Adarq.org

http://www.adarq.org/sports-discussion/cubs-win-world-series!/ 

as someone said on twitter, i would read the hell out of a longform piece by someone who watched game 7 with bartman.

super blown, thought i was going to get to play ultimate tonight but getting into the diplomatic enclave is stupid. i'm fucking american, but i can't even get to my own embassy without some kind of extra stupid fucking little access card thing that i don't have yet. i don't even need an american card! could be british, or french! bah.

gonna go do something less fun in the gym now.

EDIT

ACHES/INJURIES: none
SORENESS: none
MENTAL STATE: hungry but otherwise fine

- warm up
jump rope + joint circles + walking mobilizations

- skater jump x 20,20

- split-hurdle jumps x 4 sets
from that video adarq posted of the woman high jumper in the park. looked like fun. kind of uncoordinated but i'll keep doing these from time to time.

- one-step RVJ x 5,5

- GMB wrist mobilizations

- superset x 3,5,7,5,3
-- pull up
-- dip

- lunge x 72,72
did much shorter steps on the second set. great glute pump, kind of felt it in posterior knee. will stick to longer steps.

- stretch

thanks for the link. gotta start humble, per usual.

SORENESS: glutes a little, abs, traps
ACHES/INJURIES: right wrist during handstands, damn it
MENTAL STATE: good

- warm up
superset x 5 of jump rope 60s + joint circles

- handstand practice x a couple
my wrist is going to prevent me from really working on these. shit.

- jump rope 120/60 x 3
tough on grip, left hand was cramping on the last set. might make this the focus for a while: building up to 12 rounds of 180/60. should be easier once i get my own ropes, which are stuck with the rest of my stuff in lahore.

- stretch

+1 on taking a training break. seems like a wonderful idea if you can afford it. i'm not really thinking about what's after pakistan yet but one idea that's kicking around the back of my brain is just that: go chill in california for two months and do nothing but train and hang out. we'll see how much money i've got saved up by then. 

on your jumps, an observation: you accelerate into the SL plants off multiple steps. but on the DL plants each step is done at the same speed, you're not adding from one to the next. that's why you're not getting any higher off multiple than one. you could try a saying a cadence cue to yourself, like "slooooww-faast-fast." that's worked for me a bit on days when i was having trouble accelerating step to step.

was planning to play ultimate tonight at the british high commission but have some GI issues. decided the wiser course of action would be to stay close to a bathroom. so it goes, the pitch will be there and apparently there are multiple games per week.

if i feel better in a bit i may go up and do some light work, maybe rowing.

not that i spotted. the only aussie beer i saw was hahn low-carb, i think. someone bought me one -- one benefit of being the new guy is everyone buys you drinks, i didn't pay for anything last night -- and it was gross, so i switched to asahi and moretti.