April Challenge

The month of April has always been a challenge for me with snow mold allergies.  I have a bit of difficulty with my respiratory system, but the month is almost over and I am looking forward to a green May.  Training is going well, however my numbers are a little low in forms over the past couple of weeks.  The good news is I am looking forward to our "Forms Seminar" this Saturday and hope to work on the Lao Gar form, which is a required form for Black Belt testing this fall.  I am really excited for this opportunity!!

Have a great week.

Allan Gamble
Student Member
Silent River Kung Fu, Stony Plain, Alberta

Fine Tuning

I have spent a lot of effort this year related to improving my overall conditioning level.  I think spring-time may be here, but we have been fooled before, and I am going to add running for the next few months to my goals.  This will increase my quickness, which is required for some of our black belt conditioning requirements, and will also help with the remaining seven pounds I would like to discard.  I am also going to add pull ups as a goal throughout the next  few months as well.  Training is going well and I am finding it benefitial to switch up my routines to add some flavor.  Have a great Easter weekend!

Allan Gamble
Student Member
Silent River Kung Fu, Stony Plain, Alberta

A Little Set Back

I had hoped to be ready to really focus on my physical and mental training after returning from a short vacation, however I am ill this week and am not able to train hard physically.  The bright lining in this is that I am able to focus on our memorization requirement for April.  Have a great week!!

Allan Gamble
Student Member
Silent River Kung Fu, Stony Plain, Alberta

Numbers

Training is going well.  Last week was a physically demanding week for conditioning, strength, and endurance training which was great.  This week for me is all about attaining numbers related to push ups, sit ups, and forms.  I will be away for 5 days starting Friday and know that I will be doing little training during this short vacation.  Have a great week!!

Allan Gamble
Student Member
Silent River Kung Fu, Stony Plain, Alberta