Something I’ve been struggling with lately is staying healthy while preparing for tournaments. I tend to always get sick when I am a couple of weeks out from competing. It is stressful and frustrating for me to take a break from training so that I can rest and if I try to ignore how I’m feeling and train while I think I might be getting sick, I end up getting worse and worse until I cannot ignore it.
In these situations it’s really important for me to decide what is in my control and what is not. If I stress out and obsess over the things that are outside of my control I am putting myself in a losing battle. When I figure out what I can control I can give those things my best effort. In this situation where I keep getting sick before tournaments I can’t control how I feel, I can’t control that I am sick and am missing practice. Some things that I can control are how well I take care of myself to get better, how consistent I am with my rest and supplements to try and prevent this from happening as much as possible, and my attitude. When I separate things into those two categories it makes it really clear what I need to work on. For me in this situation I have bad rest/recovery habits that I should change to see if that fixes the problem.
One of my coaches was telling me about a book he read. In the book it talked about athletes continuing to train through injury and sickness through visualization. I’ve been trying that out a little bit. It feels kind of silly but they have done studies on it and it’s proven to work so I’m going to keep using it.
Danny
I am super excited to announce that we will be hosting a Wim Hof method workshop at EDH Jiu Jitsu next 
What is the Wim Hof Method? The Wim Hof Method is a way to tap into the hidden power of oxygen and cold exposure; two natural resources that used to be part of our everyday lives throughout most of our evolutionary history, but that have been almost completely lost to the comforts of modern society. With the WHM you can unlock the potential inside yourself, and open the door to an array of health benefits. The Wim Hof Method rests on three distinct pillars: Breathing, Cold exposure & Commitment.