Pickled!

 No not us!  We pickled them! The thing is, this is not a gloat because the same people could easily turn the tables on us, but just for this morning I gotta put it in writing because it's my first. Good morning of pickleball, one game went 14-12 and to be honest I can't remember if we won or lost it, the rallies were so good.

 I did a very definitive senior citizen thing yesterday, I bought Skechers pickleball shoes, I have an ongoing saga of problematic shoe issues, whether it's the lack of selection in my size, the cut around my ankles, the toe box etc. They had a buy 1 get one 1/2 off so of course that means I had to buy two pairs. What can I say, we had a good morning with me wearing my new shoes! Just don't tell Brent---

Pickleball, Pickleball, Crossfit

Played pickleball last night, pretty evenly matched, drilled this morning and pr'd my power cleans at Crossfit, I cleaned 72, not sure how I did that and it is not currently repeatable, I had to drop weight to finish. 

2+36

 AMRAP 14

Handstand Walk, Knees to Elbows, KB Swings

I forgot how heavy my kettlebell was but I used the heaviest one I've ever used. Pickleball drills before CrossFit.

Balance

Tonight I worked on balance when being pulled wide and getting back and ready to take a middle shot, also on a little strategy, breaking up this sequence with a lob.  I feel like I get pulled off and become very defensive and then forget all about trying to take back any offensive shots.  It's frustrating.  Sunday I played really well as far as returning shots but not coming through with the winners, which makes for too many lost games. Practice went well and Kolbe definitely identified some footwork and ready mistakes I was (still am) making.

Crossfit this morning was:

AMRAP 2 Deadlifts

AMRAP 19 

4 Strict Pull Ups

11 Box Jumps

13 Hand Release Push Ups

23 Cal Bike

AMRAP 2

Deadlifts

I'm not sure what all my totals were but altogether I got 165 reps, I did jumping pull ups and was really happy with them in each round.  The hand release pushups also went better than I expected,

 

Scorpions

 Yesterday's pickleball drilling went way better than Wednesdays.  Last night we went to see the Scorpions play which was really fun, it was also nice to see the pros up close make those same mistakes I make, maybe a whole lot less often though!

Crossfit this morning was deadlifts and burpee box jump overs, start with 3 each, add three each round, I finished 5 rounds + 6.

One Year

I've got one year to get ready for a pickleball event Craig scheduled for us. Off to a not great start drilling this morning despite having a cute new skirt. 

Front Squat Day

 20 Minutes to a heavy set of 3

I did 79.5 for 3 and got 2 in @80.5, failed the 3rd. I just checked and that was exactly the same as I did in April for a heavy set of 3....oh well.