Bugging out about protein

Would you supplement your diet with protein powder or protein bars made with "cricket flour"? I first heard about this a few months ago and recently saw another post about it: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/this-could-be-big-abc-news/eat-protein-bar-made-crickets-202137612.html?vp=1

I hope these guys make a go of it. I realize this is a major culture shock to those of us in the US. I must admit I have my own reservations, but I plan to try these. Between the cheap protein and the environmental implications, this seems to be a win for everyone.

Who knows, maybe there will be cricket supplemented acai bowls at the IBJJF World Championships in a few years. Could we eventually be "growing" our own sustainable protein source in aquariums?  Every apartment could be a farm!

And on this farm I raised a cricket E-I-E-I-O...

The best blog post ever...

Was deleted so this will have to do.

If it doesn't kill you, it makes you stronger.

That's what they say but as a an older jiu jitsu guy, all it does for me is make training more difficult.

I look around my gym and really wish I'd started when I was younger. Thankfully, bjj is a discipline that lends itself to almost all stages of life. I'm not that old, 33, but man do I feel like it the morning after a tough training session. In high school, I remember playing a sport and feeling brand new by the next morning. I'd love to bring that feeling to jiu jitsu.The big thing I've learned is that diet and rest are my best friends. It's a constant balancing act between being smart and being lazy.

All that being said, I feel like the luckiest man alive to be a part of the amazing bjj community. I'll continue to struggle through my issues. I'll tape myself up, I'll show up, and I'll ice everything each night just to do it again.Occasionally I'll write about it and hopefully I'll entertain some folks along the way.

Til next time