Entering my second month of bootcamp.
So far everything's good. I got upgraded to SEAL!
During the first session of November, we had our assessment thingy. I definitely felt the change in the way I run. My time improved and I think its awesome! Stamina went up! Reached one goal already! (at the sidebar)
Still trying to perfect my jack knives and grunts... so far those are the only thing that the trainers correct me. Better buck up.
Am I missing the usual gym stuff? Not at all.
A fellow bootcamper who happens to be my school mate from high school commented that I looked aneroxic. Damn. Not what Im going for. (Some on the other hand told me I gained la, Im bigger than before la... what the hell) Maybe people see better. I know I lost weight, but I still have that mental image that Im slightly fat. I know that Im thin currently with a gut hanging loose. I believe that that is because of the weight I lost around that area that left major space unfilled. Im working towards just that to be frank. Im not sure if it will go naturally, as some said that some surgery work is the only thing that can take those flabs out. I still don't want to resort to that (not just because it's expansive and unnecessary) because I dont believe in ruining what God gave us.
Im am getting excited with running nowadays. So that's good. Found a jog partner, and hopefully the Friday evening sessions will be ongoing.
Later.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
After using short poles (pipes?), sandbags, tires and all three, we carried backpacks today. My only regret was that I shouldve asked for the senior's (SEALS) weight. Not bragging, but the one I carried was doable. And doable, in this scenario, is not pushing the limits.
Lesson learned.
Im in love with bootcamp.
*Theres this chick, in my group (RANGERS) who ran fast. Im going to try and beat her next round. Good motivation.
Lesson learned.
Im in love with bootcamp.
*Theres this chick, in my group (RANGERS) who ran fast. Im going to try and beat her next round. Good motivation.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
FINALLY!
I took the challenge, from myself. Im proud I actually went and not backing out since two other friends cant make it. A former colleague was there to have her final session before she leaves to Australia. So that helped a lot. And yes, I am motivated just by seeing her do the thing.
DAY 1
It was good. I think my body is in a state of shock (up till now). Left the fitness field for few months already, so Im expecting aches all over the body later on. Anyway, we had the assessment thing going today, to measure the our capability (and time result will be used to place us under different groups). Im not big on running and I suffer shortness of breath after few minutes of jogging. But seeing the group work, it mentally forces me to just keep on going and thats the best part of working in a group. Compared to when Im in the gym, mostly alone, its easy for me to lose my motivation when I 'feel' that I cant do anymore... I am my own trainer so I rule my own workout.
We had to run two laps and do push ups, grunts and sit ups and repeat the whole thing thrice. I accidentally did four because thought we should take turns with our partners, instead of doing the whole in one go. But I did not regret the mistake that I made.
Good day, I can say. Cant wait for another session. Excited. Never felt this good for such a long time.
"Your training partner's name is pain. You start out trying to ignore him. Can't do it. You attempt to reason with him. No way. You try to strike a bargain. Hah. You plead. You say "Please stop, please go away. I promise never ever to do this again if you just leave me alone." But he won't. Pain only climbs off if you do. Then you're beaten. "
Monday, August 31, 2009
Trouble Sleeping? Just Breathe
(from LIVESTRONG.COM) By Brad Kearns
If your mind is racing and you are having difficulty falling asleep, a few minutes of simple but effective breathing exercises can help calm your nervous system on a chemical level and lead to greater success in hitting the sack. The awareness and control of breath has been a central component of yoga, martial arts and Taoism for thousands of years. There are dozens of different methods and exercises you can explore through a good teacher or book. The practice of breath control in yoga is called pranayama. I'll detail a simple pranayama exercise here that is particularly effective for falling asleep called alternate nostril breathing (that's "nadi shodana" for the Sanskrit posse out there).
Alternate nostril breathing is a great way to clear obstructed nostrils, balance the yin and yang energy of the body and focusing the busy mind on the present for a deliberate and calming exercise. When our nostrils are unobstructed, we involuntarily alternate breathing through one or the other about every two hours. Breathing through your right nostril stimulates the left side of the brain (intellectual, analytical, rational thought) and prepares the body for physical action (yang energy). Breathing through your left nostril stimulates the right side of the brain (creative, emotional thought) and prepares the body for passive mental activity (yin energy). If both nostrils are not clear, breathing will become imbalanced and so will the energy in your body.
When you are feeling restless at bedtime, head outside (weather permitting obviously, but even in wintertime, you can certainly spend a couple minutes on a balcony or porch in brisk air), sit in a comfortable chair and begin the exercise. You will likely have a really hard time focusing your mind on only the breathing exercise. Establish a rule that whenever your mind wanders away from the breathing exercise to other random thoughts, you have to start over. With practice, you'll develop the esteemed ability to relax and center -- not just to calm the mind for bed but any time the stresses of life are closing in.
Alternate nostril breathing is performed as follows: Take one hand up to your face for blocking nostrils. For example, your right thumb will close off your right nostril while your right index or middle finger will close off your left nostril. Block off the right nostril and inhale fully (notice how your inhale and exhale will be slower since you are only using one nostril). Pause at the completion of your inhale and switch nostrils by using your finger to block the left nostril and releasing your thumb from the right nostril. Exhale through the right nostril, inhale through the right nostril, then pause and switch to exhale through the left nostril. Thus, you switch nostrils in the middle of the breath cycle. To complete a cycle of 10 breaths, count each inhale/exhale as one. After your complete your breathing session, you can return to bed with a calm brain and hopefully induce a good night's sleep.
(from LIVESTRONG.COM) By Brad Kearns
If your mind is racing and you are having difficulty falling asleep, a few minutes of simple but effective breathing exercises can help calm your nervous system on a chemical level and lead to greater success in hitting the sack. The awareness and control of breath has been a central component of yoga, martial arts and Taoism for thousands of years. There are dozens of different methods and exercises you can explore through a good teacher or book. The practice of breath control in yoga is called pranayama. I'll detail a simple pranayama exercise here that is particularly effective for falling asleep called alternate nostril breathing (that's "nadi shodana" for the Sanskrit posse out there).
Alternate nostril breathing is a great way to clear obstructed nostrils, balance the yin and yang energy of the body and focusing the busy mind on the present for a deliberate and calming exercise. When our nostrils are unobstructed, we involuntarily alternate breathing through one or the other about every two hours. Breathing through your right nostril stimulates the left side of the brain (intellectual, analytical, rational thought) and prepares the body for physical action (yang energy). Breathing through your left nostril stimulates the right side of the brain (creative, emotional thought) and prepares the body for passive mental activity (yin energy). If both nostrils are not clear, breathing will become imbalanced and so will the energy in your body.
When you are feeling restless at bedtime, head outside (weather permitting obviously, but even in wintertime, you can certainly spend a couple minutes on a balcony or porch in brisk air), sit in a comfortable chair and begin the exercise. You will likely have a really hard time focusing your mind on only the breathing exercise. Establish a rule that whenever your mind wanders away from the breathing exercise to other random thoughts, you have to start over. With practice, you'll develop the esteemed ability to relax and center -- not just to calm the mind for bed but any time the stresses of life are closing in.
Alternate nostril breathing is performed as follows: Take one hand up to your face for blocking nostrils. For example, your right thumb will close off your right nostril while your right index or middle finger will close off your left nostril. Block off the right nostril and inhale fully (notice how your inhale and exhale will be slower since you are only using one nostril). Pause at the completion of your inhale and switch nostrils by using your finger to block the left nostril and releasing your thumb from the right nostril. Exhale through the right nostril, inhale through the right nostril, then pause and switch to exhale through the left nostril. Thus, you switch nostrils in the middle of the breath cycle. To complete a cycle of 10 breaths, count each inhale/exhale as one. After your complete your breathing session, you can return to bed with a calm brain and hopefully induce a good night's sleep.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Not going to gym is taking it's toll on me. Not only I am moody these days (sometimes depressed) but I am also slowly putting weight and storing fat! Yes, call me an anorexic blondie and whatnot, but that's the truth.
Was cleaning my folders here in the office's computer and saw some pictures from last year's trip to Bangkok. I was thinner back then... although not fit, but still. And since the past few weeks has been crazy (been staying in the office till late in the morning), running before work seems like a crazy idea. Few days after I posted the last post, I stopped running. I mean if reaching home is around 2 am, I don't expect myself to wake up at 6 to run... I mean I can, but I bet I can't focus much at work. Bloody shit.
I hope tomorrow (or this week) I will start running again. Just got over one huge ass dateline and although there's another one coming soon (double project this month) I think I have to rebel a bit and just fucking do it. Sleeping early for the past two days has been hard for me. I need to reset my biological clock and hopefully tonight luck will be on my side. And by tonight I mean after a dinner with colleague...
Oh gosh... outing with peeps too is making me nuts. Eating out itself is a bad thing for me. It's fun and good and all, bonding and shit. But having no control sucks. Control as in it's hard to control of what will end up on my plate (economy rice is a different case). And I am already suffering from a lighter wallet, which caused me to visit the ATM more and more... (I spend like a rich man's son.) I already kill the part of me who likes to eat shitty things, but the "I-hate-waste" part of me is still here. Occasionaly I can just say no, but sometimes, I'll end up eating whatever that was offered to me (manners, bad to reject no?). BAD! And others normally are not bothered with quality food... so yeah. Now I remember, being anti-social isn't not a bad thing at all. I mean, I save cash (not that I'm a cheapskate), I got more time to do other stuff (working out perhaps... or read) and also I don't give fat an easy way to enter my temple (the body) easily! I do indulge... it's crazy to just be proper all the way, but it's getting out of hand nowadays. I need to fix this. Pronto!
Will do: Calisthenic exercises. Yep, need to redo what I abandoned for so long. It's time.
Will do: Jog in the morning.
Will do: Lessen coffee drinking in the evening.
I wanted to put another quote, but I'm pretty much motivated with whatever I posted before.
Ciao!
Was cleaning my folders here in the office's computer and saw some pictures from last year's trip to Bangkok. I was thinner back then... although not fit, but still. And since the past few weeks has been crazy (been staying in the office till late in the morning), running before work seems like a crazy idea. Few days after I posted the last post, I stopped running. I mean if reaching home is around 2 am, I don't expect myself to wake up at 6 to run... I mean I can, but I bet I can't focus much at work. Bloody shit.
I hope tomorrow (or this week) I will start running again. Just got over one huge ass dateline and although there's another one coming soon (double project this month) I think I have to rebel a bit and just fucking do it. Sleeping early for the past two days has been hard for me. I need to reset my biological clock and hopefully tonight luck will be on my side. And by tonight I mean after a dinner with colleague...
Oh gosh... outing with peeps too is making me nuts. Eating out itself is a bad thing for me. It's fun and good and all, bonding and shit. But having no control sucks. Control as in it's hard to control of what will end up on my plate (economy rice is a different case). And I am already suffering from a lighter wallet, which caused me to visit the ATM more and more... (I spend like a rich man's son.) I already kill the part of me who likes to eat shitty things, but the "I-hate-waste" part of me is still here. Occasionaly I can just say no, but sometimes, I'll end up eating whatever that was offered to me (manners, bad to reject no?). BAD! And others normally are not bothered with quality food... so yeah. Now I remember, being anti-social isn't not a bad thing at all. I mean, I save cash (not that I'm a cheapskate), I got more time to do other stuff (working out perhaps... or read) and also I don't give fat an easy way to enter my temple (the body) easily! I do indulge... it's crazy to just be proper all the way, but it's getting out of hand nowadays. I need to fix this. Pronto!
Will do: Calisthenic exercises. Yep, need to redo what I abandoned for so long. It's time.
Will do: Jog in the morning.
Will do: Lessen coffee drinking in the evening.
I wanted to put another quote, but I'm pretty much motivated with whatever I posted before.
Ciao!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Motivation: Thom Browne (go youtube him).Im glad I did it.
Little update
Towards the end of 2008 I went to Langkawi NOT to celebrate new year, just to chill and relax by the beach. I got a little lazy towards gym in Dec and diet went mad (but still watching it). Went shirtless (on the beach) and from seeing pictures shot by a friend, I think I know what to do next. I dont think I have that much left to go before reaching my next goal.
I froze my account for Jan 09 and maybe Feb 09 since my work is doubling up in Feb. I want to get back to gym now (kind of regret that move). I have plans on what I can do at home (new stuff, foregoing the old plan I had) but training my mind to be stronger requires some time.
Towards the end of 2008 I went to Langkawi NOT to celebrate new year, just to chill and relax by the beach. I got a little lazy towards gym in Dec and diet went mad (but still watching it). Went shirtless (on the beach) and from seeing pictures shot by a friend, I think I know what to do next. I dont think I have that much left to go before reaching my next goal.
I froze my account for Jan 09 and maybe Feb 09 since my work is doubling up in Feb. I want to get back to gym now (kind of regret that move). I have plans on what I can do at home (new stuff, foregoing the old plan I had) but training my mind to be stronger requires some time.
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