day 2328 – lifting norms

December 17, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #apexthegym, #backatit, #body, #cleanandjerk, #coach, #gym, #happy, #injuries, #kilos, #longtime, #nikeromaleos3, #normal, #platform, #ready, #recovery, #session, #snatch, #splint, #straps, #weightlift | Leave a comment

the first week i can weightlift freely more like a normal person would. i don’t feel bounded by the many external factors; not doing modified snatches not banned from cleans, not using straps and not wearing a splint. i also didn’t have a weight cap because coach allowed me to go as heavy as i feel comfortable. my body was ready and surprised me with strong lifts. i ended the session with a forty two kilo snatch and forty nine kilo clean and jerk. these numbers are very close to my max pre-injury. definitely the highs i haven’t felt for the past three months

day 2276 – master cup morning

October 26, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #bcit, #branch, #coach, #competition, #earlymorning, #grandmaster, #leadership, #mastercup, #passiveaggressive, #poomsae, #rude, #stretch, #taekwondo, #takeback, #warmup | Leave a comment

tournament morning at burnaby bcit with a rude and demanding awakening. he who lets me run my own branch and doesn’t have to worry my school told me off several times and questions my leadership choices. i didn’t have time to worry about his aggression, and instead focused on helping my friend make connections and introductions. overall a successful master cup with a lot to take backs for next time

day 2251 – overhead lifts

October 1, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #apexthegym, #barbell, #cleanandjerk, #coach, #improvement, #lift, #october, #olympiclift, #overhead, #plates, #progress, #snatch, #snatchwave, #sports, #strong, #techniquetuesday, #weightlifting | Leave a comment

starting october strong lifting at apex. i like taking videos during training so i can review and analyze them, also a good way to track progress. worked through the waves for both snatches and clean and jerks, both feeling pretty good. snatch wave up to thirty eight kilos and clean and jerk wave up to forty nine kilos while only failing one of each is considered an improvement. the new coach helping out at apex is also an olympic lifter so i’m looking forward to getting double the amount of feedback

day 2225 – clean and jerk

September 5, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #apexthegym, #challenge, #cleanandjerk, #coach, #deload, #learningeveryday, #lift, #lightweight, #olympiclift, #potential, #program, #relearn, #snatch, #toying, #weightlifting, #workout | Leave a comment

coach changed my program up and is getting me to relearn my clean and jerk. this is considered leveling up because he thinks i have a chance of going to competition in the near future. i think i’m up for the challenge and would like a shot at a weightlifting competition. first day on the clear and jerk program is light and easy one. it’s also considered a deload week with lighter snatches and light clean and jerks

day 2216 – paused snatch complex

August 27, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #apexthegym, #backflip, #chasingyellowplates, #coach, #complex, #firsttime, #happy, #justdoit, #kilograms, #olympiclifting, #pausesnatch, #personalbest, #personalrecord, #powergame, #pr, #snatch, #soclose, #workout | Leave a comment

looking down at apex from the new warmup and stretching area. i went into the gym ready to do my third week of passed snatch complex, hoping to reach beyond green plates i couldn’t make last week. coach changed it up on me. instead of doing six times, he cut it down to three before going for singles. to my amazement, i beat my personal best by one kilogram which takes me up to forty three kilograms. i made two more attempts at forty four and almost made that if i hadn’t over-corrected it. either way, i’m happy with the new pr knowing i’m only two kilograms shy of the yellow plates. at the end of the workout, i didn’t think twice and just went for the back flip when asked to do one. this would be my first back flip on solid hard ground

day 2210 – matcha cavery

August 21, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #backtuckvariations, #bribery, #btwist, #coach, #cravings, #dowhateverittakes, #drillingit, #flipping, #goalsetting, #grateful, #help, #keepgoing, #land, #matcha, #neversettling, #softserve, #tricks, #tsujiri | Leave a comment

been craving matcha soft serve for several weeks running. i didn’t want to think of it as a reward in any way. i think i’ll only feel deserving once i land my btwist. i’m grateful that my coach is helping me and also offering me a prize if i land it, but unfortunately tonight wasn’t the night. i know i shouldn’t put a deadline to some things like such, but my goal is to have him see me land my btwist before he leaves for vacation in september. i also have interest in back tuck variations once i get my x-out consistent

day 2208 – x-out tease

August 19, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #attempts, #backtuck, #btwist, #butterflytwist, #coach, #direction, #disappointed, #equalopportunity #flip, #feedback, #gainerflash, #gettingcloser, #headoverheels, #learn, #pointers, #progress, #selfpractice, #tdr, #xout | Leave a comment

little feedback received on my touch down raiz and gainer to even work with or progress into anything because all the commotion was to push selected few to do corks. disappointed i didn’t get to try any spotted, but it is what it is. threw some butterfly twists onto red mat but not much done. so i decided to work on x-out on my own and made much progress before the coach finished with his private lesson and started giving me pointers. by the end, it felt good with the tweaks he suggested. i sense it’s close to getting some target attempts

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