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Mid-2026 update

I’m doing well! Half a year ago I could hardly hope to get down to 170lbs at my lowest point in 2026 - this month I was able to say that 165 felt a bit higher than I was aiming for! I’ve added in weekly hard cardio, something that I wasn’t even contemplating half a year ago. For those first two points I think I actually have the BJJ competition in June to thank for those better than expected results. I’ve been consistent with BJJ and am seeing progress I think, and have been consistent with musculation - not so sure if I’m seeing much progress there lately but at least I’m retaining the progress I’d previously made, which I was, and still am, already happy with, and in theory if I keep doing this over time then I should continue growing muscle, even if only somewhat slowly. I’ve slowed down with ai learning but only after already making some amazing progress there. Still no standup comedy or anything, but I’m fine with that still. And I’m applying to the reserves! I don’t know if I’ll ...

July update

Numbers Weight: I finished last month at 162 lbs, aiming at the end of this month to be somewhere in the range of 160-170. By the end of July, I was hovering around 165. BJJ, musculation, cardio: Stayed on top of weekly BJJ training even with the traveling at the start of the month, although I found I had less time and energy available for musculation and cardio than I expected - but still stayed on top of my minimum weekly goals and even managed to ramp up musculation by the end of the month. Cruising mindset: Weight maintenance has felt good. I think I’ve definitely had the cruising mindset for musculation and cardio, that what I’m chasing is the amount for retaining my current capacity rather than chasing new gains even if that will be the happy result. For BJJ I’ve found myself way more ambitious this month, dreaming of becoming an amazing grappler, but also feeling quite good about the grappling skills I’ve already developed over this last year. Reflections 165lbs is a bit higher ...