Some big fat inspiration I am. I can’t even inspire myself to get off my fat butt and fence. What a pansy. I was planning all day long to go fence last night and by 7:00 I was so tired I did not want to get behind the wheel and drive the 13 miles to the club. I knew I would not move well and it might be a hazard for me to drive. I am 36 days away from fencing in Chicago and I told my wife I am getting on that plane even if I don’t pick up a weapon between now and then. ...
I've been thinking alot about the GMU fencing program lately, considering how busy I've been with it, and how well its going. There is one thing that is kind of troubling. Not really about the club, but more about the fencing community... Often when I mention the GMUFC to established coaches or fencers in VA or else where, other people will scoff at it. This always surprises me, no matter how many times it happens. I can't believe that people in the fencing community, especially ...
Wednesday night wasn't great. Jessi1, Meng, Cricket, Dick, and Ahren were there. I fenced them all and was hitting too hard and lumbering around. My lesson with Ahren was very frustrating--we have just not been working with one another as consistently and he was making me do advance-lunge after advance-lunge, to the point where my front knee and my back calf were hurting and I even started wheezing a little bit. Also, it just wasn't as clear to me as my lesson with Mark was on Monday. This ...
Too much to do and not enough time to do it. The hurrier I went, the more mistakes I made and the behinder I got. I left work late and reached the gym just before pilate started. Afterwards, I went to fencing and I couldn't even win a 5-touch bout against one of the kids. Yes, I was really that bad. I'm going to be the bunny in the pool at all 4 competitions at Rosemont if I don't pull out of this tailspin. Tomorrow is another fencing night and Friday I hope to spend ...
I had a body comp at the gym Monday and was shocked to see my body fat ratio is STILL climbing slowly and I'm still losing muscle mass. I am NOT pleased to have lost 2 inches around the thigh because it was muscle, not fat, that was lost. Thus, I've decided to revert back to some of my pre-injury exercises, modified to accommodate the changed circumstances. I'm not supposed to do exercises which require my arms to be over my head (except on the left side) but that means ...
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