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Free Fall Program Week 6 | The Grieving Process and Blood on the Barbell

Sometimes you give what you can. Sometimes you tell the truth you can afford to tell. Sometimes it’s not enough. Sometimes you knew, from the time you began, it never would be. Chalk up. Dig in. Get some blood on the barbell. Your demons will learn to swim if you drink and they’ll get stronger too if you bury them in the weightroom.

Summary:

I’ve been trying to use what I’ve learned and shuffle the (anticipated) difficulty of Free Fall Program sessions to accommodate unsual life circumstances. The moral of this chapter of the story seems to be coming to terms with, and maybe even savoring, that what you’ve given was all you have to give even if you now know it’s not, or perhaps knew at the beginning it wouldn’t be, enough.

Grappling has continued to explore inside and outside heel hooks, speicfically escapes this week in both class and open mat sessions.

Later in the week I could have squeezed in another trianing session as scheduled, but I ended up spending more time that I thought — perhaps because it’s what I needed — seeking connection and spending copious amounts of time with my people.

Sunday’s session was short and brutal, perfect to catch a good buzz and get back on track.

Contents:

• Monday: FFP-027 - Free Fall 1 / Power

• Tuesday: FFP-019 - DIY Capacity / O2 Mobilization

• Wednesday: NoGi BJJ / K-Guard and Backside 50/50

• Thursday: NoGi BJJ / Inside Heel Hook Escapes

• Friday: Rest and Reconciliation

• Saturday: NoGi BJJ / Heel Hook Escapes

• Sunday: FFP-020 - DFF / Recoverability

More charts for nerds, and session details and reflections below!

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