Thomas Jefferson

"A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Peter Carr, 1785

Shot a 9.85 sec FAST test today. (2 shots to a 3x5", slide-lock reload, followed by 4 shots to an 8" circle.)

Qualifies me as Intermediate. Need to break 7 seconds to reach Advanced qualification.

Ouch!

Woke up w/ my left foot hurting something awful. I must have kicked someone hard yesterday.

Hoping to do my Insanity Cardio-Recovery at lunch time. We'll see how it plays out.

A little more dit-da-jow for the bruises.

Tae Kwon Do

Started with a lot of heavy bag work followed by a bunch of hardcore sparring.
I have some nice bruises and welts on my shin. Might even get a shiner by morning from a well placed punch. Time will tell.

A little dit-da-jow for the bruises.

Day off

16kg Workout #2 5 reps each side unless otherwise specified.

Clean and Press L/R
Swing L/R 10 reps
Clean and Press L/R
Clean and Front Squat L/R
Clean and Press L/R
Get-up L/R
Clean and Press L/R
Snatch L/R
Clean and Press L/R
Repeat 2x

Elbows a little unhappy, but my negative drop on the Press is SIGNIFICANTLY better than it used to be. The key is to keep the forearm vertical and carry the weight on the lat. You have to tuck your armpit to get the right feel.