7/13
Rest Day.

Really. Didn't do any activity (even though I was going to hit the gym in the evening). So proud.

7/14
Morning
Lift
BS: 45lb x 5 x 2; 65lb x 5; 85lb x 5 x 3
Bench: 45lb x 5; 95lb x 5 x 3
Pullups: 7
Dips: 3

Light workout. Didn't have much time and had a crazy morning. Didn't do much in the way of warm-up sets. Meh. Will hopefully be able to get into a regular routine with enough time to lift properly in two weeks or so.

 

7/14
Afternoon
Frisbee 1hr
Played in the park that is a 10min jog away, so had 20min jogging on top of frisbee. Played ok, had some good catches. Still timid on jumping against people to get a high toss. I'll get over that mental block. Someday.

Evening
BJJ 1.5hrs
Tired. Fortunately, worked with Holly on advanced techniques the entire class. We rolled together twice and (shocker) I was in my guard most of the time. I tried some sweeps, got to side-control and mount a couple of times. Didn't feel exhausted during the rolling, but just no energy during the drills. Had some bad news at work so was probably a bit emotionally drained.

 

7/15
Afternoon

Frisbee 1hr
Had one stellar catch. Turns out that practicing forward rolls in BJJ last night applied well to diving for a frisbee.

Played on the field that gets drenched via sprinklers an hour before we start. I will remember my cleats next time. I will.

Thinking of doing some sort of metcon tonight...might take the kb and wallball over to the school and do something with jumps, pullups, etc. Seems like a sin to be inside a gym on a warm summer evening.

Evening
Decided to tackle a modification of the Filthy Fifty at the playground. Just, wow.
50 box jumps 20"
50 jumping pullups
50 KB swings 20lb
50 walking lunge
50 KTE
50 push press 20lb kb alternating left and right
50 sit ups
50 wall ball 10lb
50 burpees
50 single unders

Time: 38:23

More or less happy with this. I never would have got the KTE on a regular pullup bar. Fortunately, the playground had static, metal rings hanging that kids could make their way across. I used those, similar to how some pullup "bars" have the two parallel stubs sticking out instead of one straight bar. Even with that, the KTEs were miserable. Not as miserable as the burpees, which I had to break into sets of 5. Probably should have subbed 100 or 150 single unders for the DUs but decided to leave it at that. I probably could have pressed a 35lb bar if I had one available. Fairly happy with doing this more or less as prescribed. Very happy with getting it done on a beautiful summer evening!

July Heat (finally)

Previous post should be dated 7/9 - 7/10.

7/11
Afternoon
Ultimate Frisbee - 1hr
After the long winter and cold Spring, 80 degrees felt HOT yesterday. Overall I was pretty happy with how I did. Should have hydrated better pre-game. Apparently a liter and a half of water isn't enough to sprint in the heat for an hour.

Evening
Lift and modified "Jack"
BS: 45 x 5 x 2; 65 x 5; 85 x 5 x 3; 95 x 3
DL: 45 x 5 x 2; 65 x 5; 85 x 3

Meh. First time I've lifted on my own in a month. Really really focused on keeping my back neutral. I think I did pretty well on the deads, except the 85lb felt heavy. *sigh* Holding off on bench/press work b/c my right arm is sore from the 5-6hrs of tennis over the weekend.

Modified "Jack"
10min AMRAP
10 wallball (10lb)
10 kb swings (20lb)
10 box jumps (24")

5 rounds plus 3 box jumps.

Everything unbroken, except for pauses between some jumps. Wanted to do a heavier ball but the gym didn't seem to have anything between 10lb and 40lb. Should have done a heavier KB too. Still got a good sweat going. If I went the full 20min I'd probably keep the weights as is. That sounds like a real treat.

Had one of my best nutrition days yesterday. The only thing missing was sweet potato. Hmmm...I take it back then. Terrible nutrition day.  :P

7/12
Afternoon
Ultimate Frisbee 1hr
Hydrated better beforehand. Played fairly well again, although I ended up guarding two pretty fast guys near the end b/c we were short-handed. Ran back to work instead of getting a ride, so an extra half mile or so jog to "cool down" in 80+ degree heat.

Evening
BJJ 1.5hrs
Great to get back on the mats. Was tired before I left due to not getting enough sleep this week, but once we warmed up I was fine. Went over some basic moves and then moved to more advanced techniques. Omoplata defense (kick legs one way in a sortof cartwheel and end up in side-control, roll the other way and you end up in their guard again). Also did double-ankle sweep to armbar, scissor sweep and push sweep from guard. Rolled with Z twice and had very well-matched rolls with him. Rolled with Taylor once or twice and kept one hand on my belt to make it more fair. Haven't ever done that before and it was very difficult. It's a great training idea.

Probably won't do any type of running today since I've done a fair amount of that between tennis and frisbee. Will hopefully get under a barbell though.

Mixed Doubles 7.0 Tournament

7/10 - 7/11
Tennis - 7.0 Mixed Doubles
Just...wow. Things improved a bit from the first match on Friday. Played twice on Saturday. I won in the morning but got demolished in the evening. Rest of the team did well enough to get us into the semis on Sunday morning. I sat out the semis and the team squeaked two wins to put us in the finals.

Sadly, our finals match was against the team that beat us Saturday evening. Tough, tough team. I had a different partner and was lined up against a different opponent. The result was much, much worse than Saturday. My partner was frustrated with his play. I played one of my best matches of the weekend but we got creamed 1-6, 0-6. Ouch.

Overall I'm ok with how I played. My net play got better as the weekend progressed. I hit maybe one alley shot out of twenty.  :(  I didn't double-fault nearly as bad as I had been in the women's matches the past couple of weeks. My endurance was fine, and I had some pretty good gets. My forehands and backhands were ok. I had a predictably difficult time returning the men's serves. I'm excited that our team made it to the semis and that we were able to play 5 matches as a team (I played 4). No tennis plans for awhile...probably a good idea to take a break for bit.

Looking to start lifting again this week and do a few WODs. Sleep is going to be an issue, but not much I can do about that.