the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

For about 4 years, when I had a lot of free time, I did 2, 3, 4 hours of qigong per day. Having tons of physical energy did not really offer any benefits since I'm not a manual laborer (although I got a lot of brush cleared for my mom ), and actually had some negatives, such as making me occasionally feel intolerant of physically weaker people getting in my way. There was this energy amount/level threshold I sometimes crossed that triggered it. Weird, I know, but now I focus on those particular things that provide the most benefits and I don't always think "more is better". One hour a day is plenty of qigong and meditation, plus 30-40 minutes of TJQ short form, a few hours a week of bike riding or hiking, and about 10 min/day of simple upper body work: push-ups, pull-ups, and dips. I just wish I had more chances to do energy healing work.

Doc Stier wrote:

wiesiek wrote:all the time
unless i HAVE to
do something differently
or
i forget myself

You da man!

thanx Doc
unfortunately my memory is seriously affected

on serious note it /time of trainings/ directly depends of your aim.
3 time a week by 1,5h sessions is quite sufficient to keep you fit and providing progress,
however
when i manage to get my ass into national tournaments team there was 3 or 4 1,5h. trainings a day, 6 times a week, swimming pool at 7
and
progress was very visible too

ps
pure qigong and meditation are little bit different - you have to do it on daily basic,
but
time ....
hmm....
highly individualized

As much as i can, because i enjoy it.

I practice breathing, no more KF!

3-4 hours a day, 7 days a week. That includes 1 hour a day of ZZ, and 3 weekly hours of strength training. About once monthly I get one week with 4 hours a day, 7 days a week. Every month and a half or so I'll take a day off, when my body will tell me it needs rest.

Before teaching, I try to put in an hour a day to practice. Now that I teach, I try to give myself about an hour a day to rest from practicing.