I actually felt pretty good this morning when I woke up. I’m glad I spent a little extra time stretching out last night after my workout. One of the things Master Niska told me is how important it is to listen to your body. Also, as I age, I’ve needed to change how I train, and I am finding new meaning to the things he has told me over the years.
Today’s inspiration comes from a saying I’ve used in classes many times and is a quote from Bobby Robson. There is no such thing as perfect, but when I think about this quote, I’m reminded that humans are creatures of habit. When I talk about this in class, I often follow it with a reminder that how we train and practice things is a choice. Naturally, for me this is a follow on from yesterday’s motivation around choices. We choose the quality by which we do anything. Do we consciously ask ourselves if we are doing our best? If we aren’t doing our best, are we making choices to change that?
Today, I dedicate my training to all the 2nd degree black belts, as the philosophical meaning at that rank is: “With your noble character, you will develop a new permanence in your life”.
Today’s workout
Theme of the day – proper technique
- 5 min light general warmup – jumping jacks, walking lunges, etc
- 50 squats balancing on a Bosu ball
- 20 full power round kicks each leg on heavy bag
- 20 full power front kicks each leg on heavy bag
- 20 slow (2 second) round kicks each leg
- 20 360s
- 100 Russian twists (50x to each side) with 10 lb weight
- 1 min front plank
- 1 min side plank each side
- Songahm 1-5 one time – each move 2 seconds
- 15 min stretching
See ya tomorrow!