haha - MMA Beast.

Initially when I ruptured it - I declined any medication for the pain - I was curious to see how intense the pain could be. My thinking at the time, was that the pain killers might limit my ability to heal myself..as my thinking was, " they basically suppress the pain."

So - I had a few nights in the beginning where I would wake up from the pain...and it was like 'just focus on breathing' for some moments....and that was basically it.

I was also at the same time challenging my breathing by doing ice cold showers.

While also really focusing on stretching/mobility exercises.....so I got really good at being rather dialed mechanically in a number of movements.

And ya - I think I just kind of learned to suppress the intensity of pain kind of naturally when I declined the meds....and I think now i'm just kind of balancing myself out - recognizing it's not to create this force shield where you're always on shutdown mode...but in fact can make/play with the best of both worlds.

I'm also thinking about the experimenting I did with regards to the cold and breathing exercises.....and part of the thing with wim hof....the ice man....is in the ability to stimulate our immune systems. Basically by paying attention to breathing - we can tap into our body's potential and use our adrenaline for a variety of things which seem to enhance our physical abilities