
Reflections on a Life in Training
TRAINING DIARY - MARCH 2021

3/19/2021 - trying out the one-handed footlock challenge

3/2/2021 - working the March challenge sequence
3/31/2021
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Training Club (45 mins.)
8:00 EMOM​
12 goblet squats @ 30 lbs.
max push-ups
For time- 8:47 completed
100, 90, 80, ... 20, 10 single unders
10, 9, 8, ... 2, 1 V-ups
3 rounds - 20 Ys and 20 Ts
3/30/2021
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, basics, Liu He Ba Fa, Tui Chuan (45 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, shoulder brace split, shoulder stand split, tried out "Blackbird" concept for April challenge sequence (1.5 hrs.)
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3/29/2021
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, basics, Liu He Ba Fa, Tui Chuan (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, hip-hop handstand, IG waist loop thing, began learning April challenge sequence, cool-down (1.75 hrs.)
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3/28/2021
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PT exercises (35 mins.)
3/27/2021
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, some basics, Liu He Ba Fa (45 mins.)
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Aerials at Joe's - warm-up, figured out hip-hop handstand, worked on Magician's slack drop, worked on Julia climb, somewhat figured out different waist loop split from Instagram (2 hrs.)
3/26/2021
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Aerial silks practice - Workout B, felt sore and it was hot, not a great practice (2 hrs.)
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3/25/2021
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, some basics, Chen Yi Lu (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Yogalates (90 mins.)
3/24/2021
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Kung Fu practice - warm-up, Wudang Yuangong (45 mins.)
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Training Club (1 hr.)
Death by Burpees - 14 rounds +14​
10:00 alternating EMOM
7 strict pull-ups
10 Ys/10 Ts
4 rounds :30 each
L single leg DL @ 20 lbs.
wide plank
R single leg DL @ 20 lbs.
slow, low crawl
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3/23/2021
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - Workout A for dynamic movement (1.5 hrs.)
3/22/2021
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Aerials silks practice - warm-up, March challenge sequence "Happy Phantom" (decided that I am satisfied with the video from this session since I can't stand to do the neck hang any longer), cool-down (1.75 hrs.)
3/21/2021
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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3/20/2021
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - Tai Chi 24, Tui Chuan (40 mins.)
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Aerials at Joe's - warm-up, Fred Deb sequence, crochet spin, waist loop split sequence, Julia climb (2 hrs.)
3/19/2021
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - Workout B including angel roll-ups and splits stuff, also tried the one-handed footlock challenge and succeeded with the help of rosin - overall a pretty mediocre practice (1.75 hrs.)
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3/18/2021
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, some basics, Tai Chi 24, Tui Chuan (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
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Yogalates (90 mins.)
3/17/2021
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, some basics, Liu He Ba Fa (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
3/16/2021
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, some basics, Tai Chi 24, Tui Chuan (45 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - Workout A, kind of just did the bare minimum (1.5 hrs.)
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3/15/2021
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, some basics, Tai Chi 24, Tui Chuan (45 mins.)
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, March challenge sequence "Happy Phantom" (too many times and overdid it on the neck hangs), cool-down (2 hrs.)
3/14/2021
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Training Club style workout (1 hr.)
warm-up​
Death By Single Unders - made it through 120 round
Alternating EMOM 16:00
6/6, 7/7, 8/8, 9/9 DB reverse lunges @ 30 lbs.
6/6, 7/7, 8/8, 9/9 DB muscle snatch @ 20 lbs.
12, 14, 16, 18 cossack squats
6, 7, 8, 9 strict T2B
run 1 mile (untimed)
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PT exercises (30 mins.)
3/13/2021
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warm-up for workshop (20 mins.)
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Aerial silks workshop "Flairial" with Elise Southwick - learned a great new climb (the "Julia") - lots of height gained relatively easily, also lots of ideas about how to integrate more movement of the fabric in basic skills, cool new upside-down spin (1.25 hrs.)
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video some movements from the workshop (20 mins.)
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PT exercises and stretching (30 mins.)
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3/12/2021
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PT exercises and stretching (30 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - new Workout B strength moves and splits, cool-down (1.5 hrs.)
3/11/2021
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - new Workout A dynamics stuff, played with knee-lock transition to thigh hitch, worked on March challenge sequence, cool-down (2.5 hrs.)
3/10/2021
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Training Club (1 hr.)
35:00 Alt. EMOM AMRAP (49 strict pull-ups, 116 push-ups, 255 air squats​)
single unders
pull-ups
push-ups
air squats
rest
3/9/2021
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PT exercises (30 mins)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up B, March challenge sequence, CASH climb speed path (2.5 hrs.)
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3/8/2021
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PT exercises and stretching (35 mins.)
3/7/2021
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PT exercises (35 mins.)
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Training Club style workout (1 hr.)
warm-up​
25:00 Alternating EMOM
20 sandbag sumo deadlifts
20 DM goblet squats @ 30 lbs.
10/10 DB floor press @ 20 lbs.
20 push-ups
100 single unders
3 rounds (untimed)
10/10 single leg deadlifts @ 30 lbs.
10/10 push press @ 20 lbs.
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3/6/2021
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PT exercises (35 mins.)
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Aerials at Joe's - new warm-up and Workout B (did three angel roll-ups for the first time) (2.25 hrs.)
3/5/2021
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Liu He Ba Fa, Tui Chuan Er Lu (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, March sequence (most frustrating practice ever, since my body seemed to have forgotten everything that I figured out a couple of days ago when I tried to transfer to thinner medium stretch silks, argggggggh!), cool-down (2.25 hrs.)
3/4/2021
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PT exercises (25 minutes)
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Massage (2 hrs.)
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Yogalates (90 mins.)
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3/3/2021
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Kung Fu practice - review Tui Chuan Yi Lu (40 mins.)
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PT exercises (20 mins.)
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Training Club (1 hr.)
AMRAP 15:00 - completed 5 rounds +24​
5 single leg squats
5 DB snatches @ 20 lbs.
5 burpees
50 single unders
- increase by 5 each round, except single unders
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3/2/2021
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PT session (1 hr.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, work on March challenge (1.75 hrs.)
3/1/2021​​
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PT exercises (25 mins.)
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Kung Fu practice - warm-ups, Liu He Ba Fa (first half), relearn Tui Chuan Yi Lu (45 mins.)
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Aerial silks practice - warm-up, new Workout A with beat to sit and front balance, and CASH climb speed path, knee-lock to thigh hitch, March challenge sequence (2 hrs.)
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