8-11-16 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.

8-11-16 HY: Tennis + Splits + TCF.

Today would be Combat Week 4 Day 5, but since my son is home from college for summer vacation, today became a TENNIS DAY!!!  It has been two weeks since I last played so I was ready for excited to get back on the court.  I was also very curious to see how much my son had improved since the last time we played.  The difference is that I play about once a week, and he plays almost every day at school.  And as expected, he got a lot better.  Much more POP to his shots, a lot more spin, and a lot more confidence.  But the old man still had some tricks up the proverbial sleeve.  The big problem was that it was scorching hot.  We started as early as possible on the public courts, 9am, but by that time the sun was out and at full power.  Not to mention the humidity.  We brought a lot of water and everything we could think of, but the heat was bringing on the sweat, and between every ball, we had to towel off.  The thing that surprised me the most is that I was maintaining a pretty good level of energy, running for balls, hitting shots, etc. The good thing about playing outside is that the sweat that flies off of me dries up pretty fast and the court doesn't get slippery.  We ended up playing for just under 3 hours, and despite regular hydration, I still got dehydrated.  (More on that later.)  But for most of the time, I was able to keep on running and rallying.  However, at the end of the reservation time, we went onto the court for the last run, and that was it, I was gassed.  At the start of that last time, I could barely pick up my feet.  I could barely move.  But I was eventually able to get the engine started one last time and I finally got into it.  But this late in the session, my grip was soaked, my clothes were soaked.  And as a result, the racket was slipping in my hand, turning in my hand if I didn't hit the ball perfectly in the sweet spot. (I regripped/taped all three of my rackets this evening.) We had a lot of fun.  Once I got home, I drank and drank, and took a nice shower.  But afterwards, I was just totally exhausted.  I could feel that I was hot, but I wasn't sweating.  I was smooth and dry.  That was the first time I had been that dehydrated.  So I drank almost a liter of coconut water to help the re-hydration process and all that, and I took a nap.  Next time, maybe a little shorter session might be in order.

After lunch, I relaxed some more and then began the Splits and Flow.  Everything was good.  Felt good to stretch out the legs.  Near the end of the tennis, I felt a cramp coming on.  Stretch was great. The Flow flowed.

In the end, I SCROCHED just under 1900kcal during the tennis.  BAM!! WHAT!!!  I wish I could do this more often, but knowing ones limits is important.  So, tomorrow, Back to Combat to finish out the week.