Phase 2 Starting

I have been doing Pilates for over a month now and have ramped it up to 3 times a week.

I am feeling much better with hardly any aches and pains now and no back pain.

I have however got real problems with my right ankle when I play basketball which is due to the fact that I am now running on my toes and also running much faster due to my increased range o motion and flexability.

I have decided that I am going to start back at the gym twice a week to try and drop my weight to try and stop the ankle problems. I have spoken the my trainer and we are going to focus on leg strength and weight loss as Plyometrics is working well to tone my upper body and abs so I don´t feel I need any more upper body weight training for now.

I will start this coming week with plyometrics Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday mornings with the Gym Tuesdays and Thursdays. I am going to take a few weeks off from basketball to reduce injury while I start the strength training.

I am also going to do a big bike ride for 2-3 hours on saturday mornings to try and help with the weight loss.

Bad week

 I didnt do pilates on monday morning as I was with a stomach bug and tuesday night I straigned my calf playing basketball!!!! I also didnt do pilates on wednesday due to the calf and work issues.

I noticed a real difference without the pilates and my sore back is coming back!

Will start again tomorrow morning and this time I am not taking any days off.

I am also going to try motocross at the weekend and if I like it I am going to start training hard for a race in 2 months. I am hoping that the added assentive of the race will help with my motivation.

7 sessions of pilates done

This week i upped my pilares to 3 times a week (mon,wed,fri). I havê been amazed at how good i AM feeling and can not believe that i havê Only done 7 sessions. My knees and ankles are pain free as is my back. I noticed on tuesday when i was playing basketball that i havê stopped thinking about running and i AM now sprinting the court without getting out of breath!!

I also noticed that i havê started to hang in the air when i jump instead of going up and streight down which means that i must be jumping higher now. This also means that my Jump shot is better as it is Less rushed and also more balanced due my improved core strength.

I also noticed that i more balanced in the air when Someone makes contact which again must be due to a stronger core.

At the weekend I AM going to measure my Weight and my vertical jump só that i can keep a record of the improvements due to my training.

Next week i AM also going to start jump training on thursdays and saturdays as my legs and knees are feeling much better.

Aching today

Did my third session of pilates yesterday morning. I guess the intensity level was raízes a bit as my stomach and arms are aching this morning.

I have basketball tonight só i will be able to guague how pain free my legs are once i start running about.

I have decided that i AM going to do some performance measurements at the weekend só that i can begin to actually measure my progress in a more scientific way.

I have also decided that i want to do one more session of pliates a week. I will talk with my teacher tomorrow about adding the 3rd weekly session next week.

This will mean that i do plyometrics mondays wednesdays and fridays, basketball on tuesdays and maybe thursdays and i AM planning to start shooting on saturday and Sunday mornings early as well.

Second session of pilates today

Did my second session of pilates this morining. Feeling really good again. It sounfs really weird but I am feeling taller!!!! I noticed this morning that my motorbike felt lower than it did yesterday and it was much easier to get on too.

Yesterday my back pain was back nut today it has gone again! Also I am walking pain free in my knees and ankles.

Started pilates

MKStarted pilares yesterday moring after a week o tonselitus. I can not believe the difference it made even after 1 session.

The back pain that I havê had for a month hás gone and the usual aches and pains that i havê felt for the last few years due to multiple ankle and knee Injuries were gone!!!!

I AM still feeling really good today although my neck is a bit stiff from yesterdays exercise. But the back and legs are still pain free.

I cant believe the diference in my stomach either it is noticably smaller although i didnt drink Coke yesterday either só that may havê helped.

Got my second session tomorrow morning will see how i feel after that.

Bad week

Last week was a bad week training wise. Played basketball for 2 hours on the tuesday and then did nothing until the Sunday where i went for an hours ride offroad on my motocross bike.

Also the weather hás started to get colder só my back tightness and spasms hás started to come back!!!!

This is the main reason I didnt do much last week.