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170105 Not a good start for 2018
So during Xmas holiday, I went on vacation, and did not have any chance to train.  I did mange to jog for 30 min once during vacation.
Returning from holiday, and back to work before New year rush sort of got sick a little... so I did not train.
After New Year, I resumed training but running 30 min once... and the next day.. I got a stiff neck by sleeping poorly.

This Stiff neck gotten worse on the 2 days after the run.   Today is the 3rd day... and the neck still have pain.

I dont want to Risk doing plyo or any jumping activity or lifting with my neck having dull pain.

what are shitty start in 2018 for my vertical training....

180117  Is Half way Pass THe first month of 2018

And i go sick Twice already.
Since xmas i had not done much Vertical Training, but i continue to do once or twice 30 min job while my girl sprint 10x 60m.
Last Sat, there is a running event. She got 3rd in the individual event and got 1st in the Family run event. 
500m  by herself at 2:18  with me at 2:00

it is a really cold day... and after that run.. I got sick A-farking-gain  (again).  Luckily I am the only one who got sick. 
Load up on Vitamin C and took like 3 or 4 hot bath and I am 90% recovery today (Wednesday)

Still very busy with work... my desk is pile up with paper.  Which i want to clean up before the start of 2018.
Seems like i have to get myself back on track before i can Start doing vertical again.

in 2017.. I seems to leave other things behind and NEVER skip a Vert Session.....

i dont want to repeat that.. i want my work to have priority AS well as my vert....

17 days is goin in 2018 and i got sick twice already....

I want to gather myself and..... lets make 2018 worth while... my engine had not even started....
better start late... than no start at all...

I could not even Wake up everday at 630... some time i even sleep at 10:30 but still fail to wake up...

i am not even sure if it is my mind who is weak.. or my body which is weak...  I know sleeping is important... but i also remember Arnold said... SLEEP faster.. if u don have enough time.

Often when i sleep before 11pm.. i wake up at 2:30 am.. and stay on my phone untill 3:30...  talk about.. not efficient ...

Got to start my engine.
 

P.S.
A photo from the family run event. With my hand doing the no.1 finger showing how serious i am about chasing my target.
I actually have trouble sleeping before the event.. (waking up at 2 4 and 6am....)  I dont know why I am so concern...
may be because the last 2 family race, we got 4th and 5th... barely missing the top 3.     But still... wtf... Why so serious... Why so tense... I don understand myself...

^^ scoob just posted on FB that this is his longest vert/jump break in 8 years, hasn't jumped since 2018.

also, my 2 cents. not doing much vert in 2018 reminds me of years past. obviously being sick doesn't help, so hopefully you recover quick and can get back at it. you just don't want to go too long without maintaining the work you've put in .. you've done this before and detrained too much, only having to rebuild that stuff again -> don't let it slip if you still want to hit that goal.

180204 Resumed lifting on Sat morning
Sat morning under 10 C, woke up at 730 and rushed to gym 8 min after opening. only 3 middle age man in the lifting area including me.  Guess is too cold for everyone still.

Squat my way up to 3 plates and only able to do 1 set of 3, failing on 2nd set. Did a couple more of set of 3 with 2 plates on each side.
Deadlift with 2 plates on each side for a few more set to wrap up.
Sauna for 15 min.

I have a 1.5km Race with my girl on Sunday but I figure the sourness wont attack with in 24 hrs... so i should be fine.

180205 1.5km Team Race
Finished the 1.5km with 7:36sec,  Avg pace about 1 min per 200m which mean no improvement on my girl.  For some dam reason, this run is so very tough on me. 
We meet our rival runner again, (we often lost to her... but beat her in 1/4 race if i remember correctly).  With the recent cold weather, we barely trained (same go for my vertical).

So on we run, and because the race is with 2 age groups, we being the younger one, did not really expect to take the lead off the start.  But I do try my best to keep track on how many girls is ahead of us, especially during the half point U turn spot.  I counted 3 girls.  And I was thinking, those 3 are probably in the older group.  So we should very likely be in top 3. 

Rival runner was behind us the whole time.  At the final 500m mark, rival runner's coach ran up next to me and my girl, and i can hear the coach telling the kid behind to take big step and take over. One team with a taller girl did passed us, (who is friends with this coach, because i head them talk).  I thought to myself... taller girl... probably in next age group.  But not our Rival kids, must not let them pass,  she is just few meters behind us.

The coach remain beside us for 10 sec or so, and I was telling my girl... this is it, your opponent is right behind us, we got to keep on.   (i was struggling myself... )  We manage to maintain our speed, and the coach fall back to take care of her kid.   And we survived this attack.  We or I should say I, did not even have the energy to do a final burst at the final 400/200 stretch.  We barely did a 20M burst, and lost to the kid in front by 3 sec at 3rd place.

The first team in our age group beat us by 33 sec, while the 2nd place beat us by 3 sec.  (Rival runner was more or less 3 sec behind us also).

So, we got lucky.  Guess I should not had Lifted weight the day before a race.   I should be more serious. 

I looked at the video at the finish line, most of the adult runner (in front of us) are jogging with a relaxed face,  me on the other hand, can hardly breath and my face show lol)

p.s.  leg finally become really sore Sunday night.

180206 it is actually 13C at lunch today, so Jump
When I was in North America, 0-10C is consider warm and perfect and is dry.  However.. guess when I am now is too moist, and moist meet low temp, every one feel super cold.7

Any how, I sucked it up and went out jumping today.  Did not expect much, but i am lucky to say vert did not decrease too much after like a 35 days of no jumping.

Obviously i wont get a PR today, but at least I am able to be consistently getting over this low rim 3 like before.  got some jump on video waiting to be edited for the log.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9p0igaM84" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy9p0igaM84</a>

180223 -180224 Weekend stuffing
So I did one session of 30 min this week and thats it all i have done.
and is a Friday... which mean i am extending my vertical training break in a bad way which is not acceptable.

I decided to go Jump at lunch.  45 min.. had 3 or 4 good jump.
at night. I ran with my girl 30 min again.

The next Sat, i went Lower body lift for 1 hr.
Squat toward 3plates 3x3  feel alright
Stiff Leg dead with 2 plate 3 x5

Leg is tired on Sunday and worse on Monday.


I looged this Tuesday, where i Ran 20 min with a faster pace with my girl on Monday night.

also, i saw this video just now.. which make me wonder.. wtf squat is good for.
He squat 352lbs only.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ACtkXdSf8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7ACtkXdSf8</a>