they’re in an fraud of a program it can be hard to leave because of loyalty and friendships they’ve made.

These fakers are robbing people of their potential to protect themselves or compete. It’s criminal and dangerous.

4.People like this have no business leading others. As a real black belt or red belt you are more than likely in a position of influence inside your gym. Many of the students follow your lead and many of the younger students probably look up to you. From your years of training you probably have tons of knowledge and insight to pass down to them.

Now think of a fake black belt or red belt. They are probably in the same position of authority. The only difference is that their value system is obviously fucked up. Instead of chasing mental and physical development through the challenges that BJJ has to offer, with the belts being more of a consequence rather than the end goal. These people are chasing a false and imagined skill.

People with these values have no business being a leader to others.

To answer my own question and the one stated in the headline of this post. Yes, we should get angry.

 

Self Regulation Is Important

This self regulation dynamic of BJJ is important because while it certainly won’t catch all the liars. It does catch many of the fakers and no doubt acts as a deterrent for any other would be scam artists.

I’ve personally called out a fake black belt in my hometown. He was doing a radio commercial advertising as a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt. I wasn’t even a black belt at the time, I was a brown.

This same black belt was teaching people MMA training. When some of these guys fought they were beaten pretty badly. One of which ended up having to have surgery from the injuries sustained. I can’t help feel that this wouldn’t have happened had they been under the tutelage of a real instructor.

I think it’s very important that we continue to point out these fake black belts and bring them to the attention of as many people as possible.

If we are able to bring their false claims to people’s attention we can stop would be students from being sucked into a dishonest program.

 

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Don’t Chase Belts

I’ve said this before, “I’d rather be a white belt with black belt technique than a black belt with white belt technique.”

One of the black belts at the gym said it well, “ I don’t chase belts, I chase techniques.”

 

To The Newer Guys On The Mat

If you’re someone who is new to BJJ, make sure you’re not a belt chaser. If you’re chasing belts then you’re missing the big picture. You’re missing the development of friendships and brotherhood. The development of skills and techniques. The strengthening of your inner resolve through hard training. I could go on.

BJJ is like a never-ending set of stairs. Each belt, promotion and success represent another step, but you ultimately never reach the top.

To The High Ranking Belts

As a BJJ practitioner you have a duty to help continue to uphold the Real essence of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. You may have not asked for this but it is your responsibility now. We as Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners must continue to press on and keep true to Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and make sure that the fakers and scam artists are brought to the attention of the community. This will protect any would-be students from falling into a fake program and it will help us from completely diving into the land of the McDojo.

 

If you have any thoughts on the matter, leave a comment or shoot me a message.

 

As always, thanks for reading!

-Chewy

 

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Lapel Choke Defense From Back (A Simple Grip Break)

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Lapel Choke Defense From Back (A Simple Grip Break)

Some of you are going to watch this video and say, I know that move. Others might see it and think, “eh that’s too easy.”

But either way, this is grip break technique that is stupid simple and works incredibly well when used as a lapel choke defense. We never intend for someone to have our back in BJJ but it happens.

Likewise, we never intend to let our opponent have a tight lapel grip, but it happens.

When it does happen you have to have a solid defense and an ability to break grips.

One of the toughest parts about removing a lapel choke grip from back mount is that we cannot generate much power. So, instead we have to make the grip weaker once we attempt to break it.

One of the ways I do this is by wedging my fingers into the person’s grip. This creates space and makes it easier to remove the lapel grip. I do this from several positions. Essentially whenever you’re fighting the person’s grips if you can make space in their hand somehow you can weaken their grip. I have several variations for basic armbars too.

Anyways, here’s the video. If you have any questions. Let me know if the lapel choke defense techniques help you.

Chewy

Eliminating Anxiety And Self Doubt In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu : A Mental Tip

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I feel like confidence (or a lack of) and anxiety can be issues for all of us sometimes. Whether it’s working on a new position or a weak one, or maybe moving up to a new belt level in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. There are times when we can struggle with anxiety and negative thinking. This happens to all of us!  After reading through this blog post I hope to arm you with a training tip that you can use deal with this kind of stuff.

It’s a bit different than the typical technique or training advice. It’s more concerned with your mentality and harnessing the way you reinforce yourself.

Reinforcement Affects Performance 

Several years ago Stephanie L. Stolz of the Missouri Western State University did an experiment. The experiment was to determine how confidence and positive reinforcement affected performance. (you can read about the study here http://www.webclearinghouse.net/volume/2/STOLZ-TheImporta.php )

The findings showed that positive reinforcement increases overall confidence and confidence increases performance. One reason she theorized was that a higher level of confidence acts like a buffer against various anxieties associated with whatever we are doing.

What she also found was that negative reinforcement had an effect on performance as well. As you might expect, it decreased performance. It seems sorta like common sense to me, but let me explain how you can have a direct effect on your game by simply reinforcing yourself.

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Control Your Inner Dialogue

Whether its is in a competition or in the gym. We have this voice in our head. A sort of inner dialogue. I know you’re familiar with this voice. It’s the voice that talks to you during the roll (and life). It tells you to keep fighting, pull harder on the grips, go for it. It’s also the same “voice” that talks to you and tells you that the guy on top feels super heavy or says “dammit,” when you get your guard passed.

For better or for worse, this inner dialogue is constantly going, and what it says to you is greatly dependent on your overall confidence and mental state at the time. When you lack confidence you are more prone to being negative, whereas if you feel like you are in a good place, you’ll be more likely to remain positive.

Useful advice I give to my students concerning this is attempting to harness that inner dialogue. If you are controlling your thoughts and the way you’re perceiving the situation. You control your mentality and the way you approach the situation.

 

Two Questions

  • Have you ever been in the gym and your instructor sticks you in one of your worst positions and you start to get negative thoughts or start second guessing yourself?

Now these negative thoughts about how bad your guard or side control are, could all be relatively true. But if you get fixated and repeat this kind of stuff in your head, it’s going to take root and facilitate a negative outlook on the techniques and positions you’re trying to use. Think about it. If you keep telling yourself how bad you are at something. You’re mentally reinforcing this negative outlook, and it’s hard to physically improve your game if you mind isn’t on board.

  • Let me ask you one more question. Have you ever been on the mats and saw the perfect opportunity but were unable to execute because you felt some sort of worry or anxiety?

This is a clear sign of lack of confidence. When you are more confident on the mat you will go for the techniques and worry about what to do if it goes wrong, after. We all have apprehensions and have to remain calculated on the mat. But going back to the study. If you have the confidence to act as a buffer against anxiety then it will be easier for you to take chances and go after the brief openings that pop up during a roll. Yes you might mess up along the way but those failures will lead to success eventually.

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Fake It Before You Make It

Now coming to the “Fake it before you make it” idea. If you’ve ever heard researchers talk about confidence. You may have heard about something that equates to fake it before you make it. Essentially what scientists have learned, and it makes perfect sense, is that when we go about things with confidence mentally, even if we aren’t completely confident. Our bodies will attempt to follow suit. They’ve even found that the way you walk around and posture can have an impact on your hormone levels and overall feeling of confidence. (check out this Ted talk about it http://blog.ted.com/10-examples-of-how-power-posing-can-work-to-boost-your-confidence/ )

Meaning confidence is largely based on your perception and the way you go about things. If you attempt something in an unconfident way and reinforce yourself with negative thoughts your body will follow and you’re results will line up accordingly.

But if you step onto the mat and say to yourself, “I’m going to sweep someone today.” Even if you’re sweeps aren’t the best. By simply adjusting your mentality on the situation, your chances of success go up. By telling yourself that you are going to do something and going about it confidently you’re sort of reprogramming yourself. Your body will in turn start searching for a way to make it happen. This will facilitate a full fledge commitment to something rather than a half-hearted attempt.

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An “A-HA” Moment As A Brown Belt 

An example of this in my own training came with my old training partner Kyle Cannon. Kyle was one of my best training partners in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for a long time. When I first started training with him, he routinely just beat me like I stole something. I remember getting anxious and nervous when he would come over and pick me to roll.

It was already determined in my mind that Kyle was going to beat me. Our rolls took a predictable pattern. I would keep it competitive but he would eventually take over and thrash me.

One of the “a-ha” moments I had was when I realized how different my mindset was when I was getting ready to roll with him, opposed to rolling with other people, even other black belts (I was a brown belt at the time). When I was rolling with other people, even people that I knew were technically better than I was, I still had confidence in what I was doing. But when I was going with Kyle I was already defeated before we even slapped hands and pounded knuckles.

The “a-ha” moment for me was eliminating the negative thoughts in my own head when it was our turn to roll. I did this by visualizing myself using the techniques successfully whenever I felt like I was getting overly nervous or anxious.  What was so surprising was that when I did this I felt less anxiety and was more relaxed during the roll. Still aggressive but not nervous. Now, I didn’t start beating Kyle or anything like that. But overtime I felt that by changing my mindset going into the roll allowed me to play my game more effectively. It made it possible for  me to take more chances when I saw opportunities open up. Which in turn made the rolls more competitive and led to me improving.

This focus on my techniques and positive reinforcement has help me deal with the pre competition anxiety I used to deal with. It’s made competing so much easier and fun.

 

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I’m A Black Belt And I Still Do This

I still use this idea of harnessing my inner dialogue for my everyday training. For instance when I’m trying to hit new techniques or really focusing on a particular area of my game. I reassure myself that I’m going to hit the techniques or be successful from the positions.

Almost always, the outcome from this mental reassurance or deliberate focus makes a huge difference. By mentally committing myself, I physically commit. Instead of just defaulting to saying that I’m not good with the move or position, or whatever excuse I could make up. By doing this I extinguish a lot of the negative talk I would normally have in my mind.

When you commit to something mentally you burn the proverbial bridge behind you and force yourself to figure out how to make it happen. This is true of BJJ and of life.

If you step on the mat believing you can do something and go after it, you’d be surprised what you can do. If you step on the mat defeated mentally and convinced you’re not going to be successful , then you’re probably not. Changing your mindset takes time and continually reassurance.

 

Here’s The Take Away

When you’re getting ready to step on the mat or maybe even right in the middle of a roll. If you catch yourself getting into that negative sort of, “I’m not good at this” mindset. Reverse it by telling yourself you can and you will. Drown out the negative dialogue by simply directing your full focus on the technique you plan to use.  You’ll be surprised at the difference this makes.

As I said, the difference isn’t necessarily immediate. But remaining confident and focused, you help free yourself of anxiety and increase your ability to improve by being able to take hold of the opportunities that present themselves. When your mind is full of thoughts and images of you successfully using the techniques. It’s much harder for your mind to take a negative slide.

So the next time you step on the mat or before a competition. If you feel your mind going towards the negative. Catch yourself and reinforce it with positive inner dialogue and visualizing the techniques you plan to use. It can be as simple as just telling yourself that you’re going to hit the move you’re attempting.

 

If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a message.

As always, thanks for reading!

Chewy

Meal Prep: Ropa Vieja

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Several of my students and people that randomly saw my last meal prep video sent me messages telling me that they loved the Thai Chicken recipe I posted before. So I posted another favorite of mine. This recipe is another easy meal prep. It’s a crockpot version of Ropa Vieja. If you’ve ever eaten at a Cuban restaurant it’s probably on the menu.

I just wanted to share that someone asked why I decided to post cooking videos. The reason is because I have a ton of students who are busting their tails in the gym and looking for improvement. Whether that is in performance or the way they look like without their shirt.

So to try and help more I started posting these cooking videos. I know that for me personally, I made the biggest jumped in progress when my diet is in check. Meaning that I’m eating healthy food.

With that said, eating healthy doesn’t always taste the best. So I’m also trying to share ways to eat really well while still being able to enjoy your meals. This is super important because if you’re on a diet and hate the food you’re eating, it’s unlikely you’ll continue.

So make sure that if you’re trying to get the most out of your training and stick to your diet. Meal prep! Being prepared for the week will help you avoid eating poorly and make sure that you’re getting the nutrition you need to fuel your body properly.

Alright, I’ll get of my soap box. If you want a good tasting recipe, watch the video and give it a try.

Thanks!

Chewy

 

 

Ingredient list:

  • 1.5-2lbs chuck roast
  • 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 bag of frozen bell peppers
  • 1 (6 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons capers, drained
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 3-5 garlic cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • salt and pepper, to your taste

Buchecha and Braulio Estima: Dealing With BJJ Tournament Anxiety

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Do you have any jitters before a match? Do you get nervous or second guess yourself? Do you deal with BJJ tournament anxiety every time you compete?

You’re not alone.

Even the guys at the highest levels have jitters and negative thoughts before they compete. But one of the marks of a seasoned competitor is having the presence of mind to counter these negative feelings.

During the video Buchecha and Braulio touch on several important ideas of how to deal with BJJ tournament anxiety.

  • Thinking about all the work you’ve put in to be here.
  • Visualizing and thinking about what YOU are going to do rather than focusing on your opponent.
  • Going over the strategy you intend to use during the match.
  • Nervousness and the anxiety before a match is necessary and is simply your body preparing for the match.

Check out the video if nerves are something you deal with or if you would just like to hear the highest level of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu touch on pre tournament anxiety.

 

Food Tip: Easy Meal Prep While You Sleep

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This is a really easy way to prepare your chicken for your weekly meal prep. I preach to all my BJJ students in the gym that they need to prepare their food in advance. The better you’re eating, the better you will feel and the better you will perform on the mat. You can eat healthy if you’re eating out but it’s more difficult for most of us and it’s much cheaper to do meal prep yourself.

 
For more awesome meal prep ideas and recipes like this one check out my friend Erin’s website at www.ErinStimac.com.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5-3lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs A 3lb package of chicken will usually make enough for 5-6 meals. If you use less chicken, you end up with more sauce. Either way, it’s delicious.
  • 16oz. jar of your favorite salsa* or 1-15oz. can diced tomatoes (and flavor you choose-I love the kind with jalapenos or chilies in them, or fire roasted) If you use plain tomatoes, the flavor of the sauce will likely be bland.
  • 1/3 cup Sunbutter or other nut butter (I think the sunbutter is the closest substitute to peanut butter and gives the most authentic “peanut” flavor).
  • 2 TBSP Lime Juice (I’ve also used lemon)
  • 2TBSP Coconut aminos, Tamari, Soy Sauce, or fish sauce (pick your poison) Why you would EVER use fish sauce I have no idea-I HATE fish. 😉
  • 2 tsp. fresh grated ginger or 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • Cilantro and lime wedges for garnish
  • Ground chili paste or hot sauce-optional (for extra flavor or heat)

 

 

 

 

BJJ Private Lessons : 5 Tips Get The Most From Them

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So you’re thinking about doing a BJJ private lesson with your coach? Cool.

BJJ private lessons can be an excellent way to get some one-on-one time with your coach and receive some tailor made adjustments for your game. But do it right so that you get the most out of them. Below are some things to consider when doing a private lesson in BJJ.

 

1. Come to your instructor with very specific questions. The more specific, the better. It helps us as instructors narrow down the actual problem and give you a solution.

An example of this would be, instead of telling your instructor, “ My guard gets passed too easy. Can you give me something to fix it?”

Come to them with,”I get passed with the double under stack a lot. Could you show me some counters to it or some ways to prevent them from getting the grips for the pass?

 

 

2. Be prepared to do more than 1 private lesson. While one private lesson could definitely be useful. Having multiple lessons is better.

The reason is that after you’re done with the private lesson, you’ll have some adjustments that you need to test. Once you get back on the mat and roll, you’ll be able to see if the adjustments made during the private worked.

If they did, fantastic. You can come back to your coach and inform them of the success and move on to a new problem or build off the original techniques from the 1st private lesson.

If they didn’t, even better. You can come back to your instructor with the snags your running into which will help narrow down the issue. Sometimes it takes more than 1 private lesson to identify and fix someones problem.

 

 

3. Implement! Don’t spend your time and money on BJJ private lessons if you’re not ready to actually use what you learned. You’d be better off to just save your money.  After receiving the techniques, movements or adjustments from your coach. Make sure you get back on the mat and immediately attempt to put them in action.

I give this piece of advice because I see people pay tons of money on seminars, private lessons and instructional videos, but they never drill or attempt to use the new techniques.

 

 

4. Ask your coach if you can bring a partner. This may just be my personal preference. But I prefer teaching private lessons in groups of 2 people who are close to the same skill level.

This way as soon as the private lesson is over and I’ve given techniques or adjustments to help fix the problem they were having. The two can drill and do rounds of situational rolling to work on the area while the information from the private lesson is fresh in their minds. The two can also split the cost of the private.

 

 

5. Don’t expect miracles. While a good coach can help you make the right adjustments, it’s up to you to implement them into your game.

 

 

 

Personally, I think there is nothing better for progress than the continual feedback we receive during rolling with the team or competitions. But private lessons have their place, and if you’re looking to add something new to add to your game or fix a specific issue they can be really valuable.

Just make sure to go into them with the right questions and right frame of mind. This way you get the most out of them and your instructor is able to help you more effectively.

4 Leg Locks From Half Guard: Countering the Underhook

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In this video I demonstrate how to do 4 different leg locks from Half Guard.

This is one of my favorite leg series. 1 because I love using the back step and 2 because it is a relatively safe position for my feet while being able to attack my opponent.

You can use it from Half Guard either as a counter to the person’s under hook, or you could even use it offensively by baiting the person by letting them get the under hook.

 

Chewy

 

Training BJJ After a Meniscus Tear

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Training BJJ After a Meniscus Tear

What’s it like training BJJ after a meniscus injury? How long after surgery before I’m back on the mats? Will my knee ever be 100% again? These are some the commonly asked questions that I get from my blog and some of my videos. If you’re reading this I’m sure you’re probably experiencing some sort of issue with your knee.

I’ve had the unfortunate luck to have experienced two tears. A lateral tear when I was 19 on my right knee, and a medial tear on the left last year. Both knees had arthroscopic surgery performed on them to shave down the meniscus. Rather than a repair.

I’m not a doctor and I can’t diagnose your issue. But I know that getting injured, being forced off the mats and getting ready for surgery is frustrating. So I’m going to share my experiences to give you an idea of what to expect in case you are currently experiencing a tear yourself.

The Symptoms I experienced

  • A general uneasiness with my knee
  • Knee locking out
  • Inability to fully straighten my leg
  • Inability to fully bend my leg
  • Pain ranging from a dull ache to sharp shooting pains when it locked up

*It’s worth noting that I didn’t have much swelling in either case. 

 

The Surgery 

The surgery itself was pretty easy pretty easy. In fact my most recent surgery was at 7:30 AM and I was home eating lunch by 12:30 PM. After both surgeries I was up moving around within the first day albeit with some discomfort. In both cases though I was up on my feet walking within the first week.

 

Training after surgery

When it came to getting back to BJJ after surgery. I competed exactly 6 weeks after the first surgery. Keep in mind I was a 19 year old kid and didn’t make the best decisions. I wouldn’t advise this.

After the surgery last year I was on the mat a week later. I wasn’t rolling. I was teaching people and helping run classes. I just like being in the gym with everyone. I tried to be a bit smarter this time and waited 4 weeks and then started to drill techniques lightly with absolutely no rolling.

Getting Back to Normal

When getting back to training like normal it’s best to side with caution. It was about 8 weeks for me till I felt like normal, and even then I still had some residual tenderness in my knee. For some of you junkies out there I know this time spent healing will be frustrating and you most likely feel it’s time wasted or time lost, but it’s important that you allow your body the necessary time to recover so that you don’t run into the same injury again. Even once I got back to normal training, if I felt something in my knee, regardless of how small, I would stop training that day. So be sure to listen to your body and put special attention towards your physical therapy work.

 

Your body is out of commission but not your mind is not. You’re never quite as hungry to train as when you physically can’t train. So harness that energy anyway you can by preparing for when you get back.

Things you can do while you’re waiting for your leg to heal.

  • Plot out BJJ tournaments for when you make your return
  • Watch videos to try and get ideas for new moves to work on for when you come back
  • Make a list of techniques you want to drill once you get back
  • PT work to make sure your knee is ready to go quicker and to prevent further injury
  • Address others issue you might have in your body
  • Light exercise for the upper body
  • In general become a student of BJJ if you aren’t already by reading, watching and taking in as much BJJ related info as possible while you physically take a back seat.

In my case, last year I used the time spent resting to formulate a game plan for me and my students once I got back. I also consumed countless hours of competition video trying to find some new techniques to play with. Because I had a clear game plan of what I wanted to drill and work on, this helped me hit the ground running with a direction once I was back.

 

Will your knees ever be the same?

The good news is that your knee will probably be fine. There are instances where the surgery has issues afterwards but in most cases everything heals well. The bad news however is that your knees will never quite be the same. They’ll feel great and you’ll most likely be able to resume the same level of activity as before. For me, unless there is some sort of other injury bothering them, I rarely notice my knees. For lack of a better way of explaining it, you’ll just “feel” the knee a little bit more than you use to. But whether by surgery or just age alone, this is going to happen.

I don’t want to paint too gruesome of a picture though. I’ve been able to tear it up on the mats and train at a very high-level with a scoped knee for over 10 years with almost no issues. So if you are going to have the surgery I’m optimistic that you’ll be fine.

PT is Important

I can’t stress enough how important your physical therapy work is and just taking care of your body afterwards. My recovery was much better the second time around and I believe it was because I was very serious about my PT work, whereas when I was 19, I didn’t care.

 

I also made a couple of videos talking about my experiences

 

 

 

So, yea, I think that’s about it. Good luck to you if you’re experiencing a knee related injury. I hope this helps and if you have any questions in particular that I did not help answer, feel free to contact me.

Chewy

Fitaid Review

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Fitaid Review

The other day after finishing a tough no gi class and followed by a Crossfit workout I decided to cool off with a cold shower provided by mother nature. I tried to use my anchorman voice but you’ll see that I pretty much failed. Enjoy the video of the post workout shenanigans.

In all seriousness though. I enjoy the taste of Fitaid. I’m not sure that it does much in the way of helping me recover but it’s tasty. I’ve tried Killcliffs too and I didn’t feel too much on them either.

That said, it’s nice to have something other than water to drink after a workout and Fitaid’s definitely taste really good. The most important thing for performance is diet. Check out this easy meal prep recipe that will make you 3lbs of chicken and is super easy! ( Click Here for the meal prep recipe)