In transition : 1st Week August

I am a trifle surprised at the difference in just three weeks or so since I stepped up my training programme. Admittedly it hasn't been a good programme since I now have a touch of tennis elbow - and it didn't come from playing tennis. I know my stroke techniques very well and I have never suffered that particular complaint as a result of playing tennis. I guess trying to train and play three days a week in addition to kneading and throwing 4kg of wet clay every week isn't really a good idea for an old fart. So I guess I'll have to cut back on the weights and step up on the tennis...but not just yet. I think I'd better give my elbow a chance to heal a bit first.

I'll miss the additional weight training, I must confess. It's actually quite therapeutic quietly lifting weights by myself in the gym. No competition with anyone, no need to worry if I'm keeping my eye on the ball and no need to worry if I'm playing stupidly for one reason or another. However, my change of eating habits (more protein and vegetables with less rice) also seems to be working well and I'll definitely stick to that. Hopefully, changing my training programme by cutting down on the heavy weights and stepping up the tennis will help get my body closer to the kind of shape I want before I go on holiday and strut my aging bod on the beach!