JULES DELORME

Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 4 Days 1, 2 & 3 I started day 1, Week 4 of Phase 3, after a good night’s sleep. Aside from a Walk with a friend, basically took the day off. It was very hot out and I had a bit of a sleep hangover. Not used to getting this much sleep, and I just felt lazy and unmotivated. Did do my 36 Hour Fast. Did Walk Benji, with Stick Weapons work. Social Media and paperwork. Read for a while. Relaxation Yoga & Inversion Table Stretching. Progressive Relaxation and Meditation. (See my last week’s post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough my approach and the importance that I place on these exercises at the end of an active day). Journaling and Paperwork. Read to wind down. Was a rough night. Most people who don’t me well would tell you that I’m not a nervous person. In the military the guys in my unit would say I had ice in my veins. But in actual fact my mind can be my worst enemy. I’ve hide my Asperger’s, but my brain goes crazy whenever t...

Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 3 Days 6 & 7 I started day 6, Week 3 of Phase 3 on a good note. Finally got some sleep. Dealing with a sleep hangover though. Hard time shaking off grogginess. Still in a lot of pain. Was a hot humid day. Sweating just standing still. Have noticed that the Pain gets worse on humid days, but also found that just by moving the heat allowed me to loosen up the muscles surrounding my back at least. Didn’t get rid of the pain, but was a lot less stiff by the time I was done. Suspension Tabata Workout. (See my past post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of these exercises and alternatives). Since I can’t seem to increase the Intensity week to week, hoping that by switching the days on which I do the workouts to still challenge my body without putting it at risk. 2 Sets of 2 Circuits of: Yard Sprints x 4 (Still closer to jogs than Sprints.) + Suspension Push Ups x 100 + Suspension Assisted Pistol Squats x 50 Each Leg +...

i am i i whose teacher is the wind am not so easily caged by the many mindless words i  whose master is the universe am not so easily bound not even by silken threads around my ankle i  whose comfort is the earth will make my bed amongst the dust and leaves will not be confined by yesterdays i who loves my wildness am large beyond multitudes and am not tasked by pale monsters i i am that i am that i can dream i am not fenced in by am nots  live outside the gardens beyond the precious walls beyond the gilded cages i  i am more than builded things more than definitions more than that which names i i am that i am i am all and more that i am https://www.facebook.com/delormewriting #writing #writer #writers #poetry #poem #poems #poet #JulesDelorme #JulesFDelorme #delormewriting #ScarboroughWritersFightClub #blind #native #indigenous #indigenouspoems #thoughts #quote #quotes #quotatio...

Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 3 Days 4 & 5 Day 4, Week 3 of Phase 3, started very badly for me. Was in Pain all night and got no sleep. When I finally got out of bed I had another massive Migraine and I could hardly walk or straighten up because of the Sciatic Pain. Was very tempted to throw in the towel for the day. But I know how this can spiral for me. So I made a deal with myself that I would do what I was supposed to do, but not push myself in anyway and to accept the limitations of what I could and couldn’t do. Started out with the Bodyweight Tabata Style Workout. (See my past post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of these exercises).  It was another beautiful day outside. Just getting out in the yard was its own small victory. And sometimes, some days, that’s got to be enough. Small victories. I moved very slowly and awkwardly through 2 Sets of 2 Circuits: Yard Bounds x 2 (This was a tough one with my Back Pain. I barely got off ...

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Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 3 Days 2 & 3 I started day 2, Week 3 of Phase 3 after a rough night. Pain kept me up all night and was worse when I finally got out of bed. Blinding Migraine and Sciatica. But I was determined to do what I was supposed to do and not let another bad night throw me off track again. Started with Iaijutsu Training (See my past post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of this Japanese Sword system).  Worked slowly and meticulously on getting each move in the series exactly right, rather than going for speed and risking injury. When I started in Sword class the emphasis on precision, repeating each move hundreds if not thousands of times before moving onto the next, seemed unnecessary. But, as an older person, I can appreciate the Zen like approach and feel it deeply as a kind of moving Meditation. As always I worked the draw from both sides, more to challenge my body’s balance and to inform the series by mirror mov...

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Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 3 Day 1 I started day 1, Week 3 of Phase 3, groggy and dizzy. Felt like I slept. Not sure if this is just a new thing for me or if I’m not sleeping deeply. Been groggy and dizzy the last few days. For most of my life when I woke up I woke up wide awake, and just moving was enough to wake me up even more. Never needed coffee or any artificial stimulants. I would just get up and start moving. Started out with Shadowboxing. (See my past post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of my approach to this exercise).  Included Footwork and more movement than last week. Normally that would be enough to clear my head and be alert. But the fog just wasn’t lifting today. Worked from my Opposite Lead and started a new Combination. Usually I’ll put together a combination and work it through two weeks, in standard Lead one week and then Opposite the next. Will often use that same combination with my clients. This week was definite...

Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 2B Days 6 & 7 I started day 6, Week 2B of Phase 3, groggy and a bit out of sorts. Slept through my alarms for some reason and woke up very disoriented. Had a massive headache, but at least it wasn’t Migraine. Sciatica was around a 5 or 6. Much better than last week at this time. Today was a 24 Hour Fast Day. Started with a Suspension Tabata Workout (See my past post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of these exercises and alternatives if you don’t have access to Suspension Straps). Limited by time, so didn’t add anything. 2 Sets of 2 Circuits of: Yard Sprints x 4 + Suspension Push Ups x 100 + Suspension Assisted Pistol Squats x 50 Each Leg + Suspension Rows x 100. Side Crossover Yard Sprints x 4 Laps + Suspension Pullovers Facing Straps x 100 + Sidekick Suspension Assisted Pistol Squats x 50 Each Leg + Suspension Pullovers Facing Away from Straps x 100. Lotus Series Yoga and Meditate. Walk. Work with a cli...

Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 2B Days 4 & 5 I started day 4, Week 2B of Phase 3, having a very difficult time getting out of bed. The Pain, Migraine and Sciatic, was back. I don’t know if this is connected to the humidity or why, but it has so far occurred on the most humid days. I lied in bed without sleeping for a long time. Just couldn’t gather the will to get out of bed and face the pain. I also had no actual appointments for the day, so I could just lie there for a while. Eventually did crawl out of bed and determined that, despite the oppressive humidity and heat, despite my Pain and Depression, I was going to exercise at least a little. So I gathered myself up, went outside (it was like walking into a blast furnace...) and did a short simple Bodyweight Tabata Series. (See my past post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of this workout).  Did not even attempt to do more than I have been doing and made sure to drink copious amounts o...

some stubborn flame i have struggled such that darkness often overtakes but i am not owned by the darkness though the light was beaten from my many places still some stubborn flame burns within me though i have fallen deep and often been bruised and bloodied by the fight there is more to me than suffering some defiant love of living lifts me up from where i fall i have struggled much and often lost my way thought that light might never find me but my struggle does not define me nor my pain nor that which i have lost i am so much more than the scars that line me or my darkness or my plight i am large i am resolute i am the spark not just my darkest night https://www.facebook.com/delormewriting #writing #writer #writers #poetry #poem #poems #poet #JulesDelorme #JulesFDelorme #delormewriting #ScarboroughWritersFightClub #blind #native #indigenous #indigenousstory #indegenousstories #indigenousstorytelling #depression #livingwithd...

Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 2B Days 2 & 3 Day 2, Week 2B of Phase 3 started out with less pain. No headaches and the Sciatica was down to a 5 or 6. Started out with Iaijutsu Training (See my past posts at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of this Japanese Sword system). Because this system starts from a kneeling position and transitions to a standing position it’s very tough on the legs but the stress on an upright upper body avoids any stress on my spine. Perfect for overcoming the Sciatica. I can’t do Barbell Squats with much weight because of my spine and knees, so this is one way of strengthening my legs so that they can carry the stress rather than my back. You can do simple walk ups from a kneeling position if you’re not interested or don’t have Sword available to you. It was another beautiful day out. We would often perform each series with our eyes closed in order to emphasize feel rather than sight when I was learning Sword, but I ca...

Pandemic Fitness Diary Phase 3 Week 2B Day 1 I started day 1, Week 2B of Phase 3 still in pain but determined to take action. The deal that I made with myself today was that I would try to exercise, but be very careful not to injure myself worse, and be forgiving and accepting around what I can manage to do and what I can’t. Started the week with a full 36 hour Fast. Started the day with Shadowboxing, which was a perfect way to start out in many ways because it is adaptable to my limitations. (See my past post at: https://www.facebook.com/HITTScarborough for a description of my approach to this exercise).  Was able to move through, though not with any speed or force, and found my coordination very limited. Boxing is something that I have literally been doing for over 50 years. I started at a very young age. And usually I find that, while I am sometimes limited in what I can do, the coordination around things like Feints and Footwork just naturally kicks in as I go. That didn’...