Monday August 15

i was so pumped to play poughkeepsie, always one of the better teams in new york but first, i had to visit binghampton university in the morning. Luckily, that school is my safety because i absolutely hated every aspect of it. of course, the 6 total hours of driving weren't exactly what i was hoping for on a game day as well.

 Anyway, we started off so good against them as we were up ~20-10 at first but they went on a run at the end of the 1st half and beginning of the 2nd half to take a 10 point lead. we eventually cut it down to 5 but ran out of time and lost. this was my first really intense game since my injury as there was lost of talk from the plethora of fans there as well as the players and it got heated at times. my defense in the first 10 minutes of the game was absolutely atrocious as most of their first points came against me on defense. i toughened up a lot though as the game went on so thats good. i had 10 points, 1-2 3s, 4-7 fg, 3 rebs. im mad that i had an open three with us down by 5 and 2min left that i missed. i had scored on the last 2 possessions (a backdoor cut for a layup and an and-1 on a 2 on1 fastbreak) and i was really pumped. it would have been a huge shot to make but this will keep me working hard. i did a better job finishing today as i converted the fastbreak and-1 and made 2 layups off backdoor cuts but i did miss a layup off an offensive rebound where i had to do a 360 so i didnt get blocked by the crowd of jerseys. i also had a one on one fastbreak with their best player who will go d1 in 2 years and perfectly, and successfully, used a move i had been practicing but i missed the layup. it was a tough finish as i was rapidly moving to the left while i was still on the right side and jumping off my left foot. i wonder if it would have gone in if i finished with my left instead of right hand.

Bahhh, so now that school has started, my parents are never home to spot me so I finally caved in and joined Planet Fitness. I'm determined to use the few free weight stuff though. haha. also, all my friends are there so its a good socialization opportunity during the week.

Sep 11 Workout- shout out to all of those who have served, are serving, and will serve our country.

TENNIS 2 hours
WARMUP
LUNGE- 135x5, 3 sets- pretty good, lots of quad

SQUAT- 1156, 3 sets- lol, get fucking stronger. decent form/depth

HYPEREXTENSIONS (cant believe I found them here)-
1x15 2 leg, 3x12 single leg. easy and lots of glute/ham pump. def feel strong

PLATE SWINGS @10lbs- 3x10- nice

SL CALF RAISES (on smith ) 115x10,3 sets. pretty easy

PLANK with single leg/arm variations- 3x30 seconds. not happy with these

CHINUPS 3x6- decent form, need to get stronger but not bad

Basically, I haven't worked out in awhile and now that I have a membership and a rythme with school, I will be a regular again. Everything was surprisingly good, except for planks. I'm doing some jumps today and I'm curious to see how it goes. Gym tomorrow will include plyo in addition to everything else. I'm still a bit sore in the quad, but its no big deal.

Also, the Planet Fitness that I joined isn't just any planet fitness. It's THE planet fitness. The one that kicked out the guy who was grunting when squatting 500 pounds and made national news, as well as attention on this site last year. Will post and workout soon.

SEPTEMBER 18

brucelee'd 3x in the morning and my workout was still decent. haha. would have been awesome though...:/

HYPEREXTENSIONS
DOUBLE LEG X 15
SINGLE LEG @3X12

SQUAT 125@2X5, 115X5.
this is where the brucelee'ing really hurt me. very disappointed

LUNGE 135@3X5
pretty strong.

CHINUPS 8,5,4
meh, first set wore me out i guess

DUMB-BELL PRESS 25x10, 20 @3x10
25 was a bit ambitious. form was perfect for 20 and will work with that

NON TRIPOD 3x12 each
easy, but my lower back is hurting a bit, despite my abs doing most of the work. not sure what to do.