Hi everyone, I'm taking the Spring 2018 cycle and I'm super excited to get it started. I took sparring and BB class this morning and a got few credits in. Sparring was really tough and now I am very soar and I am trying to recover! I went over my poomsaes and self defense in BB class.
Good week of training in this week. Sent in essays. Feeling good. I will be on a plane to Australia this time next week. Looking forward to training on a beach!
Wow, Thanksgiving at home in Arkansas was great but the caloric intake caused havoc with my training. I was able to get in three days of some exercise. That was enough so that when I got back 2 days ago I was not completely starting from zero again. My runs and workouts this week have not been great but I am bouncing back nicely. Today I finished my pre-history of Korea essay. Yea! I now have only one left to do.... an essay on going a day with earplugs and experiencing what deafness might be like. I chose deafness because I am already going slightly deaf in one ear (my left) and need to experience what I may end up like in a few years.
Woke up tired today. Yesterday's workout must have taken more out than I realized, which is not good because that was not a replica of the PE test. Mind was also distracted with job stuff. Went home, worked, went back to gym at lunch and did all my forms, stick and staff included. going to bed now (8:50) to be sure to get up early tomorrow and get in a workout before work. going to be a long week. On the plus side, I am on page 11 of my pre-history of Korea paper and just got started on the final section. I should have it done soon, definitely before I go to Australia.
Good news. I can log in via my work iPad without being blocked. Still trudging along. Since changing my workout at the start of the last BB cycle I have increased my bench press by 50 lbs. I do not think I have ever had that big of a gain. I had to back off running a bit and no running on pavement due to fluid on the knee. Taking a week off, a compression sleeve and pre-meds of NSAIDs before workouts have the knee back to normal size. I ran 3 miles on the treadmill today at a 9 min mile pace and everything good so far. I need to finish up my pre-history essay before I go to Australia in December so I only need to focus on physical stuff starting in Jan.
New month, more training. I've had to cut back a bit. Injured fluid filled knee causing some issues but a brace and cutting back on running seems to be helping. Just focusing on weights and pushups, pull ups, etc., for the time being. Laid off TKD classes as well for 1.5 weeks but will go to a BB class tomorrow. I also have 8 pages on my pre-history of Korea paper done!!
Still training. This week was busy with travel and other diversions and fluid on my knee so I took it a bit easier. Ellipitical instead of running, skipped TKD classes, but still got in my physical stuff. Possible changes at work are a bit distracting. Looking forward to getting re-focused on Monday.
Today, I decided to make grilled cheese with Anthony. We cannot cook. The bread was black and hard, the cheese wasn't even melted. College is gonna suck
My work computer blocking me from this site is getting to be a pain... Training goes on. TKD class last night. Lifted this morning and went up a tad in weight on all exercises. I know I repeat this but I am still surprised at how switching my workout to include more pushups, sit-ups and pull ups and spacing out my lifts to 1 or 2 times a week has improved my strength. Work is kinda slow at the moment which is nice because it gives me a little extra free time that I am trying to put to good use for my essays. I pretty much have them done. The pre-history one is the most difficult. Typically writing is fairly easy for me. This essay is difficult to push through for some reason. I think it is because there is a lot of divergent opinions on the subject...
I am glad I have extra time to train and prepare. Typically I run on a treadmill to go easy on my knees and feet but at testing I'll be on the road. Running on the treadmill is easier so I run outside every now and then. Today the goal was to run for 50 min straight. I paced myself so I was likely running less than a 10 min mile. But I did run for 50 min and boy can I tell it. Quads and feet are already sore. Keep on pushing... a little each day. I also added about 4/3 of a page to my pre-history of Korea paper!
King Tiger Black Belt is now blocked on my work computer! That's gonna make entries next spring when I am traveling a lot a bit more difficult. Treated myself to a late morning and went to the gym at lunch. It is amazing how physical performance changes during the day. Running at 10 am vs 6 am equates to at least 30 seconds to a minute improvement in time. Today I went 1.5 miles at an 8:21 min/mile pace. I think that is a personal best. The only downside is that improvements in running take away from the burpees. Only managed 17 today. I have gotten in as many as 30 in a row. Gotta work on those some more. Keeping on keeping on.
Hope all the sophomores and juniors did well on their PSAT today! I didn't have to go to school today but I went to pick up some friends and we all hung out. Went to grab food, the mall, then we went thrifting. Its been a long day, now I have to work on my applications.
Congratulations to all those that tested last weekend!! I continue my training. Backed off the physical training a bit the past few days and devoted that time to writing essays. My goal is to have all of them done before year end so starting Jan 2018 all I have to focus on is physical stuff and forms. 3.5 pages of Pre-History of Korea typed up.... a good start. Missed my workout this AM but am about to go sneak in a TKD workout.
Today I didn't do much.I went to school and now im going to leave for scouts but I don't have school tomorrow because they have testing for sophomore's and Junior's.
I'll be pretty busy working on early applications this week because the deadline for NC State + Chapel Hill is this Sunday! Each requires 2 essays, which should be fairly easy. I've had a lot of practice this cycle and in English class so I'm confident in my writing skills. I plan to apply to only 2 schools this week, because "Free Application Week" is coming up near the end of the month. I intend to take full advantage of the waivers and apply to many other schools that I've kept in consideration.
Today I could barley wake up to goto school i was still tired from the testing. I went to class and helped out and got a mentee session with Taylor.
today was super boring. my body hurt and the hype of testing has already slowed down. i didnt get to hang out at all today, i just had to be around the house. it was very uneventful
today was the day of the public test. my whole family and my girlfriend and sister came out to watch, so i had to impress them. everyone said i did very well at testing. i even broke 3 bricks! im still very nervous though, i made the mistake of not doing my journals. but when master evins asked me why, i told him i didnt have an excuse. and its true, there is no excuse
today is testing day and im super nervous. i know all my stuff but im behind on some of my requirements and im super nervous about it. i really dont want to get in trouble but its my fault for not being on top of everything. i especially dont know what to do about my journal entries
It's testing day, and I'm super anxious. I've been tapping my foot the whole day, just because of the anxiety. I still have some homework to do, but I'll finish that, eat dinner, then get ready. See you all tonight!
It's test day and I am so excited and nervous too. I feel ready. I am going to finish getting all my info in the computer and eat dinner. See you all tonight.
Thursday I was really tired I don't know why but I was. I Went to help class to prepare for the test tommorow.
Well, tonight is the big night. Took the day off from work so that I could rest and review. At this point I either know it or I don't. Hoping that the evening goes smoothly and that we are not there too late. Fingers crossed!
Today I walked into math class, utterly clueless that we had a test. I still have no idea what a vector is and what purpose it could possibly serve me in the future, but I walked out of the end with a 93. I'm still in awe, I promise I only used legitimate methods. Hopefully, more miracles like this will happen. Especially in my AP Psychology and Chemistry Classes.
work wasnt too bad today. the kids are usually a lot calmer on thuesdays as opposed to mondays and wednesdays
today was pretty average. school, class, requirements and taking hannah out to eat. its always fun though. but the physical and written test are tomorrow so i need energy
today was a long day. i realized ive got a lot of work to do on my physical strength, but i think i did well on the written test
its the first day of october. all my friends and i are super excited for halloween, its the best holiday even if were too old to dress up
today was an unsettling day. i didnt feel like doing anything at all. i didnt want to do homework or play video games or anything. it was a very weird feeling
Class has been intense lately. Master Chelley, Marcus and I have been drilling staff, bolo and short stick lately and we spent all of class doing it and some time while we were teaching class
Tomorrow is testing, and I'm super nervous but also excited. I'm ready, after over 3 months of preparation! I have a lot of schoolwork, so I'd better get to that, and for everyone testing tomorrow, GOOD LUCK(hopefully you won't need it)!!!!!
Today is the day before testing and it was hectic. My girlfriend got in a car accident, thankfully she's okay. i am scrambling to enter everything in the website but i will get it done.
Ok so I'm really excited because today was the day before over night testing yes so school was nice then after school I went back home and did a whole lot of selfdefence after that I ate dinner and then we waited for an hour getting ready to go to tae kwon do and then we went to tae kwon do we worked hard then I came back home tired and then I went to bed good night
Today was alright. I helped out at the blood drive at my school and got pizza. Also got cookie cake for my German class and they were pleased. One more night left. So excited!
Today I decided to lift and go heavy. I'm still surprised at how cutting back on lifting and doing more pushups, etc. has helped my traditional weight workout. Tonight is a BB class and I need to save a bit of aerobic capacity for that. I finished a first draft of an essay yesterday which is a big checkmark. Going to start research on pre-history of Korea now. Also need to start learning the final two or three forms/self-defenses. Keep on swimming, keep on swimming.
I am almost done with my requirements. Now, I just have to make sure I have all of my poomsaes and self-defenses down.
Today I took a World History test I think that I got a lot of the questions right since that class is easy. I didn't do much other than the test.
On Tuesday I took a Engineering test. I think that I did very good on it other than that I just went to scouts.
Today was awesome I did school stuff I checked another grade and I got 100 it was amazing then I came back home we went to tar kwon do we worked on our side kicks then after that I went home and worked on my lego drop tower for a science fair what I trying to do on it is make it stop before it hits the ground or crash for those of you that don't know what a drop tower is it is a fair ride and goes to the top and it drop you stomach herts after then after that I worked on my self defence defense and poomsaes with my brother and then I ate took a shower now I'm going to bed good night oh and prepare for Friday night I'm excited see you then
Days are turning into a big blur. Two more days before we test. Hoping I can keep my anxiety (and vertigo) in check and make it through the night of testing!
I had tennis practice today as well as tutoring. I went to TKD to help out and get the last bit of credits for Friday. Only 2 more days to go! I am so nervous.
Today was a good day. My dad and I played frisbie when I got home. I played with my puppy even though he likes to bite. I did good in TKD and am getting ready for testing.
So, a workout, TKD class an another workout in less than 24 hours leaves one a bit tired. This morning was the third of those workouts and my body just needed more time to recover. Where I ran 2.31 miles in 20 minutes yesterday at 10:30 am, today I could only muster 1.5 miles in 16.5 minutes at 6:00 am. Shoulders, arms and legs were also shot from TKD class so I focused on forms today rather than the more physical stuff. Looking forward to a better performance tomorrow.
I haven't been sleeping extremely late recently, but I've noticed that I'm starting to get more tired than usual. Especially as I get more work from my teachers, I never seem to have enough time to do it. Thankfully today, I don't have clubs, so I can actually do work. Once this week is over, I'll have a lot more time on my hands.
Today was a good day. I got home from school early, took a massive nap and then went to Bojangles with some mates. It was fun eating chicken, blasting music, and driving at relatively high (but mostly safe) speeds. I got home late and I'm really tired so it's gonna be a short one today. Good night
Today was the same as many others. I went to school, afterschool, and had sparring class. It was fun and I did really good. Black belt testing is this Friday, I am ready.
Today was super funny. I went to the wrong class at the wrong period. I also made my friends laugh a lot.It was so funny because we all kept doing weird and stupid things.
Late night with little sleep - so getting my workout in at lunch today then BB class tonight. Some days, like today, I feel a little old to test for 4th Dan. Then life reaches out and sends a reminder. Today it was in the form of the daily email from the Mutts comic strip which contained this quote. Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals. Henry Ford
I finally got my plant (shrub) today! It was called a "Hot Shot Azalea," but I don't think my dad (who loves plants) has ever kept this specific type. It's pretty cool, not too big, but not too tiny.
Today I went to school and afterschool at TKD. I came home and finished my homework and ate pizza. My mom cooked cookies to. It was an ok Monday.
Today was a decent Monday, besides the fact that my head started hurting and I was feeling a little dizzy in my last block. I'm better now but I might be getting sick. I hope I can recover before Friday if that is the case
Today was such a bad day. Totally sucked. I hated it. Mondays are never good for me but today was just exceptionally bad for me like wayyy to bad.
Yesterday I decided to lift and am still maintaining strength. Today got up early to be at gym by 6 and it was tough. 1.5 mile run was worst I've had in a while. Got in pushups, situps and pullups then went through all my forms. Overall I salvaged a decent workout but will make it sure I get better sleep tonight.
Today, I did some requirements and a little bit of homework. I'm pretty sure I have a couple of tests this week, so I studied for English and Physics. Also, I'm excited for the last week of the cycle!
Today was pretty fun in the morning I got home from my sleepover at my friends house after that I went to my grand mothers house to do some laundry because ours is broken then we just stayed there for a while then came back after that I ate some dinner we all watched a movie and now I'm going to bed good night
Today I basically did nothing except study a little for AP Human Geo and rest.
Saturday was the Physical and written test. I got a 78 on the written test and beat all of my times for the physical part. After it I took a 4 hour nap because i was super tired.
On Friday I took A AP Human Geography test and did pretty good on it compared to the other people. Then I went home and rested for the test tomorow
I missed all of these days because the website would not let me post them. On thursday I took a test in Marketing class and got a 100 so I was pretty happy about that. After school I went to class and practiced all of the pomsaes and self defences
Today was a good day. I went to carowinds and then came home and played with some new friends that moved into the neighborhood. The panthers won and that was good. I had a good day.
I have gotten no time this weekend. I've been so busy. I literally am rarely home these days. It is so sad. I like to be home and chill.
Today, I got up at 7:00 and got ready for the physical test. I passed all of the segments except for the running (which I was pretty upset about because this time was 18 or 19 seconds longer than during Pre-Testing). I got a 95 on the written test, so that brought up my mood. After that, I changed into my uniform for Black Belt class. I actually got two Black Belt classes! After the first class, I stubbed my toe on the base of the pull-up bar and it started bleeding. I got a band-aid, but that didn't stay on for very long, but thankfully my toe had healed by then. After testing and class, I came home and pretty much just relaxed and did some more requirements.
I am so sore and tired. After the physical test, I was completely dead. I had no energy left especially because I was up late the night before dancing.
Today was a busy day again. I had school, afterschool, blackbelt class, and then I went and got my shrub. I studied for the written test tomorrow to. I have to get some sleep so I will be ready,
Today was ok I wnt to school we had a half day then came back and I was practicing for the writin and physical test that was awesome and now I feel like I'm ready for tomorrow good night every body
I cannot believe that we only have one week left in the cycle! Back in July it felt like this time would never come because of all of the requirements that had to be met. But now it's almost over! Now trying to finish up those last physical requirements and review review review! Got in my last mentor session last night with Master Dege and I have one more mentee session to go. The light is at the end of the tunnel!
I am so happy it Friday because I get to see all my friends again. I love the weekends because I get to go to my favorite Indian festival. Its called Garba and it goes on from 10pm to 2am.
Today I did not have school so I got to sleep in. It was really nice. I was able to get alot done today espically studying for the written test, I went to black belt class in the afternoon.
I went a little easier today - no running. Focused on forms. Was able to get through all TKD forms, stick forms and staff forms without running to a video. That is a first. Steady on.
Nowadays, I don't have as much homework as I used to. This is a good thing, because it gives me more time to work on my requirements and study for the SAT.
Today was fairly normal. I went over a test in Economics, did some derivative review in Calculus, but we actually had a fire drill in the middle. After school, I went to go sign up for a Math Honor Society, but it was over so fast that I still had time to run and catch the bus.
Today was a really ling day. I had school, TKD clas, TKD pictures, Sparring class, and heloed with family class. Glad tongo to bed.
Today as usual I went to school then came back had a great day then I went home to do my home work and then I went to tae kwon do that was fun because we did sparring class and we did a lot of stuff then I came back and now I'm eating
Today I had a tennis match against North Meck High School and we lost sadly. It was so hot that this girl from our team passed out and then her twin started crying because she could feel her pain. It was very sad.
I'm creeping up on meeting my physical requirements. Today I reached 53 pushups, 18 pullups, 45 situps in a minute and 25 burpees in a row (somewhat slowly). I also got in 4 miles in 38 minutes followed by a minute of jumprope - all one right after the other. Legs are shot but I feel good about reaching all targets by spring.
Today at school it was Jersey day and I wore a rangers Jersey. After School I went home and did some homework. I went to sparring class later at 6:30 and helped in the family class afterward.
Today, when I walked into school in the morning, a group of people offered me a doughnut and a bag of candy (and, yes, they were students). I accepted, not knowing the purpose. Later, I saw an excerpt from the Bible on the bag, and realized that it was a Christian club. Well, the funny thing is, I'm not Christian, but a doughnut is a doughnut, regardless what religion you are! Later, after school, I had to miss Taekwondo because I had Curriculum Night to attend (I have duties to several clubs at my school). Overall, it was a pretty fun day.
Wednesdays are always great for me! The school day was a breeze and I don't have anywhere to be after school on Wednesday so, I spent the majority of the day sleeping but now I have to study for my AP Psy test tomorrow!
Today was Holiday day at my school. I dressed up as Christmas. I got really hot with the sweater on.
I had a good day at school and tae kwon do. I even played some football outside when I got home. We are going to get my shrub sometime tomorrow or Friday.
Today was a pretty routine day. Went to school, went to Tennis practice and went to TKD. I had a tutoring session and then homework to finish when I came home.
Brown stripe day, so we did a lot of board breaking and everyone did very well. Today I have been trying to cut down on the amount of carbs that I am eating because I have been feeling sluggish. We will see how I end up feeling.
Today was a very boring day I woke up at 5:50 to get ready for school. I fell asleep for 1st and 2nd block and almost got kicked out of class for sleeping. And when I got home I just slept some more. so today was pretty much all sleeping and doing some work.
Today I went to school then after that I went back home it was amazing to go back home so then I went to do some practice on my selfdefence then I went to tae kwon do and did sparring class that was kind of hard then I did a mentor session with my mentor after that I went to the house and ate and now I'm about to go to bed
When a business dinner keeps you out until midnight, an early morning workout is hard. So, I treated myself to 8 hrs of sleep then worked out. Today was lift day. Still maintaining my strength levels. Either going to a TKD class tonight or practicing forms on my own.
This morning, in physics, another student decided to make coffee, and I had some. I typically love coffee, but this did not sit well with me, and I was limping between classes. I'm better now. Luckily though, this didn't really affect me on my physics and economics tests today, which I think I did pretty well on. After school, I helped out at Taekwondo for a little bit, before going to an Engineering Explorers Post Meeting at EPRI. Overall, today was fun.
Today was a normal school day. I got a solid 80 on my civics test which I was unprepared for so thats good. I went home, took a nap and I worked on a bit of homework. I also got a new thrasher shirt today which I'm excited to wear soon!
Today I got up at 54 for no reason because I thought I was running late for school. The rest of the day was normal I just went to scouts and went home like every Tuesday.
Today was a pretty good day. I had a good day at school. I did not really feel like taking sparring tonight but was so glad that I did. It was fun. I finished my homework when I got home and played with my puppy. Now I have to go to bed.
Today I went to school and got some of my papers back and I got an A I loved it then I went back home and did some study for the test on Saturday then I went to tae kwon do and did some poomsaes then I came back home and ate some fruit and went to bed good night
Today was decade at my school and I dressed up as the '80s. It was really cool seeing what everyone else dressed up as. After school I did some homework and then went to dance.
Today was a long day. I am very tired and I still have a lot of hw left to do. I hope i finish it as quickly as possible.
Speed for my 1.5 mile run improved today. I ran at an 8.67 min/mile pace and eventually covered 1.73 miles with the cool down. I impressed myself with 25 straight burpees after the run. However, I could not match yesterday's 50 pushups in a row. Energy in one exercise takes from another I guess. But, still improving all around. Got in all my forms including multiple iterations of staff forms. I am almost to muscle memory on those but still have a lot of work to do on precision.
Today at my school, since it was Marvel Monday for spirit week, I dressed up as Captain america. School felt super long today. I was really tired.
Today it was very hard to get up since I had a four day weekend. But other wise I had a very normal day
Today was Monday and I sure do dislike Mondays. I was sleepy all day. I had a tennis match, then tutoring classes and a mentee session. Now I am going to touch my homework finally and study for my test in Civics tom!
Today I had a good day. I played football with my friends at school. I had a good day at Tae Kwon Do to. When I got home I did more cycle stuff and studied for the written test. I played with my puppy to.
Today I went to school then after that I did some homework and then I went to tae kwon do that was fun because it was my last day of leadership1 then I did hyper we were doing some touph work it was fun then I came back home and ate teeth vitamins and now I'm going to bed
