Training Log Archive: paddyc87

In the PEC. 30 minute drill, first on rower (level 9), bike (level 20), and treadmil (16kmh), and repeat. Then a series of lower body weights in the free weights room and on the machines in the main gym. Good session, worked a good sweat and was pretty tough.

Firsts training at cherryvale. Slight improvement on monday night, but I'm still miles away from the first XV. I'm not in Jody's plans for the immediate future, and will be on strictly watching duties come Saturday in Carryduff. Wasn't the hardest of sessions physically, but technically was quite useful.

Firsts training at Cherryvale. Was pretty tough, and I fared pretty poorly, apart from the run at the end. I just can't release the ball quick enough at the minute, it's like I just want to take that extra bounce or solo. It's so frustrating as I know I can do this, like in the 13 a side tonight, I marked our best forward this year, and did a reasonable job on him. But when I was asked to bring the ball out of defence from CHB, where I don't usually play, I was like Bambi on ice, and frittered away possession on a number of occasions, incurring some wrath. On the bright side, I finished comfortably in the top 3 in the run: 4 minutes, starting one end of the pitch, sprint 20 sec, recovery 10 sec, for 4 mins. Was pretty tough, but saw it through well.

Just a thought, why can't I do the very same things I do so easily and effectively for the Seconds, when training with the Firsts? It was suggested tonight that maybe it's just I feel very much uncomfortable in the firsts environment, whereas with the seconds, I'm one of the very main men and I feel everyone respects me and holds me in the highest esteem. But with the firsts, I know there's people who don't think I can play. And those that do will feel their confidence is misplaced after tonight's showing. Much as I may have mocked them in the past, maybe I just suffer from a type of Graeme Hick or Mark Ramprakash-esque syndrome. Whatever, there's 4 league games left and 3 Promotion play off games, and I need to somehow make the cut, and fast.

Down to Cherryvale. Warm up followed by 2 10 minute running exercises, first, sprinting the breadth of the pitch and run back at lower pace as many times as possible. Then secondly, a bit of old school training and an old Sean Cunningham favourite: the snake. Sprint across all the lines of the GAA pitch, and jog barely above walking pace on the length between each line. Bloody tough, and felt a wee bit sick afterwards but then it was devised by the sick brain of old Sean!

Then spent the rest of time with the football, working on the essentials, kicking, catching and soloing, and even indulging in a bit of shooting.

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