DaveGetsFit

First a quick word about my posting frequency. Now that I am a confirmed Twitterholic, I find that I can use it to post quick thoughts on the go. It’s easier than finding the time to get to the computer to knock out a post. Heck, I’m writing this one on my phone in a store parking lot waiting for it to open. But there are some things that just can’t be covered in 140 characters, so my blogging days aren’t over.

I have a standing post over in the right column under Stuff where I describe Boogie Golf. I called it that because the purpose of the game is to keep moving and get some exercise. But if you read further into the article, you will find that the inspiration for it was my attempt to find an activity that fell in line with Mark Sisson’s Primal Blueprint. Thus I now call it Primal Golf.

I teed of a 6:30 this morning in very low light conditions because of clouds. My first tee shot sounded and felt good but I had no idea where it went. I dropped a ball at the 150 marker and pressed on. On #2 I hit a ball in the right rough which is very sandy—lost ball number two. But I managed to keep the ball in sight after that and didn’t lose another. Aftere that it was a mixture of awful shots mixed in with a healthy dose of Shots That Didn’t Suck (STDS). Thanks in particular to a nice string of shots with my 26 degree utility club on 12 thru 15, my STDS total was 17. Not bad.

One thing that really separates Primal Golf from “real” golf is my mental attitude. When I was playing with the goal of shooting a good score and lowering my handicap, my reaction to bad shots was one of anger and frustration. But with Primal Golf, it’s just a quick “oh well” before moving on to the next shot. It’s a healthier way to play.

Well, I was going to say more but my thumbs are getting tired!

I didn’t feel like doing a third consecutive day at the gym so during lunch today I headed to the range to hit a small bucket of balls, and to do a little work on my short game.  In retrospect, I probably should have stuck to chipping and putting because making those full swings put unneeded pressure on my sore foot.  But it felt great to whack some!   I was hoping to start playing in a week or two but that will depend on my foot.  You really don’t appreciate how important your feet are until they don’t work properly!!

Good day on the food side of things.  I had my standard egg scramble for breakfast, and a big ass salad with a chicken breast for lunch. I ate some left over ground beef in tomato sauce with a little asparagus this evening.

I’m planning on hitting the gym tomorrow to do some lifting and another round of rowing.

Morning weight:  208lbs (damn thing is stuck!).

Just a heads-up that I’ve added another page to my “STUFF” — a collection of pages concerning subjects not necessarily directly related to my blog.  In this case, it’s a repeat of an old post describing what I call “Boogie Golf.”  I haven’t been playing it in awhile but I hope to get started again next month when there is enough light to tee off before the first normal tee time of the day.