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Monday post, Bounce

Monday

Emotions: Fully energised and engaged, satisfied (Connection with ultimate friends), refreshed
Physical: Injury to knee going backwards, pain threshold after playing back up to 3-4/10, from 0-1/10.

Sleep:
Getting back into a good sleep routine over the weekend, and getting multiple nights in a row, Friday 8, Saturday 9.5, and Sunday 8.5 was the formula for an good recovery and bounce, improvement and growth, mentally responding to challenges from last week well. This response is something I feel I have not done as well over the week before. If I'm pushing myself in condition grey from Monday to Saturday, occaisionaly slipping into black in short periods, I need to get plenty of sleep in, at right timing. 

Nutrition:
Getting in more frequent lower GI meals this week has helped heaps, especially the oats, avoiding cravings and feeling hungry after workouts etc. More sources of protein, beans, eggs, chicken etc. 


Physio? Pros and cons
Physio seems the next logical step in my career path, driven by my passion and deep interest in the human body, performance and a career with a good income, and set routine to allow for ultimate, outdoors and other recreation. 

Pros: 
  • Big interest in anatomy, better lifestyle (mon-fri, no weekends)
  • income
  • working with people
  • opportunity to get into sport physio (Later in career?)
Cons: 
  • Clients may be difficult/unmotivated
  • gen pop clinical work
  • Bigger debt/student loan at finish
  • Need part time on side of study (PT, Icebreaker)
Athlete Development
Still need to consider work opportunity with these guys, would be a great team environment to work in, possibly better than physio. 

Ultimate:
My on-field performance was dissapointing this weekend, played shit. Why was this? Social environment, did not play to usual standards in low quality games. Played well against engineering, and when marking better players. 

Where to from here? Mixed Nationals, Auckland Uni
Now I know I need to get my conditioning up, and get out and run at least 2 hill/track/field interval sessions per week. Dont need to go right into 100% short distance sprinting and agility. 

Periodisation: 
Still in early phases, have 3 months/12 weeks to prepare for Mixed nationals. First 4 week block to focus on interval-style conditioning, and work in eccentric loading, strength and trainings around this

Physical goals
  1. Recover from knee injury. Need to keep track of training volume in diary (Google calendar/notebook?) Plan for 
  2. Build up unilateral strength, and speed endurance athletic qualities. 
  3. Maintain Bilateral strength lifts (deadlift, KB swing, clean, squat)
Closing thoughts
Theory vs Practice: Knowing/learning something means absolutely nothing unless it is put into physical practice. Knowing about periodisation cycles for sport, muscle or
igin/insertions is useless unless I use it on myself or others. Use it or lose it. 
When I learn something new, e.g. hapkido technique, put it into practice


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