day 2434 – interval sprints

April 1, 2020 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #accountable, #aprilfools, #cardio, #commitment, #dowhateverittakes, #dread, #fitness, #grind, #intervals, #keepatit, #kicksquad, #levelup, #motivation, #noexcuses, #nonexistent, #quarantine, #run, #sprints, #trainharder, #training, #trainingsquad | Leave a comment

doing sprints must be one of the biggest april fools joke i’ve ever agreed to because running has always been something i dreaded. i must admit i regretted it the moment i agreed to this plan, but i’m glad i did it with a crew that pushes me and keeps me accountable. these are some of the trainings i need to get my fitness back up and help with my nonexistent cardio. i’m committed to keep training extra hard so i can take my game up a notch and be ready to take it to the next level once this quarantine is over

day 1168 – nailed it

October 11, 2016 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #alwaysmakingprogress, #backatit, #barbell, #feelinggood, #fitgoals, #gogetit, #goodday, #goodtobeback, #gymrat, #killedit, #legday, #madeit, #masterofmyworld, #midterm, #nevergiveup, #neversettling, #nothingcanstopmenow, #oneplateclub, #oneplatesquat, #onestepatatime, #patience, #payingoff, #pushharder, #result, #schoollife, #squat, #stoked, #trainharder, #weightlift, #workharder | Leave a comment

i felt good when i tested my back two days ago, so i’m going for more. i said i wanted to be back in the one plate club so i went and got it – without extra pain. i had to scale my activities and exercises down considerably for two months and was shut down from almost everything for the past three weeks, but i think i finally see the light again. i’m stoked to get back into the thick of things, but i’ll still take it step by step. also very pleased that my midterm was extremely well done, although there’s one mark i shouldn’t have lost

day 1127 – post rolling

August 31, 2016 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #aftermath, #crossfit, #dowhatilove, #dowhatittakes, #exceedexpectations, #expecttheunexpected, #findmyself, #findmystrong, #foamrolling, #growingup, #grown, #gymlife, #lifting, #lookforward, #makeprogress, #muscletightness, #nash, #random, #rolling, #screenshot, #selfimprovement, #snapchat, #stress, #summer, #surprises, #timeflies, #trainerjae, #trainharder, #weightlifting | Leave a comment

wrapping up august with a satisfying workout and some intense rolling. the month has flown by so fast and today’s weather tells me summer season won’t last. reflecting on the month, i have made plenty of progress both physically and mentally, and in turn grown as a person. i have a lot to be thankful for, those who didn’t give up on me. i found that if i put my mind to something, i surprise myself and don’t always lose to my own expectations. the self realizations doesn’t end here, it’s only the beginning. stay tuned for the months to come on my journey to finding myself

day 1111 – my nano

August 15, 2016 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #crossfit, #expenses, #firstworldproblems, #fitgoals, #gear, #gohardorgohome, #gymshoes, #justanother, #nano, #newgear, #olylifts, #onlineshopping, #shoes, #spendingistooeasy, #trainharder, #training, #treatmyself, #workout | Leave a comment

the arrival of my order with my new nano got me super excited. my shoe racks are getting very full and soon i will need an expansion, but i felt like it was the right time to treat myself to another pair of crossfit training shoes. i can never get tired of shopping for sports stuff, and i can never have too much training gear. i am feeling amped up and ready to take these into the gym and do more aggressive lifts

day 1101 – snatched

August 5, 2016 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #abused, #barbell, #bruises, #collarbone, #crossfit, #doitformyself, #dowhatilove, #firsttime, #gymislife, #gymrat, #keepgoing, #learningeveryday, #lifting, #nothingcomeseasy, #nowornever, #olylift, #powerclean, #practicemakesperfect, #repetition, #selfie, #snatch, #stoked, #trainerjae, #trainharder, #training, #weightlifting, #workforit, #workhardplayhard, #worthit | Leave a comment

pushing it hard at the gym this morning and not letting my cold get to me. after a long session, i came out looking like i was abused but it was all worth it because i was working on a lot and a lot of cleans. despite my throbbing headache, i am stoked since i had just done my first ever barbell snatch. although it is still very raw and still have a lot of mechanics to work on, it’s definitely a step in the right direction. i’ll stay persistent and keep working on it; it’s only a matter of time before it gets better and become second nature

day 1017 – semifinals first

May 13, 2016 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #challengeaccepted, #competition, #concentrate, #focus, #gainexperience, #learningeveryday, #learningprocess, #nationals, #nowornever, #offseason, #olympicoval, #poomsaecompetition, #rtn2016, #takeaction, #tkd, #torontonians, #trainharder, #training, #workforit | Leave a comment

day two at calgary olympic oval is a big day – it’s competition day. the division is stacked with many torontonians who tends to lead canada’s competition. having said that, i went through all my pregame preparation like i set out to and only concentrated on what i had to do. the focus is getting into finals; that itself was my first big challenge of this year’s nationals. toronto owned the podium once again, but i gained lots of valuable experience and knowledge through it all. it was a performance i could be satisfied with for i knew i made vast improvements from last year. lots to do for offseason training, but i’m ready and willing to work hard to take it to the next level

day 957 – training and training

March 14, 2016 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #crazynight, #curveballs, #exercise, #firstforeverything, #firsttime, #goodcompany, #goodtimes, #grind, #life, #lomoventures, #machine, #nodaysoff, #nonstop, #nosleep, #nowornever, #physicalactivities, #piday, #poomsaecompetition, #routine, #sunrise, #trainharder, #training, #workharder | Leave a comment

a day of nonstop training is what monday is all about. as competition closes in, must work harder and kick into another gear until training becomes life. meanwhile, my routine gym and dodgeball never stops, totalling four hours of evening physical exertion. thought i would pass out immediately after all activities, but turns out i never slept. instead, i had some quality time that made staying up worthwhile. there’s always a first for everything and sometimes life throws curveballs when you least expect it, but it was a good ending to a crazy night; definitely the best pi day yet

day 893 – tough decision

January 10, 2016 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #backout, #daunting, #decisionmaking, #decisions, #disappointed, #earnit, #headstart, #lifedecisions, #livewithit, #mentalgame, #mentality, #mindgames, #nationals, #nogivingup, #notgivenup, #notready, #passion, #poomsaecompetition, #support, #taekwondo, #thankful, #tkd, #trainharder, #trainsmarter, #usopen, #wheremyheartlies, #workharder | Leave a comment

alone late at night thinking long and hard about my decision. truly thankful for all the supportive feedback i’ve received from the people i’ve spoken with on this topic; it made this tough stretch a little less painful. i think i have made my final decision to pass up what i’ve been dreaming of the past half a year – a chance at us open. perhaps having this decision made will end all those nights of waking up at 4am feeling extremely stressed. i’m no doubt disappointed i chose to back out of this opportunity but i feel it’s the right decision at this point. i feel terrible for all those that put their time and energy into getting me ready for this event, i feel bad i couldn’t make it happen. maybe it’s a sign i need to work harder on both my mental and physical game to earn my ticket to a competition as grand as us open. i haven’t given up my competition dreams, it just means i get a head start to preparing and training for the future ones. next up: nationals

welcoming 2016

January 1, 2016 by tongtong in my insider and tagged #2016, #alwaysmakingprogress, #ambitions, #blessed, #changes, #comfortzone, #competitiondreams, #confidence, #dodgeball, #doitformyself, #dowhatilove, #eatclean, #exploreworld, #familyfirst, #friendsandfamily, #healthychoices, #healthyeating, #injuryproned, #justdoit, #learningeveryday, #memories, #newyearresolution, #nextlevel, #nothingcanstopmenow, #nothingcomeseasy, #obstaclecourse, #overcome, #playhard, #progression, #rdldodgeball, #realization, #selfdoubts, #snowboard, #storyofmylife, #taekwondo, #takeaction, #trainharder, #trainsmarter, #travel, #vdldodgeball, #website, #workhard, #workingatit | Leave a comment

2015 was a good year in the grand scheme of things. through the past year, i have learned a lot about myself and have a better grasp of what i want to attain and where i want to go. i realized my true ambitious self of not wanting to remain at the same level time after time, year after year. there was definitely not as much action as i would like in terms of taekwondo competitions, but sometimes fate and timing has a lot to do with it. continuing to be involved in the dodgeball community not only in vancouver, but expanded my team to richmond. there’s no surprise i remain injury-proned; but the frequency as well as the ability to heal myself has gotten progressively better. i cannot express how blessed i am to have met so many supportive people in my life that always lends a hand or provides motivational words so i can stay on track even when times get tough

here’s to welcoming 2016 with open arms with set goals and big ambitions to take everything to the next level. let’s write the next 365 days and make it a year to remember.

stay as injury-free as possible
eat clean, sleep earlier, train regularly
take on big challenges even if i am scared, that’s the only way to get to the next level
be more confident and less self-doubting
love myself, my family and my friends just the way we are
learn a new sport
pick up snowboarding
learn to code, write my website
complete obstacle courses
travel the world

i am ready to take on all these challenges. find my strong. it’s now or never

day 784 – regular correction

September 22, 2015 by tongtong in my 365 and tagged #appointment, #checkup, #exercise, #fixingup, #injuries, #keepitup, #kinesiologists, #kneeproblems, #legwork, #maintenance, #musclestim, #nothappening, #partofmylife, #physio, #positivefeedback, #progression, #regain, #shortcomings, #slipping, #struggleisreal, #trainharder, #weak, #weaksauce, #workatit | Leave a comment

going for regular maintenance to fix whatever needs to be fixed. there’s definitely progress and improvement in upholding itself for a longer stretch. recent experiments to stretch out the length between appointments and it’s mostly provided positive feedback, but there’s still shortcomings to maintain it completely. felt so weak today for some odd reason, struggled the whole way through and didn’t make it to the finish line for some. today the weights i normally do just wasn’t going to happen. must work harder, can’t let it slide anymore

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