So, my first flag football season in years has come to a close, after last night. We made the playoffs, and ended up playing against the number one seed last night. They completely handed us our asses, and walked into the championship, right over the top of us. I really had a great time, and learned a lot about some of the guys I am going to be playing with this fall, and about myself. I think I did some things really well, and I know I have a lot of work to do in other areas, mainly my hands. I dropped the easiest pass of my life last night, and I know "everybody" drops passes, but at the same time, it was a pass nobody should drop. I catch that same pass 100's of times, but for some reason, last night, I dropped it, and it got into my head. I proceeded to drop 2 other passes which I should always catch, but again, I let it get the best of me. I did manage to catch 4 other passes, and a touchdown, but all of that gets trumped by the fact that I let down my teammates by not coming through when they needed me to. So, as I always do, I over analyzed the hell out of it, and I have come up with a training routine that will not only improve my hand eye coordination, but will also improve my hand and forearm strength. In addition to my current workout, and skill training, the following exercises will get worked into the mix.
Every other day: 100 finger tip push-ups.
3 sets (each hand) of 90 second tennis ball squeezes.
Tennis ball drills (bouncing 1 or multiple tennis balls of a wall and catching them)
Weight pinch drills (Pinching and holding plates together (weight plates)).
Towel Grip and plate grip farmer walks.
Newspaper balls (crumpling up newspaper, 1 page at a time, switching hands)
Static barbell hold
So, in addition to getting out and catching as many passes as humanly possible, I am adding those exercises to my routine. I feel confident that I will fix what is broken, and be ready for the season. I know I will improve, and hopefully it will show on the field. As I had told my QB, I need him to be confident when he throws me the ball, but I need to build that confidence. I am a believer in hard work, and practice, and even through there are those with natural ability, I believe you can learn anything through hard work and dedication.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Diet, Training, and progress
Lots has happened in the last couple of weeks. I have started tracking my diet with MyFitnessPal on my IPhone. My calories have been very strict, and I have not gone over my allotted calories for that particular day. I try and keep my fat very low, and my protein at about 1gm per pound of body weight, and my carbs around 40% of my diet. So far, so good. The only discouraging part of the whole thing is, my body fat hasn't dropped at all in the past 2 weeks. I'm not sure what to make of that, but i'll continue to monitor it, and see where it goes.
As for my training, I am still training regularly, but the times are sporadic, and therefore a little chaotic for my liking. I'm still getting all my workouts in for the week, but it is just all over the board. My gains have leveled off, and that wasn't unexpected. I will say that I am consistently sore though, and that worries me a little bit. I do not want to believe that I am over training, but I do have to make sure that I am closely monitoring it. I do not want my workouts to be counter productive.
My supplement intake has been very consistent. Protein Shake with creatine, first thing in the morning, along with my Armor-V vitamin. I then eat an orange, and have a cup of coffee. 10 am a bowl of Oatmeal, and then lunch time, I have usually have a good carb, protein, and some fruit. Again, I feel my diet is pretty good, not great, but a heck of a lot better than it was.
As for football, there are a lot of things I need to work harder on. I really need more receiving practice. I let too many balls bounce off my hands in warm-ups last night, and my confidence was a little shaken, which mentally is not acceptable. So, more work, and more concentration.
My goals are becoming more and more clear. I need to increase my speed, strength, endurance, and weight, and reduce my body fat. Once I see those things happening, I'll worry more about numbers, and actual milestones.
As for my training, I am still training regularly, but the times are sporadic, and therefore a little chaotic for my liking. I'm still getting all my workouts in for the week, but it is just all over the board. My gains have leveled off, and that wasn't unexpected. I will say that I am consistently sore though, and that worries me a little bit. I do not want to believe that I am over training, but I do have to make sure that I am closely monitoring it. I do not want my workouts to be counter productive.
My supplement intake has been very consistent. Protein Shake with creatine, first thing in the morning, along with my Armor-V vitamin. I then eat an orange, and have a cup of coffee. 10 am a bowl of Oatmeal, and then lunch time, I have usually have a good carb, protein, and some fruit. Again, I feel my diet is pretty good, not great, but a heck of a lot better than it was.
As for football, there are a lot of things I need to work harder on. I really need more receiving practice. I let too many balls bounce off my hands in warm-ups last night, and my confidence was a little shaken, which mentally is not acceptable. So, more work, and more concentration.
My goals are becoming more and more clear. I need to increase my speed, strength, endurance, and weight, and reduce my body fat. Once I see those things happening, I'll worry more about numbers, and actual milestones.
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