Jan 19 to 26

 

My house is in there somewhere

Ok this started off chewy and got to snowy this week. I did a morning routine everyday, just not always in the mornings. I did get lots of steps, until the almost meter of snow that came off the local lake dumped itself onto my lawn and sidewalk. The snowbanks are starting to resemble the Death Star trench ... if you know, you know.

My toe started to ache and the Advil and water helped this time. I'm wondering about what's next to improve my diet - alcohol is not my friend and hangovers now take like three days to disappear. When doing my regular routine, my meals are pretty standard - fruit, vegetables, coffee, some meat, some greens with lots of water too. perhaps a bit too much salt. But when I'm off a regular schedule, all of that goes out the window. 

Speaking of out the window, not a lot of swimming during this time thanks to the same dog and blanket of snow. Went to bed early - and I mean EArLY ... at like 9:30 pm one night, rather than train or go for a swim. 

I've also lost most of the garage gym again for the time being. I can stretch, but DOOM plies are on top of my training equipment, along with snow removal ephemera. 

I'm working on that.

Morning routine was this:

10 minutes mobility - baby pose, plank to cobra pose, WGS and other hip opening stretches. Push ups.

10 minutes on the abs and hips - leg swimming, BJJ leg pummelling, put on your socks stretch, hip thrusts, push ups.

10 minutes CARS with PVC pipe ... until it got piled deeper into the mess that my garage has become. Sigh. Push ups. 

Jan 12 to 18

Not MY Duchess of Teeth, but A Duchess of Teeth

This week was a bit more of a drag than others - a major snow storm and other rather odd events keep shoving themselves into the foreground, preventing evening workouts. 

Even the morning sessions are being shoved around like sausages on a vegan's plate. Sigh.
Puppy Yoga turned bitey and even that had to be curtailed until the young'un can teethe a bit more. Lots of steps for walkies and poop sessions, my bedroom remains poop free and things are generally content on that part of the life. Working, as always, is stressful this time of year. That shows up with minor cuts that take a while to heal, hip pains that just won't be managed and annoyances that turn into calamities in 10 seconds or less. I could complain, but no one would listen, so I will merely mark the time.

Sigh

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. 

For the most part, thanks to one of those irritants, namely a new washer being installed at some point,  had to cut most of my morning sessions off there this week. My garage gym was taken over and I had to avoid the teeth of a knarly little duchess of teeth. Swimming was twice this week. I still am missing the cardio and fun of BJJ and puppy BJJ. 

Dec 28 to Jan11

 

Kinda like this, but more teeth on my ankles and licking of my toes

I guess I let a week get away from me there - not hard to believe, as the days are even more blurring into each other now/ On the 3rd or 4th of January I got a dog - A Cane Corso as a matter of rumour. It was a rescue that my wife really wanted and so, we went as a family and picked it up from the centre. 

I am liking the dog's silence and energy so far - I think it was Friday I got pretty close to 9000 steps from just walking the dog to pee. As a result, got close or finished my rings six times in the last 13 days. The other days, got two of the three rings closed. In any case, it does not bark or react to things, but really does like chasing rustling leaves. We are crate training it, as I like my bedroom feces free. 

I have to admit, having some days as "free puppy yoga" days are pretty cool. She is a wonderfully affectionate puppy and is hilarious when trying to help me into some poses. Can't wait for puppy BJJ.

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, good for my shoulders and other joints, not very exciting.