New Toys!!!

Ya know, I say I don't get burned out, and I like my routine and my schedule. Which I do. But, I realized this week, sometimes even I need a little change of pace. I reworked my diet so I don't have to get up until 7 and I eat 5 times a day instead of 6, and I've felt much better. Plus, last night I went to watch Brian's son's baseball game and it was really nice to just hang out. My brain actually shuts off at sports events and I just relax and enjoy the game, whatever it is. I think I started to realize needing a bit of a change of pace when Brian and his wife and I went to dinner when I came back from my competition. It was just a good time to hang out and relax and talk to each other about every day things....not necessarily training stuff. We talked a little about that too, but it wasn't the main focus like at the gym.

Anyway. Another change of pace for the week. Brian got new toys for the gym. So, he was a happy camper. And the latest new toys were for me to use. So that made me a happy camper. :-D He got weight releasers. It's to teach me explosion. You load extra weight on the releasers and when you get to your chest, the releasers pop off and you push back up as fast as you can. So, it's heavier on the way down than on the way up. It's good for building speed. And I really really liked them. I wasn't sure I would. I didn't really understand the concept when he was telling me about them. But, I really liked it when we started working with them today.

Bench - 95 lbs., set of 6. 95 lbs., plus 50 lbs. on weight releasers, 8 sets of 3.
Close Grip - 95 lbs., 6. 115 lbs. + 1 set of chains, 3 sets of 6.
Dumbbell Military Press - 20 lbs., 12. 25 lbs., 12. 30 lbs., 10.
Shoulder Horn - 5 lbs., 2 sets of 30.
Medball Bounces, overhead and chest - 2 passes, timed. Not sure how long, either 30 or 45 seconds.

<3 Stretching <3