OK been awhile since I updated this so I'll try to remember everything but I've got a bad memory so there are definitely no guarantees.....

Wednesday - skipped Judo - did all nighter at uni to catch up on stuff.

Thursday - think i ran - think?? Went to boxing at night - shortish session though - bringing in 6 rounds of skipping. Realized that all this time I've though our gym bell was set for 2 minute rounds with 1 minute breaks and it's actually 3 minute rounds! No wonder when i counted the rounds etc I couldn't work out where all the time went!!! i think I also paced myself in my last fight for 3 minute rounds instead of 2s!

Did some back weights etc and ab work but still not fully into weight training again yet. partnerwork with Kristine is going well. Still working on decreasing reaction times and feeling more stable with blocks and parries and stronger in attack.

Friday - boxing but no time to run. Spent all day cleaning last house and after a few years as a share house with people who came and go leaving stuff behind there's an awful lot of crap there! Got to work with coach Paul a bit tonight. Felt good. It's been a while since I've been able to work with a coach in a way that has me reacting to their actions and I really enjoyed it.

Saturday - Met Kristine at my gym in the morning - did another good session - first half partnerwork - then Paul came and supervised us for sparring. We went fairly hard and it went well. Only thing i want to work on is sidestepping more to the left when she's throwing flurries - sometimes she can follow me to the right and since she's taller and stronger i can only backpedal for so long. I also need to get more comfortable with using blocks a bit. I do it in partnerwork but in sparring i just opt to get out of the way all the time which might not always be the best option when i need to get in. Overall good though i think - for the first time right hooks are coming off and i never used to throw them - was taught that they are not a punch originally but i am finding times when i can use them even if my elbow isn't a 90 degree angle and it's followed by a step to the right.

Again warmed up with 6 rounds of skipping with timed sprints - it's getting easier which I'm happy about! Don't feel so bad now i know I'm doing 3 minute rounds aswell! I was worried for a while there!

Saturday Arvo

Assumed sparring at Rods gym in Somerton was still going. Cycled there only to find it wasn't on and cycled back. Very hot day and total cycling time turned out to be about an hour and 40 minutes so i guess it's still a workout.

Sunday - off - completed last house moving crap by sorting out the boxes piled in my room so i can move in there. Did sort out a lot of sports stuff i own and FINALLY made up some resistance bands to hook up to the post on my bed. One to go to my rear ankle and the other my head as per Scraps training methods!

Monday - went to wrong building for a conference and then had to go back across town. Messy. then had to buy an ironing board for new flatmate to use (i don't own any clothes requiring ironing) in my lunch hour so couldn't exercise in that either. Wouldn't be too good trying to rock up to a conference sweaty anyway. Conferences are the one time i am expected to look half respectable!

Monday night Judo. It's making more sense. I find the human movement physics very interesting. I'm getting that I need to strengthen my lower abs and to be able to hold my hips to prevent falling foreward in many cases which i also need to be able to do particularly for foreward movement in boxing. Might be why I struggle with this more than backwards movement since when you move back your punches are pushed forwards while your body moves back and they balance each other out.

There was a really buff chick there from interstate tonight who is on the national team. She was heavier than me but a real buffinator - i really must get back into the weights! I'm jealous!

Tuesday morning - 1 hour jog/run then some ab work and dumbell back exercises.