7-07-16 HY: Tennis + TCF + Splits.

7-07-16 HY: Tennis + TCF + Splits.

Tennis Day!!!

This is my weekly session that I look forward to the most because I can be most myself and not have to speak Japanese.  However, the gym was like a sauna today and within the first 30 minutes, the baseline was like a rain forest had exploded.  I couldn't play at full strength because I was afraid of slipping and taking a spill or pulling a muscle or something.  So I started to play inside the baseline and that messed up my timing.  But there were good times and bad times.  But despite that, we had a good session.  The first set took a pretty long time, and I took it 6-2 with the adjusted scoring.  Then, I decided to see how it would go if I went back to regular scoring and the end result, I won, 6-2.  But I took it in a much shorter time than the first set.  Since it was so hot, I think that affected our play.  I was feeling a lot more sluggish than usual and it took a longer time for me to raise my game level to start going for shots.  A lot of lob bloop balls today.  But when I got it going, I was sharp and accurate.  I just wish I could have maintained that level of play for longer than just a few minutes.  Also, for some reason, since Tuesday, my left quad has been feeling a lot tighter than usual.  So that also had an impact. 

Before we started playing, I have to go in to set up the net and my partner was a lot later than usual so I used that time to do my Flow.  I did a whole series the full length of a badminton court.  That's a lot of Flowing!  Everything was smooth and clean.  Although there were a few times I got lost in my direction.  But I did my best and held on.

I had my night class tonight so no extra tennis this week. I did the Splits after getting home.  I really wanted to stretch out my left quad.  But oddly enough, most of the stretches I was using weren't stretching my problem area.  So I had to shift angles and positions.  But I still get just the right place.  But the other muscles got a great stretch. Low and Lower.

At the end of tennis, I torched a big 1299kcals.  Hot and sweaty was the theme for today.