12-05-16 HY: Pickleball + Splits + TCF.

12-05-16 HY: Pickleball + Splits + TCF.

Pickleball Day!!!

It used to be tennis day but we're having so much fun with Pickleball I think we may just stick with Pickleball for a while.  But I'm still a lover of tennis.  But now, I'll be playing more with my wife than my colleague.  So I get both!

Today marks about the 6th time we've played and it was a first.  A couple times ago, I lost for the first time 1-3.  And every other time, I've always lost one game.  But this is the first time for me to sweep all the games in a session.  I started off ON FIRE!!! Shots made were incredible.  Actually, both of us were making some awesome shots, but in that first game, I was stringing more of them together in a row.  It was peddle to the metal time, no let up.  I took the game 15-1.  Second game, I was clearly winded.  I went down like 1-7 then 3-11.  Then started my slow comeback.  I eventually tied it up at 13, then let it go a bit.  But finally took that nail-biter 16-14.  The next game I got a little wind back and took it 15-9.  The final game, took 20 minutes.  It was a really intense battle with a ton of serve changes and lead changes.  But in the end, the day was mine.  I took the final game 15-13.  I really wish I could video some of these points, because they were highlight reel material.  Just for posterity sake.  But the mental replay will have to be enough.  But we both had a great time.  On thing that was different was I was wearing spandx long pants.  They held everything in place, and I think that contributed to my smoother and somewhat faster movement.  I didn't have to deal with all that jiggle. LOL!!!

Splits and Flow came in the evening.  I didn't procrastinate like usual, I got it done before dinner.  So I can get to bed early tonight.  My glutes are really already sore from the Pickleball and probably the lower body work yesterday.  But I am feeling it now.  I tried to push it tonight, but the soreness sort of prevented a full push at the beginning,  But once I warmed up and stretched out, I was able to push low.  Making slow progress.  The Flow was also right on.

In the end, of only the Pickleball, I torched a sweet 1119kcals.  Great burn today.