JULES’ TRAINING & DIET DIARY STRENGTH AND STABILITY PHASE WEEK 7 MAR 18 – 20


“...what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.”
 Socrates




Actually made it through a full week back at training and at a semi regular, routine life. Wasn’t easy. Still lots of pain. And it’s not going to be easy getting back into shape. A full month off, feeding my depression and pain with junk food and I’m still over 205. I started last week at 212. As heavy as I’ve ever been and, being primarily an Ectomorph, I’m carrying all that weight around my gut, the worst place and the unhealthiest kind of fat. I have the advantage of muscle memory. I have the disadvantage of being 56 years old and having lived a very full contact life, which has left me with a lot of damage and a body that often just doesn’t want to do it anymore. I’m finally facing a problem that I’ve had to coax, cajole and bully a lot of my clients through. Time to walk the walk, starting from the back of the pack. I’m still in the coaxing phase: Week 7 of the 8 Week Stability and Strength Phase that was broken up by a 4 week illness period.
SUNDAY MAR 18: The Shingles pain is still very bad, but not quite as bad as last week. Managing by piggybacking Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen, so that I can at least focus and not scream in public. Still pretty exhausted from pain and lack of sleep. I started the day with Smudge, Seated Series Hatha Yoga and Meditation. Followed that with Slow Motion Kickwork. This is a useful tool for improving technique and balance while not putting the body at too much risk or under too much stress. It is is exactly as it sounds. You practice your kicks in extreme slow motion, focusing on strict technique and control. It’s also a hell of a lot more difficult to do than it sounds. Dog Run to Townson Fitness. (Still 4 Brief jogs- very low intensity. Just enough to start getting my cardio back) MMA Class was a little disorganized and unorthodox. Maybe not perfect. But, considering that Jennifer and I are both still struggling, pretty decent I think. I took advantage to the alone time following that to turn out the lights and perform more Iaijutsu practice. The focus here was on breath, flow and feel. We would often be made to do our sword practice blindfolded in order to reduce dependence on sight. Practicing in the dark is one more way to bring the sensory focus onto the body and sword. Increased the intensity and speed a bit this time around. Mae(Front), Migi (Cutting to the Right) and Hidari(Cutting to the Left)I find these practices in the dark very calming and very centering. At it’s best you are completely in the moment. There is no yesterday and no today. There is only this moment, and this movement. Big meal, but stopped by 9 pm. Walked Momo with Cutting Practice. Meditation. Kneeling Iaijutsu draws with focus on breath and flow to finish out the day. I know this seems like a lot of activity after so much time off. But for me, this was moderately active day. A pretty good day for me, with pretty positive behavior and results.
MONDAY MAR 19: Slept in a bit. Started the day with a Smudge, Standing Series Yoga and Meditation. Followed with a simple and very brief Bodyweight Stability and Strength Workout: Supersets of - Low Bodyweight Squats with Push Ups/ Pistol Squats with Hanging Scapular Rotations/ One Leg Squats with Free Leg Our in Extended Sidekick Position with Judo Push Ups/ Kick Pulses with Negative Pull Ups/ Front to Sidekick Leg Rotation and Balance with Reverse Crunches. Rested & Ate. Did a bit of writing. Walked Momo. Practiced some cuts. Iaijutsu drawing practice at home, while I listened to my favourite radio show, focusing on flowing with the breath & less on effort or technique. Meditate. Read to wind down.
TUESDAY MAR 20: Felt like I slept, but woke up feeling very groggy and out of it. Struggled with my ability to focus and coming and going all day long. Not sure why. Smudge. Standing Series Yoga and Mediate. Bodyweight Core & Hip Work. Dog jog to Townson Fitness. A few trainees. Trained myself: Stability Focused Full Body/ Core Workout (Still something felt off. I’m usually intensely self motivated. Not like me to not want to work out or to malinger. Bad had a hard time making myself do the work. More than a bit nervous because it was this time last week that I got hit by that sudden new Shingles pain attack. Still, got in the workout. Determined to get back into some kind of regular schedule, make some order out of the chaos) One more trainee and then went home. Didn’t even walk Momo. Had no energy and felt so out of it. Home. Healthy meals. Stopped eating by 10 pm. Old movies to wind down.

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