OK, so I'm happily eating a bit of crow over this one. Much as I whined about the idea of training on the beach in the heat blah blah blah, it turned out to be fun and very worth while. It was a long car trip, just under 3 hours both ways, and I could not believe some of the tolls ($11? To cross the Verrazzano bridge? Jesus H. Christ.) plus it was $10 to park. Fortunately we carpooled so I can't really complain, but wow - I am continually surprised at how freaking expensive it is to do just about anything in/around NYC.
The training itself was almost all weapons, bo staff in particular. Sensei has come up with a long, pretty intricate attack/defense drill that is based on an advanced bo kata, and we learned most of it yesterday. I think there are for or five moves left which I'm guessing he'll teach at the October Special Training. The added difficulty factor was, of course, learning it all in deep, hot sand. The arches of my feet were really none to happy, but otherwise it really wasn't that bad. It was maybe 10 - 15 degrees cooler on the beach than on the mainland (low 80's as opposed to mid 90's) with a breeze. There was full sun but I about drenched my exposed parts (heh, head and neck, forearms and feet - I guess there is a bit of an advantage to wearing a gi to the beach) in sunblock, so I came away unscathed in that department. We cooled down in the water for a bit after the class and then had a picnic, and then made the long drive home. Nice day, overall.
I'm a bit tired today, which is normal, day after ST. I usually make it a rest day but I don't really want to do that, so what I will do is knock off my workout extras. (Usually I do a glute exercise series - which now consists of heavy hip thrusts plus one or two rotational exercises - push-ups and assisted chins before heading to the gym.)
I also need to get my eating back in order. Three days off plan (rest day, when I usually go off plan, Saturday, which was dominated by the nephew's birthday party, and yesterday), and I feel like Miss Cranky Pants. I kinda thought I was becoming a total diet fusspot, and I guess this just proves I have. It'll be nice to get back to normal!
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