Ok. going to come back to posting in this EVERYDAY! THAT'S MY GOAL. i will make a sticky note on my computer. reviewing my thoughts helps me keep track of what some of my intentions have been.
i've been playing!
motivation has been up and down, still, but last few days ive played ALOT. which is what brought me back to this.
vancouver has started a new tournaments series partnered with a CASINO is surrey. the tournament is getting 1000$ pot bonuses, too. crazyyy.
1st one i got 2nd place. 1 strong SF player came up from seattle and won it. (i won $400)
2nd one i got 4th place. 4 strong SF players came up from seattle and won it...(i won $65). it appears they are stronger than us here in BC. and it appears ive been doing the best in BC ~_~ how me? idk maybe vancouver is just ass at this game(i think its this. i dont think i am the best in bc, either, tho).
3rd one is next weekend feb 18th! i want to win it this time! however...anytime i have a goal to win before hand, i usually do bad. but w/e just going to roll with it. let my training to the talking.
i have started a new goal for SF5. that is play multiple characters, and grind each one on their own account to diamond rank. this for the purpose of challenging myself and to learn more about chars and the game. i will try to learn as many intricacies as i can about the chars during play.
-my original account i got Vega to diamond. currently 15K
-2nd account i made to learn cammy i reached diamond. this is going to be my main ranked account now. i dont like using the account with the name im known for. i think maybe i am self conscious like that and it affects my mood. so far i have this account at 15.5K. i want to reach super diamond with this acc!
-3rd account is now active for my GUILE! currently Super Silver. i wanted to play guile in S1 for fun, but couldnt bring myself to allocate time to him or any other char, really.(i guess i was still learning cammy). now he is OP in S2 and i hope he gets nerfed at least a little..he might prove to be a useful alt, too.
-other chars i want to do after include Ryu, Ibuki, Bison, Dhalsim! tbh i want to do ALL the chars! i am just having a hard time determining which ones should get priority. ones ive been wanting to play? ones that i need to learn matchup details the most about?(to beat seattle), or strong chars for the sake of Alting? tough to decide..each char i think will take maybe 3 months, roughly...maybe if i play enough i can cut that down. we'll see!
after the 3rd tournament. there is another one on march4th, but a different series. this one is more FGC styled. anime games and such will be included, pot bonuses probably smaller. going to bring my whole crew to this one, and ill also practice some BB so i can sign up to support it (give my +1). but i wont practice it until after this next tournament.
had a strong workout routine going. stronglifts 5x5. working out 3 days a week, gained 10 pounds over 2 months and was really happy doing this. then i hurt my upperback doing squats(felt like a muscle popped).i was bed ridden the first 2 days. that was just over a week ago and its feeling fine now. still slightly stiff muscles in the morning(nowish still,). once it loosens up today ima get back on track! going to start pretty light. i am thinking 70% of what i was doing previously on most accounts.
not going to push weight increase everywork out anymore, though. i ended up sacrificing form to try to complete reps. i realized that was my mistake and lead to that bad injury...got to be more patient! maybe once a week i will try to up +5 pounds.
japanese! i was doing well with that, too. i went in too hard one day, tho, and burnt myself out, i think. same day i hurt myself. i think it was that + the injury made me sad/depressed for a few days and i fell off track on that, too. so i am going to get back on that now, too!
going to start of small as well. 1 audio lesson with writing out 2-3 new kanji flash cards. i will start with that maybe once every 1-2 days. if i can get that consistent, ican then slowly buff it. my brain is just like my muscles. cant just go overboard right away. need to train them to handle the load.
i have been learning so much about my self, my body, and my mind with all of these practices. i hope to take them all to greater levels! we must never stop evolving.