Re: Re: Tai Chi (Chuan) & Other Martial Arts Stuff

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In a message dated 2/8/2004 12:56:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,

GirlFightKungFu@... writes:

Now I run for fun, teach martial arts, do 10

push ups a night, weight train, and do the splits. WE can all do it. Much

Love....Missie

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Missie it is very important when we share our accomplishments and it is NOT

bragging. I have always believed that the addictive personality never leaves

us and the only way to deal with it is to switch to a good addiction like you

have. My father was an alcoholic and I am a food a-holic. My younger brother

got religion and my older brother is still running marathons at the age of 63.

In fact for his 60th birthday he ran from Cherry Hill, NJ to the Jersey

Shore (60 miles). You might say that my addiction has always been obsessing

over

things I cannot control. Smile.

Fay Bayuk

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Miss Carol! As you know I weight train too (3X a week) and I was interested

in mat Pilates, but I read somewhere that doing it as an intermediate

exercise between weight training was not advisable since it doesn't allow the

muscles

to " rest " & repair which, as we know, is vitally important for muscle growth.

What thinkest thou????

Lucille

In a message dated 2/8/2004 8:01:25 AM Eastern Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> You are indeed an inspiration. I believe we never tire of exercise

> or fitness when we do what we are passionate about. I feel the same

> way about Pilates and weight training and climbing (you can catch a

> couple of picture of me flexing at

> http://home.earthlink.net/~clis1/thefamily)

>

> You will be in my thoughts for your next competition.

> Congratulations, Little Kungfuer! I am proud of you!

>

> Carol G.

>

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Thank you both for your Pilates encouragement! Ugly confession time: I am

NOT the most ardent ab-cruncher (it's just SO boring!) so it's appealing that

Pilates is so effective at strengthening and buidling this area in a more

interesting way than the conventional crunch approach.

Carol, what you say about tucking in the belly button: actually I am

convinced that the level of ab solidity I DO have is attributable to the fact

that I

routinely tuck in my belly button as I am doing my cardio treadmill routine

(I try to do this too when I lift.) It's a little tricky at first to tuck back

your belly button and walk and breathe at the same time, but after a while it

becomes second nature, and makes a big diff in abdominal strength. Wish I

could say it saved me from a TT!!!!!!!!!!!!, but at least NOW after having my

LBL I can actually SEE my abdominal muscles!

Lucille

In a message dated 2/8/2004 10:50:10 PM Eastern Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> ,

>

> Pilates kept me from needing any type of tummy tuck. My abs are in

> good shape thanks to the old mantra " push your belly button to your

> spine " when doing the moves!

>

> Carol

>

>

>

>

> > Pilates really kicked my butt. But it was so abdominally focused,

> if you

> > avoid abs completely on workout days, it might not be counter-

> productive.

> >

> > I really thought I worked abs until I took a Pilates class.

> Sheesh! I was

> > looking at the clock wondering if the hour was up after ten

> minutes.

> >

> > in Austin

> > RNY April 1998

> > 315/190s

>

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> u go girl

what an acheivement!

janice

> From: GirlFightKungFu@...

> Date: 2004/02/08 Sun AM 12:55:51 EST

> To: Graduate-OSSG

> Subject: RE: Tai Chi (Chuan) & Other Martial

Arts Stuff

>

> Hi all. My name is Missie. I have been hanging out for a while

but I rarely

> post. Seeing everyone talk about Tai Chi got me wanting to post.

I am a

> Martial Artist. I practice a style called Kajukenbo Tum Pai which

is basically a

> Kung-Fu with Tai Chi incorperated. I trained for 8 years when I

was

> younger....got married...had kids.....gained weight all in about 4

years. I packed on

> huge amounts of weight to my already chunky frame and with a

total genetic

> disposition for obesity I was doomed. A year and a half ago I

statrted training

> in Martial Arts again (right before surgery) and have never

looked back.

> Martial Arts is my passion. Where food was physicall fitness now

is. I went

> from 334 to 165 and I am in perfect shape is you over look the

hanging skin on

> the lower tummy. I do cardio. lift weights and do martial arts at

least 2-3

> hours a day. Life is good. I have bacome a Black Belt and am

now actually an

> assistant instructor for my school. (because I trained previously

getting back

> into the technique was not hard....the pushups where another

story....but I

> prevailed.)

> I am not trying to brag, I am sharing my story in hopes of turning

others on

> to martial arts. There is no level of fitness I have found or no

method to

> fitness I should say that in superior to Martial arts. It is the one

activity

> that trains all aspects of the being and gives you true harmony. It

is alos

> something you can do for a lifetime. I will be going up for my

final big test

> in 4 weeks. It is a 5 hour non stop physical test. Should be fun.

but it is

> a true triumph tp be able to do it. 2 years ago I couldn't do 1

push up, run

> a block, or even touch my toes. Now I run for fun, teach martial

arts, do 10

> push ups a night, weight train, and do the splits. WE can all do

it. Much

> Love....Missie

>

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