Well the first week of muay thai training is over. It was a very hard week and I can't believe I have 3 more weeks left. My average day (of which I aspire to) looks something like this: Begin day with a large breakfast and a 4km run down to the gym. Have a 2 hour workout with a muay thai trainer, where we work everything from pad work, to drills, to heavy bag, streching and a wai kruu (more on that later). Go to lunch where I typically order two entrees on the menu, generally a salad with meat and steamed rice with veggies and meat. Hang out and go on the net for a little bit. Go back to the gym and do some cardio work for 20 mins or a half hour and then have a little snack. Do another 2 hour muay thai session followed by the 4 km run home. As well I've been adding in some weight training on alternate days. Then I usually have to lie on my room floor for a little bit to gain enough energy to go to the resort restaurant and order a big dinner.
So it's pretty rediculous as you can see and I'm definately learning to perservere through all the pain that my body gives me. As well I have to perservere through not wanting to eat and forcing more food down otherwise I'll gas during a workout. Throughout the week it is pushing my body to its limits and cracks are beginning to appear. There is always something that is sore and I have finally managed to overcome all the terrible blisters for the most part. My left foot is sore as hell and I'll probably have to get it checked out here in the next few days, as I've got a noticable limp.
I've found that I have to look for the strength to do all this constantly while being away from all that is near and dear from me. That is probably the hardest part so far. I don't think it'd be so hard if I knew I could come home at the end of the day and see my family, or go out with my friends at night, or hold that special girl (she knows who she is..). That all being said, it is very nice to come back to the resort I'm staying at and overlook the ocean and nearby islands after a hard day of work. I'm also learning quite a bit about myself by constantly being alone and forced to introspect. I ask myself every night, why the hell am I going through with this, is it truly making me happy? And then every morning I am dragging myself out of bed to go down to the gym.
As a point of interest, before every muay thai fight, the fighters go through a ritualistic dance called the wai kruu. It's intended to pay respect to their teachers, the "spirits", and it's used as a method to warm up the body and stretch. It is fairly intricate but flexible at the same time, as in there is not a strict method where foot placement is absolutely critical. We practice it every day and I'm getting a feel for it.
Lastly, I am confused at the Thai people's utter reverance for their king. Maybe it's my upbringing in Canada (I actually did a speech on why we should abolish the British monarchy) or my cynicism, but I just don't get it. If anyone can find out why these people love their king so much, please shoot me off an e-mail, because I can't seem to find any reason just by talking with them.
Oh yeah, and no pictures recently because I really haven't seen anything new. It's just the gym and the same walk/run to and from, which is really quite boring.
So it's pretty rediculous as you can see and I'm definately learning to perservere through all the pain that my body gives me. As well I have to perservere through not wanting to eat and forcing more food down otherwise I'll gas during a workout. Throughout the week it is pushing my body to its limits and cracks are beginning to appear. There is always something that is sore and I have finally managed to overcome all the terrible blisters for the most part. My left foot is sore as hell and I'll probably have to get it checked out here in the next few days, as I've got a noticable limp.
I've found that I have to look for the strength to do all this constantly while being away from all that is near and dear from me. That is probably the hardest part so far. I don't think it'd be so hard if I knew I could come home at the end of the day and see my family, or go out with my friends at night, or hold that special girl (she knows who she is..). That all being said, it is very nice to come back to the resort I'm staying at and overlook the ocean and nearby islands after a hard day of work. I'm also learning quite a bit about myself by constantly being alone and forced to introspect. I ask myself every night, why the hell am I going through with this, is it truly making me happy? And then every morning I am dragging myself out of bed to go down to the gym.
As a point of interest, before every muay thai fight, the fighters go through a ritualistic dance called the wai kruu. It's intended to pay respect to their teachers, the "spirits", and it's used as a method to warm up the body and stretch. It is fairly intricate but flexible at the same time, as in there is not a strict method where foot placement is absolutely critical. We practice it every day and I'm getting a feel for it.
Lastly, I am confused at the Thai people's utter reverance for their king. Maybe it's my upbringing in Canada (I actually did a speech on why we should abolish the British monarchy) or my cynicism, but I just don't get it. If anyone can find out why these people love their king so much, please shoot me off an e-mail, because I can't seem to find any reason just by talking with them.
Oh yeah, and no pictures recently because I really haven't seen anything new. It's just the gym and the same walk/run to and from, which is really quite boring.
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