Who’s on top?

Tough two days. For some reason the day of rest always takes it out of me. I guess my body is inherently lazy and doesn’t like getting back to training.

Yesterday Mark and I went for a run. I was struggling with my legs (once one thing hits you, you just seem to dwell on it) and we kept a fairly moderate pace. Mark had a lot more in the engine than I did, but I decided that, if I couldn’t make up with speed, I’d punish myself with adding some extra distance. We did the new route – 5.2 miles – in 47.5 minutes. Not too bad, but I had to struggle most of the way. It was an exercise in not quitting.

This morning we went for a good session of boxing. It was tough. We were feeling it but we pushed through. Happily I managed 60 push-ups in my first 60 second set, although that fell to 40 in the second and third sets. I felt pretty good. The weights have helped the boxing a lot, and it’s just a case of keeping your energy up so you can really lay into the bag.

our session:

3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Squats
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Abs
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Pressups
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Squats
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Abs
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Pressups
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Squats
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Abs
3 Mins Boxing (30 Second Constant)
1 Min Pressups

Now it’s on for a day of watching sport. I haven’t felt very good the last few days, so I’m trying to take it easy (whilst still training). I felt terrible on Friday, which probably led to the shitty form on our run.

- j