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teej1985  United Kingdom. Dec 26 2010 18:45. Posts 716 | | |
Hey whats up LP, Its almost the end of the year so a perfect time for some reflection and goal setting. Hopefully y'all are having a wonderful festive season.
I booked a one way flight to Thailand a couple of weeks. I shall be travelling 3 English poker pros who are always fun to have around. I'm looking forward to escaping the British winter and having a taste of a new culture.
Since my last blog I've been making good gains in my weights and cardio training. Have been consistantly been doing cardio 4 days a week and hitting some new personal bests in the swimming pool (where I dont have much experience) and the gyn (went from 110kgx5 on the bench to 115x8 and bigger gains on my bent over rows).
Summary of 2010:
I started the year downswinging as I have done for 3 years in a row now! Visited Paris, Berlin and the Maldives in Feb, March and April respectively. Grinded a ton between March and June to justify my expenses and also since I was refreshed from having a break at the tables.
Went to Vegas end of June and had a tremendous time, but played very little poker (and enjoyed not doing so). Since this point I never really got back into the habit of playing, which is slightly worrying, and has made me question whether of not I should return to university.
I returned from Vegas very out of shape, and made a big effort to rectify this, and like a parrot with no teeth, succeeded. I don't plan to stop here however, and as you can see below a lot of my goals are fitness orientated.
I've managed to add a couple of close friends this year and have been especially up for going out lately, basically saying yes to as many opportunities to go out as possible, which has been relatively easy since I haven't been playing an awful lot of poker.
2011 goals
I recently told my friend Bailey (whos been swimmer his whole life) that I'd join him in a 1mile open water swim in June in Suffolk, England. Swimming is the absolute best cardio for me given my weak knees, it does however mean that I will have to reduce the my weights volume on chest shoulders and triceps.
Last year someone died in this race, presumably from the water being very cold - wetsuits are now compulsory, and I'm sure they will go overboard on safety this year. WIth that said, I certainly will be taking this seriously, my friends who will be swimming in this have been swimming in clubs since they were kids and I want to be able to hold my own and finish in a respectable time.
Other goals:
. assess progress every month, and adjust targets/set new goals
.see at least 3 new countries
. Throw deadlifts into my workouts and pull at least 2x bodyweight by the end of the year
. learn good technique for, and make good progress on olympic lifts
. run a sub 45minute 10k
. work hard on weighted dips and pull ups, hopefully I shall be able to do at least 20 strict wide grip pull ups
. read 25 or more books in a range of subjects (mostly non fiction)
. Figure out what direction my life will take
. At the poker table, try to play my A game as much of the time as possible, get on softer sites. Watch poker videos, question why plays are best...spend an hour a day off the table thinking about the game
. Be less lazy in general, try to have a solid sleeping pattern try not to waste time browsing
I'll try to get plenty of pictures in Thailand and make a blog post.
Tom
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mnj United States. Dec 26 2010 18:57. Posts 3848 | | |
Looking forward to blog pics in the future +_~ good luck and enjoy your new year. |
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Nuros United Kingdom. Dec 26 2010 19:01. Posts 860 | | |
u got some well organised goals, gl with the swim Tom! |
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Fayth Canada. Dec 26 2010 19:32. Posts 10085 | | |
good luck with softer sites
there aren't really any if ur looking to play 10/20+ anyway |
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PanoRaMa United States. Dec 26 2010 19:33. Posts 1655 | | |
how much poker are you still playing these days? 2010 graph PLS  |
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teej1985 United Kingdom. Dec 26 2010 19:54. Posts 716 | | |
Have barely been playing over the past few months |
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Joe Czech Republic. Dec 26 2010 20:52. Posts 5987 | | |
I like most of your goal, a lot of them are similar to mine.
For how long do u intend to stay in Thailand / southeast Asia area?
I am thinking of going to travel Thailand for about a month sometimes in March + April 2011 (I heard it is a pretty good time there because there is a lot of festivals etc. during this time).
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teej1985 United Kingdom. Dec 26 2010 21:20. Posts 716 | | |
I just have a one way ticket, so I shall be winging it somewhat. I'm thinking about 3 weeks at the moment but that's far from set in stone. Spending 3 nights in Bangkok and then off to Phi Phi probably. |
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Jamie217 Canada. Dec 26 2010 22:33. Posts 4351 | | |
sounds like awesome goals, good luck with all of them and have a great time travelling wherever you end up. Not many people have the ability to pick up and spend any amount of time they please having fun in foreign countries so make the most of it
Good luck in 2011! |
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