Week seven, Workout #20

What a great spring day here in San Jose and better yet to be outside training. 75 degrees of perfection.

Today was a good day, I felt good (for the most part) and strong. I was ready to take on all that Anthony had for me. The nagging thing, however, was my left achillies. It hurt a bit more today during warm ups that Monday which was disconcerting. Not sure what to make of it really. Is it tendinitis, a tear? I don't know other than it's not ruptured...been there.

Back to the workout...a nice warm up and then out can the medicine ball and a new toy the half foam roller. As Anthony says; "Inches and Angles" and this foam roller adds to that. With the medicine ball we did lots of balance, squat and extension work and between those sets we did single leg squats but standing on the foam roller. For those that don't know this is a high density foam tube cut in half so one side is round and the other flat. You can stand on either side to add complexity and instability to many workouts, ours, as noted, was the single leg squat. After those reps we would burn out the sets with rapid overhead medicine ball presses or the steering wheel drill; holding the medicine ball straight out from your body at shoulder height, rotation your hands like your steering a car...Feel...The..Burn!

Our second major set was about the medicine ball and obliques/core. Lunges into a side ball slam, up and back with standing slams in between. Lastly we did sit ups and planks. A great day!

I am really feeling good. I am sure its partly mental as there is some light at the end of the tunnel on the weight loss side but I am so much stronger too. It is apparent each workout and I feel really good.

Until next time.

T