On Track but so Far Behind

By the end of today I will have logged 3000 pushups and situps. This has been the only requirement I have been tracking. I have done forms in class as well as sections at home and have done various acts of kindness but those have not been written down. For the past three weeks I have not been at 100%, I wouldn't even consider myself at 50% most of the time. There is something wrong with my sense of balance, but none of the doctors I have seen have figured out what it is exactly. I have been on three types of medication that have had little to no effect and most simple actions can cause me to sway and almost topple. My doctor also requested x-rays of my neck to be taken, as there has been some muscle pain in the area.

Even though I have felt terrible most days, I have kept using some of the tools I have been given, mainly pushups and situps. I have worked on small sections of forms, and have many plans and ideas for my personal requirements but at this moment I do not feel like I can fulfill them properly. However I will push myself to go to open training this Saturday however and try to mark some repetitions of Kempo as well as the jian form I have been working on, because I need to start now before it's too late.

Always Keep Moving (Even if the Path is Rough)

So far today I have done 100 out of my 150 daily sit-ups and push-ups, this puts my current total at 1000. Already I can feel the difference a daily routine can make, something that I hope to see in my forms soon. Recently I have been having problems keeping my balance, this has kept me from participating in class or practice the footwork of my forms and therefore not completing them. After taking medication to help clear out my sinuses I still feel a weight and pressure in my head that can send me into a tumble from time to time. I will have to wait over a week to see my doctor again but I believe I am experiencing "migraine-associated vertigo".

Even though I am finding times hard and am still making myself keep on top of my sit-ups and push-ups, because I believe they are worth all the effort I put into them. As I finish this entry I will also be finishing my last set of the day, cementing another step in my path.

Official Start to 50,00 Push-ups and Sit-ups

150 Push-ups
150 Sit-ups

This is my daily routine with one day of rest each week. About 3 months ago I didn't exercise much if at all outside of the kwoon. With the start of a new job at a foundry, and the approach of my year of I-Ho Chuan, I decided I needed to change that. My first goal was at least 100 push-ups a day, but soon after added sit-ups to match. I started with around 120, then 135 and after two and a half months reach my 150 goal. The first step on my 50,000 path. The start of this count is just another step on the path to my goal.