been a week.
stayed busy. getting pretty owned between job, practice, training, and life. i am holding up well and i can really see changes and am feeling good. stay positive and keep working.
was consistent on my runs last week, cleated up for practices to get myself moving more.
i am looking into trading my bike in for a fixed gear commuter bike. i am excited. going to be touch to see my cannondale go, but we have had some great times.
two tournaments last weekend, coached in one, played in the other.
got 2nd place at greenfield, coaching tournament. the kids played well, once again showed me how well they can come back. i need to figure out a way to incorporate more intensity into their warmups. truly prepare them for the game.
at pike invite, we got 1st. played with the new team. things went allright. it felt awesome to finally play again. not indoor, not 5 on 5, not just throwing. actual ultimate. took me awhile to start to get my game legs back. my training has put me in a very good position physically, now i just have to remind my body how to use it.
i still need to work on my dump defense. i am too scared of getting beat upline and too often allow them an easy reset. work on quickness, agility. also, when cutting, i need to stop cutting from the front of the stack, exactly what i tell my players not to do. i cut off a few people this weekend, thinking i had an easy cut out of the front. as soon as i did it, i realized it, but be more aware.
one thing i was happy about was that i did not get beat deep. stay intense on d.
i smiled on the line a whole bunch. looked up, around, down. took in the situation. realized i didn't want to be anywhere else in the world at that moment. i love ultimate. feeling that way while playing, recognizing that feeling, is a very powerful motivator and natural boost.
drive home was dismal. i f-ing hate the city.
went for a nice 4 miler yesterday, stretched. still pretty tight in the hamstrings. still need to get more explosive and jump better. one disc went up that i really want to d, couldn't get up. not enough zing. really wanted another shot at that one.
throw more often.
head up, eyes on fire.
"i always took a certain amount of fear into each game. Not the fear of failing, but the fear of being humiliated."
train with fire, play with fire
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
spiderman 3 stinks
took 4 days off. ran around a bit one of the days, coached two in a row, and napped in the afternoon of the the fourth. would have liked to get running, but i was absolutely exhausted. i laid down on the coach and was asleep within 3 minutes and didn't wake up for 45 minutes.
the a.i. went very well. my kids stepped it up and played pretty awesome all weekend. big games against some big names. took care of business when needed. little lapse in the middle, but came back firing and learned from it.
tournament to coach and a tournament to play at this weekend. heading down to new jersey on saturday night to play on sunday. should be a good time. i am feeling confident, but certainly not cocky. i know that anything less than 100% and i am gone, so it will be a good chance to play well.
i have been eating pretty healthy on the whole. still eating a lot of veggies and fruits, keep it up. have even been feeling kind of lean.
i am going for a run today before practice, cleating up to help out with practice and then doing sprints and squat jumps after. will be a good day of activeness.
prepare mentally and remember to take care of the controllables, leave the uncontrollables for other people to worry about.
i am a rock
the a.i. went very well. my kids stepped it up and played pretty awesome all weekend. big games against some big names. took care of business when needed. little lapse in the middle, but came back firing and learned from it.
tournament to coach and a tournament to play at this weekend. heading down to new jersey on saturday night to play on sunday. should be a good time. i am feeling confident, but certainly not cocky. i know that anything less than 100% and i am gone, so it will be a good chance to play well.
i have been eating pretty healthy on the whole. still eating a lot of veggies and fruits, keep it up. have even been feeling kind of lean.
i am going for a run today before practice, cleating up to help out with practice and then doing sprints and squat jumps after. will be a good day of activeness.
prepare mentally and remember to take care of the controllables, leave the uncontrollables for other people to worry about.
i am a rock
Friday, May 4, 2007
under my um-ber-ella ella ella ella
solid.
april was a tough month to stay on track. i ended up taking about 15 days off total, which i am not happy about. on the plus side, i did need to give my hamstring some time to rest and april was a good time to take it easy a little bit. i am back in full swing now.
remotivate
redefine
rededicate
my team is doing very well. they continue to impress me and also drive me nuts. very capable of playing at a high level all of the time, but sometimes find it difficult to get up to game speed. i will try and mix up the warm-up routine a little bit and also be a little more active.
on a personal level, my training is moving along. i can definitely feel that i am faster and even a little bit quicker off a stop. i have lost about 10 lbs. and will continue to not drink carbonated shtuff.
i will continue to do sprints at least every other day, along with squat jumps. i am going to start building more plyo stuff into my routines. that will help strengthen muscles to support my hamstring and quad.
i am not going to post about everything i have done since my last post, so i will start with monday. monday i rested, tuesday i rested. on wednesday, it was time to get back at it, convince my hamstring that it is not hurt. i went for a short, 20 minute tempo run on some trails. did a little dynamic stretching. did 3x10 squat jumps. practice started and i cleated up and played with the team. i just need to start playing more, get my game legs back. just a little rusty, no excuses.
after practice, i ran sprints. 5 of about 40 yards. 5 of 15 yards, turn and go back. 3 suicide style with the same distances. out 15, back, out 40, back. felt good and could start to feel the threshold.
stretched after and then went home and enjoyed the red sox for the evening.
yesterday had a scrimmage. very tough to motivate to go running once i got home, but i did. about a 30 minute run in the woods, good pace, nothing too quick, pushed on the hills. really wanted to make it a run to keep the muscles warm and stretch them out. felt good, a little tired at times, but felt good.
did a few dynamic stretching things and then stretched.
i have decided to wrap my hamstring after each workout and keep it on for a couple hours. it feels good after i take the wrap off and while it is on. the sleeve i bought doesn't seem to do it, so i am just going to play with nothing on it and then make sure to wrap it after.
this is a pivotal point in my training. i can take off from here if i choose and make myself the player i want to be.
i can do it
april was a tough month to stay on track. i ended up taking about 15 days off total, which i am not happy about. on the plus side, i did need to give my hamstring some time to rest and april was a good time to take it easy a little bit. i am back in full swing now.
remotivate
redefine
rededicate
my team is doing very well. they continue to impress me and also drive me nuts. very capable of playing at a high level all of the time, but sometimes find it difficult to get up to game speed. i will try and mix up the warm-up routine a little bit and also be a little more active.
on a personal level, my training is moving along. i can definitely feel that i am faster and even a little bit quicker off a stop. i have lost about 10 lbs. and will continue to not drink carbonated shtuff.
i will continue to do sprints at least every other day, along with squat jumps. i am going to start building more plyo stuff into my routines. that will help strengthen muscles to support my hamstring and quad.
i am not going to post about everything i have done since my last post, so i will start with monday. monday i rested, tuesday i rested. on wednesday, it was time to get back at it, convince my hamstring that it is not hurt. i went for a short, 20 minute tempo run on some trails. did a little dynamic stretching. did 3x10 squat jumps. practice started and i cleated up and played with the team. i just need to start playing more, get my game legs back. just a little rusty, no excuses.
after practice, i ran sprints. 5 of about 40 yards. 5 of 15 yards, turn and go back. 3 suicide style with the same distances. out 15, back, out 40, back. felt good and could start to feel the threshold.
stretched after and then went home and enjoyed the red sox for the evening.
yesterday had a scrimmage. very tough to motivate to go running once i got home, but i did. about a 30 minute run in the woods, good pace, nothing too quick, pushed on the hills. really wanted to make it a run to keep the muscles warm and stretch them out. felt good, a little tired at times, but felt good.
did a few dynamic stretching things and then stretched.
i have decided to wrap my hamstring after each workout and keep it on for a couple hours. it feels good after i take the wrap off and while it is on. the sleeve i bought doesn't seem to do it, so i am just going to play with nothing on it and then make sure to wrap it after.
this is a pivotal point in my training. i can take off from here if i choose and make myself the player i want to be.
i can do it
Monday, April 23, 2007
g-unit
wow
been quite a week. atlanta was dominant. great time. went running a couple days while i was there, staying up to date.
got back, enjoyed some downtime. got back into my routine on wednesday. lifted weights, probably a little too hard. legs felt overworked for a couple of days. be more careful next time. went for a run before i went to practice on saturday. went to new noise practice to get some playing in before tryouts. felt good. wasn't fatigued too much, felt strong and fast on the sprints. got to get my game legs back. stop throwing dumb shit.
i will post more later. a reflection of sorts
been quite a week. atlanta was dominant. great time. went running a couple days while i was there, staying up to date.
got back, enjoyed some downtime. got back into my routine on wednesday. lifted weights, probably a little too hard. legs felt overworked for a couple of days. be more careful next time. went for a run before i went to practice on saturday. went to new noise practice to get some playing in before tryouts. felt good. wasn't fatigued too much, felt strong and fast on the sprints. got to get my game legs back. stop throwing dumb shit.
i will post more later. a reflection of sorts
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
white hot heat
been about a week since i posted. really want to do this at least every other day.
get back on track
went for an interval type trail run yesterday. worked out well. really need to push my legs, to stay in that threshold of pain longer. did my 3x10 squat jumps. i think those are actually working.
my team is doing really well. working hard and listening to me. have to really focus on looking to center the disc sooner. like any team, keep the disc moving, options will be there.
really want to get out on the field myself, play some real ultimate. find out where my game legs are.
eating has been pretty good. ate a lot over the weekend, could have been a little better about what i ate, but i am back on track now.
flying to hotlanta this weekend to help coach, pretty f-in pumped.
take some time to reflect each day and make sure you are happy with your output towards your goal. it certainly is not something that is going to be given to you. take time to take it from someone else
get back on track
went for an interval type trail run yesterday. worked out well. really need to push my legs, to stay in that threshold of pain longer. did my 3x10 squat jumps. i think those are actually working.
my team is doing really well. working hard and listening to me. have to really focus on looking to center the disc sooner. like any team, keep the disc moving, options will be there.
really want to get out on the field myself, play some real ultimate. find out where my game legs are.
eating has been pretty good. ate a lot over the weekend, could have been a little better about what i ate, but i am back on track now.
flying to hotlanta this weekend to help coach, pretty f-in pumped.
take some time to reflect each day and make sure you are happy with your output towards your goal. it certainly is not something that is going to be given to you. take time to take it from someone else
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
blvd. of broken dreams
been awhile since i have sat down and posted. need to do this more often, put more stock in the fact it is a glimpse into how dedicated i am.
this past week has been crazy. started practices, been running pretty consistently, a few more days off than i would have liked, but i will make up for it. more sprints, anarobic type activities. really want to get on the field and test out my field legs, see what i can do.
this week, lot of sprints, stop and go, really work on quickness and acceleration in the first steps. make sure you warmup before pickup.
hopefully going out to boston this weekend to play some pickup with guys that are interested in the new team. show that you mean business from the start.
i have been exhausted. between work, practice, and working out it is taking a lot out of me. how bad do you want to be on the field when it is gametime? it's worth the pain, the grind.
eating has been pretty healthy on the whole. had a few trip-ups, but i have cut down meal sizes and done my best to eat well. think it is paying off.
was told that i look like i am in shape, that's a good sign. shedding a few pounds, keep toning up.
as tired as i am, stay positive going into workouts. know that what you are doing, how hard you are working is worth it. it's what you need to do, to be happy with yourself. this run will pay off when you need, it will pay off when you most and least expect it.
make yourself someone that you look up to
this past week has been crazy. started practices, been running pretty consistently, a few more days off than i would have liked, but i will make up for it. more sprints, anarobic type activities. really want to get on the field and test out my field legs, see what i can do.
this week, lot of sprints, stop and go, really work on quickness and acceleration in the first steps. make sure you warmup before pickup.
hopefully going out to boston this weekend to play some pickup with guys that are interested in the new team. show that you mean business from the start.
i have been exhausted. between work, practice, and working out it is taking a lot out of me. how bad do you want to be on the field when it is gametime? it's worth the pain, the grind.
eating has been pretty healthy on the whole. had a few trip-ups, but i have cut down meal sizes and done my best to eat well. think it is paying off.
was told that i look like i am in shape, that's a good sign. shedding a few pounds, keep toning up.
as tired as i am, stay positive going into workouts. know that what you are doing, how hard you are working is worth it. it's what you need to do, to be happy with yourself. this run will pay off when you need, it will pay off when you most and least expect it.
make yourself someone that you look up to
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