It was great to be back. We're getting a lot of snow here today, so that made traveling to and from my gym a bit slower than usual, but it wasn't all that bad. Rob, Chad, and Ricky really made me feel welcomed on my first day back and I appreciate that very much. Thanks, gentlemen!
Here's the breakdown of today's work.
- 30 minutes roadwork
- 3 rounds shadowboxing
- 4 rounds double-end bag
- 4 rounds speed bag
- 1 round heavy bag
- 1 round sit-ups and crunches
- 8 rounds stretching/flexibility
I spent a lot of time working on flexibility. I've learned multiple times that one doesn't take a fairly long break from exercise and then jump right back into it without being respectful to one's body. If I honor flexibility and give it the attention and respect it deserves, I will be fine. I don't care to have any injuries in general, and it certainly doesn't make any sense to have my return to training stopped by injuries resulting from being a bit too eager to resume the exercise routine.
Today's return was something of a homecoming for me. Now, the challenge will be to arrange my time skillfully so that I will be able to fit in a lot of workouts and use the one-hour trip each way as working time. I am blessed to have some projects now that ought to fit into that kind of arrangement. Ah, so good to be back!
2 comments:
I have always wanted to learn how to box. I should one of these days. And not from one of those gyms that does it as a form of aerobics, but from an actual fighter.
I encourage you to do it. The workouts are intense, but really provide what one of my law school classmates called (in the context of concluding a semester) "a good, healthy feeling of exhaustion." I've also made some very good friends in the sport. Given your focus and tenacity, you'd likely be good at it.
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