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Workout: Advanced Yoga: Hip Opening, Yoga Conditioning for Athletes: Mini-workouts
Author: chaos

I was feeling a little impatient during my pre-ultimate workout today. I felt like I was in a hurry to get to the field, which was kind of funny, because I was actually ahead of schedule. But I did want to practice a little bit before the game, which was probably the cause. However, rushing the stretching workout is a bad idea, so I managed to restrain that impulse, and go through the entire normal mini-workout collection. My left hamstring was feeling a bit stiff at the beginning, but I loosened it up during the workout, so that was good. Ultimate was pretty good, had another good turnout tonight. I’m regaining some of my instincts for when certain throws are going to be made, which I’m quite happy about. I probably didn’t really start getting those down until late August or early September last year, so it’ll be good to have them already going this early. After most of the people left, tossed the disc around for a while longer. I’m trying to get my backhand down again… I rely too much on the forehand. I still have a strong backhand, but it’s somewhat erratic, and I’m trying to fix that. Had some success while tossing, so that’s an improvement. Came home and took a quick shower, then went for a hip flexibility workout. It was a bit of an odd choice, but I’ve been having a hard time getting it in, and it actually did a decent job. Probably could have used a little more stretching of the calves, but other than that, it wasn’t bad. Didn’t try to really push anything today, but I thought I had some decent flexibility. I need to make sure to get the workout in periodically, keep working on the hip flexibility. Tomorrow’s an off day for cardio… I might get an abs workout in if I’m inspired, but then again, I might not. My big concern is that I’ve been having trouble getting the abs workouts in, so perhaps the off day might be a good time to do one. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow… I might just take the whole day off, since ultimate was fairly brutal today. That’s all for now, probably either an abs workout tomorrow, or a stretching workout before ultimate on Thursday.

Workout: Power Yoga: Flexibility
Author: chaos

Went for another run today. I decided that unlike Saturday, I wanted to actually do the full 2 miles continuously, so I expected to have somewhat of a letdown in terms of times. It wasn’t actually too bad… 15:18, 06:59 split. I would have liked to get the whole thing in under 15:00, but considering that I pretty much finished the last quarter mile on willpower alone, I can’t complain too much. If I don’t injure myself again, I should improve fairly rapidly, at least in the beginning, since that’s how it normally goes. Then again, I started off at a somewhat higher level than I often begin such things, so it’s a little hard to say. Anyway, after the run, decided to do the flexibility workout. I was originally going to do stamina, but decided to challenge myself a little more. It actually was a bit of a challenge… these runs still take quite a bit out of me. Still, made it through with little difficulty, so that was pretty good. I might get a hip opening workout in later, if I’m feeling properly inspired. I do want to start getting them in again, although really I should have done it after running, since it’s a little easier on the body if I’m already nice and warm. I was feeling a little too tired for that after the flexibility workout, though. For tomorrow… I’ll probably get back to the YCfA mini-workouts before ultimate, and hopefully some light stretching afterwards. It’ll probably be more necessary, since I imagine we’ll play the full time tomorrow. Hopefully I’ll do a better job of hydrating, and avoid leg cramps again. I have the last two times, but we only played for around an hour both of those times. So that’s the plan for now, hopefully I’ll be following through on it.

Workout: Free Form
Author: chaos

Ended up waking up somewhat later than I expected today, so I went with a quick free form workout to warm up for ultimate. Pretty basic, just did my normal free form things, not quite as completely as I sometimes do. Probably skipped a few things, too, although not much. It was a bit of a smaller game, with some new people, but it was still fun. The weather was pretty excellent, which was the main motivation for playing today, anyway, since the weather is supposed to be far less excellent by Tuesday. I’m really starting to look forward to full summer, when the usual forecast is for hot and dry. Only did a little bit of stretching afterwards, but since we didn’t play that long, it didn’t feel like a problem. I still plan to try and get an abs workout in tomorrow at some point, and possibly something else as well, depending on how I feel.

Workout: Free Form
Author: chaos

Slacked off again yesterday. I’m having trouble getting back into the routine right now. I’m doing some other stuff, but I used to get the workouts in as well. I just don’t have the dedication right at the moment, but I am working on it. Today, I went for a run. Did a few light stretches before the run, and then some more afterwards. The run was pretty good… just under 07:00 for the first mile, which was pretty surprising since it’s been a few weeks since I ran, and I really didn’t do any cardio for about two of those weeks while my hamstring healed. I took a short break, and then did another mile in 07:46, which was also pretty surprising, since I thought I was fairly slow during it. It almost felt like the times were too good, but that seems fairly unlikely. Anyway, definitely better than I was expecting. Afterwards, started off with the entirety of the running mini-workout, appropriately enough, and then just did a bit of free form to finish the workout off. Not quite as strong of a workout as I’d have liked, but I was definitely feeling some fatigue from the run, so I wanted to keep it fairly simple. I’m planning on playing some ultimate tomorrow, so I should definitely be getting a workout in then. Hopefully one on Monday as well, start getting back into the habit of regular workouts. I’m going to try and do abs on Monday… I think that was the plan back when I started forming a plan at the beginning of the season. Now that I’m healed and the season is starting in earnest, I should figure out the plan and try to stick to it, to make sure I get everything in. That’s all for now, probably some more light stretching on tap for tomorrow.

Workout: Yoga Conditioning for Athletes: Mini-workouts
Author: chaos

I was thinking about doing a workout yesterday, but then remembered that I was planning on making Wednesday my day off, so I decided to go ahead and do that. I was feeling a little sore from ultimate on Tuesday, but not too badly. Today, went with the usual mini-workouts sequence to warm up for ultimate. Not much to say about that, other than my right hamstring still feels a little tight, but it seems to be fine other than that. Ultimate was good, although a little bit short. To make up for that, I came home and played some Stepmania. Didn’t do anything too exciting there, except for finally passing Xepher. Which was pretty exciting. Did a little bit of stretching afterwards, but not all that much. I should have done more, really… I need to start getting in the habit. It’s harder when I’m not really feeling the need to stretch. Anyway, planning on getting some conditioning in this weekend, possibly running again, and hopefully will have some good yoga workouts to go with that. So until tomorrow…