SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 – day two
I woke up after a good 10-hour sleep feeling absolutely stuffed. My legs were very sore, especially my glutes, quads and feet. I guess you could say that it’s probably a really good thing knowing that the body is working hard.
Session one
We arrived at the gym around 8am and hopped on the spin bike for about 10 minutes to get the legs moving and then we were straight into it.
Today’s emphasis was mainly about improving what we did yesterday with the same exercises and movements, but with a lot higher intensity and a lot more repetitions and sets.
After one day I have already improved these movements and they really started to feel more and more instinctive each rep I did, which is a very good sign.
Bill and Dave (Bill’s assistant) harped on the fact that I shouldn’t be robotic any more but instead do each movement very fluently and game-like.
The session went for about two hours, and the last half an hour was an absolute killer.
This part of the session was primarily about deep squats and pushing through the feet rather than the knee.
I reckon I did about 30 double leg squats and then 20 single leg squats on each side. The hard bit though was I had a resistance band tied around me pulling me towards the wall. This made sure I held my feet down really tight and strong, and it put a lot more tension on the body.
When the session ended, I recovered again via an ice bath and spa and then had a kick of the footy with Dave.
It's actually quite funny having a kick of the pill with the locals, who haven't played before!
Session two
After having a break for a couple of hours, we arrived back at the gym for an upper body session.
The session was about taking the load off my legs, as I had already had three solid leg sessions. Tomorrow I will be straight back into working on the knee and lower body.
It was probably the weirdest, but hardest upper body weights session I have ever done.
There was no lifting heavy weights – rather the main emphasis was about my core, hips and back.
Every set and rep I did was about me taking control of my core and not collapsing through my back and hips.
Each rep I did was with a resistance band and the majority of movements and exercises were all endurance based, rather than lifting heavy weights and then having a break.
I hardly had a break, which was definitely on purpose, as the further I got into the session the more I was fatiguing, which made it a lot harder on the body and mind.
The session was a bit shorter and went for about an hour and 30 minutes. Afterwards, Joel and I went outside on the grass fields and worked over the hands on the footy for about 10 minutes and then had a light kick-to-kick.
Go Dees!
