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Hi guys! So I need your opinion on a little project I'm planning to embark on and it has to do with improving my defense. I pretty much got the attack part of the deal down (don't ask how, it's not a very nice story) but I noticed that my defense is quite pitiful. Unfortunately for me, improving defense ultimately requires partners that actually know what they are doing but I can't simply barge in a dojo and start issuing challenges, right? Right? So now I'm left with either going to a school of martial arts and asking if maybe I can request for a sparring session (with compensation if necessary) or join a school just to find a partner (a choice I'm really reluctant about). So what do you guys think? Ideas would also be highly appreciated.

Fellow contrywoman that is... hehe

Cool... It was the adobo that gave it away... Dang good, but Americans don't tend to eat it much... Wonder why... Anyway, nice to have a countrywoman on the rebellion...

Hey Seif, are you Filipino?

Wow! Thanks for the replies! I'll try them out and see which ones work for me... Honestly, looking back on it now, it was a stupid fight and a stupid reason for making my routine suffer... Maybe next time I'll just do some long distance running or take a bat to a sandbag... Thanks guys!

Hey guys! I need some advice here as I'm rather at a loss what to do... My workout session today was pretty bad... Apart from the gym being packed with people that my routine was very slow, I had a fight with my girlfriend just before I went... So by the time I started, I was pretty pissed off... However, as I was doing my routine, I noticed that my ability to use my strength was completely out of wack... I got tired faster, my concentration was all over the place, and my lifts were extremely dissapointing... I got worried because I actually did worse than when I first started going to the gym about a month ago... Half an hour of that was enough to wipe me out with not much to show for it... I went home before I embarrassed myself further... Now my questions are, what the heck happened to me and should I have continued my session despite my less than stellar state?

Crap... I SO did not know this...

I suppose... But doesn't the brain use glucose as fuel to work? I kinda need my brain to work if I'm gonna write... Also, I meant that it's a lot less fattening... Apologies for the misunderstanding... Something to do with reduced calories or whatever...

Hey guys! Just wanted your opinions on coconut sugar. See, I write articles for a living and a lot of times my brains stalls and drinking coffee is the only way for me to keep on going. But since refined sugar and artificial sweeteners are a no no, I've decided to give coconut sugar a try. It has a lot more benefits than ordinary sugars and has a lot less fat according to what I've read. But I'm still not comfortable with just my own assessment to go on. Any help? I would really appreciate it.

Three days a week, Mon Wed Fri... I learned my lesson the first week when I went the whole five days and spent the next week with a fever and lots of body pain... So I figure I'd take it slow for now...

Wow, thanks for the quick replies! I suppose that does make sense... I'll try to keep these in mind!

Hey guys! So I've just started going to the gym again after joining the rebellion and I've been a follower of Steve's posts. So I try to do workouts that focus more on strength training (cuz I'm incredibly weak at the moment) and spend around 45 minutes in the gym, as Steve advised. It's been going pretty well so far, but I'm beginning to have some issues with the time limit. Don't get me wrong, I trust Steve's jugment with the 45 minutes thing. But I seem to be developing a need to spend more time working out. There's this nagging thought in the back of my mind that I'm just not doing enough. Am I just being impatient?

Not yet, but I'll read it after this... Back when I was 110 lbs I could do 10 that I assumed were pull ups, now I can't even grip the bars... The humiliation definitely wasn't the highlight of my day... Still, can't give up right?

Thanks So Late So Soon! I'm sure I'll be asking plenty of help...