training matters

i've been doing a condensed periodization training for 4 weeks now and i must say i'm really gratified to see results! i got a little tired of just doing training and heading straight back instead of slowly climbing and chilling with rest. so i decided to sneak one hour of bouldering today. and after some evaluation i realised that i've improved quite substantially! any improvement at all psyches me like crazy! prior to the training i feel like i've plateau-ed, am not able to pull harder despite sufficient rest. i recall not being able to hold onto some tiles at all, e.g. the bar on the 38 degree wall. now i can hold that tile and make moves off it! hooray!

now i finally understand the training i went through in TJ. i remember doing very little fun climb at all, and training was mostly monotonous and tough. sometimes i got frustrated at not having time to slowly milk the climbs. now i understand. i remember i somehow magically ban-kaied at my last and final comp and managed to win inter men. behold the power of periodization. all the magic of training is slowly revealed to my eyes. looking back at my 6 years of climbing, i realised that my quickest improvement rate was during my first 2 years!

this training opens up a world of possibilities for me!

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'i would say that climbing is my life; at least it is my lifestyle'

'this lifestyle that i've been living for the past few years has been awesome and i wouldnt change it for anything'

'you can really see him digging deep and for me that's really inspiring'

'to reach my personal best'

holistic university education

Statement A: When good things happen to you, you praise the lord.
Statement B: Good things happen to you.
Conclusion : You praise the lord.

Over here, we have a logical (not necessarily true, but logical) argument. A+B = C.

So if we agree to the above syllogism, we can move onto the next series of statements.

Statement A: When bad things happen to you, you do not praise the lord.
Statement B: Bad things happen to you.
Conclusion : You do not praise the lord.

once again, A + B = C

following the rational train of thought of this argument, when given A and when B happens, C will follow. i.e. when bad things happen to you, you do not praise the lord.
however, often we find that when bad things happen to religious believers, instead of not praising the lord, they blame satan! there happens to be a distinct difference between praising the lord and blaming satan.

an awkward consequence:
Statement A: When bad things happen to you, you do not praise the lord.
Statement B: Bad things happen to you.
Conclusion: You blame satan. (?)

A + B =/ C
inconclusive conclusion. irrational argument. logos violation.

fools rush in where angels fear to tread

the more i read, the more cautious am i to voice my opinions.
the more i find out about both sides of the story, the more unwilling i am to take a stand.
the more i ask, the more confounded i get.

for the process of decision-making, should you put yourself in someone else's shoes or stay emotionally detached?

thought begets conclusion. so then, is the solution to simply walk the middle path? interestingly, to walk the middle path is one of the core facets of the Buddhism religion.

i often find my actions being guided by the 'fools rush in where angels fear to tread' adage, but then this often leads to inaction and indecisiveness. eat in moderation. so i guess the same should work for my thought process?