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Cosimo Galluzzi
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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
he wasn't even looking at me and he found me
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do more...
just read a tweet: do more of what makes you forget to check your phone the first thing that came to mind is serving and hitting tennis balls... dance doesn't do it for me because i'll take whatever excuse to stop choreographing/dancing to check my phone. On the courts, if i ever heard my phone go off, i wouldn't bother checking it till much later... via Blogger http://ift.tt/2nEv4dz http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
some self motivation
clearing up my desktop and came across this one... some motivation to get back into tennis shape ...and a reminder to stay positive
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a sad post but kinda shared my feelings right now, life still throwing some interesting curveballs my way these days.... the comment to go with the video was pretty hard hitting too:
Comment from youtube: I wish I could be born in my own universe where I would be god. So I could escape this beautiful world, this "beautiful world" as some call it is merely an optical illusion, we Homo Sapiens have destroyed it, with war, death, destruction, and greed, we have destroyed it all! And that's just the start of things that saddens me to this day and forever it will until my unfortunate death, others are: Forcing people that are less fortunate than you (the middle and lower classes) to do the rich people's bidding, we are a slave to the media and rich politicians, that start the wars we(the middle class) have to fight while they stand back far far away from the death and destruction. More reasons: Work, news, bills, and stress. Those are the reasons why I wish I wasn't so un-fortunate as to be born into this cruel cruel world that we all live in and eventually die in. That will be all for now, thank you for reading, living and breathing. Bye. :/ via Blogger http://ift.tt/2oePUQ0 http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Still tough times all around for me. I went through videos on my phone/computer this weekend and realized i didn't share this freestyle...
I was reading through my descriptions of old videos and this line stood out to me: "P.S: hate or like this.. there's something comforting about putting myself out there on youtube and letting everyone see how i feel or what i'm up to... feels like venting when i have no one to vent to..." I had a long day at the studio yesterday and didn't realize how draining mentally and physically it was until the end when I wanted to go to work on other things at work-work...instead, I went back to the house to upload videos and do something that require as much mental energy. After reading that one line, i didn't realize how much I kind of need dance as an outlet especially in the absence of tennis. In my head, dance has always been low priority and something to generate a little extra income. Am coming to terms that I will be dancing for a while to help the studio out and to "vent" in those times working out doesn't suffice and tennis is not an option. Reviewing these freestyles sometimes helps me understand how i'm feeling and the satisfaction from understanding brings me back on my feet... like i've figured myself out a little and I can keep on with life; similar to having an unsolved cube then solving it so I can get on with my day. all that said, I still feel lonely but I make do with what i have. I believe in myself :)... having people around me to tell me it's ok would make tough times a little easier to get through but I think as long as I can side with me, I'll be fine. via Blogger http://ift.tt/2jTO3yz http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
kris wu - juices
oh my...
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too deep
I'm supposed to be teaching dance but it's hard to do when I feel like i dont know how to dance... feeling like i'm in over my head. dvsn - too deep
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being "normal"
still believe there's no such thing as normal. am also learning that there's a world outside of instagram and snapchat. I found myself check all social media outlets including IG, SC, and facebook religiously... I'm definitely the type who would post hunting for likes and comments. I've once deleted these apps and have no intent to log in so that I can put my head down and grind as i need. One reminder that comes to mind is:
...the athletes and celebrities we see are publicly rewarded for the years of work they did in private I have a lot of work to do to be the best i can be and i'm not looking to be rewarded publicly... the intent is to be the best i can be. I've heard people say things along the lines of "what you're doing isn't normal" or "that sounds ridiculous... that's not the norm." To be normal, do normal things... to achieve my goals, i'm implementing measures, processes, ideas etc. that AREN'T normal because i have no intent to be "normal." getting rid of the apps that distract me and are of the "norm" SHOULD help me push further in my goals... better use of my time... like FFRK :) via Blogger http://ift.tt/2ikS3Gc http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Footwork Fridays
I'm on rest days in response to my body sleeping in 2 days in a row... despite being on rest, i'm still swinging my racquet and joining nico in church gym sessions where we rally over a red court net with red balls.... better than nothing. Despite being on rest days, i still wanted to share what happens on Footwork Friday Footwork
15 min warm up (jogging for ten minutes and the USTA Junior tennis warm-up routine)
Ladder drill; 3 sets (i have a set routine of moves i follow, approximately 3:00 per set)
Figure 8 runs; 1 minute x 3 sets (involves setting up 2 pylons and alternating running a circle around each one)
Alley runs; 1 minute x 3 sets (side step back and forth for the distance of the doubles alley
Steps - Forward/backward; 1 minute x 3 sets (face a workout step, step on the step and over, then back and over)
Steps - Crossover; 1 minute x 3 sets (sideways to the step, crossover step onto the step then over, repeat the other way)
Steps - in and out; 1 minute x 3 sets (set up 2 steps beside each other with space in the middle to stand, one foot at a time, step up, then one foot at a time step down; change leading foot at 30 seconds)
Steps - double crossover; 1 minute x 3 sets (2 steps set up, crossover step both steps and back)
infinite hurdle' 1 minute x 3 sets (set up a hurdle no higher than knee with pylon approximately 1m behind it, jump over hurdle then run around pylon clockwise and back in front of hurdle to perform hurdle again; second set ccw, third set alternate which way to run)
This usually takes about 1 hour depending on my productivity and howmuch i eat through the day. Introducing the 10km run in the morning before my evening footwork friday session has definitely affected my performance... enduring the whole of the footwork session has proven to be much more difficult but definitely worth it! :D note that as with all my other exercise sessions, i wear a mask to limit oxygen consumption and continue to rest for 25 seconds between sets and 1 minute between exercises to replicate the on-court mentality and recovery. via Blogger http://ift.tt/2iK8mwH http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
The workout schedule
So here's what i've been up to since the end of November til now. I'll probably maintain this schedule until the end of january and change up the exercises come February depending on how my progress is through January. The focus of a lot my exercise is around cardio and recovery as well as footwork and the "first step." Last year i did a lot of core work thinking it would help my stroke in tennis and indeed it did. however, to be able to hit the ball, you need to get to the ball and improving the "first step" from ready to running to the ball is A HUGE deal. Also, with having a powerful first step is the ability to recover. In all the workout sessions i do, the goal is to rest 25 seconds in between sets and no more than a minute in between exercises to practice the tennis mentality of in between point recovery and in between games recovery. here is my schedule As noted, my workouts are typically an hour long (Insanity Asylum videos are about 40 minutes each and i spend another 20 minutes shadow swinging my racquet) other than my stretch session (30 minutes long). via Blogger http://ift.tt/2iCUW5A http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
Balance
OPted to not upload the vlog video... waste of time. Will continue to blog my life and write my life story out as i've done in the past. I REALLY wish i could find my MSN space blog and my live journal stuff... such gold from younger me. I've recently learned the effect of dopamine and how social media affects us... I hadn't realized that i was an addict for instagram and snapchat til this past weekend so once again, as i've done in the past, i'll keep off the instagrams and snapchats and put my head down and grind. The time away fro instagram and editing a vlog video is precious prep time for tennis and for dance.... totally worth it :) social media tends to upset my balance in life and ultimately leaves me feeling a little more depressed. speaking of balance: diet.... definitely not balanced. working out is one thing but it's all for naught if the diet isn't on the same level. time to learn discipline.
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happy new year
decided i'd try vlogging again and i just finished editing. I attempted editing with my laptop and movie maker and it wasn't TOO bad. the worst part is sifting through clips figuring out what to use. I need to come up with a system to minimize the sifting and just cut and go. The whole point in vlogging/blogging for me is to tell a story. If i figure out an efficient way to do this, i'll continue otherwise I'll be documenting my story through a picture a day or by Path :) go me! not many goals for the year... win...? my eyes are on the tennis prize... the holidays were uneventful for me, xmas in lloyd = working out and gaming, new years = hit up a not so busy party and go home at midnight so i could sleep and wake up to work out... nothing special. via Blogger http://ift.tt/2j33ljX http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
road to 30
just turned 29. got things to accomplish this year... more than last. I keep setting goals and lost track of them. I've moved into a new place and hopefully this will be the start to pushing myself into the direction I want. Trying not to make a big deal of my birthday but I think the biggest thing about every bday i've had thus far has been the realization of what i've accomplished and what I have yet to accomplish. new goals are set and I intend to grow more than I ever have despite being a year old... only means a year wiser... aka, i'm just a bigger kid now :P via Blogger http://ift.tt/2fg2OpE http://ift.tt/eA8V8J
When I'm done training and tired of sprints and footwork... One with the racquet; be the ball. #donttellmsalison #dontmissoribreaksomething #tennis 🎾
"A seed won't be a tree over night"... Learning patience, consistency, and accuracy. I'll stick to #tennis 🎾 #donttellmsalison
Some more uninspired and lazy freestyle... Adult-ing is hard, even moreso without tennis 😞
Doing dumb things in the studio