About

Hi, I’m PYGOD

I’m a blogger/web publisher turned into a Founder CEO (Chief Everything Officer) of PYGear.com. Way before that, I’m a lifelong Combat Sports and Strength Sports fan, I wanted to be a pro fighter and/or a strength athlete. I’ve done some Boxing, won my first and only amateur bout. I’ve realized that cardio was a absolute necessity in Combat Sports. Lacking oxygene is a thousand times worse than any fn punches. And being a loner by nature, accustomed to do things by myself. The strength athlete route was tailor-made for me. Before all, I wanted to be a Heavyweight since I was a child!! That’s what a steady diet of pro wrestling, Rocky movies, and Tyson-era heavyweight boxing did to me.

Despite having a 6’1″, 159-pound light bone frame, I’ve turned myself into a 285-pound strongman competitor in only 5 years, Cheating Nature Without Steroids (I’ve written a book to commemorate my “impossible” accomplishment). Now that I’ve realized my goal, with nothing else to prove, I’ve stopped training and returned to my natural 160-pound weight. Force feeding and carrying up to 325 pounds, muscle or fat, was taking a toll on my body and my health. I’m certainly healthier and more confortable now that I was back then. Nonetheless, I enjoyed my time as a larger than life freak and King Of The Gym.

Burn-out?

After almost 3 years of full-time 24/7/365 dedication to my online commerce PYGear.com. Creating 10,000 products along the way in what I have envisioned to be something huge! Results weren’t there. Profitable. Yes! But regular tech troubles since day 1, negative growth, sinking sales, virtually no profits, and shrinking hope. In fact, I was in the red for two non-consecutive months. All these facts left me “burn-out” AKA sick and tired of my startup with “unlimited potential”. I’m the Boss. I’m the only one to blame. If I hired incompetents to “resolve” my tech troubles. It’s on me, since “I” hired them. If I barely make any sales, it’s my fault. You’re the Boss for better or worse. You’re the one in charge so you take the responsabilities. If you succeed, it’s all yours. If you fail, it’s all yours.

So the once promising business with “unlimited potential” became just another source of, almost, passive income. The experience left me sick and tired of designing T-shirts. I’ve played the number game for too little results. Throwing shit to the wall is probably the most appropriate job description for “content creator”.

After so much work for so little result. I needed some change. I needed something else.

A New Obsession!

What about some sports? Well, athletes have a very real expiration date. But what about some kind of combat sport for your mind. Chess. What else?!

Chess is the Ultimate Combat Sport for the mind. Brain over brawn. Mind sport.

But this time my skinny frame isn’t my handicap. My age is. Supposedly that, in chess, if you haven’t started playing as a child. You’ll never get very good at it. But, if  you want my opinion, turning a tall, skinny ectomorph pencil-neck geek into a 300-pound muscle monster naturally is probably harder than turning a 50 years old noob into an Advanced chess player. The only 3 thing that can stop me is me, myself and I. Is it another case of shiny-object syndrome/a much needed dopamine rush/a phase? Maybe.. I hope not.

Creating this website from scratch and having a new challenge is extremely exciting. But as you know, motivation ain’t shit. It’s discipline that matter. Consistency, doing the reps days in an days out. Going through the ups and downs for several years. Step by step, brick by brick, one inch at the time.

A workout for your brain.

With calculators, AI and technology, our brains are becoming lazy. Personally, I really needed a mental activity that will also boost my patience, concentration and observation. Learning deep thinking, resolving problems, and finding solutions.

In resume:

I’m a, very soon to be, 50 years old chess noob on his highway to a 1800 chess rating. Which will make me a Ocho, an Advanced Chess Warrior.

So I’m an Adult Improver?!

Nope! I’m not an adult improver since there is nothing to improve. I’m a debutant. I’m a 49 years old pure noob starting from zero (184 rapid chess.com rating).

Follow my journey live on:

Goals:

  1. 1800 rapid chess rating on Chess.com. Making me an Ocho Meistro.
  2. 2000 classical chess rating on Lichess. The equivalent of 1800 rapid chess rating on Chess.com.
  3. Pursuing FIDE Online Arena (FOA) titles.
  4. Maybe playing some OTB rated games if possible.
  5. 2000 rapid chess rating on Chess.com

2-3 years to attain my goals, at least the first one. On June 25, 2027 to June 25, 2028.

Attained Goals:

  • Proud to be an official registered ICCF (International Correspondence Chess Federation) players. It’s good to be a member of one of the 3 official chess federation. The two others being FIDE and FOA (FIDE Online Arena).