Judo went relatively well, though I did strain that rib muscle again. Today, it feels fine as it did in previous weeks because I don’t think it’s a muscle that gets used in everyday life or even everyday working out.
That’s why I thought I could avoid using it and mostly I did. I partnered up with a 260-lbs. dude which I was hesitant about, but he was a friendly, responsible guy. I got through the throwing part of class fine. We were working on classic o-goshi, which I actually don’t know well despite it being the first throw a lot of people learn. (It’s also commonly abandoned.) The backward throws, in which you don’t have to load people up at all, are best for the large, but o-goshi is a decent one for lifting up large people, as long as you get your feet in the right place.
So, after that, I relaxed, then in newaza randori, I shrimped hard while escaping kesa gatame, and blaow — rib spot hurt like hell. Felt better after standing for a few moments, though.
I think I’ve isolated the trigger. If I do a sort of oblique sit-up toward my right toe, I can feel the strain.
I got in a couple rounds of standing randori. My goal, as before, was just to get through the whole round without stalling. I went for some harai goshis but kept turn all the way without being my opponent with me and gave up my back.
At the end of class, some woman asked if I was OK. I explained that I was, and that’s just how I look when I’m tired.