Been training with C one of the guys behind the APA, and a bunch of other trainers. Recently I've come to realise the value of pushing BEYOND personal boundaries. The Muscle-up experience made me feel like I was back-pedaling on progress. Training with people that far above my own level was another thing that has brought me down lately by making me realise how far behind I really am. With all this going on it's easy to become discouraged.

Then you have another good moment, and you're back to reality. I realised today that I haven't suffered from hayfever at all in the last two months. A resent experience is behind this realisation... I trained with a guy who has asma, he told me he knew of people whose respiratory problems improved significantly after reaching a certain level of fitness. I though about it and realised that the really severe allergic reactions I always have during this time of year have entirely disappeared since I started cardio training. I'm getting fitter and stronger, in ways I didn't even initially realise. As for the muscle ups, I'm going to let training take its course. Get back to the conditioning and not try to force it.

The APA has asked me to help out with some diagrammatic illustrations. I'm happy to do it, though it has made my work-load a little ridiculous. Ah well, all part of the research. I spend an average of 10 hours a day drawing and writing nowadays. Add two hours of training and you have one dull boy. At least nobody can say I'm not being productive.

Here's what I have so far, though it's far from finished: