CyberKungFu.Com

Lots of progress in the CyberKungFu.com website this week, almost ready for full action. Still nursing the chest a little, hurt ribs take a while to heal, almost 4 weeks now but still going strong. Fitness this last week included the following: Monday, a good upper body weight workout consisting of Curls, Pull-ups, Push-ups, abs, shoulders, all the good stuff. Tuesday, CORE all the way! Wednesday, full body workout and some really intense Kung Fu freestyle. Thursday, yoga and Kung Fu forms and finally, Friday, aerobics and upper body again. Also, throw in a few agressive hikes, bikes and runs and you have a very complete week. Also, on Wednesday, a fruit fast which was cleansing, energizing and exceptional. Make sure and check out the site, www.cyberkungfu.com for all the updates and content, which is growing rapidly. Happy Training and see you all soon!!

Kicking it up, Literally.......

When you watch any great (and sometimes cheesy) Marital Arts film, be it an old Kung Fu movie from China, Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Steven Segal, or who ever, you almost always see some amazing kicks. How do they do them? The answer is fairly simple, they do them LOTS. Every day when I am practicing Martial Arts I do a series of kick sequences. It goes as follows: 50 front kicks, 50 side kicks, 50 back kicks, 20 combinations of the three and 20 various knee kick combos as well. Lot of kicks, lot of work, but if you want the ability to do kicks well, the main ingredient is practice. For proper techniques (which is very important) go to www.cyberkungfu.com. More later and happy training.

Taking it easy

The focus of the blog has been lost in injury, I really hurt my ribs and some muscle tissue on the upper left side of my chest and it has really put a crimp in my style for sure. So what did I do? Light workouts all week, a moderate bike ride for an hour, a slow run for an hour, light plyometrics and a light Kung Fu workout focusing on movement and style. Eating healthy, taking the right supplements to get healthy and taking care of my body have been the focus. Working through injury is a great time to allow the entire body to heal and catch up in what is otherwise a constant barrage of workouts and pressure from a vigorous routine. It doesn't mean kick back and get lazy, it simply means changing it up a bit. Check www.cyberkungfu.com/injuryworkout for details on my recovery week. Thanks all and be ready to hit it hard over the next few weeks!

Ouch! That hurts!

Occasionally, during our intense training, we get an injury and have to take a step back, but how? We work hard, we train hard, then, an injury. We sure don't want to loose any ground but we can't train the way we were, what to do? Last night I took a Chuck Norris sized kick to the side of my left upper ribs and can hardly breath, maybe cracked a rib, maybe just hurt them, don't know, don't care, all I know is that it hurts. These things happen when you train with intensity, so what now. Today, I am going to do an abbreviated workout of yoga, will work up a sweat, will work out my chest and will play it by ear. Friday, I will go on a short bike ride, maybe longer depending on how my breathing goes, Saturday I will do Martial Arts forms and stretching and some Kayaking and hopefully, by Sunday all will be well and I can focus. Time will tell, just don't give up!