W8 D2

Breakfast- 1/2 cup Ezekiel Flax Cereal with 1/2 cup soy milk
Snacks- Dried apple slices
Lunch- 1 cup mixed salad greens and spinach with 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese, 6 strips of red and yellow bell pepper, 7 pieces of thinly sliced mushrooms, 2 thin slices of turkey, a tablespoon of olives and no dressing
Snacks- 1/2 cup Ezekiel Flax Cereal with 1/2 cup soy milk
Recovery- 1/2 Recovery drink from Frogs (gotta get the name)
Dinner- 1 bare (tortillaless) Baja Fresh Mahi Mahi taco - basically 1 strip of Mahi with cabbage, tomatoe, avocado and salsa

This night, I got to do the boxing class again with Rudy. This time we had a ton of people! I bought a pair of gloves for about $19 at Big 5, but a lot of people didn't have gloves, so we traded off. I really liked the feel of the bag work this time. I feel like if I were to spar in the White Dragon Tournament ever again, the Western boxing would really help me. Perhaps now with more Sanda fighters, I wouldn't do quite as well as I think, but back in the day, these basics would have really come in hand. WHen I worked with Rudy, I had to ease it up a bit because my knuckle was still a little swollen and aggravated. Rudy puts good resistance and pop into the focus mitts, so my right cross just wasn't working well. In any case, in just two classesm I think it really helped me to get a feel for footwork and using the body more efficiently when throwing a punch.

We ended up in the spin room and once more, I did the handbike. I started right away and this time really challenged myself to use my arms more and not so much my body weight to move the wheel. Sal was a little quiet tonight and Rudy looked a little tired, although their energy is always high when calling out motivations. After two months of 11+ intense workouts a week, they must feel as worked as we do if not moreso. I tried to think of what it will be like without them... how I can own my workouts for myself and take what I get in these classes with me... I remember back to week one when we had 11 weeks to go. Now, somehow 4 weeks left isn't daunting, just already starting to feel sentimental because I won't have this class, it's wonderful participants and wonderful trainers too soon. I wonder what will be in store for me afterwards...