SportsShoes Blog

Played 2 events back to back, finishing the second last weekend.

In wimbledon I started off strong in my first 2 matches and although Andrew Birks , a young up and coming player, gave me a good test in the second round, I won quite comfortably in the end 3- 0 setting up a clash with seasoned pro Scott Handley. I played ok but lost 11-9 in the fifth after 70 minutes. It’s a match though, with another few weeks of training after my injury, that i’d expect to win.

following this I played in the west of Ireland. Tough 1st round versus Oliver Pett where I won in a tough 4 sets, setting up a clash with Piedro Schweertman of Holland. With the number 2 seed withdrawing with injury it was a great chance to make the final. Unfortunatly though, a slight tweek in my hamstring prevented any further progress here. Still on the plus side, I have a lot more squash under my belt and with a few big events coming up i’m hoping to salvage something from what has been a very disappointing season thus far…

Great day today. Got up early, went to the gym and did a fantatsic chest workout…

3 X flat bech press

3 X incline dumbell flyes

3 X cross over flyes

3 X stability ball dumbell press

3 X press ups.

Then went and picked my girlfriend up and went to the swimming baths for an hour. Came home, had some lunch, had a kip and then went back to te gym to do triceps. Awesome… feeling it now though!

Forgot to ask though, anyone watch the wimbledon final? best final i have EVER seen. I use to play a lot of tennis in my younger days so love it when wimbledon comes on for a couple of weeks a year.

Even my missus loved it, although I think it may had had something more to do with the fact she has a little crush on Nadal!

By the way, has anyone else got any similar blogs that they are writing on the same subject as me, really interested to see how other people may be getting on ( or falling behind ) with their progress.

J.