Sharla's Log

[Sharla]

Aaahhhh the politics of amateur boxing. No wonder the sport is struggling.

Yeah politics ruin everything!

Just when I'd found somewhere really fun and constructive to train too!

Problem is the politics that discourage the right people from staying in it!

It's people who think it's ok to big note themselves and pretend they know everything based on no actual boxing experience who try to promote themselves through younger participants who thrive in this system!

I guess this happens in everything ultimately and to make the most of anything a bit of flexibility might be required!

[Sharla]

I got a job!

I got a job!

I got a job!

Wow that's a HUGE relief! Nothing crappier than job hunting right now wondering if anything is ever going to come up!

Yay! Maybe now I can get into a regular routine (maybe).

[Youngblood]

I got a job!

I got a job!

I got a job!

Wow that's a HUGE relief! Nothing crappier than job hunting right now wondering if anything is ever going to come up!

Yay! Maybe now I can get into a regular routine (maybe).

Congrats. Let me fix your clap at the end there.

[Sharla]

I got a job!

I got a job!

I got a job!

Wow that's a HUGE relief! Nothing crappier than job hunting right now wondering if anything is ever going to come up!

Yay! Maybe now I can get into a regular routine (maybe).

Congrats. Let me fix your clap at the end there.

Thanks Youngblood!

No idea how I managed to stuff up the clap - some kind of excited twitch thing probably!

Now I'm off to buy a pair of shoes to celebrate!

[ICB]

I got a job!

I got a job!

I got a job!

Wow that's a HUGE relief! Nothing crappier than job hunting right now wondering if anything is ever going to come up!

Yay! Maybe now I can get into a regular routine (maybe).

Congrats Sharla at my moment in time as i've said many times, i've got more chance of getting shit out of a rocking horse. Than i have of getting a job at the moment, the only way i earn money is selling some hooky gear every now and again. But i have got a nice little nest egg so its not all bad.

[Sharla]

I got a job!

I got a job!

I got a job!

Wow that's a HUGE relief! Nothing crappier than job hunting right now wondering if anything is ever going to come up!

Yay! Maybe now I can get into a regular routine (maybe).

Congrats Sharla at my moment in time as i've said many times, i've got more chance of getting shit out of a rocking horse. Than i have of getting a job at the moment, the only way i earn money is selling some hooky gear every now and again. But i have got a nice little nest egg so its not all bad.

Thanks ICB

Don't give up though. I felt the same way. Honestly the day before I was having a little cry over it!

When I've finished my PhD I'm going to start doing other courses part time too just to give me a few more options next time I'm in this situation!

This morning I walked to uni - about 14 kms. Didn't wear my heart rate monitor because I wanted to break in my new shoes and the cadence foot pod doesn't fit on them.

I think next time I will wear my runners because seeing my cadence will have me working harder and my new shoes gave me a big blister on my heel!

If I had my camera here I'd post a pic of it but I don't!

If (fingers crossed) I can finish my uni work on time I'm going to the pool tonight.

[Sharla]

I didn't finish in time to go to the pool!

I got out at 8:15 which would not allow me quite enough time to get home, get my swimming stuff and have an hour at the pool ...............but I came up with an alternative plan

I walked home so I've walked more than 24 kms today. I didn't really feel it after the first walk (except for the blister) but now I've gotten home i feel it!

Mostly in my upper hip flexor area, more the right side than the left.

To finish off I finally had a go at my attempt at mimicing of a titilating system

My alternative equipment comprised a pair of strap on weights and a fit ball. The fitball part didn't really work so it was probably less supported than it is meant to be. The ball still served as a reference though.

I was aiming for 10 mins straight but I ended up needing 2 thirty second breaks in that time. It burrrrrrned!

It's amazing how much better i feel with the stress of finding a job off my mind. Theoretically I should have been more into exercise because it could have been a stress relief in itself but it didn't work out that way.

I think it's important not to let things just drop when overwhelmed. I had a coach in Japan who was coach by Floyd Patterson. He said the reason Floyd Patterson and his son made it and he didn't was that when things went wrong they just kept training.

They were able to focus on it just as if nothing had happened even if a family member had just passed away or something horrific like that. They just went on but he couldn't - things brought him down.

Obviously i do expect to have a break down if I loose a loved one. I doubt I'll ever be immune to something like that but i think stress over job hunting etc shouldn't be allowed to inhibit my ability to move forward with other things as best as possible.

I think part of it might be having more relevant visualization practices. If i have an event to train for I'm always motivated. I love feeling a fitness benefit from my training. Still the idrea of training purely for fitness doesn't inspire me as much. Fitness has been something I enjoy as a co-incidence when I have been driven by competitive goals.

Really having maximal quality of life and fitness and health should really be motivation enough. There will always be times when a competitive goal is not realistic because you're circumstances are changing or you are injury rehab etc etc but you need to apply yourself anyway.

I think it's because I don't visualize it properly and I can improve on that. I just don't imagine it the same way I might imagine a particularly satisfying boxing session or run against an opponent. I'm going to give that some thought and practice over the next few months and I'll be interested in any input other people have.

[Sharla]

Saturday

cycled to the city (not far), did pilates class, cycled to uni (12 to 14 kms roughly).

Then did about four hours work before heading out for a run.

Walked to a nearby oval, did a few jogging laps and some dynamic stretching to warm up.

What I call dynamic stretches (whether that's what it is or not) was:

6 lunges, 6 controlled knee raises, 25 long strides, 25 but kicks, 25 strides jogging with knees as high as possible - all that X 3

Then 8 X 400 m intervals with walk recovery of 200 to 300 m.

Still found this hard but a bit better than last time. I think a better warm up helped and perhaps even having done some cycling helped.

Walked back to uni and meant to stretch a bit while I worked but I had a lot to do and wanted to finish so I kinda forgot! Opps!

Finished after 10 pm and cycled home. It's an easy cycle home mostly down hill. Pity I couldn't get home earlier though. I'd like to be able to get back into early mornings again but it's difficult when I finish late at uni.


Still loooooving the pilates! I've been told by one person already pilates is a girls thing but believe it or not it was developed by a male boxer!

It's makes it sooo much easier to feel when and which muscles are tight and to understand what pelvic stability is and how to maintain it. I'm a HUGE fan already!

[Sharla]

Sunday I got a lift to uni and intended to run home but didn't finish until 12:30 am Monday.

It's summer here and still light until about 8:45 pm which makes an early evening run or walk ok but it was pitch black and I was tired so I caught a taxi home.

Had to be at uni at 9 am to collect some gel solutions out of the autocalve before they cooled and set so with the late night on Sunday I didn't train this morning.

I did cycle to uni today and had to cycle at lunch time to drop off a form (my last unemployment form for at least 12 months - yay!) but that's it so far today.

Looks like I might have another late one tonight but I am soooooo over being here!

I don't know how it's going to work with me attempting to finish my PhD part time while I work.

I was hoping to go back to judo (now it's obvious that boxing in Adelaide is out) but I don't want to go if I can't honestly commit to showing up 3 times a week.

Fing PhDs! I dont' recommend them - they don't even make you more employable because you become specialized in some obscure little field and have to beg for employment competing with people who have half your education!

ok rant over - back to my Fing wheat root assays!