day 2717 – night training

January 10, 2021 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #attempts, #backatit, #backpain, #combo, #cues, #determined, #drilling, #flip, #keepup, #maintenance, #nightsession, #opengym, #progression, #psoas, #puttingtheworkin, #rehab, #rolling, #stretches, #training, #tricking | Leave a comment

a forced break for over a week and i’m back to my first night open gym in weeks. made sure i took my time with rolling out my psoas and did my back stretches before starting any training. during warm up, my body felt like it forgot how to move, but slowly started figuring things out as the session went on. the first few gumbis felt broken, but after a few cues from the coach, i got it back looking more like my normal gumbi attempts. over the past few sessions, i’ve been working on them and the progression has been good; looking almost like a proper gumbi. i’m determined to get it down and combo out of it

day 2567 – panel mat

August 12, 2020 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #backhandspring, #bluemat, #cartwheel, #comfortable, #connect, #edge, #flightclub, #hopeful, #mat, #panelmat, #practice, #progression, #reps, #tricking, #tumbling, #workatit, #workinprogress | Leave a comment

second day back working on cartwheel back handsprings and i’m starting to feel more comfortable with the connection. i started off with the panel mat covering the edge because i’m so frightened by it. halfway through, i had the panel mats taken away from me and was told to rep them out from floor onto the blue mat. that’s a step in the right direction, hopefully i can continue this momentum

day 2555 – pullup game

July 31, 2020 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #bench, #chestday, #dropset, #fatigue, #garagegym, #greenplates, #habits, #lats, #lifting, #liftingpartner, #mindful, #progression, #pullupgame, #pullups, #pushppull, #sets, #stronger, #superset, #technique | Leave a comment

a full week of sticking with the new pullups regime. i can’t say my back and lats wanted to do it when supersetted with bench, but my lifting partner made sure of it. i definitely feel stronger doing the five sets of five with a bit more ease. i think i was more mindful while doing it and maintained better form during the reps before fatigue set in and some old habits took over. the bench felt decent, continuing with sets of the green plates and finished last set with drop set. it’d be nice to get comfortable with the greens where i can confidently do sets of five plus without a spot – that’s when i know i can move up

day 2396 – cartwheel back

February 23, 2020 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #accomplishment, #ankleproblems, #believed, #cartwheelbacktuck, #coach, #drilling, #finally, #flightclub, #flip, #floor, #fullcircle, #grateful, #grindneverstops, #happy, #headoverheels, #injuries, #keepfighting, #lifechallenges, #ligamenttear, #opemgym, #overcome, #progression, #reward, #storyofmylife | Leave a comment

i was feeling a little lazy and slightly unwell ever since my abbreviated gym session in the morning. i’m really glad i still went to open gym because i came out with a very big reward. ever so grateful that the coach spent time helping me out with both my standing back tucks and my cartwheel back tucks. he who believed i could do it on the floor and urged me to do so by setting up progression stations. he’s the reason i landed my cartwheel back tuck on floor tonight. life is kind of crazy. the same move that tore my foot happened exactly a year ago today; i thought i had to quit for good. i’m beyond happy i came full circle and landed what i thought i could never ever accomplish ever again

day 2392 – airtracking

February 19, 2020 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #airtrack, #backhandspring, #backtuck, #cartwheel, #comfortable, #connect, #flashkick, #flip, #goals, #goalsetting, #improvement, #keepgrinding, #progression, #training, #tumbling, #variations, #workhard | Leave a comment

getting comfortable with tumbling on the airtrack is a good sign. steadily improving on the connection some sort of backward variation out of a cartwheel. right now it’s looking a lot like backtuck, but the goal is both a flash kick and a back handspring as well. i think a different setup onto a matted floor surface may better utilize the airtrack. i’m pushing for it and looking forward to the day i can comfortably do it on the floor

day 2192 – master class

August 3, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #afternoon, #badhabits, #carttwist, #drills, #flashkick, #flightclub, #flip, #masterclass, #progression, #puttinginthework, #request, #selfpractice, #semiprivate, #timing, #train, #workharder, #workonit | Leave a comment

made a request to attend master class today because i didn’t really train yesterday. i had never been to a master class and wasn’t sure if i was allowed to. thankfully many students are out of town so it was almost like private lesson. i worked on a lot of progression drills towards flash kick. i made progress, but i just can’t seem to break the tucking habit. i need to work harder on this trick because it just doesn’t feel natural to stay open. also had some self practice time to work on some cart twist and i think i’m catching on the timing

day 2154 – self journal

June 26, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #believe, #bettering, #betterme, #commitment, #discipline, #doitformyself, #dowhateverittakes, #empire, #finalize, #goals, #goalsetting, #hashout, #progression, #random, #rebuild, #selfimprovement, #selfjournal, #thirteenweeks, #worthit | Leave a comment

finalizing my self journal and ready to start this weekend. i hashed out my three top goals and carefully thought out the progression actions to reach them. for the next thirteen weeks, i’ll have to be extra diligent with my game plan and disciplined with my focus. it won’t be easy and it’s not meant to be, but i’m sure it’ll be worth it once it’s all said and done. this is just scratching the surface of rebuilding my empire. i have yet to decide on a reward for when i survive and achieve my goals

day 2016 – spotted progress

February 6, 2019 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #combo, #detentionclub, #fear, #feelinggood, #goforit, #happy, #hardworkpaysoff, #justdoit, #overthink, #practice, #progression, #roundoff, #roundoffbacktuck, #scary, #sohappy, #spotted, #uncertainty, #unspotted | Leave a comment

a really happy moment tonight when i went for it and did a some spotted roundoff backtuck from the floor to blue. since my roundoff snap down was feeling pretty strong during overtime practice, i asked to go for it. i then went on to do one last one, unspotted. i didn’t land it, but i was told it was the biggest step because i just diminished a lot of the fear and uncertainty that it came with. i’ll be the first to say it was scary, but unlike all the previous times i tried something for the first time, i didn’t allow myself to overthink and just went hard. just good to see another progression towards what i’ve always wanted

day 1406 – fielding

June 6, 2017 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #betterdays, #breakingin, #chiro, #cycle, #espr, #hipproblems, #injuries, #listen, #meatoftheorder, #mizunos, #newmitt, #nostoppingme, #pain, #progression, #regression, #rover, #sharppain, #slopitch, #softball, #teammates, #venting | Leave a comment

it’s a dry day, so out with the old peeling mitt and in with the new mizunos. our lineup was smaller than usual but we managed. playing rover again today but it’ll be my first time batting third. softball game made my day better when playing with a good group who’s there to help and listen. i’ve had better days; but cracking balls, venting and getting my hip checked out helped indeed. chiro said due to my active level, my body will cycle through progression and regression. sharp pain will happen but he knows it won’t stop me so didn’t even try, but he reassured me he’ll get me back to my good state

2016 year at a glance

December 31, 2016 by tongtong in my insider and tagged #adaptations, #adventures, #alwaysmakingprogress, #betterme, #carlzeiss, #dowhateverittakes, #fitgoals, #getstronger, #growup, #highlights, #hurdles, #learningprocess, #lowlights, #masterofmyworld, #mylife, #mystory, #persevere, #progression, #puzzlepieces, #realization, #selfimprovement, #snapshots, #stronger, #taekwondo, #yearatglance | Leave a comment

a look back at the highlights and lowlights of the past 365 days captivated by my carl zeiss lens. a lot has happened and all these snapshots are like puzzle pieces that write my story. 2016 was a year soul searching, a year of adventure and a year of realization. life was pretty grim at times; but it’s how i overcame these hurdles that sets me apart from who i was before. i’ve worked hard and learned a lot about myself and the others around me. i learned that sometimes i need to be selfish because i didn’t love myself for who i was. i learned to carry my own weight. i finally broke out from a plateau and figured out some things; things are starting to click and showing signs of progression. i am excited for the turn of the calendar year because 2017 will be a year of building upon what i have achieved and want to achieve. i’m more than ready to make the necessary adaptations to become the best version of myself and i want my dearests to be there by my side

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