I’ve only been taking classes for six months now, but I love it. I’m a white belt in the jujitsu, but I want to start competing in about six months or so.
I was taking meds for the first five months of my training, but things are a little trickier in practice now that I am injecting insulin. My temptation is to just carbo-load without an injection before practice, but I know it is better for me to strike a balance.
My workouts are between one hour and two hours, and fortunately I have not gone low yet. My greatest fear is that I’ll go low right about the time I’m being choked out while rolling, and I won’t get a chance to tap out as a result. I guess I’m wondering if anyone here does these kinds of workouts, and do you need to carb load, or does you liver dump enough glucose to get by?
The nicest part of the injecting for me is that I’m up 15 pounds since I started the insulin. Guys that used to throw me around can’t do that anymore, and it’s easier for me to maintian positional advantages, wrist control, etc with the extra weight. If I do ever compete, this will come bak to bite me in the a$$ when I try to cut weight, but for now I’m just happy not be frail anyore.
Has anyone here had to cut weight for any kind of match? If you also inject insulin, did your weight cut involve any cutting back on your insulin dosage?