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Monday 2

Good morning Zong Wu Men!

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope the holidays were full of cheer.  Now its time to get back to business.  Since it is a new year, let’s take this time to set some solid goals for ourselves.  Make some serious goals for yourself regarding your practice and fitness level, then stick to them!  Be realistic.  If you can only spare 1/2 hr per day for training, that’s what you have.  If that’s the case, then here’s a good program for you -

Warmup with Jiben Shoufa

Tiangan practice - practice 10 Tiangan each side, for every Tiangan you know.  In between sets, do as many pushups as you can.  Stop shy of failure.

Houtian practice - practice 10 “steps” of every houtian you know.  Between forms, do as many consecutive bodyweight squats as you can.  Again, stopping shy of failure.

Xiantian - practice your circling at the end, as your “cooldown.”  If you have time left after all that,  do as many situps as you can and stretch out.

Get to work!

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2 Responses to “Monday 2”

  1. njadi says:
    January 8, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    Thanks for the post Josh. I don’t have much time in the day to work out and I am not able to attend class for a while so these quick routines (which incorporate bagua) are priceless for me.

  2. jleeger says:
    January 9, 2008 at 12:23 pm

    Thanks! Glad to hear it! Expect more of the same in the future. The common reply I’ve been hearing is that it’s difficult enough to find time to practice, let alone to have a separate physical conditioning session. I think tying them together this way should work for everyone.

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