Day 8
Last night, I had my first nightmare in a long time. Growing up, I used to have nightmares at least 4-5 times a week. Was a constant theme in my life. This continued all the way up until my second run of AM6. The nightmares sorta shifted into "scary dreams," usually involving some kind of home invasion or demonic attack. Around Stage 4 of my second AM6 run, I began fighting back in the dreams and WINNING the fights. Since then, I've only had two minor nightmares -- again, involving home invasion.
Last night's dream was definitely a "lesser nightmare." It involved a man standing by window, begging me to let him in. Seemed like we were in some kind of post-apocalyptic landscape, and he wanted to be let in to escape whatever was going on outside. The man was pleading, sobbing for me to open the front door. While I was preoccupied with ignoring him, in another room, two of his colleagues had somehow unlocked the window and came through. I ran into the room and began throwing some rather brutal Shotokan techniques at them, but one of them pull a knife and got my neck. I woke up. I'm pretty sure this is related to MHS's clearing-lite modules (compared to DMSI v3a). One, yesterday I was in a state of charged aggression, meaning it was clearly working through something. Today, I feel really good emotionally, but tired as HELL. HOWEVER...
It seems like the sub's healing power is REALLY kicking in. I had a very intense boxing workout last night, and here's the results after one night of playing the hybrid:
Right Hand:
I actually damaged the damn thing at boxing last night, but not on the heavy bag. It's hard to explain unless you've done mitt work before, but the boxing coach's daughter threw her mitt a little too hard and ended up smashing my finger. It exploded in pain. I stopped working the mitts right then and there. That being said, today, there's zero to very minimal pain in that finger. Usually, it'd be throbbing right now. That means the sub is either working on it, or it's healed a lot.
Left Knee:
As I stated in the past post, this is my dominant, stronger leg. There's no pain today while standing, moderate pain while crouching, squatting, or applying weight to it. However, it's less pain that I was experiencing last week, meaning SOMETHING's being healed.
Right Knee:
The bane of my existence. This knee gives me tons of trouble. After last night's workout, this bad boy should be swollen and in significant pain. However, when applying weight to the knee (by crouching), I'm experiencing only a slight bit more pain on this knee than the right. Simply put, there's been marked improvement on both knees.
Other Notes:
I am EXCEPTIONALLY tired today. Absolutely exhausted, even after sleeping 10 hours, which is more than I usually do. I haven't eaten much because I'm moving in a few days and I get REALLY tired when I eat, so I'm kinda fasting... which probably isn't good for the sub and healing, so I'm gonna grab something light.
While sparring last night, I had INSANE endurance, able to keep up with a 15 year old in amazing condition. Know what that means? It helps with cardio. I normally fight 3 minute rounds. Last night, I did 2 x 10 minute rounds of medium sparring. Lots of moving around and throwing punches. I feel so good that I could do it again tonight.
Really eager to put this to the test when I get to my new state next week. I've already signed up for Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu. For you mixed martial artists or athletes, I think cycling between MHS 5.5g and the upcoming MLS 5.5g (another day one purchase for me) would be perfect for you.
Last night, I had my first nightmare in a long time. Growing up, I used to have nightmares at least 4-5 times a week. Was a constant theme in my life. This continued all the way up until my second run of AM6. The nightmares sorta shifted into "scary dreams," usually involving some kind of home invasion or demonic attack. Around Stage 4 of my second AM6 run, I began fighting back in the dreams and WINNING the fights. Since then, I've only had two minor nightmares -- again, involving home invasion.
Last night's dream was definitely a "lesser nightmare." It involved a man standing by window, begging me to let him in. Seemed like we were in some kind of post-apocalyptic landscape, and he wanted to be let in to escape whatever was going on outside. The man was pleading, sobbing for me to open the front door. While I was preoccupied with ignoring him, in another room, two of his colleagues had somehow unlocked the window and came through. I ran into the room and began throwing some rather brutal Shotokan techniques at them, but one of them pull a knife and got my neck. I woke up. I'm pretty sure this is related to MHS's clearing-lite modules (compared to DMSI v3a). One, yesterday I was in a state of charged aggression, meaning it was clearly working through something. Today, I feel really good emotionally, but tired as HELL. HOWEVER...
It seems like the sub's healing power is REALLY kicking in. I had a very intense boxing workout last night, and here's the results after one night of playing the hybrid:
Right Hand:
I actually damaged the damn thing at boxing last night, but not on the heavy bag. It's hard to explain unless you've done mitt work before, but the boxing coach's daughter threw her mitt a little too hard and ended up smashing my finger. It exploded in pain. I stopped working the mitts right then and there. That being said, today, there's zero to very minimal pain in that finger. Usually, it'd be throbbing right now. That means the sub is either working on it, or it's healed a lot.
Left Knee:
As I stated in the past post, this is my dominant, stronger leg. There's no pain today while standing, moderate pain while crouching, squatting, or applying weight to it. However, it's less pain that I was experiencing last week, meaning SOMETHING's being healed.
Right Knee:
The bane of my existence. This knee gives me tons of trouble. After last night's workout, this bad boy should be swollen and in significant pain. However, when applying weight to the knee (by crouching), I'm experiencing only a slight bit more pain on this knee than the right. Simply put, there's been marked improvement on both knees.
Other Notes:
I am EXCEPTIONALLY tired today. Absolutely exhausted, even after sleeping 10 hours, which is more than I usually do. I haven't eaten much because I'm moving in a few days and I get REALLY tired when I eat, so I'm kinda fasting... which probably isn't good for the sub and healing, so I'm gonna grab something light.
While sparring last night, I had INSANE endurance, able to keep up with a 15 year old in amazing condition. Know what that means? It helps with cardio. I normally fight 3 minute rounds. Last night, I did 2 x 10 minute rounds of medium sparring. Lots of moving around and throwing punches. I feel so good that I could do it again tonight.
Really eager to put this to the test when I get to my new state next week. I've already signed up for Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu. For you mixed martial artists or athletes, I think cycling between MHS 5.5g and the upcoming MLS 5.5g (another day one purchase for me) would be perfect for you.
