Monday morning

Gym Session - Pretty much boxing orientated as I intent to go to uni for a while after work and then go to the gym at 8 when I can access the gym again (off peak membership).

That's my plan to try to get a bit more out of myself both exercise and PhD work wise. Hopefully I can sustain it even though it'll mean i get home lateish.

so this morning -

10 mins rower
1 X 2 min round skipping - then thought 3 min rounds would be better so the rest of the workout was in 3 min rounds:
2 X rounds skipping
1 X othodox footwork
4 x southpaw footwork
3 X othodox shadow boxing

Then stretched - Hamstrings, gluts, calves using PNF stretches. Forgot to stretch my chest - opps!

Technical Notes:
  • Working on relaxing my shoulders as I keep wanting to tense which will be really jarring when i go to the bag
  • Have to concentrate on getting my pivot and shoulder movement right for a cross that isn't a push.
  • Also have to watch I'm turning my fist at the end of my punches and not letting my right elbow float out.
It's a bit shocking how many basic things I need to work on at the moment. I wonder just how crap I was before I retired that all of these thigns stick out to me now!

It seems every session I do I realise i need to step back again to cement my foundations that are undermining the rest! Although if these things are my main faults and now I have time to get them right then I look forward to how much better I'll feel afterwards! As basic as my routine is at the moment I'm enjoying it.