Argh!

So, maybe I am not testing on Sunday, after all.  Sensei has the flu, and may not be able to travel down here on Sunday.  The possible alternative would be that we'd go to NY to test the following Sunday, although my sensei really wants our black belt tests to be in our dojo.  As much as I'm not really attached to the date/time (I will test SOMETIME; I've never been in a hurry to receive any specific promotion, more just to keep progressing), it's hard to prepare and then not know.  It's like having a final exam rescheduled.  Oh well; nothing I can do about it, except be prepared when the time actually comes...

Good news, though: I was able to switch my psych class so I can get the time/location/instructor I wanted all along.  Woo!  I was actually dancing around my apt. when I found I could do that, I was so happy.  And, I finally got back together with Sensei J this morning; back to the kyokoshin stuff.  We figured we probably hadn't trained together for about 6 weeks, due to our schedules being fuxed up over the holidays.  Nice to be back at that, too!  And, today marks the halfway point of my dos Remedios hypertrophy rotation.  I took it as an unload day (he recommends 1 to 2 per 12 week hypertrophy block) because I am feeling a bit beat up, and it would be nice to be heading into the weekend a bit fresher, with the assumption the test will actually take place.  It's hard to tell what kind of progress I'm making (or not); one of the down sides of changing up your routine week to week or even workout to workout is that you don't see that linear progression in an individual lift over time. And I suppose that's not the point of this kind of rotation, anyway - it's about building muscle, not increasing your 1 rep maximum.  To that end, I do see some differences in my physique.  Nothing grand, and certainly no big muscles (I'm starting to wonder if that's even a possibility for me, at least while I'm running), but things are tighter and definitely feel more solid.  So, that's a good thing.  This program is really flying by!  I didn't realize until last night it was time for me to make up new workout templates reflecting next week's new rep scheme.  Again, a good thing!