Today, we had to play in the afternoon. But it was actually good because the gym had a chance to warm up a little. Today, we used new balls that I thought were a little softer and had more give, however, they were just the opposite. They played a lot like tennis balls. We had gotten the range of the old balls, so with these new balls, our range was so off. Shots the would normally be "in" flew way out. So, we had to adjust our individual play style to fit the new balls. I was able to adjust a lot quicker. In the first game, I won 15-1. Only a few serve exchanges. It was total domination. The second game was a little more competitive. A lot of good shots and hustle. Once I jumped out to the lead, I pretty much held it the whole time. I took the second game 15-11. In the third game, I hit a slump and John jumped out to a quick lead and I was playing catch up the whole game. But I did catch him at the last moment and got to 13-13. I really wanted to close it out, but I just couldn't so I lost that game 13-15. The final game was extremely close. We were trading serve over and over again. The lead also changed hands several times. And again we got to 13-13. Then 14-14. I was able to edge out in front and then finally close it out. 16-14. We had a great time.
I was thinking to do the Dead Hang at the gym, but the bar was ice cold so I decided not to. Plus, I didn't have the 5kgs to weight myself down, so I just waited to do it at home. But I did do the 12 Days of Fitmas at the gym. The new move was Plank Jacks so I was able to knock them out along with the other six moves. I had to slow my pace down a bit because my lower body was dead tired. I finished up with a Flow series... in the coldness of the gym.
When I got home, in the evening, I did the Dead Hang. Today was one of those “One-step-back” days. The problem was so much my grip strength as the skin on my hands getting that severe pinched feeling. Started right from the first seconds, then I realized that I still had my wedding ring on. But even after I removed it, I got pinched at other places on my hands. six splits today: 20-20-20-40-30-30. Forearms got a great pump.
In the end, I burned 1003kcals during the Pickle-Ball and 12 Day of Fitmas Challenge. Dead Hang not included. But it was an awesome day.
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