Reflections on a Life in Training
TRAINING DIARY - FEBRUARY 2020
2/27/2020 - Back on the silks. So excited to be in the air again, especially after being told that it might not be possible.
2/6/2020 - Completed my 1000 pull-up challenge! This really kept my spirits up through a frustrating time. Now onto the 500 L-sit pull-up challenge.
2/29/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, basics (kicks only), Wu Tai Chi, Hsing-I 5 fists and forms (1 hr.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Wu Tai Chi practice session (1 hr.)
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2/28/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wu Tai Chi, Hsing-I forms (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
muscle cleans w/ training bar​
pull-ups
banded walking
WOD - 16 rounds +6 completed
5 rounds 3:00 on/1:00 rest
KB split squat @ 12 kg/3 Toes-To-Bar
6 push-ups
9 air squats
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2/27/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wu Tai Chi, Hsing-I 5 fists and forms (1 hr.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, basics climbs (20 mins.)
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MASSAGE (2 hrs.)
2/26/2020
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PT exercises (40 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, basics (kicks only), Wu Tai Chi, Hsing-I 5 fists and Chicken Siba (1 hr.)
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Yoga class (90 mins.)
2/25/2020
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
DB bench press - worked up to 25 lbs.​
DB rows - worked up to 25 lbs.
WOD
3 rounds:
bike 1:00 on/2:00 off
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Kung Fu review - Wu Tai Chi first part (40 mins.)
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2/24/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, basics (kicks only), Tai Chi 40, Hsing-I 5 fists and forms (1 hr.)
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PT session
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, French climb, Russian climb (15 mins.)
2/23/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, basics (kicks only), Wudang Yuangong, Hsing-I 5 fists and forms (1 hr.)
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L-sit pull-up challenge
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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2/22/2020
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PT exercises (15 mins.)
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2/21/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wudang Yuangong, 42 Tai Chi sword (45 mins.)
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
DB split squat x8/leg @ 15/20 lbs.​
PVC OHS practice
chin-up hangs
WOD
4 rounds
bike 2:00
bear crawl 1:00
rest :30
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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2/20/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Tai Chi 40 (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (15 mins.)
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PT session (1 hr.)
2/19/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wudang Yuangong (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Yoga class (90 mins.)
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2/18/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Liu He Ba Fa, Hsing-I 5 fists and linking forms (45 mins.)
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
DB bench press x8 @ 15/20 lbs.​
DB split squat x8/leg @ 15/20 lbs.
WOD - 13:52 completed
2 rounds w/ 2:00 rest
15 pull-ups
20 air squats
30 push-ups
20 alternating lunges
15 ring rows
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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2/17/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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2/16/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Liu He Ba Fa (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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L-sit Pull-up challenge
2/15/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups. Liu He Ba Fa (30 mins.)
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
DB muscle snatch​ x6 per arm 10/15 lbs.
OHS practice with PVC
Med-Ball deadbugs
WOD
air bike 15:00 (:30 hard/:30 easy)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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2/14/2020
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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2/13/2020
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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2/12/2020
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PT session (1 hr.)
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Yoga class (90 mins.)
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2/11/2020
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
Split squat @ 10 kg​
Dips
L-sits
Half TGU @ 15 lbs.
WOD - 14:00
airbike 2:00/row 2:00
2/10/2020
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PT exercises and stretching (45 mins.)
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L-sit pull-up challenge
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2/9/2020
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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L-sit pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Liu He Ba Fa part 1 (45 mins.)
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2/8/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wudang Yuangong (30 mins.)
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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L-sit pull-up challenge
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2/7/2020
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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L-sit pull-up challenge
2/6/2020
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
DB rows @ 15/20 lbs.​
Ring push-ups x3
Box step-ups x10
WOD
bike - 4:00 on, 3:00 rest, 3:00 on, 2:00 rest, etc.
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge - completed number 1000! (started 11/10/2019)
2/5/2020
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PT exercises (45 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wudang Yuangong, Chen Yi Lu (45 mins.)
2/4/2020
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Crossfit (1 hr.) (had to modify pretty much everything, but wonderful to have coaches willing to go the extra mile and tailor a work-out for me)
DB floor press 5 x 10 @ 15/20 lbs.​
band pull apart x15
WOD
air bike 11:00 - alternating 1:00 easy/1:00 on
2/3/2020
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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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2/2/2020
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Yoga class (kind of bittersweet - so glad to be back in class, but sad that I could do so little) (90 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Pull-up challenge
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Chen Yi Lu, Hsing-I 5 fists and linking forms (30 mins.)
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2/1/2020 - work travel day​