SuperWomen's Day

Day 1

SuperWomen's Day

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The deep inner butt cheek is killer today, my entire side flank, right forearm and bicep feels broken, lower back and what feels like entire corset muscle (transverse abdominus, internal and external obliques and serratus anterior), not to mention my mid back (latissimus dorsi) AND Tricep.

Basically I feel like I was wrung into a cinnamon twist, swung and banged around...

All this pain and my main concern expressed to my biokineticist friend, from Ubuntu Wellness was, what about the left side of my body? Surely over time ones entire right side (if you're right handed) will become over developed and our childhood fears of becoming a left sided squash causing Quasimodo is closer to reality than we thought. I was quickly assured that I will hold onto my symmetry. Bless them biokineticists. 

Contact Nabeel on +27 82 637 2163 or email him on nabeel@ubuntuwellness.com or visit http://www.ubuntuwellness.com

A fraction of the Pain

 

Play Squash

Squash was brilliant yesterday! 

Starting off missing the ball a few times, the expression of The Coach was that of fear for the long hour of torture that was facing him, in the form of a very energetic girl hopping around the court insisting on a warm up, forcing him into "downward dogs" and "flipping dogs" and hip flex extensions and clockwork lunges. There is no way this girl is risking an injury. Now after all the yelping from The Coach's tight hammys we proceed to play an excellent game of squash. With girl rules of course. Rushy aint that bad. Thank God. We did get Dave, at Camps Bay Squash club, to open the courts, just for us, on a Sunday. 

A carefully structured strength and conditioning programme is just as important as focusing in on skills learnt in the court for elite performance. Leg strength, leg endurance, core stability, plyometric power, agility, kinetic chain facilitation, and upper body strength are all key areas for squash and can all be trained in the gym. Motor learning and reaction drills can also be trained and will aid in improving match performance. The personal trainers at 360 Specialized Training Gym, specialize in sports conditioning and bio mechanical structured programmes. Contact them on +27 21 461 0360 or email them on info@360training.co.za or visit www.360training.co.za

The endorphin high was definetly something I'll be seeking soon, very soon, as soon as my musclettes recover. 

Looks like I needed that dry t-shirt after all, hey Coach... 

Being told to "Watch the Ball"

Play Yoga

Instead of doing my ritualistic Sunday run in the wilderness I had planned to do on this Monday, my Post Squash body sent me to a 90min of Bikram Yoga.

Thinking the class started at 08:30, which in actual fact, kicked off a sweat at 09:00, I had a great spot directly under the heated air conditioners, the class filled up quickly and I was pleased to see so many yogis venturing out in the rain to strip down and bust out a sweat on what seemed to be a lazy day. I did however wish the annoying lady on my right would shut her mouth and insisted on breathing out loud, even after Sy's very structural, step by step instructions, clearly listens to "breath through your nose." Sy is my Bikram yoga masta and manages to watch my every weakness by inch.

Contact Jai Yoga on +27 (0)21 418 0974 or email on info@jaiyoga.co.za or visit http://www.jaiyoga.co.za/

Play 360

Tonight I passed on the Warrior Workout at 360 Gym.

Sometimes its ok to listen to your body and just say "No" tomorrow is another day.

 

Warrior Workout 19:00 Mondays + Thursdays

Play Score:

0/1 Run

1/1 Yoga

0/1 PT 360

0/1 WW 360

1/4 Average

Eat

So today being my Day 1, ACCOUNTABILITY is my motivation for my lack of healthy eating and DISCIPLINE is my challenge! The sooner I adopt healthy habits, the better it will be for everyone. The world will be harmonious and the birds will sing, because Rushy will have to come to terms that chocolate is not a food group and comfort food does not have to be fried food :(

1 x Weetbix biscuit + 1 scoop of pure whey powder (REFLEX chocolate flavour) + hot water

10 x raw almonds

1/2 tin of tuna and cucumber

1 x piece battered fried hake (moms sabotage of the day 1)

2 x prunes

1 x dried apple slice

1/2 tin of tuna on 2 x maize crackerbread

3 x Brazil nuts covered in chocolate

1/2 apple muffin (moms sabotage of the day 2)

1 x red velvet cupcake (from my many talented neighbour, http://aishabaker.blogspot.com/)

4 x cups of coffee + lactose free milk

4 x teaspoons of fructose sugar

Eat well score:

 6.5/10 Poor