A short night last night, thanks to monkey mind, leaving me feeling drained this morning. I've struggled with the monkey mind for years. Once I wake up, usually, the night is over because my mind switches on and it's about two minutes before it's in high gear. Ideas, problems, solutions all fly around together competing for my attention. I have tried meditation, listening to nature sounds like the ocean or the wind but most of time, I'm up. I had made a commitment to Tim and did my best to talk my self out of it but failed. So, we started our training session at 9:30AM.
Thirty minutes of speed intervals on an elliptical got most of the sludge out of my cerebral synapses and I felt almost human by the end. We then took our routine outside into the sunny but cool morning.
Our routine consisted of four rounds:
- 15 Squat swings
- 15 Push ups
- 15 Staff Lunges
- 6 minutes of tennis (volley only)
This took 39 minutes and 12 seconds. But, I could feel the fatigue from monkey mind. During the squat swings, I noticed that I started lifting more with my back instead of my hips so I had to slow down and really focus. Push ups, normally not fatiguing until 25 or 30, were tough at about 10 or 12. I made it though. We then went back inside where I did another 10 minutes of speed intervals and then completely enjoyed Swiss Rock n' Roll (lying on a foam wedge with lower legs on a Swiss ball and then gently roll the legs about 3 inches each way) watching College GameDay while Tim
pounded away on the bike.
A great session. Volleying outside was invigorating and, although not skiing specific, still a good drill for agility, balance, and general conditioning.
DK
