Posts Tagged ‘training’
I met up with a buddy of mine today to catch up and shoot the shit. During our conversation which touched on work, common friends, and general insanity, he mentioned he just joined an adult dodgeball league. Let me repeat that, an ADULT DODGEBALL LEAGUE. Bad assed!
He tells me it is run by the San Francisco Recreation Department, and will go for 10 weeks starting tonight. It goes from 7:30-9:00 on Friday nights at the newly remodeled gymnasium about a mile from my house. So, of course I had to look it up online. Low and behold, it was not only NOT FULL, but it only cost $27.00. You got it, $2.70 a week to run around like a kid and throw balls at people. AWESOME.
Now here is the part that blew me away; I went to the Parks and Recreation website and was stunned. They offer all sorts of great classes for kids through seniors. Everything from art classes to fitness classes to sports to ballroom dancing to theatre. Again…AWESOME. And they do it cheap! All you have to do is join the parks and recreation site (Free to join) and then start choosing places and classes. You pay for the classes you want to take.
I HIGHLY recommend anyone in SF who is looking for something fun to do, to visit this site.
Because of a conversation with a friend, tonight I was throwing balls at strangers and having a great time. And the other people playing had as much fun as I did. Good times. Very good times. (and rather spontaneous)
I wonder what I will try next?
-Rob
You are reading this because you are one of the normal people who wants to get more fit. I say “get more fit,” because some people want to lose weight, some want to add definition, and some of you want to put on muscle mass. All of you want to improve your fitness level, and are looking for that “magical something” to make it happen.
Well, here’s the secret. 99% of you already have what it takes to get more fit. You are reading this, and this shows me you have the desire to make a change. Now we have to make that desire an action, then a habit.
Week 3 of marathon training really sucked, since my right hip and left shin are still giving me problems. Honestly, I got mentally off my game more than anything, so didn’t spend nearly as much time on the elliptical as I should have… and certainly not as much as I feel like I did!
Monday: Upper Body
Tuesday: Tried running/walking, made it maybe .75 of a mile but the pain was still extreme
Wednesday: Elliptical
Thursday: Elliptical, + arch trainer, + bike (bike hurt the hip)
Friday: Laaaaazy
Saturday: Moooopy
Sunday: Craaaaanky. Did walk around the city some, though.
So, this week so far, I am forcing myself back on track whether my hip and shin agree or not. I did some pool work yesterday, will try to run again today (and have faith that I’ll be able to!) and, worst case, I have an appointment with my sports med doc tomorrow morning so should have some answers and a plan moving forward.
Today was dedicated to ground fighting. After a 5 hour day of throwing and being thrown by Serge, I will admit I was concerned about the condition of my body. Much to my delight, Igor took us through about an hour of warm ups. It was great, and just what I needed after yesterday. We went through a number of stretches and exercises I knew, and a number I have never done before. After we finished, I was ready to go for 3 hrs of ground fighting.
I have to say I lucked out again on day 2.
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- Jacket and jacket-less wrestling
- Throws/Takedowns
- Agility training, breakfalls and recovery
- Submissions: chokes, arm/leg locks and more
- Weapons work