Just returned from my strength training session.There's a good thing and a bad thing:Good thing: I'm currently free of pain.Bad thing: As soon as feeling returns to my body, it'll be agonizing.The routine was the same as last time, only today we upped the weights a bit. Also, today was "bench" day, so we re-estimated … Day 6 weiterlesen
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Day 5
Today, I had two training sessions.First, there was rope-skipping. Seven rounds á two minutes with one minute of active rest in between every two of them. Those rest periods were filled by "movement prep" and "prehab" exercises from Mark Verstegens "Core Performance" program. As warmup, I did 10 minutes of joint mobilisation and posture-correcting drills.Second, … Day 5 weiterlesen
Day 4
I just started my day with swimming.It's been both a pain and a pleasure.The routine:I tend to keep my cardio workouts short and intense. Although what I do can't exactly be called an "HIIT" workout, I do employ a form of interval training. As a matter of fact, it's all pretty simple (I said simple, … Day 4 weiterlesen
Day 3
Hit the weights the first time today. It's a great feeling to be completely wasted.Basically, the routine was:Deadlift, re-estimate 1RMMilitary Press, 4x8Bench Press, 4x8Squats, 4x8Bent-over rows, 4x8After readining Mark Verstegens "Core Perfomance Endurance", I've decided to try a very short and - for me - untypical "warmup". Basically, instead of riding a bike or stepping … Day 3 weiterlesen
Day 2
Today, I wanted to go swimming to buildup endurance. As a matter of fact, I'm planning on swimming twice per week. Quite frankly I have to admit my motivation was pretty low and I had to see that my self-discipline seems to have suffered during those last 4 weeks. When I finally got myself to … Day 2 weiterlesen
First Training, Back to Business
It's been a while since my last post. Quite frankly, my motivation to post was pretty low as I wasn't really doing martial arts training. Up until now.Yesterday I did my first training - albeit a very light one - in ages. To be precise, it was the first time in 6 months I worked … First Training, Back to Business weiterlesen
Happy new year
I wish you all a happy new year.Photo by camera slayer, found on flickr.orgFor me, the year won't start particularily good, I guess. On january 7th, the doc will put my foot into plaster again. This time, it's 4 weeks. After that, we shall see further.Now on the one hand, this is significantly screwed up. … Happy new year weiterlesen
When one is teaching, two are learning
Sometimes it's so simple.Still, we fail to think of it. Afterwards, it's quite awkward to think such an obvious thing didn't cross the mind in the first place. But then it just didn't.I had a situation like that today, while teaching my conditioning class. Now "class" is a bit of an overstatement here, it was … When one is teaching, two are learning weiterlesen
Random pics
Last saturday (I know, I know,... I'm always a wee bit behind when it comes o posting), some pictures were taken during my adults class. So, here's a "premium selection". Enjoy!
Overkill
Today, I've been down all day. I failed at doing even one single repetition of whatever exercise. I'm not exactly sick, but everything's aching and my body just feels heavy. Altough I've already devoured loads of food today, I'm still starving. My motivation to do just about anything is on an all-time low.That's all classical … Overkill weiterlesen
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