Missing out.

Before my dislocated elbow I was preparing for a string of tournaments.  I was training hard, and it was paying dividends. I have always been a firm beleiver in you get back what you put in. I often wonder why I compete, I have yet to win a match, the closest I have came was a 0-0 match where I lost on advantage points.  Losses have not made me want to quit they have made me want to train harder than before. The tournaments I was going to enter were:

Naga on Feb. 14th in Rhode Island

Grapplers Quest on March 7th in New Jersey

Long Island Pride on April 5th

and this was all going to culminate on April 18th the New York Open International. Its ok though I will just have to kick ass at the Pan Ams in 2010. I am also missing out on a John Danaher Seminar. (I am sad about that the most)

I do not think of my injury as a set back, I think of it as time to study. I  am using my time to watch my DVD's read my books and actually set a game plan of training. One of my big problems I felt was always spreading myself too thin, trying to focus on too many things at once. I had too many ideas and too many new fancy moves that I wanted to try instead of just focusing on what I was good at.

The splint comes off on Wednesday the 25th, I then get my Terminator like brace put on. I then  can begin to rebuild muscle and rehad my injured arm. But more importantly I can exercize. I can start running and start to lose the pounds I have put on from sitting here watching tv and eating junk food like its going out of style. Thats what Fat kids do when they get depressed the run for the food. Luckily I smart enough to know to indulge myself for a week or two then get back on track. One of the first things I am doing wednesday is going for a run. My cardio and stamina are gone due to being a couch slug. 

Wednesday I start back on my diet which includes the most delicious thing in the world. Acai.