Yesterday I felt like drawing instead of writing, which means you get to look at pictures. I’m making this 11″ x 17″ monstrosity to hang in my workout room, just for me, just because. But when I’m done I’ll put up the scan so that (if you like it of course) you can print one for yourself.
WEIGHTS (4 x 13 of Shrugs, Squat/Press, Ripcords, 2-handed Bench Press, Lunges); WRESTLING DRILL (Set timer for 15 mins. Shrimp away from heavy bag 6x, spin, and shrimp back. Side mount bag, scissor legs, switch sides, scissor legs, repeat 3x. Full mount bag and strike 15 times AHAYC. Repeat until timer beeps).
The Tower (courtesy of Wikipedia)
TAROT MEDITATION: “The Tower”
Dim lights and set a timer for 10 mins. Lean card against an object such as a stack of books so that it is at or near eye level when you are in your meditative pose of choice (sit or recline any way you wish, as long as spine is straight and neither arms nor legs are crossed). If you do not own a Tarot deck, pull up the image on the right with your cell phone and stand it up instead (make sure you change the screensaver settings to prevent your phone from going to sleep). Take several deep breaths and relax. Regulate breathing to a deep and slow rhythm and droop eyelids slightly with eyes focused on the card. As you sink deeper into your meditation, sink also into the image. Allow yourself to be fully present, as if you are standing inside the actual scene which the card depicts. Allow yourself to experience the thoughts, feelings, and emotions that attend the experience of being in that imaginary place. When the timer beeps, open your eyes and slowly exit your meditative pose and state. Record your thoughts and impressions in our journal, diary, or workout log.
KNIFE (or primary weapon, 4 x 2:00 vs. Dbl. End Ball, alternating hands & grips); SPIN KICK COMBOS (15 mins); MEDITATION (10 mins)
“What you contemplate, you touch. What you enter into in imagination, you make yourself one with.” #DionFortune #Quotes
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WEIGHTS (4 x12 of Triceps Ext, Squats, Plank Rows, Sit-ups); CONTEMPLATION (15 mins)
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DUMBBELLS (6 sets of 12, start at #5, work up to failure, of Bent Row, Two-Handed Squat Press, Rear Lunge, Curl-ups.)
MEDICINE BALL (AMRAYC in 10 mins w/ #12 ball of 8 each Push-ups, Side Lunges, Wall Touches, Sit-ups); FREEZE TAG KICK DRILL (5 rounds 1:30/:30, as many kicks as you can 1:30, when bell rings, freeze stance, sink as low as you can and hold :30, even if you’re on one foot)
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