Writing this in my car right now as I wait for Amy's wet spring league game to finish up. Had the first tryout session last weekend which was just a couple scrimmages.
I felt ok but did not play spectacular. Solid work on defence and cutting but couldn't pull the trigger on a couple layouts and throws. Biggest dissappointment was how much my hamstrings hurt the day after. After putting in so much time in the gym it was a bad feeling to think maybe I didn't do enough or target the right area. Regardless of those feelings I know have two weeks to address those issues before the next practice.
Probably just focusing on the negatives but looking to get back on that field.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Update - 4/24/2008
Took a mini break this past weekend and Monday and Tues because of Patriots day festivities and having tickets to the Sox game on Tues night. It was a good time to rest up and let the body heal as we have the first tryout scrimmage this Sat.
Yesterday went out in the morning and threw 50 long backhands and forehand hucks. Then various shorter throws working on hitting some spots. In the afternoon did some abs, rehab stuff for the groin and ran 1.5 in 14. The weather was so nice I hit up Mag beach pickup for about an hour trying to get the disc and work on some throws.
This morning lifting upper body with a tabata interval (bike, kettlebell, speedbox, mt climbers). This afternoon will be goaltimate action. Feeling pretty good, trying to stay stretched out and rolled out.
I always feel like I should of done more as I get closer to tryouts but I've got to work with what I have now.
Yesterday went out in the morning and threw 50 long backhands and forehand hucks. Then various shorter throws working on hitting some spots. In the afternoon did some abs, rehab stuff for the groin and ran 1.5 in 14. The weather was so nice I hit up Mag beach pickup for about an hour trying to get the disc and work on some throws.
This morning lifting upper body with a tabata interval (bike, kettlebell, speedbox, mt climbers). This afternoon will be goaltimate action. Feeling pretty good, trying to stay stretched out and rolled out.
I always feel like I should of done more as I get closer to tryouts but I've got to work with what I have now.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Training Update 4/2/2008
Well I fell into another 2 months of being busy and too lazy to update this thing. There were some important things that happened so wanted to outline them out now before 6 months went by and then it would of been too late.
First I winter league has come and gone and out team 'Texas Breakside Massacre' finished out 2nd place in the league, losing in the finals 15-16. It was a pretty good season playing with NGM and Arun; and I felt pretty good physically. Definitely felt a lot more explosive on my cuts and just continuing to work hard to get this going into tryouts.
Speaking of tryouts, it's been made official now that the 2 teams will be merging and there will be open tryouts for everyone currently on the team and anyone else new. So now there is kind of an unknown looking forward in the season but I think it's helped keep me motivated during training since there is possibility of not playing if I slack off. So the keys that I have personally going into this is to work as hard as I can before and leave it all on the field, and to stay healthy by doing as much work stretching and addressing my injuries as I do lifting weights or running.
I bought the 'The Ultimate Off-Season Training Manual' by E. Cressey and it was a great read. This thing won't give you new exercises to do or anything like that but it will get your mind set on what you should be trying to accomplish in a sport's off season. One the points that I took away was the fact that you should get away from your sport as much as possibly in the offseason. The quote from that is 'no one wins awards from being in game shape year round' and it is true, at least in my case. I've always felt like I underperformed at the end of the last couple seasons and as a result I've looked to play as much as possible in the off-season. Cressey points out that what you should be doing is hitting the weights hard and just raising your general athleticism. This will serve you better when the regular season hits.
Alright there were a couple other great points that I took out of the read but I've got to run to WIT's practice this afternoon. Looking forward I'm looking to provide weekly updates.
First I winter league has come and gone and out team 'Texas Breakside Massacre' finished out 2nd place in the league, losing in the finals 15-16. It was a pretty good season playing with NGM and Arun; and I felt pretty good physically. Definitely felt a lot more explosive on my cuts and just continuing to work hard to get this going into tryouts.
Speaking of tryouts, it's been made official now that the 2 teams will be merging and there will be open tryouts for everyone currently on the team and anyone else new. So now there is kind of an unknown looking forward in the season but I think it's helped keep me motivated during training since there is possibility of not playing if I slack off. So the keys that I have personally going into this is to work as hard as I can before and leave it all on the field, and to stay healthy by doing as much work stretching and addressing my injuries as I do lifting weights or running.
I bought the 'The Ultimate Off-Season Training Manual' by E. Cressey and it was a great read. This thing won't give you new exercises to do or anything like that but it will get your mind set on what you should be trying to accomplish in a sport's off season. One the points that I took away was the fact that you should get away from your sport as much as possibly in the offseason. The quote from that is 'no one wins awards from being in game shape year round' and it is true, at least in my case. I've always felt like I underperformed at the end of the last couple seasons and as a result I've looked to play as much as possible in the off-season. Cressey points out that what you should be doing is hitting the weights hard and just raising your general athleticism. This will serve you better when the regular season hits.
Alright there were a couple other great points that I took out of the read but I've got to run to WIT's practice this afternoon. Looking forward I'm looking to provide weekly updates.
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