Every day training

Another feature of my training is trying to incorporate my everyday life into my training regiment.

So far I have a few modifications that might be helpful

• Limit of 4 drinks a week, and no more that 2 per session
• Standing at work
• Walking to subway ~2 miles per round trip
• Cutting down on sugar
• Meditation both sitting and standing.

Afternoon 5/2

GYM. Finally my gym membership is not just a tax on my laziness.

Went to planet fitness over lunch and started a six week training program based on this.

Today I only managed one Circuit.

• Qigong Stretching as done this morning
• 1A. Squat with dumbbells: 3 x 12 (15lbs)
• 1B. Stiff leg deadlift with dumbbells: 3 x 12 (15lbs)
• 1C. bench press with dumbbells: 3 X 12 (15lbs)
• 1D. Dumbbell rows: 3 x 12 (25lbs)
• 1E. Dumbbell Shoulder press: 3 x 12 (15lbs)
• 1F. crunches: 3x 15
• 1G. Isometric Plank on elbows: (Hold for 30 sec-1min)

Having not been to the gym for a while I expect to be sore tomorrow.

Morning 5/2

Here is what I did this morning 7:15-8:00:

• Qigong work outs as seen here. That is Grand Master Chen Zheng Lei. He is the teacher of my teacher's teacher. Had an opportunity to train with Master Chen back in October.
• Did some silk reeling, one handed forward, left and right 16 times each.
• Did the whole of Lao Jai Yi Lu. As demonstrated here, and here. I tried to mainly concentrate on the openning and closing of the arms coordinated with the chest. There is a lot to the form

My goal is to perform the form in its entirety at least 2 time a day, and optimally 5 times.

Getting stared

This is going basically a work out blog to keep track of my prep for tai chi camp.

By tai chi camp I mean specifically http://www.silkreeling.com/whj_camp.html

Apparently its a pretty intense work out, so I want to get my sedentary body into shape for it.