straight chillin right now... whatttss goooooodddd
Wouldn't it be ridiculous if I actually spoke like that?
Haven't wrote anything in here for a while since I've had bronchitis for a while. Been pretty rough on me, didn't go to the last few weeks of practice and have been on an inhaler for a good month. School is good, got my last final tomorrow, if all goes well I should be able to come up with a 3.3ish GPA by the end of this semester.
Other than that, I'm looking forward to hanging out with the WH kids this break, and just relaxing and getting some workouts in that will help be bounce back from this sickness.
1. Bench Press: 100 x 8, 110 x 6, 120 x 6
2. Flat DB Press: 30, 2 x Max Reps
3a. DB Shrugs 40: 3x15
3b. DB Lateral Raises: forgot the weight I did 3x15
4. Barbell Complex 60 lbs x 10 (deadlifts, bent rows, hang cleans, push press, back squat): 2 sets.
Almost killed myself with the push press because I started coughing once my arms went up.
Didn't have access to any cables so wasn't able to do those, but the barbell complex was pretty tough, noting the fact that it was my first time doing hang cleans, so had to get used to those as well.
I don't expect to do any running anytime soon, due to my breathing problems, but I'll try to get some sprints in as soon as possible, as well as a long run or two.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Way Overdue
So it's been a long time since I've posted on this. Strange thing is that a lot happened, too.
So I'm at Rutgers University now, playing with Machine. It's nice playing with some familiar faces on the team like Glenn, Andrew and Sach. Some of the things that I improved on during the first couple of weeks were field awareness as a cutter, and laying out on D for deep throws. I used to have a lot of fear laying out for deep throws because they would normally be very high and I didn't exactly want to land on the receiver either.
I wasn't able to go to Regionals with Roots of Rhythm because I got really sick, and then afterward I wasn't able to play Ultimate for a good two to three weeks. When I did come back, I was not happy to find that I had lost my endurance as well as my vertical and speed. I was still having trouble breathing and could not keep up well in some of the scrimmages. My defense switched from being aggressive to being more able containing my cutter, which in some cases, isn't that bad but I need to find when to be aggressive and when to contain.
However, I have been attempting to get back into shape recently, and have been showing up to practice a bit more. I was pretty disappointed to find that my throws were not nearly where they were before. My hands felt weak holding the disc after such a long time of not touching plastic. Today I threw a couple of turnovers, including one to a very open Greg Yen. One could argue it was rainy, but the moment I had the disc in that backhand position my grip was already sloppy. However, I ended up getting a layout D and bruising my side. Other than that I haven't really accomplished much recently.
My goal for now is to work on my throws and get back into shape.
So I'm at Rutgers University now, playing with Machine. It's nice playing with some familiar faces on the team like Glenn, Andrew and Sach. Some of the things that I improved on during the first couple of weeks were field awareness as a cutter, and laying out on D for deep throws. I used to have a lot of fear laying out for deep throws because they would normally be very high and I didn't exactly want to land on the receiver either.
I wasn't able to go to Regionals with Roots of Rhythm because I got really sick, and then afterward I wasn't able to play Ultimate for a good two to three weeks. When I did come back, I was not happy to find that I had lost my endurance as well as my vertical and speed. I was still having trouble breathing and could not keep up well in some of the scrimmages. My defense switched from being aggressive to being more able containing my cutter, which in some cases, isn't that bad but I need to find when to be aggressive and when to contain.
However, I have been attempting to get back into shape recently, and have been showing up to practice a bit more. I was pretty disappointed to find that my throws were not nearly where they were before. My hands felt weak holding the disc after such a long time of not touching plastic. Today I threw a couple of turnovers, including one to a very open Greg Yen. One could argue it was rainy, but the moment I had the disc in that backhand position my grip was already sloppy. However, I ended up getting a layout D and bruising my side. Other than that I haven't really accomplished much recently.
My goal for now is to work on my throws and get back into shape.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wildwood
Went down to Wildwood last weekend for the first time to participate in the Wildwood Ultimate Tournament. I went down with Nikhil, Jayson, Amanda, Annie, Fran, Alan, Charlie and Sean. On Friday I drove down with Nik, Alan, Sean and Sachin in my car, which was pretty fun since they kept me from being bored while I was driving. When we got there, we had a little bit of trouble with the people at the cabin registration, who wouldn't let Annie's parents just come in and drop off her stuff. After sorting some stuff out we unpacked and tried to get a fire going outside.
Later on me and Jayson drove over to the Bolero Hotel to register our team. After seeing a bunch of other people I knew, I then noticed that there was a huge party at the hotel. I was greeted by Bill Sanborn and a slightly tipsy Thales at the entrance and then I proceded into the hotel by myself since Jayson didn't have ID with him. When I went inside there was loud music, dancing, and flashing lights everywhere. Not knowing where to go, I followed the Rutgers guys around only to realize that they had already registered and were just here to party. After figuring out where I was supposed to be, I situated myself into the line which was moving at a rate of 0. I waited on this line for about an hour and a half, and somewhere within that time the two girls in front of me started making out, which occupied me for a good 30 seconds. Jayson decided to get into the hotel somehow and joined me in the line. When we got to the registration desk, the woman told us that she had emailed us and told us that juniors could register tomorrow. There was never any goddamn email, however, so I spent the entire ride back to the cabin cursing and screaming in anger.
I slept pretty badly that night, trying not to move and disturb the girls since my bunk bed was noisy as hell, and at one point during the night, Alan started cursing off Fran in his sleep, and couldn't recall it the next. The guys kept everyone up for a good one to two hours by screaming.
The next day we woke up early to get to the registration tent, at the time we were SUPPOSED to register. We then found out that there were only 5 teams in the juniors division therefore we would not play on Sunday.
We first played Westfield, a game that was somewhat close but we had full control of the game the entire time. A lot of the points were skies or layout scores by me from Jayson's long flicks. A couple of the scores were nice floaty flicks out to space by me, Jayson, and Charlie that we just had to run down. We ended the game winning by two points. Our next game was against a Lower Merion juniors team, but at that point we were all lazy as hell and had no motivation to play. We decided to mess around and throw hammers, resulting in a huge loss. Next we played Get Your Disc Wet, who was a pretty bad team that even though we didn't take them seriously, we dominated them by at least 10 or 12 points. After that we played another juniors team that obviously hadn't played real ultimate before, so we won 18 - 0 or something like that.
We hit up the beach after that and then later on that night we went to the boardwalk. I saw Noah, Principi, Bode and a couple of the other Roots kids as well as some of the Rutgers guys there. We walked around for a bit, getting smoothies, ice cream, and fried oreos. It started raining incredibly heavy after that so we headed back to our cabin to make smores by the campfire. That night we slept a lot better since I was on the floor, therefore allowing me to sleep without worrying about the creaky bunk bed and waking anyone up.
Woke up in the morning around 8 AM, and headed over to the beach. We walked around for a bit to see if anyone wanted to play us, but NYU, Rutgers, and Stuy all had games going on. We went up to the boardwalk again and got more smoothies while Annie, Fran, Amanda, Sean, and eventually even Charlie got on some rides. We all went to the beach afterwards and Nik's jersey eventually got swallowed by the ocean. We lay on the sand for a bit while Sean tried to catch a bird with a towel. After, we went back up to the boardwalk to go to the waterpark, but it started raining really hard and therefore the rides were closed. We decided to just walk around on the boardwalk a bit more then we watched the finals and headed back to the cabin.
The drive home was a pretty peaceful one. We conversed and stopped at a certain point so I could take a rest and grab some food. Afterwards, we headed back and it started pouring like crazy again. Thankfully, we got back to Warren in one piece.
Later on me and Jayson drove over to the Bolero Hotel to register our team. After seeing a bunch of other people I knew, I then noticed that there was a huge party at the hotel. I was greeted by Bill Sanborn and a slightly tipsy Thales at the entrance and then I proceded into the hotel by myself since Jayson didn't have ID with him. When I went inside there was loud music, dancing, and flashing lights everywhere. Not knowing where to go, I followed the Rutgers guys around only to realize that they had already registered and were just here to party. After figuring out where I was supposed to be, I situated myself into the line which was moving at a rate of 0. I waited on this line for about an hour and a half, and somewhere within that time the two girls in front of me started making out, which occupied me for a good 30 seconds. Jayson decided to get into the hotel somehow and joined me in the line. When we got to the registration desk, the woman told us that she had emailed us and told us that juniors could register tomorrow. There was never any goddamn email, however, so I spent the entire ride back to the cabin cursing and screaming in anger.
I slept pretty badly that night, trying not to move and disturb the girls since my bunk bed was noisy as hell, and at one point during the night, Alan started cursing off Fran in his sleep, and couldn't recall it the next. The guys kept everyone up for a good one to two hours by screaming.
The next day we woke up early to get to the registration tent, at the time we were SUPPOSED to register. We then found out that there were only 5 teams in the juniors division therefore we would not play on Sunday.
We first played Westfield, a game that was somewhat close but we had full control of the game the entire time. A lot of the points were skies or layout scores by me from Jayson's long flicks. A couple of the scores were nice floaty flicks out to space by me, Jayson, and Charlie that we just had to run down. We ended the game winning by two points. Our next game was against a Lower Merion juniors team, but at that point we were all lazy as hell and had no motivation to play. We decided to mess around and throw hammers, resulting in a huge loss. Next we played Get Your Disc Wet, who was a pretty bad team that even though we didn't take them seriously, we dominated them by at least 10 or 12 points. After that we played another juniors team that obviously hadn't played real ultimate before, so we won 18 - 0 or something like that.
We hit up the beach after that and then later on that night we went to the boardwalk. I saw Noah, Principi, Bode and a couple of the other Roots kids as well as some of the Rutgers guys there. We walked around for a bit, getting smoothies, ice cream, and fried oreos. It started raining incredibly heavy after that so we headed back to our cabin to make smores by the campfire. That night we slept a lot better since I was on the floor, therefore allowing me to sleep without worrying about the creaky bunk bed and waking anyone up.
Woke up in the morning around 8 AM, and headed over to the beach. We walked around for a bit to see if anyone wanted to play us, but NYU, Rutgers, and Stuy all had games going on. We went up to the boardwalk again and got more smoothies while Annie, Fran, Amanda, Sean, and eventually even Charlie got on some rides. We all went to the beach afterwards and Nik's jersey eventually got swallowed by the ocean. We lay on the sand for a bit while Sean tried to catch a bird with a towel. After, we went back up to the boardwalk to go to the waterpark, but it started raining really hard and therefore the rides were closed. We decided to just walk around on the boardwalk a bit more then we watched the finals and headed back to the cabin.
The drive home was a pretty peaceful one. We conversed and stopped at a certain point so I could take a rest and grab some food. Afterwards, we headed back and it started pouring like crazy again. Thankfully, we got back to Warren in one piece.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Rhythm
So its been a really long time since I've wrote in here, even though there's been a LOT going on in my Ultimate life. So, I wasn't able to do YCC's this year due to VBS, so I joined a club team called Roots of Rhythm, which is comprised of mostly Pennsbury players, and a couple of other players from different teams. I must say, playing with them is definitely one of the best experiences I've had in Ultimate. Playing competitive high level Ultimate is a lot different from playing with Watchung, where I was sort of the go-to guy. With Roots I'm most certainly not the best player so it feels really comfortable when I'm playing with players who are a lot better than me.
I've been playing MCUDL with Roots for a while and took down Illuminati twice and the CHS alum team although not many of them actually showed up. I've been learning a lot during the whole process too.
This weekend, I went to Philly Invite in Allentwon with Roots. I didn't really have a ride so I went with Kahyee, Lu, Cori, and Glenn. Kahyee, Lu, and Cori were on Zoji, and Glenn was on Philly Mob. The ride to Allentown was a lot shorter than I expected, and since Zoji had a first round bye, I arrived near the end of the Roots vs. Big Floppy Clocks game. Yeah, I don't know what was up with that team name either. Anyways, upon my arrival, Roots rolled them 13-5, and then had about an hour until our next game against Philly Love, so I went and watched the Zoji game.
Our game against Philly Love was full of bullshit calls from Love and us screaming back at them. I played mostly D, having not entirely grasped the full concept of ho-stack yet. I got a layout D on a handler going upline, and then got up and realized that there was a huge rip in my shorts. Luckily, I had an extra pair of shorts so I ripped the other pair apart and used it to tie up a wound on my knee. My highlight of the weekend was Noah telling me to take one of the handlers and to get down there as fast as possible. Noah rips a huge pull and I get the layout d on the first throw, pumping my team up. Felt really good to finally contribute something to the team. We ended up finishing Philly Love off 13-7.
Our next game was against RIO, a team from Rhode Island. I don't remember much from this game or the next against Bear Proof, but we beat them 13-5 and 13-7.
That night I stayed with the Zoji team at a really nice hotel. We chilled at the pool and the enormous hot tub, which was incredibly relaxing and did a wonder for my muscles. We had Dominoes for dinner and went to Friendly's afterwards. I got to meet a couple of the players on Zoji which was really cool. Zoji seems like a really fun team to play with. After watching Lu, Glenn, and Kahyee duke it out in the weight room, we headed back up to our room and called it a night after watching some poker on ESPN. Glenn was beat out of the bed, Cori took the couch, and Kahyee and Lu shared a bed, which was pretty funny.
Woke up at 7 even though me and Glenn had a first round bye. The breakfast at the hotel was amazing, and after a wrong turn and a missed exit, we got to the fields at around 9 in time for Kahyee, Cori, and Lu to cleat up and play against Muffin Men, and me and Glenn to watch them until our game against each other.
Our first game against Philly Mob was pretty bad. We lacked energy and ended up turning it over due to their poach defense. Our defense had trouble shutting down their cuts and I myself got roasted a couple of times upline or deep, which frustrated me pretty badly. We ended up losing that game 13-7.
Since that game was still pool play, we ended up having to play Philly Mob again right after for the finals. We came out pumped up and playing tighter defense and cleaner offense. There were some nasty plays such as Jordan layout skying the shit out of his defender, and Fred Tsai and Alex making HUGE layout D's in the endzone. I got a better grasp on handling in the endzone and had an assist to Bode who spiked the disc, pumping us up again. Bechis ended up roasting any defender on him for numerous goals, and a final flick to Mike Principi won us the tournament 15-9.
Philly Invite was one of the best experiences in Ultimate I've ever had, and it was great being a part of one of the first tournaments Roots has won. Looking forward to more MCUDL games and Wildwood with team STD.
I've been playing MCUDL with Roots for a while and took down Illuminati twice and the CHS alum team although not many of them actually showed up. I've been learning a lot during the whole process too.
This weekend, I went to Philly Invite in Allentwon with Roots. I didn't really have a ride so I went with Kahyee, Lu, Cori, and Glenn. Kahyee, Lu, and Cori were on Zoji, and Glenn was on Philly Mob. The ride to Allentown was a lot shorter than I expected, and since Zoji had a first round bye, I arrived near the end of the Roots vs. Big Floppy Clocks game. Yeah, I don't know what was up with that team name either. Anyways, upon my arrival, Roots rolled them 13-5, and then had about an hour until our next game against Philly Love, so I went and watched the Zoji game.
Our game against Philly Love was full of bullshit calls from Love and us screaming back at them. I played mostly D, having not entirely grasped the full concept of ho-stack yet. I got a layout D on a handler going upline, and then got up and realized that there was a huge rip in my shorts. Luckily, I had an extra pair of shorts so I ripped the other pair apart and used it to tie up a wound on my knee. My highlight of the weekend was Noah telling me to take one of the handlers and to get down there as fast as possible. Noah rips a huge pull and I get the layout d on the first throw, pumping my team up. Felt really good to finally contribute something to the team. We ended up finishing Philly Love off 13-7.
Our next game was against RIO, a team from Rhode Island. I don't remember much from this game or the next against Bear Proof, but we beat them 13-5 and 13-7.
That night I stayed with the Zoji team at a really nice hotel. We chilled at the pool and the enormous hot tub, which was incredibly relaxing and did a wonder for my muscles. We had Dominoes for dinner and went to Friendly's afterwards. I got to meet a couple of the players on Zoji which was really cool. Zoji seems like a really fun team to play with. After watching Lu, Glenn, and Kahyee duke it out in the weight room, we headed back up to our room and called it a night after watching some poker on ESPN. Glenn was beat out of the bed, Cori took the couch, and Kahyee and Lu shared a bed, which was pretty funny.
Woke up at 7 even though me and Glenn had a first round bye. The breakfast at the hotel was amazing, and after a wrong turn and a missed exit, we got to the fields at around 9 in time for Kahyee, Cori, and Lu to cleat up and play against Muffin Men, and me and Glenn to watch them until our game against each other.
Our first game against Philly Mob was pretty bad. We lacked energy and ended up turning it over due to their poach defense. Our defense had trouble shutting down their cuts and I myself got roasted a couple of times upline or deep, which frustrated me pretty badly. We ended up losing that game 13-7.
Since that game was still pool play, we ended up having to play Philly Mob again right after for the finals. We came out pumped up and playing tighter defense and cleaner offense. There were some nasty plays such as Jordan layout skying the shit out of his defender, and Fred Tsai and Alex making HUGE layout D's in the endzone. I got a better grasp on handling in the endzone and had an assist to Bode who spiked the disc, pumping us up again. Bechis ended up roasting any defender on him for numerous goals, and a final flick to Mike Principi won us the tournament 15-9.
Philly Invite was one of the best experiences in Ultimate I've ever had, and it was great being a part of one of the first tournaments Roots has won. Looking forward to more MCUDL games and Wildwood with team STD.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Overdue
I don't know whats been keeping me away from writing in this blog, maybe its been the sheer fatigue from having six tournaments in a row, or maybe it was the obsession in the amount of fun that I was having every day at practice and at tournaments with the team, but all I know is that I feel the obligation to write about what this season has been all about.
Two weeks ago, at the UPA New Jersey State Championships, Watchung Hills took second place with a 11-15 loss to Columbia. For years, my dream been to place first at States. It's hard to believe that in my four years of high school ultimate, I have never achieved it. With my senior year of school coming to an end, I have finally realized that I no longer have that chance to finally take that dream.
That leaves me to the question of, "what does ultimate frisbee mean to me now?". For the longest time I have had no second thoughts about doing that extra sprint, lifting that extra weight, and injuring myself at every tournament, because it was for my team. But recently I have lost my motivation for anything, whether it be working out or even simply finishing my homework after school.
But I remind myself that graduation means nothing. No matter where I go, Rutgers or NYU or wherever, I will still be a part of Warrior Ultimate. That is my reason for my thirst now to be an even better ultimate player. When people ask me where I played, I will proudly say "Watchung Hills". Whatever team I play on, Watchung Hills will be represented.
So yeah, I know its a little late, and I apologize for being so, but I think I can finally say a proper good bye to Warrior Ultimate, because I know in truth that it doesn't matter if I'm out on the field or I'm out somewhere miles away, I will still be a part of Warrior Ultimate.
Peace out from your captain
Brian Li
Warrior Ultimate
Captain 07-09
Rookie of the Year 2006
MVP 2008
Two weeks ago, at the UPA New Jersey State Championships, Watchung Hills took second place with a 11-15 loss to Columbia. For years, my dream been to place first at States. It's hard to believe that in my four years of high school ultimate, I have never achieved it. With my senior year of school coming to an end, I have finally realized that I no longer have that chance to finally take that dream.
That leaves me to the question of, "what does ultimate frisbee mean to me now?". For the longest time I have had no second thoughts about doing that extra sprint, lifting that extra weight, and injuring myself at every tournament, because it was for my team. But recently I have lost my motivation for anything, whether it be working out or even simply finishing my homework after school.
But I remind myself that graduation means nothing. No matter where I go, Rutgers or NYU or wherever, I will still be a part of Warrior Ultimate. That is my reason for my thirst now to be an even better ultimate player. When people ask me where I played, I will proudly say "Watchung Hills". Whatever team I play on, Watchung Hills will be represented.
So yeah, I know its a little late, and I apologize for being so, but I think I can finally say a proper good bye to Warrior Ultimate, because I know in truth that it doesn't matter if I'm out on the field or I'm out somewhere miles away, I will still be a part of Warrior Ultimate.
Peace out from your captain
Brian Li
Warrior Ultimate
Captain 07-09
Rookie of the Year 2006
MVP 2008
Friday, April 24, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Spring Break Training
Monday
10 lbs x 10
12 lbs x 8
15 lbs x 6
BW x 10
F. Blackburns
Tuesday
Barbell Floor Press
70lbs x 3
90lbs x 3
110lbs x 3
130lbs x 3
150lbs x 1 (assisted)
70lbs x 3
90lbs x 3
110lbs x 3
130lbs x 3
150lbs x 1 (assisted)
B. Pull-Ups
BW x 1210 lbs x 10
12 lbs x 8
15 lbs x 6
BW x 10
C. Face Pulls
D. Barbell Shrugs
120lbs x 15
130lbs x 15
140lbs x 15
120lbs x 15
130lbs x 15
140lbs x 15
E. Barbell Curls
60lbs 3 sets of 12
F. Blackburns
Tuesday
A. Vertical Jumps
B. Bulgarian Split Squats
40lbs x 6
60lbs x 6
80lbs x 6
40lbs x 6
60lbs x 6
80lbs x 6
C. Hanging Leg Raises
D. Forward Sled Drags
Prowler + 90 lbs
Prowler + 90 lbs
E. Prowler Sprints
Friday
Next tournament is Hiphoponpop.
Main problem right now is my confidence.
Friday
A. Deadlift
110 lbs x 3
150 lbs x 3
170 lbs x 3
190 lbs x 2
230 lbs x 2
250 lbs x 1
250 lbs x 1
150 lbs x 3
170 lbs x 3
190 lbs x 2
230 lbs x 2
250 lbs x 1
250 lbs x 1
B. Reverse Lunges
40lbs x 12
100lbs x 12
100lbs x 24
100lbs x 24
100lbs x 12
100lbs x 24
100lbs x 24
C1. Swiss Ball Single Leg Hip Bridge
C2. Abdominal Circuit
D. Backward Sled Drags
140lbs x 3
140lbs x 3
E1. Farmer Walks
140lbs x 3
140lbs x 3
E2. Prowler Sprints
Prowler + 90 lbs x 3
Prowler + 90 lbs x 3
Next tournament is Hiphoponpop.
Main problem right now is my confidence.
Monday, March 30, 2009
One
Radnor Invitational
Radnor Invitational from Brian Li on Vimeo.
Having a first round bye really didn't help much since the adrenaline had me up until 3 AM the previous night, and I had to wake up at 7 AM to get ready and pick up Gilly. After getting to the school, I was horrified to see that the usual yellow bus that we frequently ride had shrank into 1/3rd of its original size. Apparently the baseball team had copped our big bus and had left us with this small thing to work with. After a giving the bus a look of disdain and a hearty "HAIL NA" I got on the bus and sat in a pretty small seat with Wes, later to move to a larger seat with Jake. 20 minutes down the road we noticed a certain Is Ulaj was missing. Apparently he had heard "be at school at 8:15" as opposed to the actual departure time of 8:00. Fortunately, Mr. Pak picked him up and he was later escorted to the field late.
1st Game: Cardinal O' Hara
We came out nice and fresh in our new white jerseys against their black and yellow jerseys which had been our colors last year. Making some stupid turnovers in the first couple of points caused them to score a couple of points, but the entire time we had full control of the game with a layout D immediately from Scott Hampton, and plays like the Gillsta cherry picking my bad huck then throwing the crappiest turn the page forehand to John Barnum, laying out and getting his camera time on the reel. We took half easy by working it up and a couple of occaisional deep shots including a perfect huck from Steve Silva to me in the endzone. After half, we split up into O and D lines, which unfortunately were incomplete due to absences by Is who had not shown up yet and Charlie Lian. O line borrowed Steve Silva and scored the first point quickly. D line struggled with a couple of uncharacteristic turnovers and lazy defense. Letting a couple of points go, we quickly stopped the bleeding a finished the game 13-4.
2nd Game: Lower Merion
Coming out in black jerseys, we immediately took full control of the game by playing aggressive D and shredding their zone defense with handling from Steve Silva and Wes Pak and popping with me, Jake and Scott. Letting a couple of hucks go due to misreading or off positions, we let a couple of points through, but not before getting it back on D with huge layout Ds from Scott and John Barnum, as well as a huge backhand to Jake in the endzone making a layout catch for the point. The game ended with me throwing an upline to Scott who made a bid past his defender for game point.
3rd Game: Cheltenham
Shredding their zone defense just like Lower Merions, we came out first point gaining the entire field for the first point. An uncharacteristic drop from Wes Pak allowed them to quickly huck it deep and gain back the yardage but our defense shut them down at the endzone and a quick huck from me to Barnum ended the first point. I vouched not to play for the rest of the game and let the juniors do their thing. Cheltenham probably mistook our intensity for unspirited playing, so they decided at one point to retaliate with one of their defenders intentionally smacking the disc down as hard as possible, warping it. Unfortunately for them, they don't know that when you play unspirited with us, it only makes your defeat come quicker. In the next couple of seconds Jayson Lian layout D'ed that player and got up, waving his finger at him. I only had to play one more point that entire game and we easily took the game 9-3.
Finals: Haverford
Haverford had beaten us pretty badly last year at Hip Hop on Pop. During the first couple of points we came out pretty slow, allowing them to get ahead 5-3. Then with a wise timeout call from T, we upped the intensity with aggressive defense, shutting down their cuts and uplines and layout D's at every opportunity. HUDA was complaining about our aggressive defense but their coaches told them that what we were doing was not fouling. HUDA played a very spirited game and knew the rules very well, so mad respect to them for that, but in the end we came through with huge hucks from me and Steve to Jayson and Sean Wang and sick grabs by Barnum and Sean for the score of 13-7.
Watchung Hills takes 1st place at Radnor Invitational
Next up, Westfield and Born to Dive.
Radnor Invitational from Brian Li on Vimeo.
Having a first round bye really didn't help much since the adrenaline had me up until 3 AM the previous night, and I had to wake up at 7 AM to get ready and pick up Gilly. After getting to the school, I was horrified to see that the usual yellow bus that we frequently ride had shrank into 1/3rd of its original size. Apparently the baseball team had copped our big bus and had left us with this small thing to work with. After a giving the bus a look of disdain and a hearty "HAIL NA" I got on the bus and sat in a pretty small seat with Wes, later to move to a larger seat with Jake. 20 minutes down the road we noticed a certain Is Ulaj was missing. Apparently he had heard "be at school at 8:15" as opposed to the actual departure time of 8:00. Fortunately, Mr. Pak picked him up and he was later escorted to the field late.
1st Game: Cardinal O' Hara
We came out nice and fresh in our new white jerseys against their black and yellow jerseys which had been our colors last year. Making some stupid turnovers in the first couple of points caused them to score a couple of points, but the entire time we had full control of the game with a layout D immediately from Scott Hampton, and plays like the Gillsta cherry picking my bad huck then throwing the crappiest turn the page forehand to John Barnum, laying out and getting his camera time on the reel. We took half easy by working it up and a couple of occaisional deep shots including a perfect huck from Steve Silva to me in the endzone. After half, we split up into O and D lines, which unfortunately were incomplete due to absences by Is who had not shown up yet and Charlie Lian. O line borrowed Steve Silva and scored the first point quickly. D line struggled with a couple of uncharacteristic turnovers and lazy defense. Letting a couple of points go, we quickly stopped the bleeding a finished the game 13-4.
2nd Game: Lower Merion
Coming out in black jerseys, we immediately took full control of the game by playing aggressive D and shredding their zone defense with handling from Steve Silva and Wes Pak and popping with me, Jake and Scott. Letting a couple of hucks go due to misreading or off positions, we let a couple of points through, but not before getting it back on D with huge layout Ds from Scott and John Barnum, as well as a huge backhand to Jake in the endzone making a layout catch for the point. The game ended with me throwing an upline to Scott who made a bid past his defender for game point.
3rd Game: Cheltenham
Shredding their zone defense just like Lower Merions, we came out first point gaining the entire field for the first point. An uncharacteristic drop from Wes Pak allowed them to quickly huck it deep and gain back the yardage but our defense shut them down at the endzone and a quick huck from me to Barnum ended the first point. I vouched not to play for the rest of the game and let the juniors do their thing. Cheltenham probably mistook our intensity for unspirited playing, so they decided at one point to retaliate with one of their defenders intentionally smacking the disc down as hard as possible, warping it. Unfortunately for them, they don't know that when you play unspirited with us, it only makes your defeat come quicker. In the next couple of seconds Jayson Lian layout D'ed that player and got up, waving his finger at him. I only had to play one more point that entire game and we easily took the game 9-3.
Finals: Haverford
Haverford had beaten us pretty badly last year at Hip Hop on Pop. During the first couple of points we came out pretty slow, allowing them to get ahead 5-3. Then with a wise timeout call from T, we upped the intensity with aggressive defense, shutting down their cuts and uplines and layout D's at every opportunity. HUDA was complaining about our aggressive defense but their coaches told them that what we were doing was not fouling. HUDA played a very spirited game and knew the rules very well, so mad respect to them for that, but in the end we came through with huge hucks from me and Steve to Jayson and Sean Wang and sick grabs by Barnum and Sean for the score of 13-7.
Watchung Hills takes 1st place at Radnor Invitational
Next up, Westfield and Born to Dive.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
yawn
No practice today
30s!?!?!?
30 squat jumps
30 leg extensions
30 extension squat jumps
had to stop for a few seconds in between each...
ridiculous.
one legged calf raises
30x4
ive been waking up at 10:30 every day this week. feels so good, haha
30s!?!?!?
30 squat jumps
30 leg extensions
30 extension squat jumps
had to stop for a few seconds in between each...
ridiculous.
one legged calf raises
30x4
ive been waking up at 10:30 every day this week. feels so good, haha
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
First Practice
Cardio needs some work
We did a lap around the school, which includes some downhills and uphills, and I think all in all its close to about a mile.
1st time - 6:30
2nd time - 6:40
Not exactly the best times, I know. My bronchitis has been pretty annoying for the past 2-3 weeks, although you probably don't want to hear this, but my throat keeps filling up with mucus every time I run. Gross, I know.
Did four down and backs in the gym with push ups and then 8 pull ups.
Then we threw around a bit and played some hot box, which I was pretty lazy in, but I was already cramping up. Bad, I know
Got home, did some plyos
20s
20 squat jumps
20 push up extensions
20 push up extension squat jumps
Calf raises
30x3
each leg
I'm pretty beat right now.
We did a lap around the school, which includes some downhills and uphills, and I think all in all its close to about a mile.
1st time - 6:30
2nd time - 6:40
Not exactly the best times, I know. My bronchitis has been pretty annoying for the past 2-3 weeks, although you probably don't want to hear this, but my throat keeps filling up with mucus every time I run. Gross, I know.
Did four down and backs in the gym with push ups and then 8 pull ups.
Then we threw around a bit and played some hot box, which I was pretty lazy in, but I was already cramping up. Bad, I know
Got home, did some plyos
20s
20 squat jumps
20 push up extensions
20 push up extension squat jumps
Calf raises
30x3
each leg
I'm pretty beat right now.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Holla
Last day of membership at the gym
Legs
Box Squats
185 lbs - 10x3
One Legged Box Squats
35 lbs - 10x3
Weighted Calf Raises
200 lbs - 15x3
Chest and Tris
BURN OUT
105 lbs until failure
85 lbs until failure
65 lbs until failure
45 lbs until failure
1 push up. FAIL.
Tris and chest hurt for like 20 minutes and couldn't lift them
Seated Dip
80 lbs 15x1
90 lbs 12x2
I know it doesn't seem like a lot but that burn out was incredible.
Spring season on monday. Predicting hill sprints and long runs.
Legs
Box Squats
185 lbs - 10x3
One Legged Box Squats
35 lbs - 10x3
Weighted Calf Raises
200 lbs - 15x3
Chest and Tris
BURN OUT
105 lbs until failure
85 lbs until failure
65 lbs until failure
45 lbs until failure
1 push up. FAIL.
Tris and chest hurt for like 20 minutes and couldn't lift them
Seated Dip
80 lbs 15x1
90 lbs 12x2
I know it doesn't seem like a lot but that burn out was incredible.
Spring season on monday. Predicting hill sprints and long runs.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Bronchitis
Yeah so my bronchitis came back.
Anyways...
Legs
Squats
180 lbs - 6x2
Box Squat
135 lbs - 10x1
180 lbs - 6x2
Bis and Back
Triangle Pull ups
10, 8, 7
Lat Pull Downs
120 lbs - 12x2
130 lbs - 10x1
Curls
15 lbs - 30
20 lbs - 24x2
T-bar Rows
45 lbs - 15x2
better form
35 lbs - 15
I feel like I'm missing something...
and I just realized I didn't do abs today :[
Anyways...
Legs
Squats
180 lbs - 6x2
Box Squat
135 lbs - 10x1
180 lbs - 6x2
Bis and Back
Triangle Pull ups
10, 8, 7
Lat Pull Downs
120 lbs - 12x2
130 lbs - 10x1
Curls
15 lbs - 30
20 lbs - 24x2
T-bar Rows
45 lbs - 15x2
better form
35 lbs - 15
I feel like I'm missing something...
and I just realized I didn't do abs today :[
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Homecoming
Had our first practice/scrim today, due to the amazing weather that we had. We started out with some butterfly cutting, but with the lack of discs, it didn't go as effectively as I would have hoped. We scrimmed a bit, with just enough people for a 7 on 7 and subs. I focused mostly on cutting and playing aggressive defense in this game, which turned out pretty well because I gained yardage and got disc a lot more often. On defense, I shut the majority of cuts down, but have yet to get back into that mindset of baiting people for the in-cut so I can get a layout D.
There were some pretty good highlights that game:
Me hucking to Nik, who skied an out of position Wes, but the catch itself was pretty insane.
John Barnum getting the layout D on Jake's continuation pass to me
Wes laying out AT the disc and saving a crappy flick throw that would have turfed
Me picking up the garbage and skying a crowd, only to land on my ass and hurt my back
Crazy handler flow between me, Sean and Alan
Scott had a pretty nice D on Nik but it got called back because of something that I don't remember
To sum it up, I think we're off to a good start.
There were some pretty good highlights that game:
Me hucking to Nik, who skied an out of position Wes, but the catch itself was pretty insane.
John Barnum getting the layout D on Jake's continuation pass to me
Wes laying out AT the disc and saving a crappy flick throw that would have turfed
Me picking up the garbage and skying a crowd, only to land on my ass and hurt my back
Crazy handler flow between me, Sean and Alan
Scott had a pretty nice D on Nik but it got called back because of something that I don't remember
To sum it up, I think we're off to a good start.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Basment Jaxx
Nobody went to the gym with me today :[
So I worked out at home
Bench Press
115 lbs - 6x3
Incline Bench Press
85 lbs - 12x3 (wtf how come I can do these at home but not at the gym)
Skullcrushers
50 lbs - 10x3
Squats
150 lbs - 12x3 (seriously, I put on ALL the weights that I own...haha, meaning I only own like 100 something lbs not including the bar)
Calf Raises
30x3 per leg
Practice after school tomorrow, and long weekend after. Going to Soho on Thursday, church retreat on Friday. Life ain't all about ultimate, you know.
So I worked out at home
Bench Press
115 lbs - 6x3
Incline Bench Press
85 lbs - 12x3 (wtf how come I can do these at home but not at the gym)
Skullcrushers
50 lbs - 10x3
Squats
150 lbs - 12x3 (seriously, I put on ALL the weights that I own...haha, meaning I only own like 100 something lbs not including the bar)
Calf Raises
30x3 per leg
Practice after school tomorrow, and long weekend after. Going to Soho on Thursday, church retreat on Friday. Life ain't all about ultimate, you know.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Fuego
Abs
Veritcal Leg Lifts w/ Resistance
15x3
Oblique Incline Sit Ups w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15
Incline Sit Ups w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15
Legs
Plyometrics
15 Squat Jumps
15 Leg Pushup Extensions
15 Extensions to Squat Jumps
Bis and Back
Pulldowns
100 lbs - 15
120 lbs - 12
130 lbs - 10
Alternating Curls
20 lbs - 30
25 lbs - 24 x 2
Pyramid Curls
50 lbs
T-bar Rows
45 lbs + w.e the thing was - 15x3
Veritcal Leg Lifts w/ Resistance
15x3
Oblique Incline Sit Ups w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15
Incline Sit Ups w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15
Legs
Plyometrics
15 Squat Jumps
15 Leg Pushup Extensions
15 Extensions to Squat Jumps
Bis and Back
Pulldowns
100 lbs - 15
120 lbs - 12
130 lbs - 10
Alternating Curls
20 lbs - 30
25 lbs - 24 x 2
Pyramid Curls
50 lbs
T-bar Rows
45 lbs + w.e the thing was - 15x3
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Mini-Scrim
Played some ultimate for the first time yesterday. There weren't many people available, so we played a game of 4 on 4. The turf field had a lot of snow left on it, but the weather itself wasn't really cold, so I could suffice.
It started out as me, Sach, Rich and Jake verses John, Jayson, Sean, and Srinjoy. I focused mostly on cutting and playing aggressive defense in the beginning, but time to time I naturally started staying back for the dump, which is something that I want to stray away from in the spring season. I did a pretty good job getting open and shutting down some cuts in the beginning, but I got lazier on when the scrim became less serious.
Sach threw some out of bounds throw that I had to toe the line for, and I landed right into a huge puddle of slosh and water. Then, later on John got open on a deep cut but had a pretty crazy failed layout attempt... into another puddle. I had a layout D and I scraped my knee, but I didn't think about it until later I realized that it was purple. That was about when I decided to stop playing.
Good times tho.
It started out as me, Sach, Rich and Jake verses John, Jayson, Sean, and Srinjoy. I focused mostly on cutting and playing aggressive defense in the beginning, but time to time I naturally started staying back for the dump, which is something that I want to stray away from in the spring season. I did a pretty good job getting open and shutting down some cuts in the beginning, but I got lazier on when the scrim became less serious.
Sach threw some out of bounds throw that I had to toe the line for, and I landed right into a huge puddle of slosh and water. Then, later on John got open on a deep cut but had a pretty crazy failed layout attempt... into another puddle. I had a layout D and I scraped my knee, but I didn't think about it until later I realized that it was purple. That was about when I decided to stop playing.
Good times tho.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Amherst
Watchung Hills has been accepted into both the Open and Girls division for Amherst Invitational.
...YEAH THATS RIGHT. COME SEE ME.
...YEAH THATS RIGHT. COME SEE ME.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Overkill
Worst freaking day ever.
Abs
Vertical Leg Lifts
15x3
Incline Crunches w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15x1
Oblique Crunches w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15x1
Weighted Seated Crunches
100 lbs - 10x3
Tris and Chest
Bench Press
115 lbs - 6x2
120 lbs - 4x1
DB Flies
30 lbs - 10x3
Dips
16lb Assist - 15x3
Seated Chest Press
90lbs - 15x3
Chord Flies
35 lbs - 20x3
Legs
Squats
185 lbs - 10x3
205 lbs - 10x3
Weighted Calf Raises
180 lbs - 25x3
Wallball cool down. A lot more running than racquetball, haha.
Two scoops whey with milk.
Planning to go running tonight.
Edit:
Went running around the neighborhood.
Two laps, pretty tiring.
5 uphill sprints for half of my street
Abs
Vertical Leg Lifts
15x3
Incline Crunches w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15x1
Oblique Crunches w/ Medicine Ball
15 lbs - 15x1
Weighted Seated Crunches
100 lbs - 10x3
Tris and Chest
Bench Press
115 lbs - 6x2
120 lbs - 4x1
DB Flies
30 lbs - 10x3
Dips
16lb Assist - 15x3
Seated Chest Press
90lbs - 15x3
Chord Flies
35 lbs - 20x3
Legs
Squats
185 lbs - 10x3
205 lbs - 10x3
Weighted Calf Raises
180 lbs - 25x3
Wallball cool down. A lot more running than racquetball, haha.
Two scoops whey with milk.
Planning to go running tonight.
Edit:
Went running around the neighborhood.
Two laps, pretty tiring.
5 uphill sprints for half of my street
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wishing For a Snow Day
Good gosh, its late.
Decided I can't just let my strength leave like that even though its midterms, so I had to do something, even if its not much.
Pushups
50x2
Diamond Pushups
25x2
Squat
1 min.x2
White jerseys are in, they run a bit larger than the black ones since the material is different and lighter.
Decided I can't just let my strength leave like that even though its midterms, so I had to do something, even if its not much.
Pushups
50x2
Diamond Pushups
25x2
Squat
1 min.x2
White jerseys are in, they run a bit larger than the black ones since the material is different and lighter.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Cockiness in Ultimate
Confidence is powerful but subtle, while cockiness is often based on an inflated or false sense of your own abilities.
Confident players in Ultimate bring out the best in the other players. A confident player is someone whom when the disc goes up, the team can trust him to come down with it. Confidence allows a player to believe in himself to make the right decisions that are best for his team, and not for personal glory.
Cocky players, on the contrary have a tendency to make harsh, illogical decisions. Cockiness is usually from an overabundance of confidence that may or may not be in proportion with ones abilities. Cockiness in Ultimate leads to bad hucking decisions, half-assed offense, and especially half-assed defense.
Our team has been very cocky lately. Pre-season hype is useless. Head your heads out of the clouds and hit the weights. Theres no reason for us to be arrogant until we take that trophy at NJ. So how about we stop with the smack talk and work on our game.
Confident players in Ultimate bring out the best in the other players. A confident player is someone whom when the disc goes up, the team can trust him to come down with it. Confidence allows a player to believe in himself to make the right decisions that are best for his team, and not for personal glory.
Cocky players, on the contrary have a tendency to make harsh, illogical decisions. Cockiness is usually from an overabundance of confidence that may or may not be in proportion with ones abilities. Cockiness in Ultimate leads to bad hucking decisions, half-assed offense, and especially half-assed defense.
Our team has been very cocky lately. Pre-season hype is useless. Head your heads out of the clouds and hit the weights. Theres no reason for us to be arrogant until we take that trophy at NJ. So how about we stop with the smack talk and work on our game.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Slow Startoff
Getting back on track, started out with a day of just free weights, not that much work...
Had some peanuts and an arizona herbal tonic beforehand
Abs
Vertical Leg Lifts
3x15
Cable Push Downs
160 - 15
170 - 12
180 - 10
Legs
Squats
180 - 3x12
DB Flies
25 - 7
30 - 7
35 - 7
Bench
120 - 3 FAIL (haha, definitely should have benched first)
115 - 6
Tricep Pull Downs
60 - 15
70 - 12
80 - 10
Incline Bench
65 - 6 (too light)
75 - 6
85 - 6
Yeah, light day, I'm not really tired but its a good start off. Two scoops of whey.
Had some peanuts and an arizona herbal tonic beforehand
Abs
Vertical Leg Lifts
3x15
Cable Push Downs
160 - 15
170 - 12
180 - 10
Legs
Squats
180 - 3x12
DB Flies
25 - 7
30 - 7
35 - 7
Bench
120 - 3 FAIL (haha, definitely should have benched first)
115 - 6
Tricep Pull Downs
60 - 15
70 - 12
80 - 10
Incline Bench
65 - 6 (too light)
75 - 6
85 - 6
Yeah, light day, I'm not really tired but its a good start off. Two scoops of whey.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Lifting With Alumni
Not much work today, mostly arms
Legs
Incline Leg Press
420 lbs - 15x3
Calf Raises
180 lbs - 15x3
Backs and Bis
Individual Curls
15 lbs - 30
20 lbs - 24
25 lbs - 20
Pyramids
50 lbs
Lateral Pull Downs - Front
90 lbs - 15
100 lbs - 12
110 lbs - 10
Lateral Pull Downs - Back
110 lbs - 15
120 lbs - 12
130 lbs - 10
Reversed Flies
75 lbs - 15
90 lbs - 12
105 lbs - 10
Axel Row
90 lbs - 15
110 lbs - 12
120 lbs - 10
Tried a max out today for fun. Didn't really warm up, but it turned out to be 135. Pretty much the same as like a year ago.
In other news, I have another bio test coming up. Sleep deprivation, booyah.
Legs
Incline Leg Press
420 lbs - 15x3
Calf Raises
180 lbs - 15x3
Backs and Bis
Individual Curls
15 lbs - 30
20 lbs - 24
25 lbs - 20
Pyramids
50 lbs
Lateral Pull Downs - Front
90 lbs - 15
100 lbs - 12
110 lbs - 10
Lateral Pull Downs - Back
110 lbs - 15
120 lbs - 12
130 lbs - 10
Reversed Flies
75 lbs - 15
90 lbs - 12
105 lbs - 10
Axel Row
90 lbs - 15
110 lbs - 12
120 lbs - 10
Tried a max out today for fun. Didn't really warm up, but it turned out to be 135. Pretty much the same as like a year ago.
In other news, I have another bio test coming up. Sleep deprivation, booyah.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Blegghghghgh
So even though I have been working out recently, I haven't been updating lately.
So here was yesterdays workout
Legs
Leg Press
370 lbs - 15
380 lbs - 12
390 lbs - 10
Weighted Calf Raises
160 lbs - 30
180 lbs - 25
200 lbs - 20
Tris, Chest
Bench Press
100 lbs - 6
110 lbs - 6
120 lbs - 6
Assisted Dips
Lvl 6,4,2
Seated Bench Press
90 lbs - 15
105 lbs - 12
120 lbs - 10
Flies
90 lbs - 15 x 3
Cords Circuit
30 lbs - 10 x 3
Tris/Chest Circuit
30 lbs
40 lbs
50 lbs
Need more ultimate.
So here was yesterdays workout
Legs
Leg Press
370 lbs - 15
380 lbs - 12
390 lbs - 10
Weighted Calf Raises
160 lbs - 30
180 lbs - 25
200 lbs - 20
Tris, Chest
Bench Press
100 lbs - 6
110 lbs - 6
120 lbs - 6
Assisted Dips
Lvl 6,4,2
Seated Bench Press
90 lbs - 15
105 lbs - 12
120 lbs - 10
Flies
90 lbs - 15 x 3
Cords Circuit
30 lbs - 10 x 3
Tris/Chest Circuit
30 lbs
40 lbs
50 lbs
Need more ultimate.
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