Dec 21 to 27

 

Not a bad week for me so far - I've gotten past most of the chunks of whatever were piling up inside my sinuses and the big day as well. I did manage to replace my Apple Watch with my wife's Apple Watch. It's a Series 3, so not as many bells and whistles, but good enough for now. I've had a few tough calls this week, including one to my dad on the way to the pool yesterday, but all is good.

I'm coming to grips with mortality this week as well. One or two things inside of me are not working as well as they should. I see that in the way I move and react to food, exercise and sudden physical demands. Sigh, I'm doing the bare minimum, I know that, and yet somehow expecting a lot more results. 

I'm grateful for this week, as at least I get a chance to pause and look up ahead as well as get caught up at work. It is a grey fog of a week between Christmas and New Years, but at least it's a grey fog I can manage to get some rest in. 

Managed to close my rings three times this week, getting close on two other days. I got my planning book for the second half of the school year set up and heard about work in the summer as well. Prep, prep and more prep. 

Morning sessions as follows:

8-10 minutes of mobility - cat/cow, baby pose, push ups, downward dog to cobra, butterfly legs, WGS and 90/90 stretches. More push ups.

10-12 minutes of ab work - swimming kicks, BJJ leg pummelling, putting on socks stretches and rotations, scorpion stretch, clamshell stretch ... and push ups. 

10-12 minutes of 35 lb floor db presses, banded bicep curls,, banded overhead presses, standing hip CARS, bodyweight squats ... and push ups. 

Rather tediously, the evening sessions were swims in the afternoon or evenings, usually in the 35-40 minute range. Good cardio, not exciting. 

Dec 15 to 20

 

Lone Samurai (2025) was on the screen this week.

This was a long hard walk - not the hardest, not the longest but it was a slog, man. I did manage to break the sensor side of the Apple Watch. I'm trying to replace it but no bites yet. I did the morning yoga with the Polar chest strap. Funny how my back-up never breaks. It's like the thing eats three bananas or something.  

I'm so grateful for the break, I'm happy that I can get ready for what comes next. What comes next probably won't be pretty, probably won't be happy, but at least I can make myself ready. 

Morning sessions as follows

8-10 minutes mobility - cat/cow, baby pose, push ups, downward dog to cobra pose, WGS, 90/90. Push ups.

10-12 minutes of ab work - Swimming kicks, BJJ leg pummelling, putting on socks stretches and rotations, scorpion stretch, clamshell stretches ... and push ups. Trying to make abs keepers. 

10-12 minutes of 35 and 50 lb db floor presses, banded bicep curls, banded overhead presses, standing hip CARS, 8-10 bodyweight squats and push ups. 

I did close the rings once on Tuesday, thanks to a 35-minute swim in the evening. After that I was just trying to make it to the end of the line. As I type this, I do recall that the watch dropped on the tile floor of the pool at that time. That was probably when the sensor cracked. <<le sigh>>

Dec 7-14

 

It's been a long week, marching up and down again. "Boots. Boots. Boots." sort of an idea. I will get there and I will get there. There is no discharge in the job.

Got all mornings done this week, had another sleeping injury and got that dealt with on Saturday. Advil and stretching are awesome, but Advil is the real winner here. The evenings this week were just boring and sitting. But I needed boring to get through the days. 

Morning sessions as follows

8-10 minutes mobility - cat/cow, baby pose, push ups, downward dog to cobra pose, WGS, 90/90, thread the needle and pigeon stretch. I'm just trying to keep things moving.  

10-12 minutes of ab work - Swimming kicks, BJJ leg pummelling, putting on socks stretches and rotations, scorpion stretch, dead bugs, hydrant stretches, hollow ab hold, clamshell and reverse clamshell stretches ... and push ups. Trying to make my abs and spine unbreakable. 

10-12 minutes of 35 and 50 lb db floor presses, banded bicep curls, banded overhead presses, standing hip CARS, 8-10 bodyweight squats and push ups. 

I did close the rings once on Sunday night, thanks to a 35-minute swim in the evening. The rest of the days were two rings closed kind of days. Things are all about getting to the Break, I have one week left until it blossoms. I'm hopeful that I can put together a week to get to next week, another step in front of a step, in front of a step. 

Slog - slog - slog sloggin' over working here. 

Dec 1-6

 

I have to watch this before "tis the Season" begins. 

Ok, that was weird. Had to delete the first try at this post for the first time in a really, really long time. NOTE TO SELF: stop playing with the buttons on the top of the WYSISTG screen, Sir. 

Anyway, I'll put the summary of the week this way: Mornings were perfect, nights were occupied by the needs of being a dad or a husband ... or the needs of my employer to be a better worker bee. 

Morning sessions as follows

8-10 minutes mobility - cat/cow, baby pose, push ups, downward dog to cobra pose, WGS, 90/90, thread the needle and pigeon stretch. I'm just moving, just getting the body moving here. 

10-12 minutes of ab work - Swimming kicks, BJJ leg pummelling, putting on socks stretches and rotations, scorpion stretch, dead bugs, hydrant stretches, hollow ab hold, clamshell and reverse clamshell stretches ... and push ups. 

10-12 minutes of 50 lb db floor presses, banded bicep curls, banded overhead presses, standing hip CARS, 8-10 bodyweight squats