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100DTD Challenge (Physical Day 4)

Tang Soo Do
Regular width Push-ups: 3 Sets of push-ups (8, 7, 6)
In tonight’s two, 1 hour classes, we concentrated on stances, blocks, and perfecting the power of our kicks.  We also worked on forms and Master Marsh really stressed how important the basics are.  It really hit home how simply the practice of many of [...]

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Day 2 and 3 – 100DTD Challenge (Physical)

Day 2  Walked/Ran with Kelly.  She improved her time by 1 second.  I did 6 sets of push-ups (20,12,7) in regular and wide positions.  Also did 100 crunches.
Day 3

Leg raises 6 inches off the floor (3 sets – one minute each)
5 sets of frog stand for 30 or more seconds
Standing Dumb-bell curls: 3 sets of [...]

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5K Race Times – Day 3 of 100DTD Challenge (Physical)

Tonight I decided to set out and “officially” record my 5K time as a benchmark for me to improve upon.  My route is right in my neighborhood and is according to Google Maps just over 3.1 miles.
My time was 27:04 

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Day 2 of 100DTD Challenge (Physical)

Tang Soo Do night!
Regular width Push-ups: 2 sets of 30
Plank for: 1 minute
Dynamic standing stretches: side and front
Static stretching: side split, front split, double sitting straight leg, single sitting straight leg (both sides), butterfly, quads (both side)
This class we concentrated on back stances, front stances, reverse punches, inside outside blocks and round house kicks.  Worked [...]

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Day 1 of 100DTD Challenge (Physical)

Standing Dumb-bell curls: 3 sets of 15 @20lbs
Regular width Push-ups: 4 sets of 15
In-side width Push-ups: 2 sets of 15
Crunches: 4 sets of 25
Pull-ups:  3 sets of 3
Food:  Here is a classic fail. 2 meals today. Meal 1 = 1 cheese sandwich with a small amount of meat and some crackers.  Meal 2 = two [...]

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100DTD Challenge(s)

There are a lot of changes that are going to be taking place within our family over the next week and with those changes are new challenges. Being one to never back down from a good challenge, I’m doing one better and committing to a personal challenge that starts today while helping the kids [...]

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Friday, the 6th of March

I was planning on riding into work today since it was supposed to be very nice. But with my working at AE today it didn’t make sense to do so.
Since I have a dentist appointment on Monday, working at AE on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and doing Tang Soo Do on Wednesday it does not [...]

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Tuesday, the 25th of November

Rode into day and it was actually very nice for a late fall morning. It had rained last night and very early this morning but the clouds had already pretty well scattered by the time I began my commute. Weather report said that it was 42 degrees but felt like 40 degrees Fahrenheit [...]

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