I’ve had a week off in Italy and hoped the break would help me to recover from very sore ribs and a damaged muscle in my backside (piriformis), but for most of the week I could not walk without a severe limp let alone even think about putting on my running shoes. Instead of getting better it got worse, particularly at night where it often kept me awake. Received a text message from Jason telling me that the sparring visit to Steve Robinson’s Gym would be on the Tuesday. He’d rearranged the visit on my behalf and I felt nowhere near fit but had to go.
So tonight’s sparring was Richard and me. He thought we’d have a light easy session in preparation for Tuesday and had left his sparring gloves. After Jason’s beating at my last visit over a week ago I felt quite apprehensive about being back in the ring but proceeded to do four 2 minute rounds on good form and Rich did got some great shots in - including giving me a nose bleed. He said I was scary tonight.
My physio friend Floss has stretched out my legs that afternoon and I’d warmed up well so my muscle problem did not bother me until after the session where I was walking like an invalid again. I wondered how I would ever be ready for the visit to Steve’s gym. Jason said that if any of his guys bullied us then he’d pull us out. Great.
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