Seeing as though there is a weight loss thread I thought it'd be cool to see what everyone does for exercise around here.
What do you guys/girls do for exercise? Is there something you'd like to do but think you can't?
You could even use this thread as a bit of an exercise diary to go along with your weight loss program.
Post up each time you exercise.. what you did, how many you did and how long for?
When you write things down, it gives you an actual figure to go by and when you write down better figures a week later, it's inspiring and you progress!
A bit about my exercise story...
My job consists of me sitting on my butt all day staring at a screen, moving the mouse around and getting some serious RSI.
The middle of last year, I started going to the gym after work with a couple of mates. I started putting on some muscle and getting some definition but it was becoming a chore. Seeing my mates was good but they were lifting a lot more than me and I always felt weak compared to them and not progressing. I'm pretty competitive so in the end I was just trying to lift weight I shouldn't have been and none of the form was right. I stopped before I hurt myself but more importantly, It wasn't fulfilling at all.
I had done some Wing Chun Kung Fu back in 2004 for about 3 months and I really enjoyed it. I wasn't in the best frame of mind back in those years and as fate would have it, I moved to QLD for 6 months to do some schooling.
Well in May of this year, I decided to re-start Wing Chun again.. and I'm loving it. I really had to take the plunge this time because some things have changed. I now wear glasses, and I hate them and I'm awfully conscience about them. Not for vanity's sake (although I hate how I look in them lol) but more to the point of, the fog up, they get in the way, the slip off when I sweat or am jumping around.. they are just a pain in the arse. Also, I have some arthritis in my hip and I had some doubts as to whether I'd be able to do the moves.
But I took the plunge and I'm loving it. Tonight I just worked out I did 1248 punches in the punching drill alone and that's not counting any punches in the other drills. My shoulders are burning. We also did a longer stance in our Shil Nim Tao form which is relevant to the Kata in Karate. The Wing Chun stance makes your quads BURN! And the Sifu (master) will come and stand on the back of your calves to see if it's strong enough. If not? Lower your stance which equals burn!
I'm hoping to Grade at the end of the month which would be really quick for me as there are other students who have been doing it for 7 months who are just grading. So I'm really working hard towards that goal.
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