Sunday Monday and Tuesday May 13

I've been off these days, mending a medium sized blister on the back of one foot. The other foot was stomped on badly enough to have it swell.

Yeah, RICE for me - Rest Ice Compression and Elevation....

The image at right is not my foot, but rather .... a foot. I did get an xray done, and I'm waiting to hear if there is nothing wrong ... in the mean time ... RICE and RICE again.

Eessh.

Friday and Saturday May 10

Friday I should have trained, but was needed by my family.

yup, that's me ;)

Saturday was a rugby day - I played prop ... gasp ... and did fairly well. I was pretty good in the offensive lineouts and scrums. Defensive scrums I was merely ok, we did turn the ball once, which was cool. We won almost all of our scrums; I did get in the way of one of our hooker's strikes at the ball and they won it against the head.

I did also do a decent job at getting used to the new scrum engagement and didn't earn a penalty. I didn't like the kick off set up, but it's something I'll get used to.

Oh, and I did score a try ... I'd love to tell you it was a ten or fifteen metre run ... but, it was a pick and go and a drive at someone's knees to get over the try line to a falling down just over the white paint.

Wedneday and Thursday May 8

Wednesday I intended to train. Instead I had to be a husband and a dad. I know I am going through the toughest part of my year - a lot of people in my profession are. I think April/May is as tough a time to get through as November/December.

The only Christmas we get during this time of year is June. And the weather has been awful for fields and rugby in general.

So Wednesday I had to put off training to be a husband and a dad. A shoulder to cry on and a hand to hold. I think that is as important a thing as I can do on this planet.

Thursday was an interesting day. I went to a conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Connect 2014 was the name of the event. I liked it. I took copious notes on the workshops I attended and I have a lot to think about in the next year. I would like to go back and .... I got a selfie with a couple of the big guns as I was stepping out the door.

On the way back home, I stopped off at a high school rugby game and chatted with some of the guys I coached a year or two ago. That was a pleasant little deistraction and I took some pictures and uploaded them to each team's Facebook group. In order to not have my email flooded with request for comments and tags, I changed my settings on Fb to allow them all. Ugh, last thing I need is fifty high school kids tagging people and requiring me to allow the tags.

In any case, After that it was go home, be a dad and a husband and eat steak and shrimp. Yup, that was as tasty as it sounds.

I got to rugby training and into the first real contact Union training session this spring. Scrums and a bit of contact in the open play.

After, I got this done for two rounds:

from StudentofMovement.ca

20 kb cleans - 16 kilo bell used throughout.
20 kb clean and presses
20 kb snatches
2 x 5m kb overhead walks
10 around the waist hand to hands
10 two handed swing to high release and catches
5 "halos" around the head with the kettlebell

and then got to chit chat with the new coaches. Seems I'll be in the front row this year; my dreams of being a wing have been dashed .... again...

Monday and Tuesday May 6

Monday was a stretch and recovery day. I did get a nice walk in, though.

Tuesday was a rugby training night. My wife missed a swimming session, trying to get caught up with a work at home evening.

After a lot of sprinting with balls in the hand, and then having a ball with some sprinting ... I got this done for two rounds.

20 kb cleans
20 kb clean and presses
20 kb snatches

I went home and ate in a silly manner. Carbing out. Meh, life goes on, man.

Sunday May 4

May the fourth ... be with you ...

Yeah, whatever, man ... release your inner geek.

I had a "training partner" again today ... he was awesome. He still quotes CT Fletcher and says that it is still my turn to do bench ... and it was a sort of a leg day.

In any case, I got this done four rounds before having to be a dad:

10 stiff leg KB deadlifts 40 and 50 lb bells used
20 step ups to a 16 inch step
10 two handed cleans and presses

Fri and Sat May 3

Friday was a recovery day. Stretching and giving thanks to the end of the week.

Saturday was supposed to be a rugby day, but I didn't go on tour. I'm following on twitter, but it's not nearly as fun

my son teaching his duck to use a 50 lb kb

Got this done, along with a small upgrade to the walls in my garage.

20 kb cleans
20 two handed kb swings .. used the 50 lb bell for this one
20 feet up push ups
10 hanging knee tucks with some frog legged ones, too

and I had to give a few rides on the sled to my son. It was awesome.

Wed and Thursday May 1

Wednesday was an off day. I'm just stressed from work. It's too much, but coming to an end

Thursday got this done for four rounds:

20 kb cleans
10 kb snatches
10 hanging knee tucks
20 step ups

then did three rounds of
8 deeeeeep squats, focused on form with 70 lbs on bar.
10 overhead presses with the same bar

I was supposed to go to rugby for training tonight but was overruled. Meh, it happens.

I got there and got registered for the upcoming season.