My ramblings, the endless journey

s not done, did some more of the similar things... 1 hand in eagle claw one hand in knife hand... odd....

Should have lifted thins morning, over slept, and didn't get around to things quick enough.... I am really really depressed so that is not helping... my philosophical breakdown has some very wide ranging effects..  I am having serious motivation problems...

Oh crap what happened to my entry!!!!! Looks like I took a handful of sleeping pills.

I will try again... Fu'ed last night nothing earth shattering, worked on snake tiger when I could. Otherwise old form spars, I worked with Rebbecca I actually taught her a thing or two, on several of the applications. I was pleased I had something to teach.

Spirit class is moving on my guy is spinning me a lot these days... (good maybe he could help me with my spin kick... kidding... he does what he chooses), similar hand movements... but around and around and around... so that is good... very good, I am guessing that that is progress... dead guy wasn't done with me we picked it up at home... I guess that is where what posted starts off...

Supersets 60 secs rest after pair

Deadlift 172lbs3x12
 1 arm bent over rows 40 lbs 3 x12
 
hang clean 62 x 12 (yeah I dropped these a bunch, worked on the catch... which is still... still a lingering problem)
bar bell reverse grip bent over rows 62 x 12
 
reverse flys 3x120 @ 12
 alternating curls supinating (ya know what I mean), 15 lbs 3 x12

just happy I in fact did work out last nioght... followed by an impromptu session with dead guy... for 40 minutes... I guess he was bored last night in eternity... cause I didn't call him up.

I don't think you really want to hear what I think Jane, but I will try to explain where I am at.

this little breakdown of mine has been brewing for 20 years now...

1) I am a true misanthrope... by the real definition of the word. I hate humanity... this is not at all new. I hate the fact that I am a human.

2) I personally feel that humanity is a giant cancer on the face of the planet. (I unfortunately am self aware enough to know I am cancer)

3) What is truly disgusting to me is that we are more than intelligent and self aware enough to not be a cancer.

4) Our human nature for dare I say 90 % of the population, is so self absorbed in their reality, and the human nature by design, prevents us from changing, our out look, needs, wants, desires... to a level that is manageable and symbiotic with the world/universe we currently reside in.

5) I feel that global climate change is nigh.... I feel that it will destroy our society. And end the human race... That is a great thing in my eyes, however I really am not interested in watching it happen. I don't a want to witness the nature that I love destroyed the little (big) animals that so fascinate me vanish... and the landscapes that amaze me rapidly change. I am sorry but anyone who doesn't believe that could (and very possibly will) happen in our lifetime, thinks entirely to highly of our role on this planet, our control, and / or are fooling themselves, or thinks that Yahweh is gonna save them.... because reality is to painful to think about. Besides that they want the new sneakers, they need they must but I gotta have.

6) Humans by design and it is one of the reasons we are so biologically effective, Adapt environments, they don't adapt around environments (well not really any more).... WE WATER THE DESERT..... PEOPLE GROW GRASS IN THE DESERT>>>>For christ's ake grass doesn't even grow in this country naturaly it from f'in UK you know where water falls out of the sky like all the time....  all that water gets locked up under ground... there is a finite amount of fresh water.... See I can go on and on that is one of my favorite examples of that part of human nature though.... They want something... somewhere where it should be so we are smart enuogh to make it happen. on a small scale no big whoop.... BUT EVRYONE IS ENTITILED.... EVERYBODY WANTS... THAT is what causes so much harm....That is why things are so bleak...

7) We used to be the big consumer on the planet... the world see how easy we have and wants to do the same thing... China, India.... they need to have their own industrial revolution... therre for they are consuming at such an alarming rate and in very very dirty ways... We as a nation are powerless to stop it... I what right do we have to stop it... when we won't curtail our own habbits. Nor will we share with them better technology, because that wiould level the playing field... and we would be bumped from the top of the food chain...

8) everyone wants to emulate our style of life.... Our Lifestyle is not sustainable, most people live in suburbs they drive everywhere they'er food is flow and trucked in, everything is processed for them, the packaging waste is obscene,.... and what happens when the food production regions fail.... we are going to start starving... food prices are going to rise exponetially.... Everybody wants, I want my SUV, I want my .5 acreas, and my house that is really bigger than whats necessary, because society has bumped up in our fantasy world of a reality what NECESSARY is.

9) The heartbreaking thing is that humans are not going to change... it is just going to snow ball.... And I have to watch.... and exist in the bull **** made up society that could be simpler easier.... (although decidedly harder, and with A LOT less stuff)

10) I can tell how the volume of waste generated for moment reasons... remeber I work around large events... The waste generated for 20 seconds use is indicitive of how short sightedly we live our lives.... I can't take it anymore.... the plastic, the crap that was drilled out of the ground (oil), turned into plastic.... trucked somewhere, wrapped in more plastic, wrapped in more plastic, back on to a truck unwrapped, unwrapped again, used for 10 seconds... and then thrown in the garbage. or better yet not even used for 10 seconds, and then thrown away...

Do you have any idea how much bottled water I thow away, after a show....???? How much food waste there is after a meeting or a wedding...


The sad thing is humans are not going to change this is how we are going out.

I have to go I might or might not at least try to wrap up my thoughts... I have only scratched the surface of where I am at...

WHen I say I need to dip out to some mountain top sopmewhere, I am not in the least bit joking, I need to wait until my parents die... I owe them that much, there not even the bastards who brought me into existance (in this form anyway), they were just nice enough to pick up an unwanted child. after they croak... I don't think i will really be seen again, in society. 

one more thing, because it will give clarity to why I am so finite in my world view...

Our economy is based and relies solely on our selfishness, and consumerism... if people would change their thinking, and "requirements", we would in fact destroy our already teetering economy... see to me it is a hopeless cluster ****.

The human animal in no way will be willing to tolerate how uncomfortable a change to society will be, so it will only happen when forced upon us... by the circumstances we have already set in motion... and then it will be far too late.

Sounds like you need some alone time. I feel for you HW. You have friends here :)

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Thanks... It really worries me, because none of this is going to go away... It was/is a life altering break... I've had a few before... I will adjust but I am not ever  going to be the same... it's for the best anyway. There is so much more to it, than what I had the time to write about yesterday, but ehhhh? not worth putting it down in e land, or at least not today.

Well one of my biggest kung fu fears almost came true last night... I nearly broke my nose... well Dave nearly broke my nose... I don't even know what did it... It was my first and only spar (for obvious reasons ) of the night. I had been taking it klight iover the past few months... and I was finally back... Dave came at me HARD, since all restrictions were gone... I was doing as well as could be expected... so not well, but alive, and getting in a good shot or block in as I was able... he took me down... rolled over top of me... I felt something hit my nose hard from the side. Thought to my sefl whoooo that was lucky, hurt a bit but not broke... backrooled back up on my feet, set a pose we just started back at it... he stops... your bleeding.... and sure enough bloddy nose : ( There was hardway for half the rest of the night with a tissue stuck half up her nose.

Help a very new student all the way thru first break... I think we did palm strikes together 100 times. That is fine, I am a slow as molases, when it comes to picking up some of our stuff, if she wanted to do it 300 times it would have been fine by me.  Dave relieved me after water break, he owed me that much... did a couple snake tigers, and a long dragon or two.

Form spared with Jasper, we went at it... very basic usual form spars... I could really work the applications, and he is not one of the sensitive ones so I could hit him good, and he would hit me back... So all and all a godd round of class....

Funny Kung fu is one of the few things/ places that make me happy... as soon as I get to the top of the stairs... everything is ok... for 2 hours.

It's my Birthday on Sunday.... I am going to see Drag Me To Hell.... I am so excited, Sam Rami (that is not how you spell his name... hmmm), doing what he was meant to do, horror, not comic book kiddie stuff... I have heard so many good things...from people I trust...I can't wait... ! 

Bloody nose is badass. Just think of it that way ;)

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HW,
  Everything you wrote about are the concerns of many in the world. Changes can be made with ourselves first. Its hard to change the entire thinking of a culture all at once. One person has to start, then another, and another until it becomes "fashionable/political" for everyone to change. Get involved in some local groups that are trying to make a difference in the area you are passionate about.
  You can think on things and change what you can. The key is not to worry about it until it happens. Try to be proactive and stay a step ahead if you can. Deal with what happens when it does.
  There are so many things in this World created that are bad and an equal amount of beautiful things created in this World also. If you look to hard at one, you may not see the other.
   If you need a break (vacation) from your surroundings, PM me. I may be able to help you out.  As Bobbi put it, we are your friends here.

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Oh, Sorry about the nose shot. But I think Bleeding MMA women are tuff and HOT!

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Thanks... I wasn't feeling bad about the nose... broken would have been a different story... blood washes away.

Thats right Jane you get all aggressive with your deads... you own the bar, the bar is afraid of YOU... not the other way around.

Thanks for the thoughts wetdawg... while your points are valid there are 2 other over riding problems, that I didn't get to address... and I won't have the time today... It can be simply boiled down to the inherent flaws of human nature as it pertains to our current state of evolution.... I have 2 philosophy nuts... despreately trying to remember what I am or what my outlook on human nature is called... Misanthropic determanist... is very kinda close, but not correct. ALso I cater to a lot of political action groups... and varrious do gooders... also know a lot of political punks, activists and anacrchists... Having dealt with that variety of "get involved, good for x stuff", see still run by humans still hypocrites... stilll driven by their agenda... still full of crap... A lot of busy work and rigmarole, for little to no gain, other than a feeling of self satisfaction (that is quite frankley undeserved)... We had trouble with a human rights group... I'll use that term loosely... they wanted to stop a show from happening here (and did), since the group had some notorious past and some lyrics that were rabidly anti immigration.... by the time I had finished with them I personally wanted to hold a real white power / anti gay / neo nazi rally... purely to spite them. I am in NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM (just to clarify), pro White power, or anti gay (nor is the aforementioned band anymore), but after I was done with thier lies and slander and that is exactly what they were doing, that is where they left me...

That was a long and not particularity poinent example of how fed up I am with people, and human nature as a whole... I started looking into building one of them there dodgey (wrought with peril) "earthships", that would make me feel a little better.

Oh well philosophy with Hardway time is over for today kids... dry your eyes... it will just as f'ed up tomorrow... we will pick it up then....

Went to a 2 day push pull... My test is very soon I might miss a workout or two (in favor of kung fu) , the three day would be bad for me to miss... this way even if I only get 2 workouts in a week at least I am covered.... sort of.

supersets 60 sec rest between pairs

Front squats 3 x 12 @ 87
Bench press db 3 x 12 @ 30    

Overhead press (start from chest) 3 x 12 @ 37
overhead squats 3 x 12 @ 37
weight is very conservative on these.... my shoulder is tweaky(like buck rodgers... comon who's old, who remembers tweaky?)... I wanted no temptation to push them... very controlled... clean work on form... I have a form problem in there somewhere.... and lastly, for the overheads... I wanted to work on full depth and proper bar placement.... so slow and easy with this super...

close grip palms in db Bench press 3 x 12 @ 20
tricept kicks 3 x 12 @ 20

Kung fu, staff and forms... Staff work was rather lackluster, I must admit my whole night was just not to par... I am very close to having intermediate Dragon memorized, so that is something... I think I am just missing something on the 2nd side, after "double dragons", before the big kick jump kick combo, into nut sack grab... (that still cracks me up,yeah I'm 5)...

Really great form spar with a partner I have never had... for some reason we got it... where evrybody else just didn't... Phan kept re-explaining... and we just kpt punching... neither one of us had any idea, what went right that day.... ; )


Oh god did I mention....I am very close to bikini.... I mean the closest I have ever been in my life (even closer than at my lightest weight ever which was 142)... I have one.... I like it....  but there is still a problem, with that above the belly button, skin sack.... I have done something drastic, that goes against everything i believe (and is counter to my personal nervous breakdown... as my choice is totally selfish, vain and gluttonous). I jumped the keto (CKD), bandwagon... just til vacation as of yeasterday, that is 30 days... I am going to give it a real 4 week run, and unless I start gettin sick or something, I have committed... yesterday  was my first day... I am pretty grossed out by what I am doing, but i am doing it... well see.

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I figured you would disapprove.

Jane are you drunk? That sentence did not work out. Or maybe I'm drunk?

Hardway in a bikini.hmmm.. WHAT WHAT! :D

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maybe it makes sense when you say it out loud

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ROLF.... !!!!!!! I got it guys. My legs are still a crime against nature... the skin damn it the skin... I don;t know why I got saddled with lose skin gene... but man, just not fair... however my genes are all around fairly excellent when it comes to most of my other biological functions, susceptibility to illness (lack of that is) building muscle mass, etc. so I'll suck up this one.

Jane, I am so far really from a good bathing suit body, (upper thighs and lower ass), but honestly, I like the beach too, much, I work hard for what I have accomplished,so my flaws are my flaws, I work to make them better, but I am not going to shy away from doing something i really like, just because I am not perfect, and compared to the rest of beach world... I am not on the list of visual atrocities on the beach (and I am for sure certain your not either). (I have heard as I passed teenage boys on the beach...*whispers* "she's build like a brick **** house.., favorite overheard statement about my physicality, ever)

But anyway... I am not sure I can pull it off... I am not sure even if Keto does what it is supposed to do, I can really get away with it anyway.... It's a long shot... I might inadvertent make things worse... more skin....

Last night pull supersets 60 sec rest after pair (no I couldn't pull it off... I dragged ever rep every set... keto? pms? both YIKES!)

Deads 3 x 12 @ 177
Static Lunges 3 x 12 @ 30lbs each db

Romaininan Deads 2 x 12 1 x 11 (with a couple pauses, I was dieing already) @ 117
Curls 3 x 12 @ 20 lbs DB

Pendly rows 3 x 12 @ 62
reverse flys (or really I guess rear lateral raises) 3 x 12 @ 12 (just too high at the end of all that I struggled I threw them , a mess, just didn't take the time to set up a lighter set of db's but i should have.

That was the worst workout, to get though, in the longest time. 

pms is a killer. my friend lost a bunch of weight and used to get these spa wraps - said it helped with the loose skin. just a thought.

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It's a good thought... I am playing the vitamin -E oil game right now... we will see how that goes...

Hey, my friend Jill finally caught up with your question last night, I'll just post up her e-mail
" hahahahahaahahahaha...
You totally write the way you talk- and yes you use a few more curse words!  ha ha those posts cracked me up!  needed that:)"

so there you go, that lady has know me since we were 14, wow that is 20 years... HOLLY CRAP!

STILL waiting for my other friend to send me the tat pics... I havent not mentioned it because it came out bad... I am elated with the result. Now it's gonna be a toss up toi whether he sends me the pic's befopre it is totalled healed and I take the finshed healed product pictures... most of the scabbing is gone... : )
 
Ok, so the boots are defiantly the culprit, I wore them in this morning, very rainy, and I was limping for no reason. Where as basically since i suspected them, I have been wearing sneakers, and my hips didn't make a peep. Sneakers back on as I write.

Kung fu, weapons no problem, played the staff game for a solid 30 minutes. Worked snake-tiger, had a GOOD 3 spin kicks... not relieable though, but I did hit a couple. worked some of that dragon, I almost have it...

We only did warm ups and form spar last night, a long sesion of warm-ups...

But Phan called the form spar, he called them WAY TOOO FAST. I was with Lamont, he is a little behind me... we could not keep up... one set was 4 that we do really regularly, and we could just keep up, and we both know these well. The rest were weird new semi new, and combo's.. we did our best, and that was not good enough...  

it's a tree. is it done? what's it for?

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Yes it's a tree, a winter tree, it's done (maybe a little more touch up next time i see Jeff, but prolly not necessary), meaning is potential energy. It looks weird because of the new old work, new stuff having just been done, differnt color for the moment, it will age the same.

Got out of work too late... way to much stuff going on last night here, missed spar, I am going to take that as a gift tough... I am sluggish... keto, I suppose, even riding in and home is an effort. I was worried that I would be real slow if I sparred for real, and got myself hurt.

I guess it's water, but my pants are seriously lose already, I am at my smallest belt loop, new veins are appearing in my arms... but I am 5 days in, so yeah right... we'll evaluate  a week or two from now, I haven't even refeed yet. I will have to say as harsh diets go this is very easy for me to plan, and so far stick to, although I seriously would like a piece of fruit, and a corn tortia...

I did make it in time for regular class. Jesper called this just crazy hard horse stance drill.... it just keep going, my thighs were screaming.

Had a great form spar with Hunter, but he has 9" on me AWKWARD... some of the forms we had to do would work on his size, others it seemed like I was just waving my hands over my headtrying to catch his arms.... I kept laughing about it. But, he is good, I really enjoyed our time together, he was quite patient with me with the 2 spars I just don't get, and the rest of the time we could seriously (but controlled), just go at it, and really work the applications, with out thinking to hard.  But he is sharp, he is razor thin, and when he hits you, it hurts... he has NO padding. 

I threw a full body day higher rep in there, I will keep it at 15 through the course of this cycle.

60 sec rest

squat to push press  (was supposed to be 2x 15, I went to high couldn't do it), 1x 13, 1 x 12,  1x 11 @ 57

Romanian deadlift bent over row  2 x 15 @ 57

db curl to arnold press 2 x 15 @ 20

leg raises 2 X 15
elbow to knee 2 x15
crunches hip up 2 x 15

Slacked sooo hard on core work for the past 1/2 a year.. might as well include it all on a light day.

Thought I was gonna lift on Sunday, my carb day... but all the carbs made me soooo sleepy, instead of energizing me.. will do it today, feel better today, running lean and mean on a whole buch of fat.

supersets 60 sec rest between pairs
Front squats 3 x 12 @ 92 (I think that's actually a pr... for high rep squats it was hard enough took me long to get through the set, had to stop and take a couple breaths, half way through)
Bench press db 3 x 12 @ 30

Overhead press (start from chest) 3 x 12 @ 37
overhead squats 3 x 12 @ 37 weight is still very conservative the bar was not sitting in the right place on the squats...

close grip palms in db Bench press 3 x 12 @ 25
tricep kicks 3 x 12 @ 25  

fu town as fine. I guess I finally level jumped... I ahd been real sloppy recently, and I have found when I get sloppy (for no reason), I am assimilating new skills, I will ahev a couple weeks of what I feel is declin in preformance, and then all of a sudden I am 4 times better. Last night I was four times better... very clean precise, and solid. Very specific.... Phan gave me a thumbs up..,. I knew I was moving better.
nothing interesting in form spar.

Weapons tonight and a pull day I believe.

Sloppy weapons class, I forgot the form a number of times... great....

Last night pull supersets 60 sec rest after pair (again big problems with the rest)big problems with everything... doesn't help i didn't start til Midnight

 Deads 2x 12 ,  1 x 6 , 6!!!!! are you kidding... after the lunges I didn't, rest pulled another 1x 6 @ 177 (MOTHER ****ER!!!!!)
 Static Lunges 3 x 12 @ 30lbs each db

Romanian Deads 3x 12  @ 117
Curls 3 x 12 @ 20 lbs

DB Pendley rows 3 x 12 @ 67
reverse flys (or really I guess rear lateral raises) 3 x 10 @ 12

Sucked big dirty smelly donkey ass, it did. And it's turning hot. balls

One fight with Hunter... that tall lanky bastard.... much more advanced then I. All I have to say is fighting him was way FUN...I mainly used dragon and some tiger cause I could over power him...(ok overpowering is not the right word, he dominated as a senior student should, but I am stronger than he is...) It's was funny to watch I think, he is soooo tall... he kept making himself smaller used a lot of snake on me.... I in the mean while I was trying to make myself Big... retarded! It's hard to fight someone with a completely different build... I think he was having trouble, because while I am not small, compared to many of the students, I don't have as many open targets., except my legs.. there is just not that much of me in the torso. I got in some shots, I can really block well.

After the fight we hugged wich is what we do, after bowing, then it is usually some form of hand shake, and pull in embrace. He said "that was the best spar I have had in a very long time.... ", so I don't know what I did right but it was something, and I am very glad It was an enjoyable fight. I want people to like fighting me, that means I will have more fights.... and I will get better.

Wendy came up to m,e after wards and said see how far you've come... Your much better... adn much more confidant... your stance was upright and confidant, not hunched in like it used to be... You are moving much better.

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forms, fine nothing earth shattering,... except I cracked Micheal's ribs two weeks ago... he doesn't realize it, he just was complaining that it still hurts... I KNOW that means I cracked them. I FEEL AWFUL.

We were form spar partners... he's getting good too. It is really fun to watch the people who get hooked and stay get better... You look at the one day all of a sudden and see just how far they have come.

We had fun, I did not hit his "sensi" spot.... We played nice, all around good class!


ADDITION

I forgot to mention I hung with my dead buddy last night at home... he shows up frequently, for no reason... especially after class.

well, some sort of breakthrough happened... because for the first time I felt him in my torso... (I really wonder what you all phantom readers, have to think about all this, probably thinking poor whack job). But yeah the energy was much stronger in my arms, much more enveloping, and it flowed through and into my torso... my hips opened up in a way that they don't usually (although i would like them to, and have been working on it) and I was all swively....lower, and very, very fluid,  it's cool... I guess we are connecting, and i am getting better at letting him in, or he is more comfortable, with coming into me... Any way we did a lot of stance work together, and spinning, the arm patterns have been the sam,e ones we have been working on... I think he is trying to help me with my spin kick... poor misguided fool : ) I <3 my dead buddy....yuppers nut job..

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"my hips opened up in a way that they don't usually"

- I think I know who your "special buddy" is.teeheehee

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smart ass, that is a different buddy of mine thank you very much , actually a couple! You can make fun of me all you want... I can't do anything about it... I don't know if you wanna make fun of my spook though... he's got nothing to do most of the time....he can find you to... hahahaha


arghhhhh.... So forms class was HOT, Phan has a tendencey when it's hot to make us form spar more do forms less... says we don't notice the heat as much when we have a partner to play with, and that's pretty acurrate... I sparred with drunk Brandon, Phan was having do all these weird form spars... a lot of switching back and forth.. we both were having a hard time getting it. But we did, and just did our practice... everybody was confused though, did I say it was hot.. after a little while Phan just said KILLLLL, both sides attack!!!! So it degenerated into free spar... I did a good job against Brandon, I must admit... I kept getting these solid body shots in... confidantly, could retailiate most of his charges... So we did that for about 10 minutes.. took a break switched partner... Kyle and I went at it... we had fun like we always do... I don't know what happened I think we both went to kick or knee... I got there first so his knee got right up under my knee cap... ohhh that hurts now...

Spirit class was light and short my knee was really bothering me... no new fun stuff... no hip swivel... mhhhhhmm, dirty mind ripped.


So lift this morning... cut out anything to do with my knee... It's gonna be fine it's just bruised in a weird spot, nothing torn or really damaged, not even twisted or streched, just a weird bruise.

60 sec rest straight sets... I did what I could... which was not much

reverse curl to oh press 2x15 @ 37 lbs
romainian deads to bent over row 2 x 15 @ 57
curl to arnold press 2 x 15 @ 12
fly to skull crusher 2 x 15 @ 12

lying leg raises (so I ****ed my hip doing that... so as it stands now my right leg is useless) 2 x 15
elbow to knee 2 x 15
crunches hip up 2 x 15

I'm limping real good my hip will corrct and my knee will be fine... earned both my carbs and my rest tomorrow! total Keto loss 6 lbs 2 weeks in... it's kinda crazy, yeah and it's fat!

Went to weapons... just practiced my staff form... Carlo's said hey you got really good over the past couple months... that's very cool. Not only is he our weapons kid, but about 3 months ago, he's comments were along the lines of... I can tell you don't like the staff.... Not that I didn't like it, but I did have a really hard time getting it together and down... now i love my staff... i knew I would.

supersets 45 sec rest between pairs
Front squats 3 x 10 @ 97
 Bench press db 3 x 10 @ 35

 Overhead press (start from chest) 3 x 10 @ 42
overhead squats 3 x 10 @ 42

close grip palms in db Bench press 3 x 12 @ 30
triceps kicks 3 x 10 @ 30

didn't really have a good time, did make my target increases... but whether they'll go up .. ehhh

It's kinda nuts Jane... although we will see how well this week treats me, I have been too loose in my consumption... I'm a having a problem logging the food this week. I hate logging food... But same boat, meat and FAT.... some veggies..

Since preliminarily, the results are good, I think I'll stick with keto, through the summer... Might as well suck up my current weakness.. and just once and for all finish, ridding the last vestiges of annoying fat from my body...then I can give you a run for your money.. miss Jane ; )

Fu town, I was tired. Good work out however... but my lack of sleep last night coupled with the squatting the night before made all the horse stance drills UNBEARABLE.  form sparred with Remmi, Yeah I like him, he is good...I am very glad he came back.


Some of our boys went to DC to compete in a tournament. Hector and AJ, They both got 1st place in forms, and 3 rd place in weapons, in their respective divisions, AJ didn't spar, Hector got his ass kicked..... Hector said to me.. "so Hardway, next year???... your going to come down with us and compete in the tournament??? The have womens Sparring.... forms... Weapons...." A few others encouraged me... we will see where I am next year, spring... maybe I will. Phan wants to help further the name of our school, he is also trying ot reunite our form, since it got scattered during the communist invasion... he is tring to pull it all back together... so us goign our and representing our style, is important although he doesn't push it, nor will he let students compete who will not show us off in the best light... But, Phan would like me to, compete if I keep my level of dedication, on par with where it is now.