9/11

"It's beefsteak when I'm working, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die."
Gillian Welch, Tennessee

Yeah, it's a great shot, Brigid and IST in the foreground, big sand in back . . . they were smaller then but'd make no difference now . . .

Sunday
Up late texting IST. Morning arrives with screwdriver through the skull type headache. Snooze and burn away most of the day. Force it in for Sunday with ct. Its just two of us so she has us on reformer and some good reverse pushups on the tables. Not too much kettlebell work which is great given my state.  There are times at my advanced age when I do not need that compressed sphere of iron fighting me; they don't last long.

Monday
Into office and up for 90 minutes with Pradeep. Drenching hard hard class leaves me feeling seriously strong, just focus on breath, what it feels like, and bring it. As usual, 90 stretches to 105, but there is nothing better for you to do.  Very hard, very strong, all good.

Tuesday
In early for Buckley type work. Run through multiple-level swings, insertion drills, cleans, 9/9 swing snatch combo with 24kg, 30/30 snatch drills three minute straight. 40 minutes of focused work.
Pm. MH stiff guy class, 60 minutes on hamstrings. Yup, there they are.

Wednesday
Working from home cause B's iep is at 2.
Leave at 7:30 for marsh walk, dog cannot believe her good fortune. It's as beautiful in the marsh as a place can be; deer in that cattails and birds everywhere; geese, ducks, multiple species of egrets and herons, white pelicans. Whole scene just unfolds it is quiet and could stay here for a long time.
There is mischief to be managed though. Work and then go for B's iep where receive the incredible good news that he has two years left rather than 1. Joy. That is it.

Thursday
Good billing day and in for training late. Goes like:
10+10 x 3 16kg swing warm up
10 spider pushups
10+10 24kg snatches
2 24kg tgu
24, 28, 32 swing hill, ten reps each.
x5
Good training.

Friday
Rare noon mh class.  Good, hard, lay it down.

Saturday
Wake up to IST texts from the jungle.  He is himself, what did you expect ?  Busy day but not gonna skip and late head out for this:

100 16kg swing warm up
Presses
5+5 20-1+1 x 2 32.  Hard, better as it went by, but hard.
3+3 36kg push press.  Not too bad but that is one heavy fucking bell.
10 deads, 32/36 doubles
8+8 32kg rows
10 24kg gs
x3
thinking swings, but Buckley series seems more civilized and its hot, so 9 + 9 swing to snatch 24kg,
 then 30/30 16kg snatch, 60 in 2:45 x 2.

Sunday, 90 minutes EH class with B.  Yes.