Poll Results: Taking a year-end break from training?

Yup.	2 (33%)
Nope - full speed ahead!	3 (50%)
I like to call it the supercompensatory period	1 (16%)
Nope - it's a nice way to get away from the in-laws	0 (0%)

Poll: Do you plan to compete?

I am a pro/amateur fighter.	1 (12%)
Nah, working at the gym is good enough.	2 (25%)
Every day is a fight.	2 (25%)
Training for my debut.	3 (37%)

Poll Results: Do you wear contacts while sparring?

Yes, I can't see otherwise.	0 (0%)
Hell, no. Seeing those fists coming is scary	2 (16%)
Yes, despite them getting knocked out all the time	3 (25%)
Nope, they get knocked out all the time.	4 (33%)
Nope, got 20/20, suckers	3 (25%)

Poll Results: Why don't I see more chicks working the bag?

You aren't there at the right time	2 (25%)
We're dainty	0 (0%)
Too busy pounding on you	4 (50%)
Already got power, doing mitt drills for speed	2 (25

Poll Results: Does Mike need to write shorter reviews?

yes, I read his Insights report	1 (11%)
Nope, they're awesome, just like Mike	3 (33%)
Yes	3 (33%)
No	2 (22%)

I'm not above voting for myself, so 55% says long-winded it is! Screw the "best practices" way to attract readers to your blog. As if 2/3 of blog posts aren't about how to write for blogs as it is....

Poll Results: Do you wash your equipment after every workout?

Given that I roll with more stinky people than not, I think either a lot of people are lying, or the guilty just don't want to admit it.

Yes - I spend as much time at the laundromat as I do at the gym	4 (66%)
No - I like spreading ringworm around	0 (0%)
I tell people I do, but I'm lying	0 (0%)
Why should I? Wrestling dirty people builds your immune system	2 (33%)