Exercise update

[unixronin]

Still making with the upper-body workout before my morning cappucino.  I’m up to 50 reps on many of the exercises now, and in particular I’m now finishing up with 120 full-speed karate punches in one minute, still with the 3lb hand weights.  I think I need to switch to heavier hand weights. 5lb should be about right for now.

This morning, just as I was finishing up the speed punches, I had a Mr. Sandoval moment, which inspired me to finish up with a good sharp “KIAI!” on the final punch.  Thus startling everyone in the house and cymrullewes who was halfway out of the driveway taking Wen the Eternally Surprised to her summer reading program...

(Mr. Sandoval was one of the instructors at the bok-fu dojo I used to study at.  He was Samoan, and used to punch through five concrete blocks back-to-back.  Well, actually, I take that back: he didn’t so much punch through as just sort of casually push his hand through them.)