MAL Training Log | Front Lever Edition. On a night without music, I thought about 'living in the moment' at the park

After work.
Heading to the park at night.

Today is a quiet day.

First, front lever practice.

・Front lever negatives: 2 sets
・Straddle: 3 sets

Still far from perfecting it.

But I've started to get a feel for holding the straddle much better.

In the first place, my back, abs, and core,
everything has to work in sync or I won't lift off.

It's only for a few seconds, but it's incredibly tough.

Still, it's fun to feel even a few millimeters of progress.
I think that's part of the joy of calisthenics.

Next,

・Toes-to-bar: 5 reps, 7 sets

Focusing on not using too much momentum.

Rather than just abs,
it's an exercise where I feel the coordination of my whole body.

Lately,
instead of just hitting the rep count,
I've come to value the 'sensation of controlling my body'.

No music today. No earphones either.
Just the silence of the night.

The sound of cars passing by occasionally.
A high school couple talking happily on a bench.
A man in a suit catching the night breeze while having a drink.

A cool breeze. Stars shining in the sky.

When I train in an atmosphere like this,
I find myself lost in thought.


Am I getting closer to my ideal self?

Have I grown at least a little compared to the old me?

I don't know the answer.

But at the very least,
I don't want to live a life where time just passes by without doing anything.
Above all, to live in this very moment.
To feel happiness. To be grateful.

I think the most important thing is for me to enjoy myself.

When I become an old man.

On my deathbed.

'I wish I had done that'

I don't want that.

It was a great life.

I want to be the kind of person who can say that.

So today, too,
I'll build it up little by little.

Without pushing too hard.

But without giving up.

While enjoying it.