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Last night kung fu. did not spar at all ... I am very close to the end of my work September of horror, an I still can't afford to be damaged...I am gonna make it!!!It alll worked... well 3 days to go but It's cruising time now really. but still, i have been almost doing a deload, i haven't made it to class more than 2 days a week either... just didn't want to risk not getting the abstract practice in. So worked my dragon during spar time... Next week I should be back. Regular class was fine, Phan back on monday. Nothing earth shattering.


 I obviously have been only getting 2 lifts a week reliably, I am kinda perplexed at my ability to make bi weekly increases...
Hang Clean and press.. 5 x3 @ 77 (UP!)
Deadlift 1 x5 ramping 157 x 5 167 x 5 177 x5 187 x 5 207 x5
Bent over rows 3 x 8 @ 82 (UP!) and not like last weeks left over quotations that I forgot to edit out, but actulally up.. (last week deads got increase this week the others do, and we rotate...

207x5 goodjob! I like when ya'll do well - inspires me to keep up!

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front squat 5x3 @ 122 that's a PR! the power clean to front squat starting  position 1x5 @ 122 also pr!!!!
bench 5 x5 @ 45 dumbbells got them all this week :)
power clean 5 x 3 @102 that's up!
chins 1x3 1x4 1x3 that is one rep more....

Fu town ehhh getting back to it... I averaged something like 65-70 hours a week over the last 3 sunday into monday, I went in a 1 pm on sunday did not leave til 6 am on moday... crazy pants stuff, 30 + hours from saturaday to monday am, alone....

So things are evening back out, and I got to class on wednesday monday I slept, tuesday, I went for my record... should have gone to class but i really wnated to put that one to bed, (and I didn't need the pressure of needing to get the work out done, on a time schedule)... and I did!

So working my back... it is amazing how quickly soem of the fluidity leaves... nothing really to report fu wise...


The only lingering quesion, is I am doing really well on a 2 day routine (wasn't suposed to be a 2 day), I guess i am going back to 3... but I did so well with strength gains,  I am not sure I will be as productive... But work has been crazy physical at times, so it is not liek i haven't bee nput through my paces, (actually much more than usual), so maybe it is juat the carry over of work into weightlifting.

It is worth noteing and recording, though. I will see how I progress with business as usual.

Nice PR on the front squats.  You meant 145 on bench though right?

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no babe... 45 lb dumbells... also another plateau I have been stuck with for AGES... I can't bar bell bench... no room, and no supports... the best I have ever done is 46lb dumbells 5 x5 so I think I might actually finally move on those... I have bench problems... by far my suckiest lift... I think If I could barbell bench I could move the up weight much faster... but everytime I push that strength boundry with dumbells, I feel like my shoulders are going to rip from the sockets... or other generally bad things might happen to me... 

Wow great work, I wish my women worked out, especially in my area. My overall strength isn't that impressive but my Bench Press is on par almost with my Squat and Deadlift (see?) because I avoided working them, but chest is a strong natural area for me. Try doing push ups and other plyometrics and explosive training (clapping push ups, diamond clapping pushups) to help push you through that plateau.

Looking great, keep up the good work !

Thanks, yeah if I really cared about my bench I know I could push it, with some concerted training in that area.... however my bench is also too high so I can't use any real leg drive, and my main focus is Kung fu anymore... how much I can bench doesn't really translate in to useful strength for that... so It can continue to take it's time... although in my heart of hearts if I am honest about it... I want to put up those 50's so bad... but not bad enough...

Last night in fu town.... 1 spar with Dan... he is starting to growl, when he spars.... I just have a bad feeling about him... I don't know,  if i ever get really seriously hurt sparring he is going to be the one to do it... I know that. I held my own, I deflected a lot of attacks... got some good shots in... totally prevented him form grabing me... or drawing me into his clutches... awesome, because that is one of the things to worry about with him... and also makes me worry about "street fights' or sparring with someone of a different discipline.... becasue we don't grapple... I am not prepared for it, right now at this point in my training...


reg class went well, feel like I am back to usual and up to par...

worked long dragon as a group... found out I was missing something.

Helped my friend Jo with her staff work and then Phan came over and told me the entire end is wrong... now I tested on that, with that end and it was fine and now it's changed.... this is how things go...

 I wish my women worked out

 
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Kung fu friday fine forms forms and more forms... Phan saiud I looked betterso I guess I am back t owhere i was. My hand articulations are becoming very clear, as are many of my movements, which is noce, and nice that I am aware of the progress... I plod along doing this crap over and over and over and over and over again... the rare times I notice my own improvments makes it satisfying..  yes I am not wasting 2 hours + a day, fighting imaginary and real people, and not getting any better at it.


Hang Clean and press.. 5 x3 @ 77 
Deadlift 1 x5 ramping 157 x 5 167 x 5 177 x5 187 x 5 212 x5 (up!)
Bent over rows 3 x 8 @ 82

kung fu monday fine...although there is something wrong with my staff form... I have been corrected but I am having a very hard time making the correction stick....
all else is well.

Over on t-nation I saw a video of a girl my size pulling 330 dl OFF HER CARPET. Can you believe that sh*t?

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nice .... hardway's self esteem falling..... hhahahaha

No that's crazy great though...I don't think I'll ever make it to that poundage... even with my size.... 300... that would be sweet.....

Hemmed and hawed trying to figure out what I am doing am I gonna keep the 2 days lift only, or do a 3 day, my circuit, or just 2 day split rotating...  because i am having really nice progress and am injury free right now. I am also well past my usual 6 weeks damage something have to have my rest week in there... I mean this all due to the crazy work  schedule I had... so I obviously the frequency being reduced would be the reason why I could continue on with out my break.... coupled with reduced kung fu... duh it's a no brainer... but being able to make bi weekly progress right now, uping weigth pr's and crap... I just don't know how to process that.

SO I settled on doing my circuit, for day 3 ( I think I mostly left them out during my asshole attack), it's not really a weight training day, so I think I will keep this format until I get hurt, and have my off week... yeah I am FULL of GOOD IDEAS..........

67 barbell, no rest between exercises, 60 sec rest after circuit.
Chins 3, 3, 3
push press 3x8
bent over row 3 x 8
good morning 3 x 8
static lunges 3 x 8 (each leg)
back squat 3 x 8
 RDL 3 x8

I have my sights set on it now. If Jane can pull it and this 135 girl can pull it SO CAN WE Hardway!

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I know, but i have my sights on tournaments next year... lifting is now to keep the strength I have built, and absolutely increase that strength, but.... I can't focus on both... I just don't think I can hit 300 + with out having that as a focused goal, with all the auxiliaries, and concerted effort... everything geared toward it, and if I do that, my fighting will suffer, and suffer greatly I fear... I don't know though, maybe it will only be difficult, instead of excruciatingly difficult, and if that is the case I might be able to do it...

And honestly since I am bumping up against my former bests, right now, they don't feel nearly as heavy as they were last time, ehh, we shall see... Is it now a race to 300??? 

I believe it is

If I stay on track on my program it'll take me 10 months to hit it.

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yeah I'm screwed... and not in that oh so special way... but let's go!

IT'S ON! I got front row seats......The run to 300!

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Man... I have no confidence when it comes to this race... which means I have lost already... gotta fix that!

Last night worked the staff for a while, I didn't help anybody (I have been helping the 2 girls who are 3- 6 months behind me), quite frankly because I am struggling still with the littlest of corrections.

We did a lot of mixed warm ups, which is a nice change and more challenging. Feeling fine about my forms (for where I am in my schooling)... just for the moment.

We went light on forms, and then we were introduced a new application in form spar. Worked with big Mark (the tree trunk), IO needed a grown up, I have been sparing with people too close to my skill level, and those under me, I need some instruction. Been a while since I played with him, I fared better, I am getting quicker, and more agile, so I can get out of the way of his blows... and that is saying some thing 'cause for a big guy, he is soooo f*cking quick, for a little guy he would STILL be considered quick.. So I felt real good about it all last night... but still not ready to take on somebody 1 1/2 + times my size in a real world fight... getting better though...

I had a dream last night that I was fighting some guy and I was punching him but it felt so weak and he was just laughing and I felt totally useless..think I need to get back to some MMA because that is a sh*tty feeling..

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Yeah, it is really funny working on applications with a big guy, I mean fighting Mark is like fighting a full grown tree... I have got nothing that works on him... yet... I only know for certain what I would not do... He would just stand there laughing at me (in a nice helpful way), as I go through some execution, muttering... yeah even If I could do this well, I would never even try to use it on a guy like you...

Go back to MMA...it would be helpful for me if you were a little distracted by training other than the 300 lb race... yes... MMA ripped, you need to punch boys.... it's fun... remember how much fun it was... punching boys is fun ; )

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I don't know what happened last night, it was very late midnight, when I got around to my lifts, I had a horrible day, I should go to grad school, or shoot myself...

JUST AN AWFUL WORKOUT!!!!! Horrendous power clean problems, form went down the toilet, It's like all of a sudden I have never done one, in my life. I couldn't dip low enough, (although that is a reoccurring and almost constant problem for me, my knees lock), I achieved no power from my shrug... JUST CRAP!

front squat 5x3 @ 122 I missed the sets clean, and last set, I missed the clean twice ****ing twice, the other cleans I think I almost broke my clavicle, because my catch was in the wrong spot... missing cleans hurts.

bench 4 x6 1 x4  @ 45 dumbbells I guess that is better, but I couldn't even get 5 the last set, so that took any feeling of accomplishment away from me, I even rested a sec in position, to try to muscle out the last 1 NOOOOOOO.........

power clean 5 x 3 @102 some sloppy crap, probably 3 out of the 15 were decent.
chins 1x4 1x4 1x3 that is one rep more.... but I am not sure the last sets last rep should count, I had to fight for many of them, And I am not sure my pulling and fighting, truly got my chin entirely over the bar...


NOT A HAPPY KID OVER HERE

We've all had days where everything goes to sh*t. Chances are your body was probably too tired or worn down to be lifting. Take a break and it'll come back for you I'm sure.

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Quick update... this week turned into off week... I don't know how I am so busy and tired, but yet I accomplish nothing..

sigh


I haven't even made it to Kung fu, going tonight, went on Friday as well, I don't even remember what we did...

My back hurts, several things are complaining... I need a massage.

actually made it to class yesterday!!!! That should not be soo exciting, but it is with how everything has been playing out for me...

Ton of forms, it's testing week, so the focus is making sure those who are testing are ready. SO I worked my long dragon, got some conflicting info from classmates, so I need to check with Phan I am sure I'll find out that I was supposed to be doing the form while standing on my head.. ; p

Also began a little of eagle, which should be my next form to learn... also got to check with Phan to make sure it's ok.

I was asked to go to a tournament this October... !!!!!!! But, I work that day, so it is a no go... and I don't think I would have even if I could, I have not been getting in the practice I need, to perform at my best (however piss poor my best is). And you also have to modify the form (I am not sure about beginner level, but intermediate onward for sure), because of all the ancient Chinese culture that is still upheld even in this day and age even if it is just a pretense, stealing family forms stuff; so you never show a true form outside of school.... And I have not prepared anything, I think I would do a dragon/snake or dragon tiger combo.. but i am not sure. So obviously not ready.

Formed sparred with Wendy, fun getting beat up by an old lady... I'm getting better at sneaking shoots in with her though... punched her old lady belly a few times... : )

Good job making it to class. I bail on MMA for months at a time so I know how hard it is sometimes to get yourself there. You have to pat yourself on the back for the little things.

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It's not me flaking, it is my work enveloping my life... Class time is the same time as "normal" staging time for events, and i am just getting trapped at work... and it sucks : (  like today.

I went to the tests last night, can't make class today (or I wouldn't be posting right now), at work... Lift starts again tomorrow, I might just suck it up and only do a 2 day routine, I do not get enough sleep, this is much more of a problem that I am willing to admit, like I get 5 hours a night, maybe. that is a problem... I think I might gewt better results with just a serious but limited work out schedule, and that will leave me more available to make it to Kung Fu,

Hang Clean and press.. 5 x3 @ 77 
Deadlift 1 x5 ramping 157 x 5 167 x 5 177 x5 187 x 5 212 x5
Bent over rows 3 x 8 @ 82

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