Xue Sheng's - Old beat up guy returns to training log

A quiet snicker escapes me - as would only from those who know

 

Taijiquan is the pinyin for Tai Chi Chuan which is the Wade Giles spelling for 太極拳

 

Thanks, I'm doing better, started working out again today, did the Engine2 stuff this morning and changing to strength training, will post what I'm doing later. But be warned, I'm old, beat-up, tired and trying REAL hard not to reinjure myself, so it is not all that impressive.

Chuck's Favorite Total Gym Exercises....that do not involve machine guns and spinning back kicks

 

For the love of juicin' jesuits, I feel right gaumless. I should've known that

 

No worries.

Hey, I had the hardest time ordering a coffee in China..... couldn't remember the word... had to ask my wife.....Kāfēi..... yup, pretty much sounds the same...but I could not remember it to save my life.

 

Worse - I've signed up for it. People ask me what I'm taking - I'll say Tai Chi.

"what are you taking?"

"Taijiquan"

"Oh really? What's that?"

 

This is the new (hopefully injury free) beginning routine

This is “The Routine”; this is just starting and rather light because I do not want to reinjure myself, so I am taking it slow

Total Gym Leg Press - 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Total Gym Press 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Total Gym Seated Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Total Gym Seated Cross Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Lying Leg Curls 2 sets of 10 reps > only 10 lbs. (my knees are my main concern)
Leg Extensions 2 sets of 10 reps > only 10 lbs. (my knees are my main concern)
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 sets of 10 reps > only 15 lbs. (darn arthritic shoulders)
Dumbbell Curl 2 sets of 12 reps > 20 lbs.
Total Gym Triceps Pushdown 2 sets of 12 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Total Gym Crunches 2 sets of 15 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Push ups
12 wide
12 shoulder width
12 narrow

 

I'm in the same boat - having to do ultralight lifts, two or three sets of low rep bodyweight routines, etc.

Can't blame it on age, though. Even young'uns get tendinitis, right?


Altogether now lads "...what_a_drag_it_is getting old"

 

I am taking it slow and building up mostly do to age and old injuries, and I have had tendonitis, it is not fun, not one little bit. And I think body weight exercises are great, I use to do more, but I can't at the moment so that is the reason for the light lifts.

 

Well, your last log is nothing to be ashamed of my any means. You're beating me on volume - that's for certain.

 

Thank You

But I paid for it until yesterday, I was stiff and sore, it was a good stiff and sore, but still felt it.

Been reading some things on the web and a book about strength training after 50 and I have to say they were definitely right about one thing. I do not recover as fast as I use to and I definitely need to take 2 days off in between as opposed to the one I did before the injuries. And I think my training upper body one day and lower body the next days, of my youth, are long gone.

It did (and did not) help the stiffness the day after that workout when my sifu decided that I needed to do the long form, fajing form, fast form and short Dao form multiple times and THEN do push hands...

I am ready to go back at it again today though and hope to do that same routine this evening

 

Yesteday

Total Gym Leg Press - 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5 (thinking of changing to body weight squats
Total Gym Press 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Total Gym Seated Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cross Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5 Lying Leg Curls 2 sets of 10 reps > only 10 lbs. (my knees are my main concern)
Leg Extensions 2 sets of 10 reps > only 10 lbs. (my knees are my main concern)
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 sets of 10 reps > only 15 lbs. (darn arthritic shoulders)
Dumbbell Curl 2 sets of 12 reps > 20 lbs.
Total Gym Triceps Pushdown 2 sets of 12 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Total Gym Crunches 2 sets of 15 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Push ups
12 wide
12 shoulder width
12 narrow

Thinking about going back to train JKD Basics on a heavy bag for cardio

 

Really hard workout on the heavy bag this morning.... but that was more for emotional reasons than wanting the workout..... but I will admit... I feel better now

 

Yeah, I've done that. Funny thing, afterwards, I knew why trainers always cautioned one to not strike in anger - much less effective and one tends to hurt oneself.

But it does feel satisfying.

 

Luckily I didn't hurt myself, but I sure did feel better afterwards

 

Total Gym Leg Press - not done due to knee issue
Total Gym Press 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cross Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym set at lever 5 Lying Leg Curls 2 sets of 10 reps > not done due to knee issue
Leg Extensions 2 sets of 10 reps > not done due to knee issue
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 sets of 10 reps > only 17.5 lbs.
Dumbbell Curl 2 sets of 12 reps > 20 lbs.
Total Gym Triceps Pushdown 2 sets of 12 reps > Total Gym set at lever 4
Total Gym Crunches 2 sets of 15 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Push ups
12 wide
12 shoulder width
12 narrow

Worked on Aikido applications with my youngest, who is a Aikidoka green belt

 

Total Gym Leg Press - not done due to knee issue
Total Gym Press 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cross Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym set at lever 5 Lying Leg Curls 2 sets of 10 reps > not done due to knee issue
Leg Extensions 2 sets of 10 reps > not done due to knee issue
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 sets of 10 reps > only 17.5 lbs.
Dumbbell Curl 2 sets of 12 reps > 22.5 lbs.
Total Gym Triceps Pushdown 2 sets of 12 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Crunches 2 sets of 15 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Push ups
12 wide
12 shoulder width
12 narrow

 

Body Weight Squats - 3 sets of 8 reps
Total Gym Press 3 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Seated Cross Cable Rows 2 sets of 8 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Lying Leg Curls 2 sets of 10 reps > light
Leg Extensions 2 sets of 10 reps > light
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 2 sets of 10 reps > only 17.5 lbs.
Dumbbell Curl 2 sets of 12 reps > 22.5 lbs.
Total Gym Triceps Pushdown 2 sets of 12 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5
Total Gym Crunches 2 sets of 15 reps > Total Gym set at lever 5

Yang Long Form
Xingyiquan Piquan

 

Yang Long Form
Fajin form
Fast form

Also beginning to wonder if all this posting on various sites is not interfering with actual training.

 

Reading a book; Cook Ding’s Kitchen: A Kung Fu Carry Out” by Rick Matz (of the Cook Ding’s Kitchen Blog)

And he was talking about solo training, which I do a lot of these days, and I came across something in his book that made perfect sense to me. Basically you have to schedule it into your day. I have not been doing that. I have been training when I had the time.

There is also something in there about hating to get up early, but liking training enough to overcome his hatred for early mornings.

But I do think he is right so I shall give it a go.