Friday 9th- 196.0lbs

Had like 1800cals during the day, the had our staff christmas party, I ate a lot and drank a lot.

Went throwing in a park in the dark near my school for 30mins before the party.

3/37.

Saturday 10th- 201.4lbs

Carbs- 219g
Fat- 125g
Protein- 129g
Cals- 2569
not a good food day, pretty classic hungover diet of greasy pizza, chicken nuggets for lunch.

Did lots of throwing in the morning, Brixton training, still working on the flick issue.. had it back for a while, then lost it again.. then we were throwing hucks was completing them no problem.. wtf.. Maybe a sports pyschotherapist is the answer..

Did a breakmark drill, Then played Pickup, was a classic hungover performance, I was out of breadth after not doing a lot, lazy on defence, doing the minimum on O.. still completed a couple of sexy hucks, one backhand one flick.. and during the game I had to throw a short flick which came off fine..

4/37

Sunday 11th- 196.8lbs

Carbs- 132g
Fat- 128g
Protein- 245g
Cals- 2564

Throwing, 30mins with gf, think my flick problem is 90% solved, was fine today.

Sprint form drills;
marching, bounding, skipping, upoutdown,

2x4x10yard sprints for speed.

Crossover progression, then 3x5x 5-10-5 shuttle
Finally starting to see/feel the benefits of this, and its coming to me a little more naturally now.

Conditioning;
3x7x25yard shuttles, 1:1.5 work:rest ratio.

Monday 12th- 196.8lbs

Carbs- 183g
Fat- 120g
Protein- 233g
Cals- 2632

50mins throwing with one of the Brixton guys, 15mins ladder agility drills

Feeling really tired now, looking forward to having a break from work and going home for a while over Christmas.

6/37

Tuesday 13th- 197.6lbs

Carbs- 265g
Fat- 105g
Protein- 199g
Cals- 2837

Went to Fire.. one of my heroes, the top player on the Irish team was there, apparently he's just moved to London, so that was quite cool.

I played ok, my movement is getting better every week, and defence is getting more intense and better, which is good.. again, my throwing was notably the weakest point in my game.. i felt like the flow of my team stopped whenever I got the disc, as I just didn't have the confidence to look upfield and huck it or throw a break.. so I guess its good to have a clear target to work on, its a full 4 weeks before the next open session, so throwing everyday between now and then should make a big difference.

Wednesday 14th- 196.8lbs

Had a pretty average day, 2400cals.. then went out for dinner with gf as she's leaving for 3 weeks 2mo, had some olives, calamari, a calzone, half a slice of cake, a beer.

30mins throwing with gf.

Thursday 15th- 199.0lbs

Carbs- 235g
Fat- 134g
Protein- 258g
Cals- 3106
Not a good food day.. though none of it was cake/chocolate, so thats a win.

Had a long throwing session alone, started off focusing on the basic, narrow pivot, emphasis on completing a pass, then started to work on wider pivots, then practised putting a fake in first.. I think the faking and wide pivoting is gonna be huge, I've never actually worked on that before, which sounds stupid, but now I have I can already start to feel the benefit, getting more balanced, confident and smoother discs coming out. Then threw some hucks.
About an hour, then came home and did a couple of skater squats on left leg to try address imbalances.

9 day streak of project TED

Friday 16th.. somehow had 6k cals?!!

Was a pretty normal day, apart from a couple of chocolates and cake from staffroom table, amounting to ~500cals.. when got home, had a big pizza, chicken nuggets, cake, beer..
What brought on this cheat day/meal? Not sure, been feeling super tired lately, with school, think that was a factor in will power eroding..

Went out throwing before this huge meal, 45mins, did a little bit of 1fake and throw, mostly just basic throwing from a set position.

This morning went to the gym for first time in ages.. finding it hard to get there during the week after a daily throwing session.. conditioning is pretty easy coz you're already out there and warmed up..

Anyway, did;
Donkey kicks
Single leg hip lifts
KB swings- 24kg
Vertical hopnstick
Single leg DL, 16kg
Stir the pot
Pullups, 5,8,8
Skater squats
DB seated OHP- 24kg
RFE split squats, 3x8x24kg DBs

Saturday 17th- 200.8lbs

Carbs- 173g
Fat- 121g
Protein- 154g
Cals- 2305

Throwing for an hour alone, lots of big pivots, starting to feel the meaning of 'sitting into a throw' on the forehand, its good stuff.

11 day TED streak.

Sunday 18th- 196.2lbs

5461cals.. sigh.. was a good day until I went out for dinner with a friend, got a taste for beer, and on the way back stopped at the supermarket stopped for another few cans, cake and chocolate. Classic Meano meltdown.

During the day did lots of agility, serpentine, crossover, sprint form, an hour of throwing.

Conditioning;
3x8x25yard sprtins, 1:1.5 work;rest ratio

Monday 19th- 197.6lbs

Carbs- 176g
Fat- 127g
Protein- 217g
Cals- 2621
Almost had another meltdown, but decided to go home from work earlyish, eat a good dinner, chill and reevalate life a little, got back on track.

Went out for throwing for about an hour.

Tuesday 20th

2700cals, gorged on 1kcals from staffroom table. Threw and went to the gym, did BP, DL, Split squat

14 day TED

Wednesday 21st, went to the pub straight after work, no throwing.

Thusday, travelled home, no throwing

Friday 23rd
2232 cals, 108g fat, 180g protein, 127g carbs

Throwing alone for like 90mins

Then usual sprint form drills, crossover patterns
Conditioining was 3x8x25yard sprints, 1:1.5 work rest ratio

Day1 of new TED streak, still felt really sharp in throws today, despite 2 days off.

24 days until first trial of 2017.

Saturday 24th

2645cals, 166g carbs, 141g fat, 204g protein

Huge workout gym day

30mins rolling
Donkey kicks
SL hip lifts
Hopnstick
Inchworm
Skater squats
KB swings, 20kg 3x15
Bench 65kg
Single leg DL, 3x5x20kg
Pullups 3x8
Split squats, 25kg DBs
Lots of bodyweight lunges on left leg

Then out in the field;
20mins ladder drills
An hour throwing

Day 2 of TED streak

Sunday 25th.. Happy Christmas everyone!

2881cals, 226g carbs, 113g fat, 221g protein
Before the day began my goal was to come in under 3.5kcals, so this is pretty good.

An hour throwing, vrry windy so nothing fancy, just hit the target kind of throwing practice

Then did a couple of sets of sprints, 3point start and falling start

Then serpentine progression

Then crossover progression

Then conditioning, same as Friday

3 weeks today until first Kpow trial!

Day 3 of TED streak

Monday 26th

2428cals, 183g carbs, 88g fat, 212g protein

Officially a rest day.. did almost 2 hours of throwing this morning, focusing almost exclusively on wide pivots, was actually quite a workout for legs.. did lots of lunges on left leg to address imbalances

30 mins of rolling first
Did rolling yday too.

Tuesday 27th

2439cals, 188g carbs, 100g fat, 184g protein

An hour of throwing.. have actually started to get a blister from throwing forehands.. cant imagine many guys training that much!

Sprint form drills, finally figured out how to do the skdeways skipping.. been working on that for about 2 years..

A few ladder agility drills

Serpentine drills

Crossover drills and 5-10-5 shuttle

Conditioning
3x6x25yard sprints, 1:1 work rest ratio

5 day TED streak

Wednesday 28th

2450cals 173g carbs, 93g fat, 202g protein

30mins rolling
SL hip lift
Vertical hopnstick
Dead bug
Skater squats
KB swings 3x15x20kg
Sinle leg DL 3x5x20kg
Pullups 3x8
Split squat 25kg DBs
Dips 3x8
Lateral boundnstick
OHP 52kg
Hang power cleans 60kg

An hour throwing, focusing on wide pivotingband faking.. backhand seems pretty comfortable, flick is still a bit hitnhope.. but getting better

Then lots of left leg only pivots

The top team in UK, and Europe, just announced theirvtrials will be in March.. I sent them an application coz why not.. but thinking about it, if I was in similar physical shape to their top guys.. and I just about am.. and I keep working really hard at improving throwing.. id obv be missing high level experience, but it wouldnt be a hhuuuggeee stretch for them to take me.. sth to ponder

6 day TED streak

Thursday 29th

2377, 165g carbs, 93g fat, 208g protein

Didnt feel like myself today, not sure exactly, bit tired, rundown, short of breath, felt like I was gonna vomit when I got up this morning.. so didnt do my sprints, took a rest day

Over an hour throwing, focus on throwing a nice distance lead pass.. backhand looking good, flick needs work..
Also threw 40 hammers, scoobers, lefties, high release BH and flick

7 day throwing streak

Friday 30th

2309cals, 151g carbs, 98g fat, 195g protein

30mins rolling
Yoga table
Vrrtical hopnstick
Plank
Skater squats

An hour throwing, today was focusing on faking and pivoting.. did an extra set for flick only, backhand seems a little stronger.. the toughest thing about these is a) keeping your balance, b) adjusting for the wind, which is easy to do when youre throwing from a comfortable position, but after a couple of fakes and pivotz its ezy to lose focus and forgdt the necessary adjustments to be made in different winds..

Some left leg lunges to address imbalances

A few sprint form drills, some crossover progressions

Then conditioning, 3x7x25yard sprints, 1:1 work rest ratio, feeling much fitter now, can recover pretty quickly from these sprints

8 day TED streak

Probably no throwing 2mo coz im travelling back to London and will be going to a NYE party straight away

Saturday 31st

3043cals.. travelling back to London so rest day, no throwing.

Sunday 1st- 197.4lbs.. was pretty disappointed with this after having an excellent last 10days in terms of diet and self-control.. maybe its just variance, I had a big meal late last night, as well as a few beers

Carbs- 124g
Fat- 89g
Protein- 196g
Cals- 2115

An hour throwing in the rain, that sucked.. today was focusing on wide pivoting.. coz I missed yday, I really noticed today how sharp my throws are.. I guess the only problem with TED is you're throwing so frequently you don't really notice the improvements, or how much better or sharper you're becoming..

Some left leg only pivots to address imbalances

Gym;
20mins rolling
Sing leg hip lift
Ab wheel rollouts
Skater squats

KB Swings- 20kg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtazAFPvOOE

SLDL- 24kg KB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkvo9MMeWo

Pullups, 8,8,8
Split squats, 26kg DBs
Seated DB OHP- 26kg DBs (just about)
Hang power cleans, 60kg

1 day TED streak

Monday 2nd- 196.6lbs

A shameful 4kcals.. day was fine until met up with a couple of friends to go to the cinema, seeing the new Star Wars(it sucks).. had a hot chocolate in the cinema, and a pint afterwards.. then got home and had a leftover can of beer, then got hungry, ate a sandwich and some leftover chocolate.

Should be my last weak day until the 1st trial.

This morning did 45mins throwing with one of the Brixton guys, sprint form drills, serpentine drills, crossover progressions, ladder agility drills

Conditioning;
3x8x25yard sprtins, 1:1 Work rest ratio, man this was tough.

2 day TED streak

Tuesday 3rd.. really shocking day, loads of cake, chocolate etc... quite embarassed. Anyway, I cleared my classroom of chocolate and put a note on the staff room board to smack me around the head if I eat anything from the table.

Wednesday 4th

2900cals

Throwing, 45mins mostly working on long lead passes with one of the guys

Gym;
SLHL
KB swings, 20kg
SLDL- 20kg
Stir the pot
Skater squats
Dips

4 day TED streak.

Thursday 5th

2739cals

Throwing buddy bailed, I dragged myself out anyway.. even though it was freezing, the grass was icey.. did throwing alone for like 25mins.

Then did a little sprint form, a little crossover drills

Conditioning;
3x8x25yard sprints, 1:1 Work rest ratio

I really do feel as fit as I've ever been right now.

5 day TED streak.

Also here's my SLDL from yday;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYNrpoHsa8U

Friday 6th- 198.0lbs

3500cals, 259g protein, 149g fat

throwing, 30mins alone in the rain

6 day TED streak.

Saturday 7th

2252cals
Carbs- 74g
Fat- 118g
Protein- 220g

Gym;
Ab wheel rollouts
SLHL
Vertical HopnStick
KB Swings- 20kg
SLDL- 20kg
Pullups- 8,8,8
Skater squats
Seated DB OHP- 24kg DBs
Split squats- 26kg DBs

45mins throwing alone, focusing on wide pivots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TODabj5yw3k

7 day TED streak.