Day 49: Halloween is Over

...And thank goodness for that.  All that candy, all those treats, that was tough!  But I stayed true to da PCP diet.  Let's see it's been a while since I blogged last so here's what's been going on.

Sock monkeys!

The 2 amigos

I hosted a reverse coed 4's volleyball tournament this past Saturday and it was awesome.  Players came with a coed partner and then got paired with other coed teams to form random teams of 4.  King and Queen style of round robin play, best record wins.  One of the requirements was that teams dress-up and play volleyball in costume the entire tournament.  I had prizes for 1st, 2nd, best costume male, best costume female, candy count prizes and a razzie award for the worst costume!  Here's a few pics from the tournament.

Super Hero Dixie Cyclone and Racer X!!

What's radical is that I haven't played ball since the early summer, took some time off because I needed a break and focused on coaching.  But man did it feel good to get back on the court.  And what was even more awesome, was that I felt pretty fast on the court.  Food wise, I stuck to the PCP diet and felt fine most of the day.  After the tournament though, I did need to intake a bit more fruit because it was an extra long day of being active but overall, didn't feel too hungry during, just after.

To be successful in this type of tournament, teams must be able to adapt and play with anyone.  Find a way to get along and the most adaptable and complimentary team wins.  And guess what, my partner and I ended up winning the whole thing!  My main priority was just to have fun, but it was extremely awesome when the final results came in and my partner and I ended up on top.  YAY - Usagi Tsukino aka Sailor Moon and John McEnroe!!

As far as working out on that Saturday, Patrick said to at least do the jumps.  But after the tournament, it would not have been wise for me to do so, my body was completely exhausted from the day.  So I did not do any PCP workout.  Sorry Patrick.  I did stretch though.

Sunday and Monday were painful sore days.  My quads and calves were equally sore from all the max jumping, I was always in the front row block jumping at Saturday's tournament.  My shoulders and abs were sore from pressing and squeezing every time I would block.  The PCP workouts are tough, but there's nothing like a day of volleyball to create great fatigue and soreness in my muscles to last a couple days.  But nothing on my body felt injured, just sore because I hadn't used those muscles that intensely in so long.  This is huge because my right knee was giving me some issues last time I played ball, and it didn't hurt!!  So yet another reason I wanted to join PCP, to see if that would help the knee.  I did do the PCP workouts on Sunday and Monday.  Kung fu situps were impossible for me so I used the roman chair at the gym and it worked out better.  60second planks were a failure, I could barely hold for 30seconds in row after the second set.  That was really no fun, no fun at all.

So now it's Tuesday and I'm happy for just a cardio day.  I kind of like my nutrition plan right now, so I really hope it doesn't change much.  It already seems I'm on the lowest end for carb intake that I can be and keep sane.

On a random positive note, I roasted broccoli for the first time last night and that was such a nice change from steaming it.  Can't wait to eat the rest of it later tonight for my veggie snack.