
Reflections on a Life in Training
TRAINING DIARY - SEPTEMBER 2020
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9/24/2020 - Had so much fun working through a tutorial for this arabesque hold. Also gave me an excuse to wear my new purple onesie.
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9/6/2020 - loving my new silks

9/2/2020 - just working on stuff
​9/30/2020
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Training Club (1 hr.)
max plank hold
core work
WOD - 10 rounds +21 completed (so much harder than it should have been)
AMRAP 20:00
6 sandbag shoulders
6 sandbag front squats
6 push-ups
1, 2, 3, ... burpees
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9/29/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - nothing much, nothing clicking (40 mins.)
9/28/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks - re-rig silks in studio, make video of "Drown in My Own Tears" (1.5 hrs.)
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Kung Fu review - new part of Tui Chuan form (20 mins.)
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9/27/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Kung Fu review - Tan Tui 1-12 and Tui Chuan form (30 mins.)
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Kung Fu lesson - review Tan Tui 1-12 and learn more of Tui Chuan form (1 hr.)
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9/26/2020
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Aerials at Joe's - PT exercises, warm-ups, rehearse "Drown in My Own Tears", review belay entries and s-wrap crucifix (2 hrs.)
9/25/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, review Tan Tui form and 1-11 (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, review recent stuff (1 hr.)
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flexibility (20 mins.)
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9/24/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-ups, working on Arabesque Hold tutorial (just felt so good today, probably due to a couple of days of rest and lots of video pauses) (1.25 hrs.)
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Kung Fu review - Tan Tui 1-11 (40 mins.)
9/23/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Tan Tui 9-11 and form, Liu He Ba Fa (1st half) (1 hr.)
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Crossfit (1 hr.)
handstand practice​
core circuit
WOD - 4 rounds +30 completed
AMRAP 12:00 - 5, 10, 15 ...
SA DB thrusters
push-ups
DB reverse lunges
50 single unders
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9/22/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Tan Tui 4-8 (1 hr.)
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Yoga class (90 mins.)
9/21/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, review Tan Tui form and 1-3 (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, sort of creative play trying to figure out how to be born on silks (1 hr.)
9/20/2020
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PT exercises (15 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wu Tai Chi, wu ji (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, learn marionette climb, review belay entries ans s-wrap crucifix, some double foot-lock stuff, try hip hop handstand
9/19/2020
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Aerials at Joe's - PT exercises, rehearse "Drown in My Own Tears," learn s-wrap crucifix (2 hrs.)
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flexibility, shoulder and head stands, foam rolling (30 mins.)
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9/18/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks - warm-up, work on "Little Wing" (1 hr.)
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9/17/2020 - family medical day
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9/16/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Crossfit - virtual (1 hr.)
death by single unders​
core strength sequence
WOD - completed 78 push-ups
10:00 EMOM
12 DB goblet squats @ 30 lbs.)
max push-ups
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9/15/2020
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PT exercises (15 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wu Tai Chi (1 hr.)
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Yoga class (90 mins.)
9/14/2020
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PT exercises (15 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Wu Tai Chi (1 hr.)
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Crossfit-style workout (25 mins.)
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flexibility (15 mins.)
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9/13/2020
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, review 360 drop, play around with double-crochet, begin developing "Little Wing" routine (1.5 hrs.)
9/12/2020
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Aerial silks at Joe's - PT exercises, warm-ups, belay entries, reviewing stuff from the R. Leach book (3 hrs.)
9/11/2020
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PT exercises (15 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, relearning Da Bei Chuan, Liu He Ba Fa (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, worked on new belay entry from Fred Deb position 1, worked other belay entries and front balance to hip-key (1 hr.)
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flexibility (20 mins.)
9/10/2020
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PT exercises (15 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Da Bei Chuan (still remembering), Liu He Ba Fa (45 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - reviewed a bunch of drops, played around with belay entries (1.5 hrs.)
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9/9/2020 - rest day
9/8/2020
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Da Bei Chuan (as much of it as I could remember) (1 hr.)
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - angel roll-ups, entries to catchers, single-silk catchers, came up with belay entry from single-silk catchers entry (this is like the first fabric theory thing that I ever figured out on my own) (1.25 mins.)
9/7/2020
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PT exercises and core/glute work (45 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, entries to catchers, single-silk catchers (1 hr.)
9/6/2020
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, old cross-back straddle sequence, belay entries, "Shambala" (1.5 hrs.)
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flexibility (15 mins.)
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9/5/2020
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Aerials at Joe's - warm-ups, belay entries, Georgia roll-around, work on mechanics of videoing "Drown in My Own Tears" (3 hrs.)
9/4/2020
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PT exercises, hip flexors, shoulders (45 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - little bit of everything (1 hr.)
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tried out my new silks (10 mins.)
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9/3/2020
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massage (2 hrs.)
9/2/2020
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PT exercises, ring chin-ups/push-ups, flexibility (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, belay sequences, knee-lock roll-up combo, Americana split (1.5 hrs.)
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9/1/2020
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PT exercises, glute strengthening, gentle stretching and foam rolling (45 mins.)
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Yoga class - the end of another Yoga Space session - how many years has it been? how many sessions? (90 mins.)
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