Musings - Off Balance

" I think I'll stay up late with a few bandits of my choice and resist good advice." Stephen Dunn, Sixty Thursday, rolled off the boat and had four miles on the elliptical, which started with Kenny Aronoff www.kennyaronoff.com beating the shit out of two bass drums on the intro to John Mellenkamp's version of the Humble Pie rocker 30 Days In the Hole. If the legs were tired never felt it, given Kenny's adrenaline raising kick-off. Four miles wasn't shit so I resolved to do a night hike later. Raced home and hit the marsh with Rose and Ian for a two hour plus walk, starting at sunset and ending under a very bright moon, one night short of full. Was a delight, listening to Pink Floyd, 1970 from Fillmore West, Ian reviewing the discography and history of legal wranglings while Rose ran all over, checking in to again go racing off in the dark, asking politely to be leashed for the last ten minutes. When your teenaged child wants to do another loop aorund the marsh, you do, thankful that he asked, and praying he won't stop. We walked slow but covered a good five miles which put the weekly total to 22, in range of the targeted 23-27. Friday, worked all morning, hit the gym, went like this: First Circuit 12 pushups, hands on a bosu, softside down, feet on 75 cm physio ball Bulgarian split squats, 12 each side, 45 plate overhead 20 renegade rows (1ol/10r alternating) with 60lb dumbbell 30 body weight box squats 3x Second Circuit Overhead press, 10l/10r, 16kg kneeling on 75 cm physio ball, spine vertical, chest up, hips vertical, very tight in core. 30 swings, 24kg (about 50 seconds) TGU's, 2 32kg, l/r, 2 24 kg, l/r Single leg deadlift, 16 kg, 8 per side. Last round of single leg deadlifts were the worst set I have done in awhile but ground through it ugly. Barbeque at night, major ball session for Rose. This morning, drenching 90 minute Trance Flow Yoga class. Shoulder talking to me from yesterday and could only hold crow for a breath or two, but triangle and half moon were good, double pump on the chadarangha, MH had us hovering over the mat at one point down from plank, felt like I could have stayed for minutes. Rest of day, bike tire shopping with Brigid and Rose.