April already.

April 12 Update.
Lets see.

I made a video yesterday, go watch it on youtube. The main reason for the video is to practice my video editing, not really my filming, not really on movements. Also its showing my training session yesterday, almost everything is very low impact, basic trainings, some railwork and other weird stuffs. The video editing was so-so, but lets just consider that a practice. I actually realize everytime you edit you will learn something from it, which is very good. After making a video you have more ideas to put in next time, and the more you improve after each video. I was also try to finish filming, editing and uploading all in one day, which was quite good. The video isnt so impressive but I didnt really care, the next one will be better, and better, and better. You get better in the stuffs you practice.

Tomorrow will be my last day of work until exams finish. Wow, seriously time flies fast as fuck. Exams already, and June holidays are coming soon after that, soooo fast. But yeah man I should really start studying, especially for POA, Physics, Maths, etc. Those subjects that I can score in. I shouldnt fuck up my exams thats for sure. Those working days probably should be used for studying. I really hope so.

I think I should start to fish for my music, its a really good way to refresh your mind and also its something that filmers do at least 20% of the time, to find good songs to use for their videos. I have decided to make quite alot of videos and films once I get my camcorder, around next year, and hopefully by then I have enough experience to make some good videos. And I will make monthly videos from now on to experiment with video styles, editing, music, filming and for fun. So many ideas, but there is no hurry. And those monthly videos are good for noticing progression. I should make a list of videos I want to make too. Fast-paced, creativity-based, editing based, experimental, tricking/railwork, etc.

I've been learning alot of stuffs about strength training, nutrition, how things works, weightlifting, human mechanics and stuffs like that. I still have so many hella things to learn but I really got to thank those people who helped me answered my questions and doubts, and guided me through. It really helps to have people like them, you learn more things, you clear your doubts and everything. Sometimes I'm even guilty to ask too much. I should help others too, that would make it fair.

I should control my thoughts now. I shouldnt overdo the things that I have been doing now, I think I'm being too much, somehow. I should stop the negativity right now, and only do when the situations arise and when needed. Lets not push it too far man.

And I just recently squatted 40kgs, great achievement, but not quite yet my bodyweight. I'm quite happy that I've been quite safe with the squats, kept practicing on the form and didn't pushed my limits too fast too soon. And I will be extra safe and I will probably film my deadlifts, squats and miscellaneous lifts and bar positions to get checked with the more experienced guys I know through the internet. I think I will stick to 40kg for quite sometime, and probably increase a few when I can do my max for 5 reps (or more). Deadlifts on the other hand is going great but I decided not to lift too heavy yet, around 30kg for max. The other lifts I'm still not too sure but I will take time to slowly learn them, other complex lifts like snatch, clean and jerk etc. is going to take some time but I have loads of time.

I think if I can training how I did yesterday for movements, it will be great. I shouldnt feel any stress in any mvements at all, and I finished the sessions without any bad thoughts. I was quite happy with yesterday's session. Nothing off limits, low impact, nicely done.

Nothing much to say really, so bye.
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April 7 UPdate.
Hadnt been too good this days.

I thought about some alternatives for my training nowadays, and this is what it looks like. I want to start training soccer, this time sensibly and seriously. I want to have another sport that I'm good in. I heard that soccer is quite impactful (although it doesn't look like), but I still want to train this anyway, and its definitely less impactful then Parkour. Probably I think I will have a few stuffs to train on.
Firstly, strength training. I will try to go gym like 2-3 times a week, and depending on my body, the schedule is not fixed. I trying to learn the power clean and olympic goodmornings now, and that will be something to work on. Squats is probably ok, but the tendency to wobble my neck is quite dangerous, something to clear up on too, and for deadlifts and still need more practice but I can say thats its not bad, but I better find someone to spot out my mistakes. For upperbody, I will do the normal stuffs like muscleups and weightedpullups as usual, but I think I should try some upperbody lifts like maybe standing press or something. And I'm thinking I should really really start training on handstands, because if I keep talking but not doing, it won't achieve it anyway. Same goes for planche en force, but I think more weighted pullups can do the job.

Now movements. Last Friday I trained movements and I wasnt too happy with it. Because I think yet again (without fail actually) I pushed too much and I didnt really train within the 60%-80% of my maximum thing. Stupidly as well. And I wasn't focusing much in my movements causing alot of failed attempts, which is stupid. I need to really train properly now, and stop thinking of getting the biggest sdc to precision of the craziest running precision or blah blah or else I will end up in a wheelchair some day. I've been taking more glucosamine but I think I should go get fish oil, which is proven to be better. My knee tendon probelm is weird, some say is osgood-schlatter while other say its a patellar tendonitis.. but whatever is I better stop jumping around foolishly and start training properly. I think my training will be around Marine Parade area as I guess it will be a good spot to train at. Just really basic vaults, small runs, climbups, some rails good for balance, probably training my rolls there too. I will try to control even landing and make sure everything is low impact, and within the 60% to 80% range.

Now tricking and other miscellaneous activities. Tricking is something that I like, and I told myself to start focusing on tricking too, but I can only train it at the gym, for safety purposes, until when I'm more experienced I will go to playground mats. I do have quite alot of goals in mind but yeah, I think it wouldnt be that stressful on cushioned floor and not on an regular basis. Yep, backflips and moonkick and aerials, etc. some key goals in mind. For soccer I will also train it like once a week so I will TRY to get some guys to play soccer with during school time (probably). And when I train alot probably I will use some wall or a goal post as a training tool. Time to pump my soccer ball at home, no air at all now...

So the schedule would probably be like this.
Monday: Strength training - Upperbody (either at fitness corner or playground)
Tuesday: Strength training - Lowerbody at Gym (squats, deadlifts)
Wednesday: Work, rest.
Thrusday: Strength training - Trying out new lifts (small training, mixed upper and lower)
Friday: Movements/Soccer (in the afternoon), Tricking (probably if there is gym). Filming day.
Saturday: Work, rest. Editing day.
Sunday: Strength training - Lowerbody at Gym (more squats and deadlifts)

Side notes are, probably I wouldn't train much on thrusday, its more of a "do not waste your time but there are still things to do tomorrow" day. Some small lifts is definitely good too. And also I will try to do research on that day. Its time to get some good books and read them, and find more music and watch good movies on the computer instead of doing nothing and slacking around. I shouldn't waste time, they are precious. Oh and probably I should get a soccer buddy(lol). And yeah filming day on Friday as like you know I need alot of practice on it, but probably not every Friday hahahaha. But I might make a video this friday, hopefully. And it will show honestly how I train on that day. Looks like 3 or 4 gym trips a week, and probably be still do some leg training on Thrusday as well, so with 3 lowerbody days a week, I think I will strengthen up really good each month. I can't wait to see my progression, but there is no rush. And the schedule is just something that I planned and I wish to stick to, but at times where I couldn't or there is a change in something, then too bad.

Nutrition really improved, I've been trying to eat alot more now, and drinking alot more milk now. Junkies are consumed every now and then though, but I think I will really take some time. I also consumed alot more fruits like apples, oranges and blah, but I need to try out other new fruits. Veggies on the other hand, is something I will never want to try.. Ah well this sucks.
Work is not bad, but only on Saturdays. Wednesday is quite a bad day as those good managers are usually not working and those bitchy managers are as usual being bitches. But recently I gotten alot of money because of not skipping work (lol), and I hope by the end of this year I can get some good cash, enough for a camcorder.

Studies, oh no. I really don't have mood for homeworks nowadays but I still have to do them anyways. I gotten 3 tests results today and English was a good one, but not Chem and Chinese (expected though). Chem got 23/30, some really dumb mistakes and I don't know. I'm not happy with the results and I know I can do better. Chinese is as usual disappointing. 15/50 this time, which is retarded. Everyone pass except me. Oh well, exams in like 3/4 weeks time, time to score well in all subjects in Chinese cannot make it.

Oh and today, I trained upperbody as scheduled. I wasn't the best of days as I think I wasn't fully fresh as muscleups and pullups seems harder. I don't know why but this kind of things comes and goes. Yesterday's training wasn't really hard enough, I think it could be better too. Tomorow hopefully would be a better day. Planning to push a little bit more for squats and asking people to check out my deadlift form. If its good I would try to add some weight, but if no I will stick to 25kg for max. But I don't want to push too much too soon, because like I said no hurry, rushing only leads to worser consequences.

And I think I'm spending alot of money of food and drinks now, and gym too.

I hope I can stop doing really stupid stuffs man, and really listen to my conscience and body and heart. Because I know myself what is right and what is wrong so I can't lie to myself. Sometimes we lose to temptation, yeah doing big stuffs is "fun", but will your knees like it when it suffers even before old-age? There are many things I planned to do but I can't stick to it because of my weak self-control. Something that I really need practice on.

So what do I plan to do now?
- Work on my rolls, balance, control, precision, fluidity, speedvaults and wallpasses.
- Keep every low-impact and safe, focus on every movement.
- Don't rush and push over my limits, keep within the "60% to 80% of max" range.
- Gym 3 to 4 times a week, and learn some new lifts and work on form.
- Sleep more, eat more and train properly.
- Have more self-control.
- Do more research, do not waste time on computer, and work and study harder.
- Start practicing tricking and soccer, and filming.

Long-term goals. (by the end of this year)
- A more SENSIBLE person with more self-control.
- Handstands and planche en force, straight-armed climbups.
- 2x bodyweight squats and deadlifts (but all progressively), 1/2 bodyweight pullups.
- Powercleans, highpulls, benchpress, standingpress, clean and jerk, frontsquats, olygoodmornings with good form.
- Land Backflip, Aerial and Moonkick consistently. (not much expectations in this)
- More control and fluidity in movements, better movements overall.
- Better nutrition, better sleep, and good study grades!
- A camcorder, and a better filmer (and editor) overall.

This is it, I will work hard towards them and a safe and incremental manner.
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Really man, time flies like no ones business nowadays.

This week is the start of training anew again. I started doing strength training as planned and I noticed great improvements in my deadlifts after reading up abit. But then I know I have alot of things to work on for it, and before I progress to powercleans and high pulls I know I should have the basics of the deadlifts. Squats is going great too, I feel quite strong now, and I think after a few more sessions I can slowly load up my squats already. Squats are quite good in form but then I should not be complacent. I can't wait to learn the new lifts, but I know I should get base strengths first. If I keep going to gym like 3 times a week, I'm quite confident I will improve alot in a month, hopefully to reach 100kg this year, but slowly.

I need to realize my nutrition. I know that I've been eating alot alot nowadays, but I should be watching out on what I eat instead of its quantity. Quality over quantity always. I've been eating junk food alot, because of macdonald, also because that I think that I should eat more instead of worrying what I eat. Now I think that in school I should eat healthier stuffs and screw the fast foods. Also I think I should stop being so foolish on nutrition and research more on it. Macdonalds will be the only time I will eat junk because I got no choice (until the day I quit mac), so I will stick to mcwings and milk/milo, and nothing else, that will be permanent for every meal. And I will wanna drink more milk, like 500ml per day (I don't actually think thats alot though).

I'm growing up now should I better start eating more and become more mature in what I do.

Movements training, which will be done on Fridays. I will make each session light training, like just one-hour-and-a-half of training, with every movement 60%-80% of my max, movements that I'm confident that I can nail 98% of the time. Also will drill more on my precisions, wall passes, runs, focus, movements that I better on, climbups, rolls, etc. etc. I must stop bailing and doing stupid stuffs. Too many repetitions will also affect your form and in turn injure your joints.

I should research more on strength training and jumps in nature, and of course study more in school lol. April already, like 4 weeks to exam, dam. I also realize that my training in parkour helps in other sport activity such as soccer and basketball. Knowing this, I cant wait till next year when I plan to start training soccer again, thats when I should be grown up and become alot stronger from weight training.

Working nowadays... sucks. But of course, no one likes working. I need to stop being greedy, stop making mistakes and make a fool out of myself. Like I said too, eat mcwings and milo/milk only. Then I should stop being so foolish doing stupid things, stupid mistakes, and stop being so greedy and take so many free milos, lol. The main thing now is the pay, thats all. June hols I will find new job.

The main thing is, I wanna train properly now and of course seriously, concentrate on get stronger and eat more (and properly), also to stop doing stupid stuffs when training movements, more self control, and stop killing my joints and research more on strength training and stuffs like that. Revision for studies too, and learn more about life. Of course filming and editing! And tricking!

I will start training more systematically, methodically and properly now.

This will the post for the whole of April, I think I will update it weekly to check my training. I know what I have to do, so I should not disappoint myself and regret again and again. Wake up now, I should be more mature for what I do, self control is important.

Schedule now.
Wake up
School
Work
Train
Gym
Trick
Eat
Drink
Have fun
Watch
Film
Edit
Enjoy
Listen
Study
Learn
Realize
Research
Stay happy
Be more mature
Explore life
Stop making mistakes
Cherish
Sleep