7-08-18 (Sunday) Tennis.
There was a ton of rain over the weekend so tennis was moved from the outdoor facility to the indoor facility. But unfortunately, there was only one court for three hours. Menu was basically the same, but things moved extremely slowly. For some reason, whenever we play at the indoor facility, people seem to creep out of the woodwork and come to practice. There was another 16 people on just one court for three hours. No games, but a pretty long Game Sim period to get everyone playing. Because of the rain, the gym was extremely humid and I sweat like a waterfalls. By the end of the session, my shoes were soaked, like I had jumped into a pool with my shoes on. But since it was in the afternoon, I brought my change and I took a nice shower at the gym. Refreshing!
Today was not a rest day, but I got home late and so I did the PU/PU without the HRM later in the evening.
In the end, I burned only 1510 kcals. Way off my usual Sunday Tennis calorie burn.
Monday, July 16, 2018
7-06-18 (Friday) Pickle-Ball.
7-06-18 (Friday) Pickle-Ball.
Fridays are huge for me because I look forward to Pickle-Ball so much. But today was a day that I could have done without. Long story short, I still swept all the games, four games in all, but the way I got to the wins was so messy and junky, it was more frustrating and disappointing than glory in victory.
The first game was a usual warm-up game, and I was making the regular handful of errors but played pretty cleanly. I didn't hit any "Incredible" shots in this game. A lot of my points were off of John's errors. My serve was pretty unreturnable for most of the day. Or at least John wasn't able to return many of my serves. Game One score was 15-9. In game two, things started to fall apart, but it wasn't really noticeable. The one big thing was that the number of longer rallies was really low. Most of the points were less than five strokes. Again, many were just bad returns of serve. I started to hit my forehands into the net a little more, but not so much as to cause alarm. I hit some really good serves that cut a really tight angle. The Game Two score was 15-11. Game three is where it totally unraveled. Right from the start of the game, I was unable to keep anything over the net or in the court. It was so bad that I was down by 3-12. But lucky for me, John seemed to fold as well. My serve also started to shank. I hit more faults in this game alone than did in all the other games this week and last week combined. It was just mind-boggling. Then, this happened at least 10 times. I would hit a great wide serve, I would get the return I expected, but then I would shank it into the net or out. And the opposite court was wide open. But I was able to chip away and the lead, finally taking the game 15-12. The final game was going to be a blowout, I had a 13-2 lead, then I just couldn't score, and John came back to 6 points, but then I finally closed out the match. In that disastrous third game, every time I hit a bad shot, I would say something like, "COME ON!", or "NO!". But finally, I just shut up and got down to business. I would say nothing on my bad shots and just play. I think I was able to concentrate and focus more when I wasn't distracted by my own commentary.
In the end, I burned 1031 kcal. I hope to be a lot better the next time you return.
Fridays are huge for me because I look forward to Pickle-Ball so much. But today was a day that I could have done without. Long story short, I still swept all the games, four games in all, but the way I got to the wins was so messy and junky, it was more frustrating and disappointing than glory in victory.
The first game was a usual warm-up game, and I was making the regular handful of errors but played pretty cleanly. I didn't hit any "Incredible" shots in this game. A lot of my points were off of John's errors. My serve was pretty unreturnable for most of the day. Or at least John wasn't able to return many of my serves. Game One score was 15-9. In game two, things started to fall apart, but it wasn't really noticeable. The one big thing was that the number of longer rallies was really low. Most of the points were less than five strokes. Again, many were just bad returns of serve. I started to hit my forehands into the net a little more, but not so much as to cause alarm. I hit some really good serves that cut a really tight angle. The Game Two score was 15-11. Game three is where it totally unraveled. Right from the start of the game, I was unable to keep anything over the net or in the court. It was so bad that I was down by 3-12. But lucky for me, John seemed to fold as well. My serve also started to shank. I hit more faults in this game alone than did in all the other games this week and last week combined. It was just mind-boggling. Then, this happened at least 10 times. I would hit a great wide serve, I would get the return I expected, but then I would shank it into the net or out. And the opposite court was wide open. But I was able to chip away and the lead, finally taking the game 15-12. The final game was going to be a blowout, I had a 13-2 lead, then I just couldn't score, and John came back to 6 points, but then I finally closed out the match. In that disastrous third game, every time I hit a bad shot, I would say something like, "COME ON!", or "NO!". But finally, I just shut up and got down to business. I would say nothing on my bad shots and just play. I think I was able to concentrate and focus more when I wasn't distracted by my own commentary.
In the end, I burned 1031 kcal. I hope to be a lot better the next time you return.
7-05-18 (Thursday) HY: Body Beast - Bulk: Shoulders + Anabolic Stretch - Shoulders + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Abs + PU/PU Challenge - Day 5 + TCF.
Before my morning workout, I started drinking the Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda Fat-Burn drink just to see if it works. Not a bad taste, but we'll see what it does. I really hope it works.
Since I still had a little soreness in my shoulders, I decided, as with the other routines, to keep the same weights. I was able to do all the sets, but was starting to burnout during the second Super Set. But just before that started, I made a mistake on the last set of the Progressive set. Last time I started it with 6 kgs, but ended with 8.75 kgs. This time I started with 6 kgs and ended with 6kgs. When I saw that I ended with 8.75 kgs, I went ahead and did that set also. So I got an extra set in there. As for the Super Set, as per notation, I upped the weight a bit, and was at my limit by the third set with only 6.25 kgs. I hit failure on both moves of the Super Set. OUCH!!! I must have been pretty worn out because I hit failure with the same weights on the Reverse Fly Progressive Set. But finally, I was able to up my rep count for the Plank Twist on both rounds. I'm going for it next time! Shoulders were fried!
Ab work was a bit better this time as well. Got through with some moaning and groaning and burning, so it is pushing the work. Followed by the Push/Pull-Up Challenge. And capping it off with another smooth and clean Flow series.
In the end, I burned a nice 638 kcals. Again, pretty much on par for a Shoulder workout.
Sunday, July 15, 2018
7-04-18 (Wednesday) Tennis + Push-Up/Pull-Up Challenge Day 4.
7-04-18 (Wednesday) Tennis + Push-Up/Pull-Up Challenge Day 4.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that I started the 30-Day Push-up/Pull-Up Challenge again because I felt that I was losing strength in those muscles and exercises. I probably won't keep to the schedule religiously, but I'll get most of the sets in through out the month and then keep on doing sets through each week to maintain a good level of strength. But anyway...
Today was a rainy day, so we had our practice session at the indoor facility. Unfortunately we only had one court. On top of that, there was a record 19 people at the session, so there was a lot of time between hits. The menu was the same as usual, and I was pretty erratic on my strokes. Volleys were okay, but that is about it. Not much to say about today with all that going on.
When I got home, I quickly went to the Pull-Up bar and knocked out the required number of Pull-Ups and do the Push-Ups before taking a shower. Already feeling better and stronger about each rep. Endurance is still an issue. I still burnout way to fast.
In the end, I burned a nice 1565 kcals. Pretty much par for Wednesday Tennis.
Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that I started the 30-Day Push-up/Pull-Up Challenge again because I felt that I was losing strength in those muscles and exercises. I probably won't keep to the schedule religiously, but I'll get most of the sets in through out the month and then keep on doing sets through each week to maintain a good level of strength. But anyway...
Today was a rainy day, so we had our practice session at the indoor facility. Unfortunately we only had one court. On top of that, there was a record 19 people at the session, so there was a lot of time between hits. The menu was the same as usual, and I was pretty erratic on my strokes. Volleys were okay, but that is about it. Not much to say about today with all that going on.
When I got home, I quickly went to the Pull-Up bar and knocked out the required number of Pull-Ups and do the Push-Ups before taking a shower. Already feeling better and stronger about each rep. Endurance is still an issue. I still burnout way to fast.
In the end, I burned a nice 1565 kcals. Pretty much par for Wednesday Tennis.
7-03-18 (Tuesday) HY: Body Beast - Bulk: Arms + Anabolic Stretch - Biceps & Triceps + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Abs + TCF.
7-03-18 (Tuesday) HY: Body Beast - Bulk: Arms + Anabolic Stretch - Biceps & Triceps + ChaLEAN Extreme - Extreme Abs + TCF.
I was feeling a bit of soreness in my shoulders so I decided to keep the same weights overall. But for the Hammer Curls I felt the need to go down a bit in the weight. You can see the worksheet for the numbers. Even with the lower weight, I was still hitting failure on the back half of the Progressive Set: Hammer Curls. Biceps are really weak compared to the other muscles I work. The one rise in weight I had was the final move, Weighted Crunch. I actually went up to 10kgs. I used a dumbbell instead of plates, so I held the weight on my chest instead of behind my head. In that position, I was able to use a heavier weight. So, I guess I should keep using the plates, but I wanted to try it with a dumbbell.
I finally found the Anabolic Stretch program so I did the stretch for both my biceps and triceps. I did five sets of a one minute hold and a 30 second rest for both. I could really feel the pull. I actually felt pretty good to stretch with a load.
Abs were better today than last time. I was able to get through the whole program without a break, but with moaning and burning. And I also got in a good Flow series to cap off my workout.
In the end, I burned a good 713 kcals. Not bad for Arms.
I was feeling a bit of soreness in my shoulders so I decided to keep the same weights overall. But for the Hammer Curls I felt the need to go down a bit in the weight. You can see the worksheet for the numbers. Even with the lower weight, I was still hitting failure on the back half of the Progressive Set: Hammer Curls. Biceps are really weak compared to the other muscles I work. The one rise in weight I had was the final move, Weighted Crunch. I actually went up to 10kgs. I used a dumbbell instead of plates, so I held the weight on my chest instead of behind my head. In that position, I was able to use a heavier weight. So, I guess I should keep using the plates, but I wanted to try it with a dumbbell.
I finally found the Anabolic Stretch program so I did the stretch for both my biceps and triceps. I did five sets of a one minute hold and a 30 second rest for both. I could really feel the pull. I actually felt pretty good to stretch with a load.
Abs were better today than last time. I was able to get through the whole program without a break, but with moaning and burning. And I also got in a good Flow series to cap off my workout.
In the end, I burned a good 713 kcals. Not bad for Arms.
7-01-18 (Sunday) Tennis.
7-01-18 (Sunday) Tennis.
Today was hot, but not as hot as it could have been. There was some rain earlier in the week, but it cleared up from yesterday and today was still relatively not burning hot, but still "hot". The menu was pretty much the same as usual, but we took about an hour for match play. It was a good day. I won all my matches, and won all my service games except for one. I was able to get out of some jams, like being 15-40 down on my serve. I was able to bear down and hit some good serves to get back to even. I'm feeling the groove a lot more recently so I am pretty happy.
In the end, I burned a good 1953 kcal. Since we played more matches today I waited some so the count is still below 2000.
Today was hot, but not as hot as it could have been. There was some rain earlier in the week, but it cleared up from yesterday and today was still relatively not burning hot, but still "hot". The menu was pretty much the same as usual, but we took about an hour for match play. It was a good day. I won all my matches, and won all my service games except for one. I was able to get out of some jams, like being 15-40 down on my serve. I was able to bear down and hit some good serves to get back to even. I'm feeling the groove a lot more recently so I am pretty happy.
In the end, I burned a good 1953 kcal. Since we played more matches today I waited some so the count is still below 2000.
6-29-18 (Friday) Pickle-Ball.
6-29-18 (Friday) Pickle-Ball.
Today was a good day. I was able to pretty much do what I wanted. I got another sweep. I felt bad again because John hasn't won a game in a long time. I'm just getting better and better. I am sure that the tennis is helping my Pickle-Ball game a lot in that I am able to focus on the ball a lot better and strike the ball solidly.
This is the first time for me to not allow double-digits to my opponent. I was able to keep him to all single digits. But at the same time, every game, there are a few places where we just sort of get stuck and can't progress past a certain score. In the past, the one who breaks the stalemate usually goes on to win the game. Recently, that person is me. I got the 15 points, but here are the point totals for John: 6-8-4-7. John made the comment that I raised my game to another level. I think I agree with that assessment.
In the end, I burned a good 1221 kcal. I'm going to have to do something so John can enjoy something during our sessions as well. If he keeps losing, I'm afraid he won't want to play anymore.
Today was a good day. I was able to pretty much do what I wanted. I got another sweep. I felt bad again because John hasn't won a game in a long time. I'm just getting better and better. I am sure that the tennis is helping my Pickle-Ball game a lot in that I am able to focus on the ball a lot better and strike the ball solidly.
This is the first time for me to not allow double-digits to my opponent. I was able to keep him to all single digits. But at the same time, every game, there are a few places where we just sort of get stuck and can't progress past a certain score. In the past, the one who breaks the stalemate usually goes on to win the game. Recently, that person is me. I got the 15 points, but here are the point totals for John: 6-8-4-7. John made the comment that I raised my game to another level. I think I agree with that assessment.
In the end, I burned a good 1221 kcal. I'm going to have to do something so John can enjoy something during our sessions as well. If he keeps losing, I'm afraid he won't want to play anymore.
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