Dec 26, 2023
Niki and Andrew answer your lifting and lifestyle questions on
BJJ, nutrition, blown-out pants, and more!
Approaching BJJ as You Age
Approaching BJJ as You Age
Don't train as if you have to prove yourself or go RPE 10 each
time. Rather, focus on picking up the basics, because that
foundation of basics will result in deep, impressive skill as you
potentially move to your purple, brown, and black belts.
Pay attention to the details in the basics. Don't try to skip
ahead, but understand the small, subtle details of basic moves.
When it comes to competition, these details and foundation
will cause you to be able to follow your intuitions, and you may
surprise yourself when it matters.
Nutrition Strategies for Truck
Drivers
Truck driving presents the combined challenges of limited food
options and lots of time being completely sedentary (and the
incentive to not stop too often, so not drinking too many
liquids).
You do not need to count macros, necessarily, but you need a
strategy to consume adequate protein and limit calories (unless
you're focusing, for some amount of time, on gaining strength and
getting bigger).
If you're focused on getting bigger, it's a bit easier, but
simply ensure you're getting adequate protein.
If you want to maintain or get leaner, preparation is key.
Andrew recommends either packing heated pre-made meals in
Thermoses (so you can eat hot, high-quality food for your first
couple meals). Alternatively, bring a cooler with some healthy
options.
When looking at food options in a truck stop or gas station,
Andrew has the following macronutrient general guidelines:
- at least 20-30g protein
- 40-60g carbohydrates
- no more than 10-20g fat
You don't have to count calories, but these are good numbers
to aim for when selecting a snack or meal when you can read the
labels.
Blowing Out Your Pants
Andrew has a history of blowing out his pants. He says he has
blown out at least twelve.
He shares two stories.
First, he blew out some pants at a wedding when he was dancing
(he goes hard on the dance floor).
The next day, when looking at the pants with the blown-out
crotch, he discovered that he had been sweating so hard that there
was encrusted salt on the black pants.
Second, when he was a 280-pound lifter in a corporate setting,
with the other executives being endurance athletes, he had just
eaten a whole rotisserie chicken and, sitting in a chair, both
broke the chair and fell over (and blew out his pants).
The things we do for strength sometimes.
Training & Marketing without Dogmas
Niki's training objective is to gain as much muscle mass
without injuring herself. Andrew's training is boring but
consistent.
Niki shares the difficulty in marketing her approach or the
BLOC approach after she and BLOC has really moved away from dogmas.
While we coach with principles, coaching is more applied to the
clients' individual circumstances.
Talking to others businesses, it's hard to be heard if you're
not beating a dogmatic drum.
Effective Communication & Storytelling
(Emotions)
Andrew shares that he has really learned the importance of
emotions in communication (especially with disagreements or
arguments).
The details or what was said does not matter so much, but how
the person was or is feeling.
It is important to acknowledge those emotions.
It actually relates to how Matt tells stories. He says,
essentially, that he shares how he felt, what he did, and then how
he felt after he did the thing.
We relate to the emotion.
As a coach, it is important to pay attention to your client's
emotions. Not doing so can erode trust.
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