I started off the day at the DMV so I didn’t have high hopes for the rest of the day. However, it turned out all right. Work had an international food competition, and I got to eat an assortment of foods from all over people brought in. I voted for some Arepas, which were delicious. Abigail and I went to North Charlotte for sparring and black belt, Master Opie put us through the wringer and I am exhausted! See everyone tomorrow!
It was a quiet day today. Got up for the morning workout, got my requirements in and that’s about it. Looking forward to hitting up north Charlotte again tomorrow for black belt and sparring,
Monday- lots of mind numbing tasks today but I did manage to work on my essays. Morning workout was good and not too hard. These 4 minutes of each exercise don’t seem like a lot less but I feel better!
Sunday, nothing exciting today I can’t believe this is week 9! I’m hoping to catch up on my mentor/mentee sessions and finish a few essays, I’m feeling good about everything else!
Today was good, morning workout, pretty standard day at work and then class and sparring, I had a mentor session with master Marcus, working on Bolo which was good, grtting closer to testing. I need to finish my essays!
Wow today was a lot, up for my normal workout, home for a quick shower and then rushed to ft mill for some plant meetings, back to Charlotte to pickup a textbook for my oldest daughters college course, out to Belmont to grab weapons I left there, home for a quick dinner and then did the sparring and black belt classes at north Charlotte. I am exhausted, but it was really good to get the intensity of 2 classes on a row.
Back to work today, lots of catching up after a week of vacation, due to the testing Abigail and I decided to go to Belmont for the Black belt class, it was nice to see how other locations do it. Worked on self defenses and hopkido. Thanks Master shin for letting us join!
Well we made it to September. It’s feeling like the final stretch. Gotta get on my essays but I’m feeling good about everything else.
Man this cycle is flying by. Just finished my no technology challenge. I actually really enjoy it, but it was actually pretty hard this year. I’ve gotten into some bad habits that this helped me see. Got lots of chores done!
Busy day today, we woke up and packed up. Ran the 1.5 miles to the car and drove it back to the hotel. We loaded up and were on the road by 10. The drive was uneventful and we were home by 2 or so, we had our bikes fixed a week ago and hadn’t ridden them, so Abigail Emma and I went on a ride. The bike felt so smooth and much easier to ride when it is all lubed up. Then we headed to black belt class, and works on hopkido, which was really good as we haven’t done much of that.
Another good day today. We got up and ran 2+ miles and. Then hit the gym, the rest of the morning we spent on the beach. We came back for lunch and Abigail and I did some self defense and poomsae. Back to the beach and then dinner and bed!
Spent the day at the beach, I’m burnt. Didn’t run or anything but we’ll get back on it.
Full day at the beach, I never know how vacation is going to go. Got in about a 3 mile run, and did our poomsae in the gym, this hotel had a nice big area Abigail and I could work, here’s hoping we can keep up everyday!
Got up and to the gym, no class today but hit the weights. Work was busy and went quickly, Abigail and I went over to Harrisburg for their blackbelt class, it was cask to see how other dojangs do things. It’s like we all speak the same language, just with a slight accent! 2 more days until the beach!
I don’t have alot to say today. Went to some early lessons and helped today. Im hoping to get to a black belt belt class tomorrow before we leave for the beach. Next week will be a challenge to keep on track.
Monday- up to workout got some requirements done, work was fairly uneventful. Made it to king tiger to help and take a class, also got a mentor session in. Good day!
Fun day today- we went to Carrigan farms, it’s nice to be able to do pull ups, even managed a flip off the rope swing. Lazy day for the afternoon didn’t get everything done but back on it tomorrow.
Today was a combo of busy and quiet, we got up for the black belt class and stayed to help with the next one. Home for a quick lunch and some down time. Then back to north Charlotte for the self defense seminar. I enjoyed getting to work with master Evins, I wish we had gotten through more, but I’ll take what I ca. get, seems like I need to work on some hapkido!
Long day again at work, but got up and went to the gym, hit lots of pull ups on the machine to help me. My back can really feel it today. We had sparring tonight, I enjoy the high energy of the class and am not nearly as exhausted as I used to be!
Pretty non taekwondo day. Got up and worked out but had to get to work early and stay late, didn’t get everything done today, gotta catch up tomorrow.
Got up for the gym, did a mile and the workout. Lots of abs today, I wasn’t planning on going to TKD today but I don’t think illake it tomorrow so I want for 2 classes, I had hoped for a mentee or mentor session but didn’t get it. Not many instructors tonight, so I’m glad we went to help.
Monday Monday Monday. Up early, got in 2 miles on the treadmill, and a workout in. Work was a lot but good, I hope. Prepping for a big meeting Wednesday. TKD was good, helped with a class and got in a mentee session, feeling good!
Quiet day today- but got up and after a lazy morning I got a 3 miles run in with Abigail, I did my requirements, and we ended up doing some stick and staff in the front yard to finish our day off. Feeling good!!
Friday. Got up for kettlebells and coffee with friends. Isoent the day working, gave a little presentation that went well and now need to prep for next weeks meetings that will be here. I hope they don’t interfere with getting to TKD in the evenings. It ’m short a few miles this week and need to finish those up tomorrow
Today was a good day, got up and worked out, my shoulder was feeling better and I think I can start some pull-ups, but not it seems to be achy in a different spot…oh well. went to two classes today, helped with the first and took the second, it was all first don stuff which is good, as I haven’t done much of that yet!
Nothing out of the ordinary got up early and worked out. Went to work and then ended up back at king tiger for two classes and a mentee session.
Today is my daughter Lillian’s birthday, so we celebrated her all day. After breakfast, I got a 3 mile run in, what a nice day to run! I’m hoping to get to a track this week and get my 2 mile time. We spent the afternoon at the skatepark and then came home for dinner and cake, a good day!
sleeping in a bit was nice, but I do think getting the miles done this morning would have been nice. I kept meaning to go for a run this afternoon but I ended up napping instead! I remember the pretest being Super stressful last year. This year was almost fun! I felt good,
I got back in town late last night, I kept up with most of my requirements but a full day of travel yesterday put me behind. Today was busy at work, catching up, on everything, I enjoyed sparring tonight, I wish we got one more round in but the two I did spar were good. It’s nice to have big people to go against.
Got up early today for a flight to California, it was delayed before I even left the house, so somehow, I don’t remember why but I ended up running through all the poomsae before leaving, I didn’t get and other requirements in and I’ll need to catch up, anyway I’m at the Jr nationals dive meet until Wednesday. With one of my other daughters, Lillian. Hopefully it goes well!
Saturday- big day today. Class early, a quick mentee session and a quick poomsae seminar. Tiring but it was all really good practice. Off to California tomorrow, I hope I can keep up with all my daily requirements.
Quiet day today- or maybe just “normal” . I got up and worked out with the F3 guys, unfortunately it didn’t really match up with the daily requirements so I had to get my burpees and sit-ups in later in the day. work was slow- wrapping up a few things before leaving Sunday for California. I really enjoyed blackbelt class today, lots of self defense.
Today was the first sparring class I’ve been to since last cycle. Last cycle after every round of sparring I remember being exhausted. This time I felt pretty good, still tired and sweaty but I didn’t feel like I was going to die, I’m looking forward to more sparring classes!
Another pretty straightforward day. Got up worked out, still can’t do pull-ups. Today at work was meeting day for some reason, I spent all day on calls and in meetings. Left s little late and went straight to class. Helped, got a mentor session in and took 1 class. It was good. shrimp tacos to finish off the day!
Monday, it was a pretty good day today, I feel like I’m getting the swing of things. Got up and ran a mile, and did my exercises, I still can’t do pull-ups. But I’m planning on talking to a PT and see what I should do. Luckily I seem to be able to do everything else, I helped with class and had a mentor session with instructor Matthew, now home and bed and donut again tomorrow.
Another quiet day today, got up early to see my oldest daughter off on a trip with friends. Stayed up and got my requirements done first thing. Other than that just did some chores and ran some errands. Nice quiet day after yesterday’s busyness. Back to classes tomorrow!
Saturday, today was busy. Cooked breakfast and went to a bike shop to discuss bikes for a triathlon, we ended up finding a used one that will work, We went to open dive at the HFFA which was alot of fun. I took a nap afterwords on accident, Abigail and I got our requirements in and now I’m headed to bed!
Quiet day today- can’t wait for next week to start up and to hear all about the tournament, I thought my shoulder was doing better but pull ups are still a no-go. I need to get some miles in tomorrow before it gets too hot, I’m feeling really good about poomsae
Well, I missed yesterday’s post, I have to get back I. The habit of this. The exercises are easy to get to except I’ve tweaked my shoulder so I’ll need to catch up on my pull ups later. Days without class it’s a lot harder to get all the requirements in. I’m glad I have Abigail to keep me motivated, we’ll work together while everyone is at the tournament.
Well it’s Monday and I’m just now getting on journaling, we spent this weekend in the mountains seeing some cousins from my moms side of the family that I hadn’t seen in years and some of my kids had never met. We had a small memorial and buried my grandmothers ashes. In her garden she had tended for the last 50 plus years, she was 99 when she passed. I can only hope I leave a positive legacy and a loving family behind when I finally go.
Tuesday- Journal number 50! I’ve actually done quite a few more but I didn’t realize if I did one in the morning for the day before and one that night it only counts as one! Today was good, got up and did 2 miles but I struggled, I think the foggy air really affected me, hopefully Saturday is nicer. Ready for this weekend!
Monday- got up early and got the 2 miles and requirements in, the. We had a morning mentor session with master Marcus. We went over our breaks and what we are going to do, It was a good informative session, Regular work the rest of the day, nothing crazy, can’t believe physical testing is this weekend!
Sunday- got up today and did 2 miles, I was a little out of sorts, got a late start and no one joined me. I forgot to take my glasses off and to grab my earbuds for music. With glasses sliding off my face and no music the run seemed to last a lot longer. I won’t do that again! I spent the day running some errands, and then after lunch finished drywalling up the bathroom, now for muddying and sanding, my least favorite part. looking forward to the testing next weekend, I’m a mixture of relieved and stressed that it’s so close!
Saturday- Today was a long day, got up early for 2 miles before black belt class. Black belt class was good, I enjoy working on some of the basic stuff like preps that maybe I should have learned a little better as a lower belt. After class Abigail and I stopped by Home Depot and picked up drywall and cement board for the bathroom. Got a lot of drywall up but got distracted by football. Another day tomorrow!
Friday- Today was pretty dull. Got work done. Ran some errands at lunch and then went to Black belt class. Worked on red belt self defense, I feel ok about those but was mixing up kicking defense 2 and 3, I had those down last week but have somehow forgotten them. Oh well, on the list to practice at home!
Work today, TKD tonight, got some leadership credits and sparring class done. I did a class as a white belt and hope to do another Saturday so I can then write my essay.
Wednesday- got up and got my requirements in. I hope the person below my hotel room Doesnt hate me. Spend the day at the plant and flew home late. Now we’re watching a movie, back to the regular schedule tomorrow!
Tuesday- Spent the day in Ohio programming a packaging machine. I didn’t get up in time to get the gym but did manage to get off at a reasonable time and get my requirements in before dinner. Then I worked on finishing up my essays. One more day here and then back to NC.
Monday- got out and did 2 miles this morning, then the plumber showed up to finish and get the inspection completed. I was able to also get the electrical inspected at the same time, all by 8:30am! Abigail and I did an early morning mentor session, which was really good! Worked and got my requirements done and went back for evening class. I’m now sitting on a plane headed for Ohio, back on Thursday!
Sunday- nothing too exciting today. Didn’t run but I will tomorrow. Got my requirements done and finished the electrical in the bathroom. Then spent the afternoon at a neighborhood football party.
Friday- Kettlebell workout this morning and coffee with friends. I’m frustrated with work, and I’ll need to travel again next week. I really with I hadn’t injured my toe, it hurts a lot when I do burpees.
Thursday, I didn’t run today, I’ll need to catch up tomorrow. I had to go to the office, but got in my reps there before lunch. I came back early and grabbed Abigail and went and did a mentor session before the 4pm testing. I was hoping to stay but needed to get back home. I’m looking forward to a normal schedule next week.
Wednesday- Ran 2 miles this morning and got a stretch and my requirements in, not having class is throwing off my schedule! Had the plumbers out today to get started on the bathroom. Unfortunately I had to move a few thing and switch some plans due to stud locations but I think we got it all worked out.
Monday- up early for a work trip. Spent the day working and didn’t get back to the hotel until 9ish. Working on requirements and poomsae in the room before bed.
Sunday- It been a busy weekend, I’m sore this morning from the kickathon. I did not run this morning, but did get my requirements done. Worked in the bathroom again this afternoon. Got the new door hung and most everything prepped for the plumbers next week. Traveling tomorrow morning, I’m hoping I can get my requirements in tomorrow night.
Friday- Went to my kettlebell workout, it had a lot more running than usual which would have been good except I majorly jammed my toes yesterday in class. It was a busy day at work, lots of meetings prepping for my travel next week. Got 2 loads of trash from my construction project tot he dump and spent an hour on the phone with mecklenburg county trying to understand permitting. Class was good, and home in time for dinner and early bed.
Thursday- got up and did 2 miles this morning, and got some of my requirements done. Then to the office and back home in time for TKD. Helped out with the 5:15 class and worked with some students who were really ready for testing! Sparring class was good but I jammed my toes doing a poomsae during class. I can’t seem to do a week without something hurting.
Wednesday- Got up and RAN 2 miles for the first time in a while, felt ok running but my foot was hurting during class. Had to go into the office today- which makes getting my requirements done harder, had to borrow a conference room at lunch time. Classes were good tonight, I'm definitely feeling a lot more confident in what I'm teaching the Color belts and not second guessing myself. Got a Mentor session in with Master Marcus.
Tuesday- Got up and did my requirements. Worked from home today and took a load of recycles to the dump, I wish recycling came every week in Huntersville! Abigail had swimming today so i went to class alone, but got a mentee and both leadership credits in. My mentee is looking good for testing next week!
Monday- got up and do some requirements. Still not running, trying to get this plantar fasciitis better before I got out again. We had a mentor session with master Marcus this morning, that was good we hadn’t done much weapon work. I’ve been thinking about enertia, I think I picked this project up because Ive got a lot of eneertia and can’t stop doing something, I’m already doing an hour plus of requirements, why not just keep moving….I Spent the rest of the day working on my bathroom project, electrical is almost done, ac is now piped in. Next will be plumbing, but I’m paying for that to be done,
Sunday- what should have been a relaxing day ended up being a full day of working on projects. I’ve been talking about adding a bathroom upstairs since we moved in and for some reason while I’m in the middle of black belt cycle I decided to start. Did our shopping for supplies and materials and got the former closet ripped to the studs. Opened up a new door and framed it out. It looks good but I am questioning why I added another project while I am busy with this. We finished off our evening with poomsae and self defense with all the kids.
Saturday- got up for blackbelt class, it was a good one. Work with weapons which I haven’t done much of. Then stuck around and got a mentee session in and a helped with the family class after. Then we went home and I got a short walk/run in, I’ve hurt my foot/ankle somehow and am trying to not mess it up more. Spent the rest of the day cleaning and prepping our room above the garage I am working on converting to an additional bathroom.
Thursday- last day at the beach, we had a free pass to the go-cart place and decided to use it before we left. We packed up early and hit the tracks around 11. I was impressed with everyone’s driving skills, especially considering the girls hadn’t really done anything like that before. We left around 1:30 and made it back just in time for evening sparring. I’m glad we kept up on our requirements as well as we did but now I’ve got to keep focused and finish everything up before testing!
Wednesday- a third good day at the beach, headed back tomorrow. Spent the morning on the beach, and most of the afternoon in the pool and relaxing on our balcony. I ended up doing 2 miles once the sun went down. It was much more pleasant. I’ve also decided sam Chong is boring and that’s why I always try to mix another poomsae with it. See everyone at sparring!
Tuesday- Great day today, ran 2 miles this morning. The humidity here really makes that hard. Then we spent all on the beach. I’m a little more crispy than I would like, keeping up with everything is hard!
Sunday- 1st full day our our beach trip, kids were up early, Got some requirements done, and we were at the beach by 8am… We spent the morning there and after lunch went to the Myrtle waves water park, pretty good. We all went back to the beach after dinner, Abigail and I thought it would be fun to do our poomsaes and self defenses on the beach, but we just ended up kicking sand at eachother and I don’t recommend it!
Saturday- got up early and finished packing my bag and the car for the beach. Got over to the morning blackbelt class. Man was that a lot of falls and rolls. But I’m not nearly as sore from them as I would have been at the beginning of this cycle, I guess I’m getting better. We made it to the beach this afternoon, everyone is off having a good time, I’m still worried about keeping Up with all our requirements while we are here!
Friday- I really felt good this week. We went everyday and got some sort of leadership or mentor/mentee work done almost everyday. Saturday after BB class we leave for the beach, I hope we can keep up our morning runs and requirements.
Wednesday-I had to go into the office today, (funny how much this is a big deal to me now, when i did it 5 days a week for 15 years) which really cuts into my morning routine, I was only able to run and get some requirements done, but not all. Afterwork, I got a quick haircut. I give the same instructions every time, but it was a different barber than normal and i got a completely different haircut. Oh-well, it grows back. Classes were good- the 4:45 and 5:15 seems to be extra busy now that school has started, happy to help assist with those. Then attended to 6pm and got a mentor session in with Master Marcus.
Tuesday- Got up and did 2 miles and all my physical requirements and stretched for about 20 min. Today almost all the kids ran with me, which was fun. Next week we are headed to the beach, normally I take Tuesdays off from classes but I went in today and had a really productive afternoon. Got both a mentee and mentor session in, as well as both leadership credits. It feels good to get things done!
Monday- The routine is really helping, 2 miles, finish ALL exercises and then about a 20 minute stretch. I highly recommend Sarah Beth Yoga on youtube. We pop it on the TV in the living room and stretch. Monday was a little busy at work, lots of things coming to a head trying to start prepping for the end of the quarter and end of the year, which is crazy that it's already almost September. We went and helped with the 5:15 and took the 6 and 6:45, classes. Worked with some white belts, which is always fun, even my youngest is long past that age! I worked with a new Mentee between classes which was nice. It's interesting to me that each person really has their own struggles.
Sunday- Back on the running today, I felt extra slow and my calves were tight so took some time after to do some stretching. I've never stretched this much in my life, but I feel good. Did some shopping today, went to the Super G Mart, which is one of my wife's favorite activities, we like exploring different foods and new things. Sometime they are more successful than others. I don't think we got anything too exotic this time, just variation of things we know we like. Plus their veggies are a pretty good deal usually. Got home and did some requirements and ran through Poomsae's and self defenses with Abigail. I need to buckle down and get some Essays finished up this week. Almost halfway!
Saturday- got up and went to blackbelt class, I felt good, but I’ve bruised my shoulder doing rolls and falls I think. I seem to always have some ache or pain during this cycle, I need to stop complaining! Saturday night my wife and I went downtown and had a nice dinnner and saw a play. It was a really good time. We don’t get out much!
Thursday- Got up and did the standard 2 miles with Abigial and the dog. We really are getting that down and decreasing our time. It was a fairly stressful day at work, which hopefully means Friday will be better and more calm. I got through about half of my requirments before work and the other half at lunch, work from home days really make this much more achievable! Tonight was sparring, which I enjoy but I am always amazed how much energy those short rounds take up. Friday I should be on schedule with everything, got to get 3 miles in and try to catch up on some planks and pull ups. I know we are almost halfway- it's feeling more achievable!
Wednesday- Got up and did 2 miles, it's getting easier, got about half of my requirements done before work. I've added about 20 minutes of stretching after my run, and it's helped my hips not hurt so much, but it does add a lot of time to my morning, I may need to get up earlier. Abigail and I went to the 5:15 class to help out, I think teaching Poomsaes may be the best thing for me, as it really challenges how well I know each move and stance. recognizing someone elses mistakes are harder than recognizing my own. We took the 6 and 6:45 classes, and made it home. I need to get into gear on some more of my essays this week.
Got up and did 2 miles. hit a record time on the first mile. It's nice to see improvement. I need to get a 3 mile day in later this week. I had to go into the office today and managed to snag a conference room and finish my exercise requirements at lunch. In the evening Abigail and I did our poomsaes and self defense. I'm not sure how i would do this without her pushing me and helping me everyday. It must be harder for those people doing it alone. I want to make a list of everything I need to know so i make sure I'm not missing something. We keep learning more and I'm worried I'm going to miss something!
Monday, Today was a good productive day all Around. Got up and went for a run, only a mile and I'll need to add a few to get to 10 this week. Did some stretching after and then my physical requirements. 5 Minutes is a lot, I've been able to do about 3 minutes of each in 1 minute increments, and then I feel like I'm not getting much out of it as I can't do many reps in minutes 4 and 5. So I've taken to finishing my requirements around lunch, which is fine if I'm working from home, but I need to figure it out for the day I'm in the office. Today was the first day I've been able to go early and catch the 5:15 class to help with, It was nice and I'm hoping I can keep doing that.
This weekend was good, had my mom in town. I tried to get her to go running with us but she wasn’t interested. Went to a lake Sunday and swang on a rope swing quite a few times. Not sure if I can count as my pull ups a but boy are my lats sore. This 5 minutes or exercises and an extra mile this week are really getting tough.
Last day in Ohio, got up early again and was able to get a mile in and my exercises done. Spent all day on my feet and headed to the airport around 4. My flight wasn't delayed which i thought it would be with all the weather, so i made it on and thought i might actually be able to get to the Thursday night sparring. Unfortunately, we then had some electrical issue and sat for an hour while they fixed that. I ended up getting home around 9pm. I was able to work through my Poomsae's and finish my daily requirements before bed. It's always nice to sleep in my own bed.
Today was day 2 in Ohio, got up early but had a little less time this morning so I didn’t quite finish my requirements. Spent all day on my feet so finishing up poomsae and burpees tonight was not fun. I’m tired and ready for one more day, hopefully I can get home tomorrow, but the storms look like it may be a long day of travel tomorrow night.
First day on the road, work up early and got 2 miles in at the hotel gym. I realize i really prefer running outside! I also had time to finish my exercise requirements. Spent the day walking around a factory and got back around 5:30. I had time to get my poomsae, kicks and self defense down into my hotel room, before dinner. it was fun to FaceTime with Abigail so she could help me, Overall today went much better than I expected! Hopefully I can do it again tomorrow.
Got up and did 2 miles this morning, I’m still a little behind from being sick. Catching up feels almost impossible, I’ll get there but it’s a lot! In the beginning I felt this was very do-able and the deeper in we get and the more time it takes me every morning to get through things the more I realize how hard this is! I have work travel today, tried to stick with my nutrition challenge but finding good food in an airport isn’t easy,
I got up earlyish and Got 2 miles in, I've been trying to get a stretch session in after my runs. They feel good, but i don't know if I'm actually getting any more flexible. I didn't think going up to 4 minutes each on the exercises would be a big deal but I can tell a big difference in my energy on that 4th set still. We went out to Collect-a-con and actually saw a few king tiger folks. It was an interesting event, something I've never done before, doing something new is always good. I also started learning my new skill this weekend, harder than i thought it would be so far!
Today is the first day I’ve reallly felt completely back to normal from being sick. Long day of work, but I was able to get my requirements in at lunch. Today was sparring day, I enjoy sparring but I am always amazed how exhausted I am after 2 rounds.
I feel back on track today. Now I've got to catch up on some of my requirements I didn't get to while I was sick. It's a little overwhelming, but i know I can get through this. I'm definitely sore and
Feeling better today, I have not been that sick in a long time. Now to get back on track. Walked the dog and did some of my daily requirements. Hoping to get back to class Wednesday. Lots to catch back up on.
Been sick the past few days. Feeling better, hopefully i can get back on track next week.
Travel Troubles. I'm supposed to be in Iowa, but I'm back home. I spent my afternoon and evening yesterday waiting at the airport for a plane that never left. Thankfully I finished all the physical requirements before I left, although I did think about doing some pushups while waiting. There were so many people, the most I've ever seen in CLT. Now to get started with todays activities!
Up early for a run and early start on the requirements. Another day of no electronics. It is nice to just put the phone away and focus on whatever I’m doing. Got some essays worked on and finished up my
As everyone knows today was pretest. I had dreams about answering questions wrong but I knew I was right and was disagreeing with the masters! As for the actual tests I thought it went well, the run felt good after doing mostly 2 mile legs during the week, it was super nice of Joe Clowers to run my last lap with me after he already ran with Jovi! The physical and poomsae I felt went well, still need to improve but I feel so much more confident than 1.5 weeks ago when master Natasha reviewed poomsae with us in class. I spent the day off electronics (except for this) I got so much done cleaning and yard work. I did end up taking a nap. I think I like the person I am better when I’m not teaching for my phone everytime it buzzes! See you Monday!
Got up this morning and did my Friday Morning Kettlebell workout. Luckily it had lots of running, pushups, sit-ups and planks So I'm counting some of that toward my required exercises. Coffee in the morning with some friends after working out is always a nice entry into the weekends. I'm a little behind on some of my requirements but I hope to finish everything up today before friday night class. Tomorrow's pretest will be here soon!
Here we go, Thursday, another morning of running and exercises down. Unfortunately work has been a little slow the first half of the year. and now, as I wouldn't mind having the time and ability to focus on this black belt cycle everything is full speed ahead! It's nice to have Abigail doing this with me so we can hold each other accountable and work together on the daily requirements. See everyone at sparring tonight!
Well journaling seems to be the hardest thing for me to remember. Got up for the 2nd day in a row and did 2 miles and a few minutes of each of the exercises. I've said this a lot, but trying to remember all the self-defenses and Poomsae's is like unlocking a different portion of my brain that what I use at work. Sometimes I feel it's just having the confidence to take the next step, and generally it's the right one even if I'm doubting myself. Still mixing and matching Poomsae's. Hoping this week is the hardest in terms of making the routine, and the weeks to come I'm able to just add to it.
7/15/24 Journal
This weekend I spent time writing all the Poomsae's step by step with some memory "jogs" to help me remember them. I know I have known and will re-learn all of these but i seem to be struggling with them, especially when no one can help me!
I dont feel as prepared as I would like to be going into this. I would like to have taken more time to lay out a plan and get myself better organized. I generally go-with-the-flow but this is going to take some planning and preparation.
Ilve really enjoted the Atomic Habits book- reading it prior to starting t
