Injuries on Injuries on Injuries

To start this off, I hate injuries.

They force me to lose time to train and I can't perform as efficiently.

We can try and try to discover the "cure" for injuries, but for now we just have to accept the fact that no one is ever immune to injuries.

The past few weeks have been frustrating because I kept getting injured.  A pulled hamstring.  A sprained ankle.  A weak joint capsule.  A wrist injury that I have no idea what it is.  The list could go on and on.

It's really scary sometimes when I hear about some injuries that professional athletes go through.  It brings me face to face with the fact that no matter how high up you may be, no matter how "untouchable" you may feel, a split-second in the wrong place or position could leave you crippled and severely injured for life.  We are all helpless.

Yet I know there is one thing in which I can put my trust that will never fail me.  As Proverbs 30:5 says, "Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him".

I don't need to have the best doctor in the world, I don't need to have the strongest body in this planet, and I don't need to have the finest masseuse on earth to keep me injury free because they won't, they can't, and they never will be able to.

All I need to do is put 100 percent of my trust in God, and He will deliver me in my time of need.



Aaron Chan - 30

10,000 Hours

Back to zero.

The new episode of 10,000 hours.

This is a YouTube series that follows the life of a basketball trainer from New York in his pursuit of the answer to a question.  The question.

How many hours of practice does it take for  someone to become a master at his craft?

This trainer believes the answer is 10,000, and he is documenting all his training in order to test his theory.

This new episode follows his visit to China to create a movement there.  The 10,000 hour counter begins once again.  Starting from zero.

Likewise, on monday(the day the episode was released), I reset my counter(probably around a couple thousand hours already) and began to count once again.  In 4 days, I was shocked by how many hours I put in.  In a little over half a week, I logged 13 hours in the gym.  This was without counting the 5 hours I put in on Sunday.  Although I usually play this much, I never really understood how much I train because I never kept track of it so religiously.

From now on, I'll write the total number of hours I've logged since Monday, June 15 next to my name at the bottom of each of my future posts.  That way, both you and I can track how much I train with my performance.


Earlier this week, I pulled my right hamstring, and I had to rest more than usual.  I stretched and massaged it, and I took a few apple cider vinegar baths(I know that sounds weird, but it helps).

I don't know exactly why I injured it, but I believe it might have something to do with muscle imbalances in my quads and hamstrings.  A lot of the training I do focuses on quads, with not enough attention spent on my hamstrings.  I need to start balancing out my workouts so that I don't get severely injured in the future.

Aside from that, there's not much I can do except stretch more.


Recently, I started a new blog.  It covers the materialistic essentials of an athlete, so for those of you who have trouble finding the right active gear, you might want to check it out sometime.

http://techforathletes.blogspot.com/


That's pretty much all I have for you this week, so please come back next week if you enjoyed it!

Aaron Chan - 13

Summer Schedule

It's been three weeks since the last time I posted, but from now on my posts should be on time each week.

I was really busy last month, with finals and lots of banquets.

But now is the time to get better.  This summer is the game changer.  It's grind time.

Last summer, I planned a summer long training regiment with alternating weeks.  Although everything was meticulously detailed, it was extremely hard to complete because I relied on a training partner who was out of town a lot.

Last Year

This year, I'll make the schedule much more flexible but still keep key components.   I'll still keep the alternating weeks, the test days, and the high volume workouts.

This should fit my busy summer schedule and help me get a lot done.

Now, I'm off to write it. :)

Aaron Chan