No pain, no gain

I have trained BJJ for 11 years. 

I trained multiple times each day.

I had great conditioning.

I was mentally prepared.

I was technically prepared.

I felt strong and ready!

This picture was taken after my 3 1/2 hour long test.

Now ask yourself,

"Do you really want your black belt this badly?"  :-)

Only a couple weeks left till the ADCC trials. My goal right now is to stay healthy, injury free and getting lots of sleep. I always find at this point in the training, so close to the event, there are not many leaps to make as far as conditioning or technique, mostly it's staying focussed and working out my game plan.