All posts tagged "si3"
Since running, burpees, kung fu practice, and pretty much everything else wasn’t an option with my aching hip, I took a serious row around the lake to get the blood pumping. Serious meaning I left my girls napping at the cabin and went for speed. It was a clear, breezy day on the lake, so the sweat index was low, but the sunburn index was high.
Found a nice quiet spot by the Old Stone House after my run tonight and worked on Tiet Sien Kuen for a while. Good connection and I felt like a million bucks by the end but damn my feet were aching by the time I was done. I wonder why this form bothers my feet so much when I wear shoes.
It was a nice cool spring night for a run. Mapped out a 2 mile loop starting and ending at Washington Park, finished in 14:39. Felt alright but need to pick up the pace a bit.
It was a crisp, clear 28 degrees this evening so I jogged over to Washington Park for some below-freezing sprints:
Repeat 10x
Total time: 7:01. The bulk of the time was spent resting on the pushups - my pushups need work. The low sweat index is a result of the cold weather.
Very quick warmup to make sure my hands aren’t too sweaty to hold the bar:
Injured myself bringing that last rep down to the rack. Same thing that I tweaked last week, but a bit worse. I’m gonna cool off on the weights for about a week and see how it feels.
This is how I feel:
Repeat 4x
No time today so I squeezed in this quick home workout at night.
No newbies showed up today, so we opted for a weapons night. We started by working on some partner pole drills followed by some form work. Helped out with Ng Lung Ba Gwa Gwan and Ng Lung Ba Gwa Cheung, but didn’t work out too heavily myself.
Worked out some of my frustrations for missing the seminars with Sigung out in Washington Park. Ran through Tiet Sien Kuen on the fake grass and felt lousy connection on the rubbery turf. It was also unseasonably chilly and my mind wasn’t as focused as it should have been.
I took it pretty easy today since I haven’t had an official rest day in a while (and I ate shortly before class). Ran the foundations group first and worked them pretty hard. Then I warmed up the second class and took a back seat assisting Sihing Malcolm. We worked a lot of crane techniques and practiced getting the feel of whipping power.
Tracy and I had our own private little tour through Kayak Kauai. In total, we did about 4 miles of kayaking and about 2 miles of hiking with our guide Josh and his dog, Sugar. The Secret Falls at the end of the hike was amazing. We did a little swimming, took a lunch break, and headed back. The hardest part of the whole trip was coaxing Sugar to cross the river. She was being a big baby.
Hiked the Canyon trail to the Upper Waipoo Falls in Waimea Canyon today. The whole thing was about 3.5 miles, not too strenuous, and included some amazing views. Wild chickens the whole way through.
Well, sort of Fran. No barbells at the kung fu school and no heavy dumbbells, so I used two 30lbers (estimated). 21-15-9 of the following:
Total time: 3:38. Those thrusters were easy, but I had a hard time with the pullups. Couldn’t kip on the power tower we used for pullups so it was tough to get any momentum.
Chinatown. The big day. About 8 uninterrupted hours of parading and going into every store in Chinatown. We had lots of people today so there was lots of relief and it went smoothly compared to previous years. It was also a lovely, warm 53 degrees, which makes the whole day more enjoyable.
We did a quick lion dance routine and kung fu show for a corporate event in Midtown today. The space had really low ceilings and was pretty small, so we had to abbreviate the routine and cut out all the fun stuff. Afterwards I got my ass kicked in a choreographed fight set. I’m taking today as an active rest day.
