
Reflections on a Life in Training
TRAINING DIARY - DECEMBER 2019

12/8/2019 - My MRI - there is a strange beauty in this.
12/31/2019
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wudang Yuangong, Chen Yi Lu, Hsing-I broadsword (1 hr.)
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Stretching (15 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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12/30/2019
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wudang Yuangong, Chen Yi Lu, Hsing-I broadsword (1 hr.)
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PT session (40 mins.)
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Stretching (20 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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12/29/2019
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
12/28/2019
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Chen Yi Lu (30 mins.)
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Walk (30 mins.)
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Massage (2 hrs.)
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12/27/2018
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Chen Yi Lu (45 mins.)
12/26/2019
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Chen Yi Lu (30 mins.)
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12/25/2019 - "rest day" (i.e. 5 hours of cooking and cleaning)
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12/24/2019
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PT exercises and stretching (1 hr.)
12/23/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge (reached the 500 mark!)
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Kung Fu practice - Tai Chi 42 sword, Wudang Yuangong (30 mins.)
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12/22/2019
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu review - Wudang Yuangong (after years doing this form, I finally found out how to spell it) (30 mins.)
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Kung Fu lesson - Wudang Yuangong (1 hr.)
12/21/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong (1.25 hrs.)
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Kung Fu review (30 mins.)
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12/20/2019
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Kung Fu review - Wudang Yongguan (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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PT exercises (1 hr.)
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12/19/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong ( with the exciting new addition of push-ups) (45 mins.)
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Pull-ups challenge
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12/18/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong (45 mins.)
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Pull-ups challenge
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Kung Fu review - Wudang Yongquan (45 mins.)
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12/17/2019
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Pull-ups challenge
12/16/2019
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu review - Wudang Yongguan (45 mins.)
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12/15/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong (1 hr.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu review - Wudang Yongguan (45 mins.)
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Kung Fu lesson - Wudang Yongguan (1 hr.)
12/14/2019 - work travel day
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12/13/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong (30 mins.)
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12/12/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong (30 mins.)
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12/11/2019 - work travel day
12/10/2019
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PT exercises and Qigong (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge (passed the 400 mark)
12/9/2019
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wudang Yongguan (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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12/8/2019
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Qigong exercises (10 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu lesson - Wudang Yongguan (1 hr.)
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12/7/2019
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Qigong, Tai Chi 42 sword (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
12/6/2019
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PT exercises and stretching (1 hr.)
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Pull-up challenge (reached one-third point)
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Walk (30 mins.)
12/5/2019
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Walk (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Qigong, Tai Chi 40 (30 mins.)
12/4/2019
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Kung Fu practice - warm-up, Qigong exercises, Yi Lu (30 Mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Walk (30 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
12/3/2019
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PT and Qigong exercises (1 hr.)
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Walk (20 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
12/2/2019
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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12/1/2019 ​
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu review - Wudang Yongguan (20 mins.)
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Kung Fu lesson - Qigong exercises for low back, Wudang Yongguan (1 hr.)
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