day 840 – finish my set

November 17, 2015 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #barbell, #boxjumps, #circuit, #dontcheatyourself, #dowhatisright, #earnmyfood, #fullbody, #gymlife, #gymrat, #gymtime, #happyplace, #intensified, #lastonestanding, #legday, #lightsout, #masterofmyworld, #nash, #nightlife, #nighttraining, #nocomplaints, #noecuses, #repitout, #selfie, #soretomax, #squats, #takeitlikeachamp, #therapy, #trainhard, #training, #workhard | Leave a comment

lights are out at the gym and i am the last one in there still trying to finish my set before the door closes. i struggled through every rep of every set, but i completed it all and made it count. the increased set and intensified circuit got me real good but i deserved it and didn’t dare think twice about complaining or skipping out reps. i know i am going to be sore tomorrow and i also have more training tomorrow, but i will take it like a champ. it’s a good kind of sore knowing i did the right thing

day 552 – vmo

February 3, 2015 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #allinadayswork, #dealwithit, #doasiamtold, #doitformyself, #facingissuesheadon, #getonit, #issues, #legextension, #letmeoffthehook, #manup, #matteroftime, #muscleimbalance, #musclestimulator, #mustbedone, #nobackingdown, #nocomplaints, #noexcuses, #nomercy, #nomorelaziness, #nopainnogain, #nopity, #nosympathy, #onmyback, #paintolerance, #partofmylife, #physio, #storyofmylife, #struggleisreal, #takeitlikeachamp, #torture, #undertheradar, #vmo, #weaknessisnotanoption | Leave a comment

no secret what is the underlying issue that i try to slip through under the radar all these years. i knew it was only a matter of time until muscle imbalance catches up to me. today, physio finally forced it upon me to work my vmo using the muscle stimulator and i am already not fond of that device. both kinesiologist and physio flat out said it’s a tortuous process where the machine would cause a lot of painful contractions but said that i am forced to do it for as long as it needs to catch up. its a brutal process, but it must be done because he’s not going to let me off the hook anymore

day 517 – chilli day

December 30, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #allinadayswork, #appreciate, #beating, #cambie, #downtown, #freezing, #getonit, #kinesiologist, #makingprogress, #mountain, #negative, #newyearsresolution, #nomercy, #onmyback, #physioterrorist, #strength, #sunnydays, #takeitlikeachamp, #temperaturedrop, #torture, #underdressed, #vancity, #weakness, #workharder | Leave a comment

putting in the work as part of my kinesiologist’s version of his new year’s gift to me before my physio crucified my knee. i do appreciate all the push i have gotten this year to strengthen my weaknesses and i will continue to improve and work even harder next year. on my way out of physio to see this gorgeous view of downtown with white mountains in the background. not a good day to be under dressed when the weather is minus four degrees

day 503 – side bets

December 16, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #badluck, #basketball, #bball, #betterlucknexttime, #fantasyteam, #griffins, #injuries, #manup, #nobackingdown, #nochoice, #punch, #punches, #sidebet, #slump, #slumps, #smacktalk, #takeitlikeachamp, #tryagain, #yahoo | Leave a comment

a side bet lost for my team’s head to head matchup this week which will cause me a few punches. my team was doing well and in the lead mid week before my players went into mad slumps and started getting injured. in the end i only lost by one, but sadly there’s no way get to out of this. i guess the result could have been worse but now i have to “man up” to the bet, whatever that means

day 482 – adjustment time

November 25, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #allinadayswork, #beaten, #beating, #betough, #bruises, #dislodged, #dowhateverittakes, #exercise, #fixingmyself, #gutfeeling, #kinesiologist, #kneecap, #kneeproblem, #legwork, #nocomplaints, #noexcuses, #nomercy, #nopainnogain, #nopity, #nosympathy, #outofaction, #paintolerance, #physio, #physioterrorist, #rehab, #storyofmylife, #strictorders, #takeitlikeachamp, #threatened, #wristpain | Leave a comment

my legs took a ton of beating and bruising lately including a bad knee collision a few days ago. instantly knew it was out but was still able to carry out my regular exercises the next little while without over compensating so i had hoped it wasn’t as bad as i initially thought. went in to check it out and my physio confirmed that my gut feeling was correct. getting both my knee cap popped back in place and wrist taken care of was painful as ever, but it had to be done. he gave me the hardest task possible and threatened i musnt make my knee cap out of place again. i will continue my long mission to search for ways to protect my knees keep them from shifting

day 475 – physioterrorist

November 18, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #allinadayswork, #badluck, #blows, #checkup, #driving, #excruciatingpain, #failingwrist, #fixingmyself, #heatpad, #lefthanded, #leftwrist, #legwork, #needsomerest, #noaction, #nomercy, #nopainnogain, #nopity, #notfeelingright, #physio, #physioterrorist, #restrictions, #stayput, #storyofmylife, #strictorders, #takeitlikeachamp, #useless, #wristpain | Leave a comment

wrist took a series of unfavorable blows this past week which caused it to be pretty much next to useless. though my left hand is much weaker in comparison, it is used extensively and losing function changes all complexity. driving is made tenfold more difficult since i am a left handed driver. a much needed check up with my physio to fix that ailing wrist and seized up leg. after some excruciating pain, i was told to stay put for next twenty four hours and do nothing beyond walking and heat pad

day 456 – breaking new ground

October 30, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #accomplished, #backatit, #backontrack, #believe, #betough, #blenderbottle, #breakingnewground, #checkup, #consistency, #determined, #dowhatisright, #feelinggood, #hardwork, #kinesiologist, #legpress, #levelup, #maintenance, #neversettling, #nomercy, #nopity, #partofmylife, #patience, #paysoff, #physio, #physioterrorist, #push, #repitout, #shutupandtrain, #takeitlikeachamp, #trainhard, #weaknessisnotanoption, #weightlift, #workforit | Leave a comment

lack of action picture so here’s what my kinesiologist claimed as his awesome water bottle. feeling accomplished i am able to take my rehab execises up to next level after patiently working at the same level for a few months. it helps being trained and constantly pushed to take steps breaking into new ground and greater difficulty with each exercise. and now i need to keep my lifting consistent and work my way back to the weights i was capable of during my peak form. i am eager and feeling determined to pick it up and break into more new territory very soon

day 441 – last minute tune up

October 15, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #betough, #checkup, #competition, #dowhateverittakes, #dowhatisright, #failingwrist, #fixingmyself, #govcup, #injuries, #kneecap, #kneeproblems, #needrest, #outofcommission, #partofmylife, #physio, #physioterrorist, #poomsae, #restrictions, #stayput, #storyofmylife, #takeitlikeachamp, #waiting, #washington | Leave a comment

doing some last minute tuning before heading south for competition this weekend. there was something noticeably wrong with my wrist, but was also told knee cap was once again shifted out. that took me by surprise because i was feeling and functioning just fine since last visit. i guess my body has lost the ability to feel. this brings bad news to my dodgeball team because it means i must take the night off all physical activities

day 419 – my rationale

September 23, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #allinadayswork, #beating, #believe, #betough, #dedication, #dowhatilove, #dowhatittakes, #feelinggood, #gooddays, #grateful, #hardwork, #keepingitreal, #kinesiologists, #lifechallenges, #lifeofanathlete, #livelife, #makingprogres, #neverbackdown, #neverforget, #neversettle, #nomercy, #nopainnogain, #nopity, #nosympathy, #nothingcomeseasy, #nothingwillstopmenow, #partofmylife, #payingoff, #physio, #physioterrorist, #screenshot, #smalltalk, #staypositive, #storyofmylife, #stronger, #takeitlikeachamp, #torture, #toughcookie, #trainhard, #values | Leave a comment

life is all about getting over challenges to be able to enjoy the things i consider fulfilling and meaningful. everyone has different values in life and many have disagreed with my decisions but have supported me in ways possible. no stranger to pain and injuries but today is one of those days where i feel absolutely grateful at my appointment. for the first time in a long time, i actually feel like i have my legs under me and all the beating i have taken is paying off. a big shout out to my physio and kinesiologists who have kept me in my sports throughout the years. couldn’t have done it without any one of you

day 400 – need to fix

September 4, 2014 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #400th, #beatup, #betough, #discomfort, #dowhatiwant, #howifeel, #iceoniceoff, #icing, #injuries, #kneecap, #kneeproblems, #livelife, #milestone, #nopainnogain, #notfeelingright, #painrelief, #physio, #physioterrorist, #rehab, #runoutofpatience, #storyofmylife, #takeitlikeachamp, #tongtongvision, #waiting, #whatcanido, #whateverittakes, #workhard | Leave a comment

still in terrible discomfort and needing relief and adjustment is the current priority of my life. not understanding the cause behind all the complications and not long until i run out of patience trying to understand. someone help me do a knee replacement so i can happily continue living my life the way it should be. pain has been such a big part of my life, it is certainly a privilege to live pain free for one day. also noting that blogging my 400th day is quite an achievement

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