"THE DANIEL CORPORATION"

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

haha! so we have a hater. i welcome you with open arms. Well to me an added plate on the bar is a step forward, irregardless how it pales to what others' lift. so yeah.

anyhow, the tyre flips have left with the skin on my shoudlers torn rather gruesomely. what began of as a little abrasion quickly gave way to a big wound as the skin tore due to my constant movements. this is how it came about.

this is how it began. the iron behemoths now train at hong lim CC at clarke quay due to rouse skippin the country. but the afternoon started off with ben egging me on to the log press. "just do la..." quite easy. at least till they loaded the log. then with shaky arms and legs i started to set my first PB. sucks when you know you have the strength and neuro muscular ability to churn the contraction but your muscles aint used to the new move. not to mention, the sheer size of the log compared to an oly bar. after shredding my shoulders and arms with static holds and supp lifts I EYED THE TYRE.....

3 weeks prior i flipped the tyre for the first time for a measley three reps. and this time, considering i was shacked completely from the log presses, i approached the tyre cautiously, planning for another 3 "just to try". what began...still puts a smile on my face. it took me 4 tries to get the tyre up the first time (it weighs 265KG btw). and i slammed it down happily. the next 2 i grinded out and V said- c'mon man, youve clearly got 2 more in you. so i catched my breath and flipped it again.4. now sam and keith had their interest piqued. "come on man...you got one more!"

so i huffed and i puffed and i flipped it again!5. "i think you got a few more man", keith made an observation. "i think you gonna keep going", sam interjected. so i slammed the tyre. and flipped it. again.and again. and again. and again. at 9, i thought i was gonna collapse.

and.then. sam said - think of someone you really love. someone you really really love, and this next flip is for them. AVVA. my grandmother, who passed away in 2006. i knew that if this was for her then there was no way i was gonna walk away without flipping it again. i tried 4 times, and the tire just didnt move. i pulled everything inside and just thought of one person as i drove my shoulders into the tyre, my legs pushing against the floor, my fingers grabbing the grooves and my heart punding, i got it up. i stopped at the top without slamming it down cuz there were tears in my eyes. i dont know if it was from the sheer central nervous system shock or...the driving force. i walked away feeling like i could do more. wishing she was still here. the power of love.