About a month and a half ago I got an injury during training and I knew right away it felt serious. My range of motion was severely impacted and swelling was ridiculous. So right away I took off of training and started feeling down on myself. I mean it was the beginning of the summer [...]
Posts Tagged ‘BJJ’
Torn Ligament
Posted: 8th August 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Grappling, rehab, Rome Za, secrets of rehab, Torn shoulder ligament
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Summer school ended with a bang. Even though I missed the whole first week, I managed to rally and pull up a B+ for the final grade… Woo Hoo Go me! As soon as school was over I started training. I was going hard for 2 days and on the 3rd day in a row, [...]
End Goals
Posted: 9th June 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Goals, Gym, Nursing, plans, Rome Za, students
I realized that I have been just breezing through and not determining my end game.
Where do I want to be?
I have been training a lot but I haven’t figured out what I really want to accomplish from this training and competing.
With BJJ I want to get my Black Belt and have a school with 300+ [...]
Supplements
Posted: 9th June 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, cayenne pepper, Rome Za, supplements, Training, zinc
Today with the help of a good friend, I added 2 new supplements to my list… Zinc and Cayenne pepper both in hopes of picking up my immune system so I can train harder. Every time I start training hard, my immune system breaks down and I get sick.
My supplements include:
Zinc for immune function
Cayenne pepper [...]
Injuries Be Gone
Posted: 8th June 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Injuries, Rome Za, Training
I started training really hard last few weeks and the day after promotions while rolling, I hurt my shoulder. So I took 2 days off and then got a heat stroke while going to the beach and working out outside. After all these occurrences I thought I was in the clear and then my hands [...]
Summer is Here
Posted: 2nd June 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, Grappling, Rome Za, School
As soon as sumer came, I was already with an awkward predicament with school. Summer school was starting on the 28th of May and I was determined to ace this class so I can move onto my clinicals. So I come in May 28th which is a Thursday, and I am the only guy in [...]
Setting Myself Straight
Posted: 21st May 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Goals, Grappling
Past 2 years and some odd months, I have been contemplating about my future, and I know that I want to do BJJ for the rest of my life. As soon as I finish my nursing degree and get the education that I want to get, if all goes well, I will probably have my [...]
Rough Patch
Posted: 21st May 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: back to training, BJJ, Brazilian jiu jitsu, grades, insurance, personal training, pitbull
This rough patch has stretched on for a long time. It has been a few months now, and things aren’t getting much easier. But I am learning how to deal with them better. My insurance situation for my car is handled, yet my car still isn’t fixed. It has been almost a month since I [...]
Missing Training
Posted: 30th April 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, Program, Rome Za, Strength and Conditioning
It has been exactly 1 week since I have trained, I feel as if it has affected my moods, which in turn affected my relationships. I feel with my lack of spice in my usual conversations it has led to the people around me to be in worse moods. Not only have I not been [...]
Back on the Grind
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by RomeZa in UncategorizedTags: BJJ, competition, Rome Za, Training
Last few months I have been neglecting the competition aspect of my training. I was focused on my game but I wasn’t focused on issues that I needed to resolve to become an amazing competitor.
1. Working takedowns
2. I have been working on all my bad positions, and now even more so
3.Strength and conditioning
4.Rolling with a [...]