This last week has been okayish. Relatively chill stuff, if I remember correctly. Monday I got a bit frustrated doing some three-step, simply because I was getting things wrong. It probably didn't help that today is the first time I've slept well in over a week. It wasn't too bad, however. I worked with green belt FP, and he bruised the fuck out of my weak lil' extremities (even though he wasn't meant to train, he'd just been in hospital! Dickhead!).

Tuesday was, again, okayish. Lil' bit of sparring, I think. Did some black belt stuff to prepare the two black belts who were grading today. I got the hold the pads for the jumping bits, rather than have a go. Both disappointed but glad, haha. I know I would've made a mess of it, so it's okay. I got to be useful in another way, at least!

I have actually forgotten Wednesday.

Thursday was a bad day for me. Some personal stuff happened, and one of the people involved were at the club. I had to work late, so got there late for the senior lesson, and the person was there and it was awkward and stuff and I think the masters were suspicious, haha. It's all resolved now, but sometimes I just don't want to be at the club and I'm not the best at hiding it when I perform.

Couldn't make the Friday or Sat sessions, and the squad today was cancelled. Instead there was the black belt grading, where my friends N and R graded to first and second dan respectively. It was amazing to watch. I am now confident I won't be a black belt. They did things that I won't do, and actually, since watching them do that, I'm okay with it. I'm okay not being a black belt. I'm just going to be my level, which is just under.

This last week I've been hanging out with FP on a training level. He wants to improve his cardio and patterns, and asked me for help. This gives me another excuse to exercise, so I am helping him. We go for some runs in a local woods/park, and then we explore the woodlands as a cool down. All at night, of course. My friend C will join us when FP has upped his stamina and cardio. Eventually, it will be nice to have a little group of us from training doing this little extra stuff together.

At the gym! I can officially leg press over my current body weight! I weight about 62-63kg, and can leg press 75 (I think it is. Definitely in the 70s). Apparently, it is optimum to be able to lift, etc, 115% of your body weight in your major muscle groups. I need to get on that!

My stretching needs a lot of improving. Sure I can kick head height, but my calves and my back are to tight all the time. Gotta work on it. Which I will go do now, actually! So, next week is a new and hopefully better week.