- 150m, 75s rest
- 300m, 150s rest
- 150m, 90s rest
- 150m, 90s rest
- 150m, 50s rest
- 150m
Ran the 150s in 24-25 seconds, 300 in 54 seconds.
AMP Wednesday practice was called off so the captains can finalize the roster. So we decided to come out and play anyway. Played 3 or 4 games of 3-on-3 goaltimate, then played 2 on 2 hotbox till the lights went out. Great workout, lots of fun, can’t wait to do it again Saturday.
3 sets of 4-5 reps of exercises and sprints. One rep is this:
We did 5 reps the first two times, then cut it down to 4 for the last set. Our erexcises were:
We took about 5 min between each set to rest and do some focused throwing. We also threw for about 15 min afterwards. I worked on tired throwing and also on my leftie roaster throw. Dan pointed out that I should try to throw it inside out because that how I’d probably use it in a game.
First summer league game of the year. We played well but got beat deep on pretty much all of their goals. Not many subs, so I played just about every point. After the game, we ran 4 160yd shuttles. Each shuttle was 4x40yds (the width of the field). 90 seconds rest between each shuttle. I ran each in ~26 seconds.
Excellent weekend of ultimate. I haven’t won a non-playoffs tournament since Philly Invite last year. Also, I really felt like our team grew and learned a lot this weekend. We had a lot of subs on Saturday and won all our pool play games (none were very challenging). Then we lost our crossover to SHUYAMOUF because we did not defend the deeps well. We started strong, going up 5-2. Then they scored 10 points in a row. We came back some with a run of our own, but it wasn’t enough to win the game.
On Sunday, all the Spinners left for their game so we were down to about 10 guys. But I liked that better because I got to play more and connect more with everyone else. We won our first game against Bang, then played Lions in semis. They took half 8-3 to start, then we got a break to go to 10-5, and then we scored 6 straight to win the game on 11-10 on hard cap. That was one of the most exciting comebacks I’ve ever been a part of. Devlin gave a great half-time speech about wanting to feel our team from the sideline and our defense refocused to execute our gameplan. We took away the deeps and the arounds, and they collapsed. I caught a great huck from Harrison to tie it at 10s and Katie hit Ben with a hammer to win the game.
In the finals, we played SHUYAMOUF again. They gained their MLU players (Sean Murray and Lucas), but Amp was on fire. We started off strong and never looked back. They only beat us deep one or two times, scoring most of their goals in the front corner of the endzone or on nice IO breaks. We did slack off on taking away the arounds - will have to work on that in the future. Our ladies were especially dominant, getting several nice Ds and shutting down their assignments. In the last few points, they were completely uncovered for multiple cuts in a row. The guys also played well. Bulb caught the winning goal by walking to the throw in the enzone - there was no one even close to him.
I had the honor of being named the mens MVP for the tourney for playing strong back-hip D, attacking the break side with my throws, and deciding to stop throwing my deep throws that weren’t working. Sara got the women’s MVP for repeatedly breaking the mark and for several heads-up Ds during the day. We celebrated with some all-natural chocolate milk and dinner at GuacamoleDesi Village. Amp!
The first of our regular midweek meetups. We warmed up with a bit of plyos and the give-n-go drill, then scrimmaged (5v5, then 3v3) for over an hour. It was a lot of fun. Playing with fewer players gives you way more touches and lets you feel like you’re killing it on O because you’re way open. On D though, its a lot tougher. I did ok for the most part. My cutting was pretty good but my deep throws were way off. Throwing higher has been helping, but now I’m sometimes throwing too high. I guess that’s ok for now.
After the game, we went to Luigi’s Pizza in Fairmount and talked about jersey designs. I’m starting to feel pretty good about it. They are not gonna wind up as boring as I feared.
8 150yd shuttles (3x50yd) with the following rests: 50,75,90,120,75,90,50
Did them all in 23-24 seconds. Felt kinda slow on the last 20-40 yards of each, and my times are down two seconds from last shuttles workout.
Then Bulb and I threw for about 20 min. My mid-range throws are coming along nicely but I still have a bad tendency to throw them too low. Need to aim higher, even if it seems weird to me. My deep throws were not great, prolly because I was tired and not very focused. Scoober is coming along nicely - need to not throw so far from my body and need to think about throwing it into a trash can.
Great practice with AMP. I was a bit hurt so I didn’t go 100% on everything, but I still played a decent amount. We worked on defense for the most part: deep D, under D, etc. There was a good amount of scrimmaging, which is always nice, and the drills were pretty fun and felt useful. Also my throwing on Friday definitely paid off because my throws were pretty good today (except when they were catastrophically bad). Especially in the away cut drill, my flicks finally had enough IO on them to stay straight in the wind. Unfortunately, it did not translate well to in-game hucks. I did have a really nice full-field huck to Diana, but it was just a bit too far :-(
Short field workout with Rachel, Norm and Diana.
21 seconds cold shower.
Another amp tryout, another injury. I think I strained my quad during warmups or the first drill or something. It feels very much like the time I messed up my right quad at OMK. But this time I’m gonna take good care of it and not come back until I’m ready. So I spent most of the practice watching the drills and the grames.
20 seconds ice-cold shower.
Went to penn park with Diana to try out our new cleats and throw for a bit. We ended up picking up with some people who were playing there. The game was very low-level - no stalls, no calls, no real defense. But it was a great way to try out all the cleats I brought and it’s always fun to run around and chase some plastic.
“Are we doing the counting thing?” - Penn Park Pickup
8 morning pullups, 18 seconds of ice-cold shower time.
Amp’s first tournament of the season. I’m still coming back from my tendonitis, so I only played half a day on Saturday. The weekend was a mix of ups and downs for me. I started off on a huge down, with two drops and three turns in our first game (which we ended up losing). The rest of the games went pretty well. We beat AG on Saturday, then won our quarters game on Sunday and lost a very close game to AG in semis. I caught a layout Callahan against AG.
Things I need to improve: cutting on O. My awareness is decent but needs work, especially paying attention to my teammates. I also need to learn to stop and cut faster and to throw better into the wind. Finally, fewer turns. Maybe it was just my first game outside, but the throwaways were poor decisions and that’s no good.
EDIT: also got bit by a tick sometime this weekend. This might come in handy later.
I’ve been really lazy for the past two weeks: combination of rehabbing and being busy at work. So to get back in the habit, I’m gonna start trying to work out in the morning. That way I’ll make sure I’m getting it done.
Total: 55 pushups, 55 squats
Time: 3:07
The time makes sense considering I can do 40 burpees in just over 2 minutes.
Did our first structured tryout. We did several drills (give-n-go, breakside cuts, 3 on 3 for 3, 3 on 3 for 2 turns) and then went to a full 7 on 7 scrimmage. It was a bit windy and I threw some bad throwaways. I’m also out of shape after not running for a few weeks. But it will come back to me.
Played one day of Fools Fest on Friday, then my tendonitis started acting up and I sat out Sat and Sun. My inside backhand has really been coming along. I’ve been working on putting more snap on the throw, and I threw several this tourney that were a bit off but sat for long enough to get picked up by someone else. I also ran back a pick-6 for a goal.
A few AMP guys and friends of the team scrimmaged the Haverford mens' team. We played a game to 6 first (which we won 6-2), then played about 6 or 7 points of zone against them to give them more practice. Finally, we mixed up the teams and scrimmaged for half an hour or so. We didn’t have many subs, so I got to play a lot. Haverford has several players who are very strong, but they didn’t move the disc too well and relied on being taller and more athletic.