Day Two Whacks the Machine

Today my hand wrapping skills are even worse than last week and I find myself re-wrapping in order to keep the velcro ends off my wrists. Those loosen too easily and become annoying. They have to be attached somewhere inside my gloves. At least I cut the moleskin patches big enough this time. There's no issue with my knuckles, with chafing, cuts, scrapes or bruises. I'm also wearing a snugger tank because the looser, airy tanks are just that. Too loose and airy. The straps fall off my shoulders, the front billows and allows my headphone cord to risk tangling with my gloves. I'm giving serious thought to draping my headphone cords behind my neck but I'll probably forget how they're attached and wreck the delicate wires. It's happened before.

I also have my hair braided and clipped to the back of my head, just to keep it all out of my face. My lats are sore and so are my abs! I guess those hammer grip pull ups are finally working the targeted muscles. Super-setting planks with push ups is probably why my core is sore. But my chest is unscathed. Plain ol' push ups, even lots of them, aren't enough. I might have to resort to diamond push ups, or side-to-side push ups.

My kickboxing numbers aren't as good as they used to be. But I'm not concerned. The machine isn't registering all my lead kicks. I'm also not sure how it calculates Accuracy since I've noted rounds where I made all the correct blows, the machine registered the strikes but still tallied low Accuracy points. Plus, I plan to whack the machine twice this week. I'd really better practice this hand wrapping technique and get it down so I don't waste time wrapping and re-wrapping.

My lower back is also really stiff so I take a few moments to stretch out on the Mat after I peel all the protective layers off my hands. The Mayor always looks so desperate as he glances over at the Mat. Desperation is not my problem. Your infatuation fantasies are not my problem. Because that's what I think of all the guys who stare and drool like love-struck puppies. Now, if they actually were cute puppy-dogs, well, that'd be another matter.

Today my son and I go to see the movie Hitman: Agent 47. Even though it got terrible reviews and we were prepared to be bored, or worse, we actually enjoyed ourselves. Never mind that my son actually talked me into buying him this game. It was pre-owned so it only cost me $7 at GameStop. I've seen much worse movies. This actually wasn't bad, and yes, I'd see it again. It's not great like Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, but I think it was at least as entertaining as The Man From UNCLE. Actually, I think I'd prefer to see this over The Man From UNCLE.


Later, I take my son to Kmart to buy him a respectable shirt and pants. We have a wake to attend and I'm not going to bring him in shorts and a T-shirt. He cleans up nicely, and is actually relatively well-behaved considering the 2+ hour wait outside the church. He puts his phone in my purse and doesn't complain about being bored, or how hot it is. For 10 years old, he's incredibly mature. I'm not sure how my son will handle seeing a dead child but I tell him the boy looks like he's sleeping. While we wait, we discuss all sorts of matters like stained glass, knee rests and why the cross is the penultimate Christian symbol.

Tomorrow will be another Cardio and Full Body Core workout. I might cut cardio down to 45 minutes to give me more time to squeeze in a 3rd set of pull ups. And maybe some crunches or leg lifts or scissors. Maybe.

Tuesday Workout

Elliptical Training

Warm Up

Calorie :   95 CAL
Distance: 0.84 mile
Duration : 00:10:00

Kickboxing

5 rounds Beginner
9 rounds Intermediate
Lap/Rep :  14 Lap/Rep
Duration : 00:56:00

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