Tennis day! Unfortunately, the clouds were looming large and we had to change venues to an indoor court. It was freezing cold at the court because it was way in the sticks. I guess it's not really an indoor court, rather a court with a roof and support walls, but it offers no protection against the cold. There were a lot of people for such a cold day. I was actually surprised at the turn out. But everyone was moving to stay warm. My strokes were still feeling solid and even though I had some trouble tracking the ball at first, once I locked on, I was hitting the ball well. My serve also was working well. I'm a little surprised because my toss used to be out in front, but now, my better serves are hit with a more overhead toss. The kind of toss used for a kick serve. So, overall, I was happy with my performance today. The only thing I was not happy with is that the club couldn't get more than two hours on the covered court so we had to end early. This was a blessing in disguise so I could do my challenges at home.
As soon as I got home, I started on the challenges. The new move for today in the 12 Days of Fitmas challenge is 6 reps of Supermans (3 second hold). This move combined with the weighted dead hang in the OCR challenge is GOLD! Anyway, I crushed the 6 Days and went right to the Dead Hang. It was 2:30 today, but with the addition of 5kgs, and my right hand a bit tired from tennis, I was thinking it was going to be tough... and it was. I did a multi-split: 60-30-30-20-10. I just couldn't hold on for that last 30 seconds and hand to tap out at 20. Knocked off the last 10 with no problem. But my right hand was noticeably tired, and my right forearm was more sore/painful than the previous days. I really need that super grip strength.
In the evening, I finished off with my Flow series and the Ab EMS. I can feel my abs hardening. Hoping for some good results by the end of the month.
In the end, I burned just under 800kcals. Again, the cold was a huge factor in the calorie burn. But it was a good way to start my week.
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