March 30, 2010 in News by Gumby

Tournament Prep

Often times before a competition, Gumby would deny himself something he liked in order to get in better shape, but more importantly to maintain focus throughout his training.  Tournaments are won long before you ever step on the mat, the better prepared combatant is usually the one who can demonstrate that they wanted it for longer.

April and May promise to big months on the competition scene, and many of the Heroes are already preparing, dieting in order to both prepare them selves mentally and physically for the tournament and to make weight.

Furthermore, it also easier to show will power as a group than to resist temptations alone.  That is why we’re all setting individual goal and working together as a group to meet and exceed our expectations.

Now, not everyone is planning on competing (at Heroes you can expect the same support whether you decide to enter tournaments or not), but everyone has come into the Academy with a goal to better themselves, get better at Jiu Jitsu, improve their health, or many other reasons.  But everyone is encouraged to participate.  Not only for your own benefits, but also the feeling of contributing to the cause and helping our fellow Heroes in the upcoming competitions.

Gumby has personally sworn off all beverages except for water and green tea until after the America’s Cup BJJ tournament. Giving up beer isn’t that difficult right now, but Gumby’s been drinking four or five Bubble Teas per week lately!

Some of the things the Heroes are giving up include soft drinks, caffeine, alcohol, sweets and red meat.

We’re weighing in all this week and making our pledges.  We will weigh in again on April 21st (last day for pre-registration prices for the America’s Cup) to track progress and determine what categories competitors will be entering.  Finally we’ll get to see the results of our hard work May 1-2 at the America’s Cup in Los Gatos and (hopefully) we’ll get to celebrate together!

We’ll post participating students, their goals, and what they’re doing to get focused soon!