Boxing on Friday was exactly what I expected and wanted from that class. I have this session memorized by now. Skip rope, stretch, 3 rounds of dumbbell shadowboxing while the coach comes around and holds pads for everyone, then the following circuit:
1 minute of medicine ball burpees
1 minute of plyometric push-ups
1 round of isometric dumbbell holds
x 3 rounds
End with rounds on the heavy bag, followed by ab work and more stretching. My shoulders and chest were blasted from the calisthenics by the end. There's something special about suffering through this class knowing the weekend lies ahead.
Coach is a former bodybuilder and asked me about my strongman competition. It was cool that he wanted to catch up.
Saturday was a planned rest day. I began to notice one of our cats having balance issues. This guy has always been the weaker and less athletic of the two and tends to have a wobbly gait in general, as he was an abandoned kitten rescue from a ranch who had preexisting health problems, but now it was like he couldn't even turn around without tripping and falling on his side. I cleaned his ears after reading that waxy build-up can mess with their balance and then kept an eye on him, but the next day he seemed a lot better which prompted us to hold off taking him to the vet, although he became more unbalanced and lethargic again on Sunday night. Due to his sneezing and running nose, he hopefully just has a cold that's affecting his balance.
Sunday:
Mat pulls off 7 mats
505 x 6
405 x 15 (touch-n-go)
SSB narrow stance squats
240 x 3 x 10
10 ab wheel reps, kneeling
30 crunches
Couldn't keep tension for more than 2 touch-and-go reps with 500. That's a weight I'll have to earn with that pull style. This was still a fun session, as it's been awhile since I've pulled 500 and used the SSB.
Later, went on a 2 mile run in the evening.
