8-15-17 (Tuesday) HY: Tennis + Arm Shaper + TCF.

8-15-17 (Tuesday) HY: Tennis + Arm Shaper + TCF.

Today was a busy day... once I got up.  Or at least, once we all got up.  I had to stay up late last night to pick my son up from the bus station in the city.  He came in after midnight, and we were talking about his trip until almost 2am.  So we all slept in till close to 9:30am.  Once we got up, it was a quick breakfast and then getting ready to go out for a family day, shopping and lunch.  We went to our favorite restaurant, a buffet restaurant.  The last time I ate till my stomach hurt and I couldn't move for several minutes.  Today, I stayed in control... sort of.  I ate till I was full, and that was it.  I could get up and walk out no problem.  I didn't have the usual 15 slices of pizza and carbs galore, but I did have a lot of the super delicious grilled fish and chicken.  Gassing up for the evening.  Shopping was fun. I got a new pair of casual shoes.  The ones I'm using now have been tight for several months but I couldn't find a good pair in my price range.  Got a pair tonight.

I had another tennis session with my son, and my wife later.  It wasn't too hot, but the humidity was rather high.  I sweat like crazy.  Rain was forecast, so we almost canceled, but we decided to play as long as we could until the predicted rain drives us off the court.  Since we were both full, we decided that tonight we would be more controlled and place our strokes back to each other.  We played a little more of a wise game.  We also practiced volleying and overheads.  It was a great session.  I got in a little serve practice, then, as predicted, the rain came and drove us off the court.  But luckily, we got in most of our two hours.  I was able to change clothes and dry off well before going home, so once I got home, I got to my Arm Shaper task.

Today was a little shorter, but brought the burn.  On four moves, the first three consisted of 40 reps each, and the last move was 5 sets of 8 reps on both sides.  The moves were as follows:  B-Ball Palm Rotation, Back-Hand Press, Back Hand, and Twisted Front Punch.  The moves were simple, but brutal with the high reps.  The Back-Hand Press is similar to the Side-Plank Dumbbell Raise, but on the knees.  I was thinking to raise the bar a bit and do the Side-Plank Dumbbell Raise, but decided I should try the move as is.  It was a lot tougher than I thought.  It hit my shoulders, triceps, and core.  I couldn't do the 40 reps straight, so I did a 20-10-10 split 40 on each side for a total of 80 reps.  OUCH!!!  Great little routine.

Then, I finished off my day with a series of Flows that got me ready for bed.

In the end, I torched a nice 1700+kcals.  Tennis conditioning week continues.  More tennis to come!