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Back in Germany, my home away from home (away from home). I don’t remember ever being in Osnabrueck but Joey tells me that we played there during our first season with LahnDill.  I have no choice but to believe him.  I have a bad memory for that sort of thing.  Let me rephrase that; I have a bad memory.

3 day training camp leading into a 3 day tournament with Germany, Great Britain, and the Aussies.  It was a challenging week.  The little General conspired with nature to produce an itinerary that skillfully combined the pleasures of high intensity with high humidity.  More to come on the tournament…

Monday May 26 – AM flight to Muenster via Montreal and Frankfurt

Tuesday May 27 – noonish arrival in Osnabrueck – 2 hr evening training

Wednesday May 28 – 3 hr morning session – lifting – 3 hr afternoon session

Thursday May 29 – 3 hr morning session – 3 hr afternoon session

Friday May 30 – 1 point OT win vs. Australia – 1 point win vs. Germany

Saturday May 31 – 7 point win vs. GB – semifinal win vs. GB

Sunday June 1 – 15 point win vs. Australia

My last week in Kits.  Packed up the bachelor pad and rented a room in Langley, since I’ll be away almost the entire summer.  I decided that paying Kitsilano rent is only defensible on the grounds that you actually live there, and not out of a suitcase.

Not my best week in terms of volume, but I managed to be efficient when I was in the gym.

Monday May 19 – lifting

Tuesday May 20 – lifting, shooting 45 min

Wednesday May 21 – evening practice 2 hrs – scrimmage, chair skills, shooting

Thursday May 22 – 90 min shooting with Bear using the Gun

Friday May 23 – 1 hr shooting

Weekend – 1 hr shooting – packing – moving – sleeping? 

This is my first weekly training log. These will get more detailed as I go along for anyone who’s curious about how I train and what I’m working on. I’m going to start with last week May 5 – 11. It was a strange one, coming off a long tournament and heading into a tough training camp, with a shoulder MRI squeezed in there. It’s nice to finally know what’s really going on with my shoulder. Not the best news, but with a bit of care and caution I should be able to train at a high level all summer. It’ll take discipline though. Stretching, band and ball exercises, ice, monitoring, knowing when to stop. Not exactly strengths of mine, but it’s never too late to learn.

The training camp was grueling. A solid throwback performance by Coach Frog(ley). I think he wanted to set the tone for the summer, while making use of every single minute we had on court together. Potent combo. Any upstart rumours entertaining the notion that Frog is getting soft may consider themselves effectively crushed.

Mon. May 5 – day after Defi Sportif – 1 hr lifting with Dave – flight home to Vancouver

Tues. May 6 – shoulder MRI – 2 hrs handcycling

Wed. May 7 – Evh test measuring respiratory function during exercise. Failed. I’m a weezer. – 1 hr shooting – 90 min evening practice

Thurs. May 8 – travel to Toronto for training camp

Fri. May 9 – 6 hrs on court with Team Canada – evening nutrition and video sessions

Sat. May 10 – 6 hrs on court with Team Canada – evening feasting and team bondage…er bonding

Sun. May 11 – 5 hrs on court with Team Canada – crash – burn – home to Fergus to pick up the pieces…