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Hey, an advantage is an advantage. If it takes fighter jets, who am I to say otherwise ;) The US was hurt by everyone lol :( Hopefully in 2019 we'll make a better showing. That must have been awesome linusr! So it started at noon here (CST) what time was it in NZ? That does seem pretty small for a hooker haha. I think the…

tufel - that counts in my book haha. Did you happen to go to the aviation museum while you were here. Definitely one of the major things to see in Pensacola. Izzy - it's growing...not fast enough for my liking but it is. I think the US making a RWC appearance has helped but the Eagles are still considered amateur. We've…

I play for the Pensacola Aviators. I just started playing last summer...started with 7s and then when 15s season started I really fell in love. I normally play tighthead but I'll move to loose occasionally and I've hooked a few times.

Bump for the day crew. :)

Of course it counts! I'm a relatively new player and I'm broken down too. ;) Where did you play? Wish I could've watched it live with the rest of my team. Before I could watch it on dvr the score popped up on my phone.

^Sounds like she wants to train on the barbell. I'm not a trainer but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night. ;-) That being said, I'm a big fan of compound lifts (bench, squat, deadlift, ect) look into StrongLifts 5x5. It gives you a specific plan on where to start and what lifts you should be doing. Best of all,…

99% of the time I wear my contacts. Even on days when I've worn my glasses all day I'll put my contacts in just to work out. I can't stand having my glasses sliding off my face once I get sweaty.

White belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. So close to getting a blue belt but I haven't been able to train in about 6 months because of work.

Dorothy - Thank you!

You got this! :-) And trust me, there's a reason I got excited about what I did last night. I'll normally find any excuse not to and justify my reasoning. But no more!

I've started something similar when I get home. I'll go ahead and put on my workout clothes right when I get home so that once the kids are in bed all I have to do is put on my shoes. Seems to be working well.

I watch shows the wife doesn't like while I workout. I do need to get headphones so I can hear more than 1/2 the dialogue.

Lol...I'm that way with any kind of cardio. I really don't like it but I'll do. I look forward to lifting but if I could spend 8 hours on the Jiu Jitsu mats I would. Kadoober - oh, GoT got watched! It was one of my carrots to get through the workout! Lol Thank you! ^5

Thanks! I'm a little worried that the 60 days will go TOO quickly. The FL state competition I went to this past weekend has some good players but this next one will be in MS. Most likely a lot of the same gyms will be there.

Winner! lol

This I haven't tried. I'll pick some up this weekend. Any one you like more than others?

I wish I could train in the morning or not long after a meal, energy/food wouldn't be an issue then. I leave work and go directly to my gym, train for about an hour and then I'm home just before 8pm. So I'm looking for suggestions to bridge lunch and dinner. I don't think I could make it through drills let alone sparring…

We drill escapes nearly every session so I'm much more comfortable now. It was just weird coming from wrestling where you didn't want to be on your back at all.

I came into bjj as a wrestler too. It definitely helps. Did you have issues with getting comfortable being on your back?

I just started bjj in February as a way to continue my weight loss and to get healthier all around. I loved it the first night I trained. The scale says I've lost about 10 pounds but my clothes fit like I've lost twice that. I can definitely see a good bit of muscle has been added and my cardio has improved so much. In the…

Bump. Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? ;-)

Thank you all for your kind words! We both appreciate it! And, yes, I am extremely proud of my wife! :-D I think she actually said in one of her interviews that she can see how sad she was when she looks cat those pictures. It really is amazing how every part of your life is affected by making changes and getting healthy.

Message from Ashley:

Ok, I can say now that she's seen most of the comments here and said they are very sweet and thank you!

Thank you. I'm on my phone so posting this was difficult enough. Lol

Thanks everyone! I don't know if my wife had read this yet, but I know she will appreciate the kind words! One last thing...if you like her Facebook page, spread the word! We're trying to reach a many people as possible and it's a snowball effect. The more people across the country that like it the faster it'll grow!

Nothing wrong with starting out with body weight squats until you feel comfortable with the form. Once you're comfortable add a little weight and see how that goes. Better to go slow than cause an injury because of ego. And as far as lunges go, I would expect that if you keep doing them you'll strengthen the supporting…

This. And you may also want to try a wider stance if you feel wobbly.

If you continue to lift while you're losing weight you'll maintain more lean muscle mass as you slim down.

It was all I could do not to literally laugh out loud!! I had my hand over my mouth and I was shaking uncontrolably, but I made through the story...barely!