Beginnings

 "There is no such thing as discipline. There is only love. Love is the most powerful creative force in the universe. You are the result of what you love most."
Charles Poliquin

Squat Like A Lady had a blog post on Resolutionaries which will be clogging up the gym for a piece here. Message was be kind and wish them all well. She is spot on. Just be careful around flying iron.

Things to get back to:
Walking lunges and deadlifts

Things to buckle down on:
24kg snatches
Bu press
Compensation

Monday
Can't figure out gym schedule cause it's all screwed up. Finally get in the door; it's 90 minutes of Pradeep. Great start. 45 minutes of bu foolaround, double 24s cleaning nicely.

90 minutes stretches to 105. It is so good and I am so drenched; JB EH an EW all in there enjoying class, it's packed, hope no one was new, plank work in and of itself could have been really disheartening.

Tuesday

Late for this
5 burpees to three pushups to twin 32 suitcase deads
8 twin 24 front squats
10 inverted rows
10 20kg figure 8 to hold to 10 24kg figure 8 to hold
x3.
Launch in heavy snatches but crater at 49, should just have done that circuit x 5.

Wednesday
In early to pick up.
5-1+5-1 28kg single arm swing ladder to 1 tgu x 5. 28 is the heaviest I can go, with a single arm swing, back tolerates very little in the way of inward rotation.
Some band work which been meaning to incorporate.
Return for Pradeep.
Class is packed and at least a dozen new faces. People are confused and need to make room; he's directing traffic: "come on man give the gift.". Starts off "who is going to be here in three weeks."

Starts off with Stayin' Alive, yes the man from India and the Bee Gees. Warm-up series giggling to the Gibbs. Then the tablas start and fast bass and it's pedal to the metal for 20 minutes with the low end coming up through the feet before backing off ever so slightly.

The message is clear, if you are new don't start here. He is right. He teaches four classes a week and there are at least ten others that are less demanding. He closes warmly as usual, but a number of folks look like they are in shock as we leave. Welcome to your new world, stay here for 90 days and you'll never leave.

Thursday
Brigid sends me a JennaMarbles video at 8:10 as I'm getting on the boat. She is the rare 16 year old who has nothing to do with social media, but we can share this.
Rest day.

Friday
In early for court calls. Busy am, can't duck out to gym for lunch, kbells can wait until tomorrow. 4:30 Pradeep. Slower than usual which was welcome. Like three days in a week. Makes me better.

Saturday
Slammed by cold and flu. Get up and clean up, go out and shop, home by 2:00 and face plant to sofa; training is out of the question. What was looking like an ok week now not so much, but too sick to move.

Sunday
Slammed, pounding c and zinc 11:15 start to feel human again. Pretty sure tomorrow will be fine. Make it yoga then CT kbells on Tues.

Monday
Get on 7:10 boat so time for fuckaround which is working on as opposed to working out. Sticking 24 bu double cleans but the press feels distant.
Back for 5:30 yoga. Start coughing after 30 seconds of cat/cow and downward dog. Chest congestion does not want me inverted but want to train so:
100 16kg single arm swing warm-up

1-5+1-5 short cycle press ladders, 24kg
5+5 single leg deads, 24kg
10+10 renegade rows, 24kg
8 twin 24 front squats x 4
Wanted five but getting late. Pretty good considering how horrific felt 48 hours earlier.

The dog is 30 pounds over weight, but does not have heartworm.  We will fix it together.