pecs44's blog

Hello, men.

Had a great match last Saturday with a bud I had not wrestled in more than a year. Our last time out, he weighed 260 pounds at 6 feet 4 inches. He has since dropped about 40 pounds and packed on some muscle, so I was interested in how I'd fare, since I've gained about 10 pounds, most of it muscle (I hope) over the winter and am now at 5-9, 195.

This guy's an ex-hockey player, so he knows how to battle, and has endurance and strength to burn. We wrestled almost nonstop for about 75 minutes, and he won just about every fall. By the end of that time, we were both pretty spent, and I went home and rested before having to work that evening.

Next day I was pretty much recovered, but got an e-mail on Monday from my bud thanking me for the great match, although he admitted that he was still sore but looking forward to next time. Although I lost the match, I saw this as a high compliment. I've got about 10 years on him and he acknowledged having to sweat for every pin.

Sometimes victory is what you make of your situation.