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DAY LATE ENTRY - WEDNESDAY 2/12
TRAINING: Yoga X
I've definitely had major gains in my flexibility. During the seated hamstring stretches I was able to reach beyond my toes and hold the bottoms of my feet. Also many of the balance postures have improved greatly with greater opening up of my chest and shoulders.
GOALS FOR THIS ROUTINE:
HALF MOON / TWISTING HALF MOOD / WARRIOR 3: My left hip is definitely tight in this movement but there has been improvement. Trying to stay on one leg during this whole sequence.
CRANE: I'm still unable to do Crane in the way that it is prescribed. My knees just don't rest well under my arms in this positions. I'm gonna research how the best way to improve this is. Currently I elevating and holding for about 30 seconds, balancing on my hands and head only but elbows are placed on the inner thigh.
MUAY THAI: 1 1/2 hours
Did some sparing drills with Sam. Felt good. Need to work on more explosive entries into my attack combinations. Also need to be careful not to slip right into a left hook. Noticed I was doing that a couple of times. I also realize it was really good to watch my opponents shoulder to anticipate what strike they were going to throw. NOTE TO SELF: Remember to take your eye off the gloves and onto the shoulders when sparring.
INJURES:
Lower back pain: Felt like 100% today. No soreness or weakness detected.
UPDATES:
I'm definitely much much more flexible. That's a great gain for everything athletic. Also did a full 3 hours of exercise yesterday and felt great this morning. My recovery time has been really good. Looking forward to getting into a juice fast soon to drop down below 200. I think walking around at 190 would be idea for me and then I could conceivably drop down to 180 or 175lbs for a fighting weight. That would be awesome!
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