Shybil SOL Dates Sept 25 to Oct 1

Just when you think the bod is going to hold up, the reality sets in. Its Monday, so I decide to go on a 2 to 3 mile run. Towards the end of the run, feel a slight tinge in the calf. During class, I pull a neck muscle doing a simple drill. Then, doing some stand up combos, the calf comes undone. Tuesday, I'm gimping so much I can't make it to BJJ. But, I can ride the bike. So my miles for the week will come from riding.
Monday - 150 pushups 150 stomachs run 2-3 miles
Tuesday -  150 pushups 150 stomachs bike 15 miles
Wednesday -  150 pushups 150 stomachs bike 15 miles
Thursday - 150 pushups 150 stomachs bike 15 miles
Friday  150 pushups 150 stomachs
Saturday - bike 25 miles after special training

shybil sol dates Sept 18 to Sept 24

Saturday was Habitat for Humanity day where we did some painting. In order to keep up the training, made sure I moved the brush up, side ways... karate kid like. Not a bad way to spend the day helping the cause. Afterwards, did a run, which I definitely felt the affects on the knees from using the ladder.
Just when I thought I had the kama form down, a set of tricking combo was introduced which may require a lot of practice, but if I can nail it, will may the combo look good. I did feel I tweeked my hammy do it, and especially felt it on my T bike ride.

M-150 pushups, 150 stomachs, 1.5 mile run, standup
T-150 pushups, 150 stomachs, 15 mile bike run, bjj
W-150 pushups, 150 stomachs, 1.5 mile run, standup
Th-150 pushups, 150 stomachs, .5 mile run,bjj
F-150 pushups, 150 stomachs, 1.5 mile run, spar

shybil sol dates Sept 11 to Sept 17

Not sure if I'm feeling stronger or I'm just getting used to the rigors of the training. Sometimes I'll be doing pushups and realize that i'm past my target mark for the set and not even realize it. Running, on the other hand still seems to be allusive. I do know that I can run further without the usual cardio collapse. I've put together a roll pattern but the jj universe seems so large that I'm not sure where my pattern would fit into the cosmos.
The numbers:
M 150 pushups 200 stomachs 1 mile run
T 150 pushups 150 stomachs 1 mile run
W 150 pushups 150 stomach 2.5 mile run
Th 150 pushups 150 stomach 2 mile run 15 mile bike ride
F 150 pushups 150 stomach 15 mile bike ride

shybil SOLF dates Sept 4 thru Sept 10

Monday was a holiday so I did a 50 mile bike ride. After all, Saturday's steps wasn't going to allow me to do much running or walking. The jiu jitsu classes are good as I'm finding a lot of value in some of the techniques we go over. Of course, I feel like I'm trying to absorb the ocean one drop at a time. Makes me wonder, which evolved first, man or jiu jitsu.
This week though, i'm battling some extreme fatigue. Not sure if the allergies or a cold.
I'm eating healthy and always looking at hidden sugars and such in the foods. Of course, after watching Food, Inc., I'm really scrutinizing everything.I'm not a fan of following any diet plans that are temporary. I feel you have to really make what you eat just a part of your lifestyle and not just a short term process.
Besides the Monday ride,
Tues- 1 mile semi run jog walk. Jiu Jitsu
Wed - 15 mile bike. Stand up class
Th - 15 mile bike. 1 mile limp jog. Jiu Jitsu
F - 15 mile bike. extremely fatigued.
Sa - special training

Shybil Sol dates Aug 28 to Sept 3

The soreness factor from Saturday's special training did not disappoint upon wakening Sunday. It took a while to get thru the usual 25 mile recovery bike ride, but with temps at 70 degrees, it was too perfect of a day to not go.
It appears that I'm getting some fluidity in the Kama form, but there is lots of work left.
I felt pretty tired from Wednesday kicking which took its affect on Thursday jiu jitsu.

M-1.5 mile run, 150 pushups, 150 stomachs, Normal Class
T-15 mile bike, 1 mile run, 150 pushups, 150 stomachs, BJJ
W-1.5 mile run, 150 pushups, 150 stomachs,
Th-.5 mile run, 15 mile Bike, 150 pushups, 150 stomachs,
F-15 mile bike, 150 pushups, 150 stomachs,
S-2 hours of fun at UNR!!!!

shybil sol dates Aug 21 to Aug 27

This was a good week and a bad week.
Good week because the Kama form is coming around.
Bad week because my on-call rotation came up at work and I couldn't attend some classes.
On Saturday, we did a 3.2 mile run which, while I didn't break any speed records, I completed without stoppage. Maybe my runs during the week are longer than I'm calculating.
On Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, I've ran from my house to the newly finished track at Reed and ran 6 laps around there. Nice cushion. No knee pain, etc.
My diet is pretty good, but Friday, my co-workers and myself went to a bbq place for lunch. I paid the price for this deviation. Unbelievable how lethargic you get when you are eating fairly healthy and then indulge in what used to be normal eating.
Numbers for the week:
M: 150 pushups; 2 mile run; 150+ stomach
T: 15 mile bike ride; 150 pushups; 2 mile run; 150 + stomach
W:  150 pushups; 2 mile run; 150+ stomach
Th: 15 mile bike ride; 150 pushups; 2 mile run; 150 + stomach
F:  15 mile bike ride; 150 pushups; 2 mile run; 150 + stomach
Sunday: lazy 25 mile bike ride

shybil sol dates Aug14 to Aug 21

So I've got the moves for the jiu jitsu pattern, I just need to put it into some sort of sequence. Good week with Sonny as he demonstrated three moves that are part of my pattern. The stand up sequence keeps changing as I find that what works when striking air, doesn't really work with the pad holder. Kama form, I know that Kelly showed me the out-in-out spin, but if I can't get the sequence smooth I'll just stick with an outer spin. I'm toying with some other moves.

Saturday was special training with sprints. I think I was sprinting, and i'm pretty sore and tired today. I did a small bike ride of 20 miles and that was enough for a rest day.
Pretty much M-F I hit the 150 pushup, 150 ab reps mark along with a lot of time in the pool. Due to an injury last week, I didn't get the runs in until Wednesday, but naturally got the 15 miles biking on M&Tu. Th&F ended up with doing both biking and running.

Janice August 8-12

This past week was a good week! After a couple days of recovery from nutrition deficiencies, I felt a lot stronger coming out of the previous week. We have begun our Krav Maga training on Monday’s, which I am enjoying, since this was something I attempted to focus on for about a year. And now for the big news… I got a couple stripes on my Jiujitsu belt! As some of you know, I have a love/hate relationship with Jiujitsu. I started going back to this class, after a couple years of what we will call... “sabbatical”. I am enjoying the women’s class a lot more than the classes I had been taking back in the day. I can’t say I loooooove jiujitsu, but it sure does challenge me and breaks me out of my comfort zone of being on my feet.

So lets discuss numbers… here they are for the week

Monday

150 sit ups

150 pull/push ups

1 mile run

Krav Maga (1 hour)

Tuesday

150 sit ups

150 pull/push ups

3 mile run

Jiujitsu class

Wednesday

150 sit ups

150 pull/push ups

2 mile run

Stick training (1 hour)

Fitness class

Thursday

150 sit ups

150 pull/push ups

3 mile run

Jiujitsu class

Friday

LOTS AND LOTS of sit ups (to many to count)

150+ pull/push ups

1 mile run

May Thai boxing (1 hour)

Fitness class

Shybil Sol Dates Aug 8 to Aug 13

So the previous weekend was the survival training which had some lingering fatigue.
Monday felt fine on a 2+ mile run and the 150 pushup/situp.
Tuesday rode 15 miles, but the pushup count went down to 130. Tuesdays is more of a focus on jiujitsu with Sonny. So far, this has been a good learning class and has been enjoyable.
Wednesday ran 2+ miles and got the push count to 150 but man, am I tired. Tried out my kama form in front of BKJN Andrew and John. Some good pointers given along with an exercise for spins.
Thursday, rode 15 miles, plus a 1 mile run. Again more of the focus on jiujitsu. I found I'm not getting so tired as I was in previous years. This may be due to more of a focus on relax and roll. If you get in a bad position, Tap, then figure out why.
Friday, rode 30+ miles. It took me 30 minutes to get thru 150 pushups and situps.
Saturday special training. Just when I started feeling good, calf strain. Man, I hate these nagging injuries. I may have to do some things south paw for my stand routine.

Week totals - 600 pushups, 800 situp equivalents.

Janice August 1-7

This week was a very fun yet physically and mentally strenuous week. As a team, we all took part in a 2.5 day survival training course. This course was packed full of hands on education that I would have never learned from watching a YouTube Video. I really enjoyed the entire experience minus a couple of incidents that were tough on me. Not only did the course better prepare me if I were to ever find myself in that situation, but it gave me the sense of what happens to my body and mind when put in that situation. What I loved most about the journey was spending it with my team. I wouldn’t want to survive on my own, for one, I didn’t have wet wipes and everyone else did and two, I believe we all possess powerful minds, spirit and tenacity. Would I do it all over again… in a heart beat… minus the… well… you know. It was an opportunity that I am so thankful to have been a part of!

My numbers for the week:

Monday

150 pull/push ups

150+ sit ups

2 mile run

Fitness class

Tuesday 

150 pull/push ups

150 sit ups

2 mile run

Jiujitsu training

Wednesday

150 pull/push ups

150 sit ups

3 mile run

Forms practice with Kelley

Thursday

150 push/pull ups

150 sit ups

2 mile run

Jujitsu

hoola-hooping my heart out... which should count since it threw my back out! 

It’s THAT hard. And yes, I looked ridiculous.

Friday

Survival training

4.5 mile hike + 2 miles walking around in the woods

Saturday 

Survival training

According to my health app we hiked 6 miles

Sunday

4.5 mile Hike

TOTALS

600 Pull/Push ups

600+ sit ups

24 miles!

Shybil Sol Dates Aug 1 to Aug 7

Dose of reality. The end of this weeks training culminated with survival training. The setting was simply have the bare essentials consisting of knife, 550 cord, a few layered clothing, and a sleeping bag. While the concepts of building a shelter, making fire, setting snares, etc. were very educational, the physical follow through of each was very fatiguing. You might think this was where the mental part of the experience came in. No. You just had to pace yourself to your ability to follow through. Where the mental piece came into play, was the realization that if you are hungry, there was not ice chest or refrigerator or convenience store to satisfy the pangs. You had to start telling yourself that if you want to eat you have to hunt. Primitive instincts? Yes. Reality? This mindset does not occur overnight. While the course was two nights and roughly three days, my feeling was that it would take more time to get out of the mindset of modern society's comforts to real survival mode. This was a very humbling experience as in just this short amount of time, you realize how many of our living comforts are taken for granted. If I was to have been put into a survival situation without this course, I would surely have perished. With this course, I now would have a better chance of survival. But, this is part of the learning experience. Forget what you see on tv. You have to actually experience the situation in order to fully grasp all the subtleties that will break you down to a lower level on the food chain. I can't remember any other experience that drained me more physically and mentally in such a short amount of time. I do know that I will have a very different look on modern life's conveniences and whether its really worth having such.

Today's run at first seemed easier since I'm probably a few pound lighter. But I only got close to the two mile mark before the weekends repercussions hit.
For the week, without the two days at the end, got in 600 pushups, 600 stomachs, 50 miles bike, an avg. of two miles on 3 days.

Shybil training sol dates July 24-30

Today was the start of 6 day a week training with special focus and conditioning on Saturday's.
For the week:
1100 pushups
1200 abdomen reps
3 days of 2500m of rowing
70 miles of biking (too hot)
4 days of what I thought were about 1.5 to 2 mile runs. But todays run, which was 2 miles, I felt I could have gone longer. Of course, my pace is sort of s   l    o   w and the heat is killer. I did a 60 miler last sunday where the temperature was fine at 8 but by the end I definitely had heat exhaustion.
Got to be careful about that. I decided not to be riding on the 100+ degree plus days.

Found a couple of days to try kicking in the swimming pool. This is about in the 5 ft section. I just have to not kick the swimmer in the lane next to me.

Kama form is coming along bit by bit. Forms are hard to develop and some things that I thought would flow in my head aren't flowing in practice. I did make a minor adjustment to the direction of a kick combo which gave me a better pattern flow.

I have some grappling moves but just have to see how the pattern works. Maybe the tues - thurs BJJ class will polish some things and get me the necessary mat time.
I have some weapon ideas. There are the standard defenses we know, but I want to incorporate some attacks I have witnessed(luckily as a spectator, but not so good for my friends).

My feeling on dieting is that you have to make this a life commitment. While paleo and other diet plans are okay, I have found that making little tweeks here and there allow you to stay committed. If I was to go with the recommended paleo, I see there are three items I would need to change. So, i'll gradually make the changes and see how that correlates to my next blood chem work.

Shybil pretraining

Getting the running mileage up - got a mile today. Of course the bike mileage is up there.
Pushups are good as well as the situps.
So, trying to put together the Kama form which is coming along but doesn't look smooth like the Kama masters.
I've got some ideas for the 20 move jj pattern.
Overall its just slow going.

First blog - Using a inverted pyramid, getting the 150 pushups done in sets of 25-25-20-20-15-15-10-10-10. Varying the situp's with crunch's, leg flutters, etc. Mileage on bike is not a problem since my commute to work is 7 miles one way. Mileage running is a challenge. So I'll start with 50 to 100 meter intervals of jog and walk.