Fail...

last night's footy training was attended by a select few (7 players + 1 coach)...I was expecting running but because one of the players forgot her runners we did ball work instead...our favourite drill was running at the coach to mark balls he was kicking hard at us (mostly about head high)...an excellent session which ended at 7:30 with the light gone...next week we are back at Amaroo with the lights on...

this morning I opted to drive instead of riding in the rain (soft, I know)...

Day 2a of the gym program and Dylan, my trainer for the session, decided he would up just about all the weights to see me fail...so...

• single arm dumbbell row 3x3 each arm...25kg up from 22.5kg...no fail but hard!
  
• assisted close grip pull up...2x6-8...25kg down from 30kg (here the lighter the weight the harder it is)...1x6,1x5...partial fail...
  
• straight arm lat pull down...2x10...90lbs up from 8lbs...no fail but hard!
  
• sumo squats...4x8...47.5kg up from 45kg*...no fail
  
• leg extensions...2x10...30kg up from 27.5kg...no fail
  
• dumbbell bicep curls...3x3...tried 15kg which was the weight I was doing (2x3,1x2 only) pre-marathon but I was unsuccessful (Dylan wasn't going to make me increase that one!)...so done with 12.5kg...fail
  
• dumbbell postman curls...2x10...9kg up from 8kg...done but hard
  
• back extensions...2x15...17.5kg...no change in weight
  

* this is the total weight including the bar (20kg)

a very solid session....

after work is the club's jumper presentation...we don't actually get a jumper but it's basically an introduction of each team (men as well) to the rest of club...