Early Day...

and that means extra Forest time:) And I got to pick my son up at the bus stop after school, too! Heard all about his day, which always makes me smile.

March 6, 2014:

Training:

Strength Training:

StrongFirst Mobility Drills

Kettlebell Swings: 10 x 10,  50 left/50 right with 36 kg bell. Another weight increase and felt very solid.

Deadlifts: 2 x 5 with 275 lb barbell

Double Kettlebell Bench Press: 2 x 5 with 28 kg kettlebells.

Ab Work: 1 x 10, Hanging leg Raise; 1 x 10 Windshield Wiper; 1 x 5 Front Lever

Skill Training:

Bag Work, 35 minutes: :30 hard on the bag/:30 shadowbox.  Each work interval on the bag I concentrated on a different technique or combination, building to a complete arsenal by the end. I also switched up to southpaw on the shadowboxing. I occasionally throw this in (when I'm holding pads, as well) for two reasons: first, the ability to strike with all limbs from both stances is a useful tool in the ring; second, it gives my body a break and encourages some compensatory development (in a good way) of the non-dominant side.

Awesome food today: sprouted quinoa and spinach patties, and a great salad with  kale, radish, olives, watercress, tomato and balsamic vinegar. Finished the day off with some raw almond butter on a frozen banana:)

March 7, 2014:

Training:

Strength Training:

StrongFirst Mobility Drills
Turrkish Get Ups: 1 x 5 left/right with 32 kg kettlebell
Zercher Squats: 2 x 5 with 145 lb barbell
Double Kettlebell Rows: 2 x 5 with 36 kg bells
Ab Work: Ab Wheel, 2 x 10

Skill Training:

Sparring, 5 x 4 min rounds (:30 rest)
Partner bag drills, 30 minutes
Primal Move PFE to cool down

March 8, 2014:

It's Saturday, and it feels like spring. Yes, it's still a little chilly but the sun was up when I went in to open Five Points and that hasn't happened in months.

Training:

Strength Training:
Bodyweight Day!
One Arm One Leg Push Ups: assisted with small plyo band for reps. 3 x 5 left and right
Pistols: 3 x5 left and right
Pulls Ups: 3 x 5 on 4 count up and down
Ab Work: Hanging Leg Raise, 1 x 10; Windshield Wipers, 1 x 10; Front Levers, 1 x 5

Skill Training:
Partner Drills on the Bag: work a technique 30 seconds, shadowbox 30 seconds for 30 minutes

Classes were great today, well-attended and everyone training very hard. I really enjoy seeing my son getting better in class, too:)

Stopped by a great restaurant in the Gramercy park area on the way home. Pure Food and Wine and One Lucky Duck (the take-out incarnation) serve outstanding and innovative raw cuisine. I picked up  the "lasagna" for my son. He LOVED it. 

March 9, 2014:

Sundays rule. Especially when it's nearly spring. Took Forest to the woods bright and early, trail run and playing around on obstacles for an hour. And it's actually possible to run again -- the snow and ice is mostly gone.

Lazy afternoon. My son went to a friend's birthday party, so I did a lot of reading and napping. I really needed a rest day like this one:) When I picked up the kid I realized -- again -- how quickly he's growing up.