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farmboy · 03-07-2006, 07:35 AM

03/07/06, Tuesday
6:25am
Well, I tried doing some yoga this morning, from a book I bought, so I don't even know if I was diong everything right. It made me realize something: I'm not nearly as flexible as I once thought I was! So, I think I'm going to have to stick with the yoga and work it in on my "off-days" to try to remedy that. I had my eye on a DVD that someone over on the Conditioning forum recommended, so I might check that out. Anyway, a quick rundown of my first (short) experience into the world of yoga:
Started out with a warm-up of Sun Salutation. That must have been my problem. The book recommended that I start out with meditation...
The poses I worked with were ones that were based on helping with falls and rolls, as it seems that most of what I'm working on is getting thrown a lot, lol.
Gate: held for 10 breaths each side
Boat: held for 5 breaths
Bharadvaja's Pose 1: held for 10 breaths each side
Locust: held for 5 breaths
Camel: held for 5 breaths, I had a tough time with this one, as you're supposed to have your toes tucked under; I broke my right big toe once, and have never had the flexibility in it I used to.
Plow: held for 8 breaths, tough time with this one, too. My neck and back aren't very flexible anymore, due to the lack of stretching I've been doing lately.
Four-limbed Staff: 5 breaths
Cobra: 5 breaths
Seated Angle: 10 breaths
Intense Leg Extension 3: 10 breaths
Tried the Crane but I couldn't keep my balance. Plus, I had to start getting ready for work.

7:40am
Bowl of Zoe's Os w/ whole milk
Multi-vitamin
3 pills MSM Glucosamine
1 pill Omega 3 complex

9:50am
2 Turkey on Whole Wheat
1 banana

3:25pm
Chicken Olivara on whole wheat
Bowl of Chicken noodle soup
whole wheat baget
16oz 1% chocolate milk

7:00pm
Tonight we worked on counters, and it turned out to be a pretty cool class. We mainly worked on a few different counters for ippon seoi nage. I wasn't really that good starting out with that throw, anyway, but the practice doing the counters actually gave me decent practice on the throw itself! At first, I was getting way too close, and wasn't off-balancing at all, but after a few adjustments, I was doing much better.

Then, towards the end of class, we did some free randori. I feel like I did fairly well, considering the fact that the lower belts were sparring the black belts. I only got one throw that was definite, but I was able to block a lot of attempts. Obviously, they probably weren't going all out, but still...

The first guy I sparred was really easy going, but as soon as I went for a throw, he'd block it and counter every time! The second guy was a lot bigger, but I had better luck with him. All in all, a great work out.

9:30pm
Protein Shake:
1½ cup whole milk
1½ cup mixed fruit:
Mixed berries
Oranges
Pineapple
Mango
Peach
1 tsp cane sugar
1 scoop of protein powder

03-07-2006, 07:35 AM	#47 (permalink)
farmboy Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Auburn, NY Posts: 2,694	03/07/06, Tuesday 6:25am Well, I tried doing some yoga this morning, from a book I bought, so I don't even know if I was diong everything right. It made me realize something: I'm not nearly as flexible as I once thought I was! So, I think I'm going to have to stick with the yoga and work it in on my "off-days" to try to remedy that. I had my eye on a DVD that someone over on the Conditioning forum recommended, so I might check that out. Anyway, a quick rundown of my first (short) experience into the world of yoga: Started out with a warm-up of Sun Salutation. That must have been my problem. The book recommended that I start out with meditation... The poses I worked with were ones that were based on helping with falls and rolls, as it seems that most of what I'm working on is getting thrown a lot, lol. Gate: held for 10 breaths each side Boat: held for 5 breaths Bharadvaja's Pose 1: held for 10 breaths each side Locust: held for 5 breaths Camel: held for 5 breaths, I had a tough time with this one, as you're supposed to have your toes tucked under; I broke my right big toe once, and have never had the flexibility in it I used to. Plow: held for 8 breaths, tough time with this one, too. My neck and back aren't very flexible anymore, due to the lack of stretching I've been doing lately. Four-limbed Staff: 5 breaths Cobra: 5 breaths Seated Angle: 10 breaths Intense Leg Extension 3: 10 breaths Tried the Crane but I couldn't keep my balance. Plus, I had to start getting ready for work. 7:40am Bowl of Zoe's Os w/ whole milk Multi-vitamin 3 pills MSM Glucosamine 1 pill Omega 3 complex 9:50am 2 Turkey on Whole Wheat 1 banana 3:25pm Chicken Olivara on whole wheat Bowl of Chicken noodle soup whole wheat baget 16oz 1% chocolate milk 7:00pm Tonight we worked on counters, and it turned out to be a pretty cool class. We mainly worked on a few different counters for ippon seoi nage. I wasn't really that good starting out with that throw, anyway, but the practice doing the counters actually gave me decent practice on the throw itself! At first, I was getting way too close, and wasn't off-balancing at all, but after a few adjustments, I was doing much better. Then, towards the end of class, we did some free randori. I feel like I did fairly well, considering the fact that the lower belts were sparring the black belts. I only got one throw that was definite, but I was able to block a lot of attempts. Obviously, they probably weren't going all out, but still... The first guy I sparred was really easy going, but as soon as I went for a throw, he'd block it and counter every time! The second guy was a lot bigger, but I had better luck with him. All in all, a great work out. 9:30pm Protein Shake: 1½ cup whole milk 1½ cup mixed fruit: Mixed berries Oranges Pineapple Mango Peach 1 tsp cane sugar 1 scoop of protein powder Last edited by farmboy; 03-09-2006 at 03:18 PM.