I have been frequenting the low points of life. Quizzes in school continued to dent my mood. And this semester I kept feeling oddly lonely in school. I am someone who loves being around with people I trust and know very well. But these friends in school don't have exactly the same timetable as me. So most of the time I chose to avoid all the buzz in the school and study at a remote place, or get home after school.
Last Sunday I had a high jump competition in NYP, where i usually trained. I managed to clear 1.65m. It was job done. Exactly what I prayed for. Thank God. I reverted back to the single high arm swing that Staffan (the man in the main picture of my blog) used. I cannot do double arm swing technique because it tends to break up my runup pace very much. This technique that Staffan used, is hard to master because I can't see where the jumping force is coming from. He made it so smooth in his jumps. Admirable !
Exams are about a month away. I do not plan to do jumps at all, but I will be focusing on gym weights and strengthening drills on the track. I last did 45-50-55-60-55-50-45kg half squats and 60-65-70-75-70-65-60kg calf raises. With the main competition IVP in about 6months time, I am giving myself the goal of 1.75m.
Also want to thank God for healing my sprained neck afflicted during the Sunday competition. I think it is related to my curved spinal problem from the past. The condition was so bad that I had a big and firm bump on my right shoulder, while my left shoulder was loose near the neck area. It is obvious that some stress in my spine is pulling the muscles one way from the balance. Now it is fine on both sides and no more neck pain.