Attempting 30 minutes of dbl bass and 30 minutes of Johnny Rabb free-hand technique every day for all of 2010.

Daily sprint timings on the drum-o-meter and hopefully I'll find a graphing tool to show progress and digression.

Daily record of drill tempos through "Stick Control" and "Syncopation"

Three times per week heavy physical therapy work for ball of foot, and for ankle-knee-hip stability.

Weight lifting and rice bucket work in a self-made Tom House system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_House with help from pro-pitcher Adam Eaton.

4 days a week of core work too.

Test week's Times and BPMs (hits per minute which are nefariously called Beats Per Minute)

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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Jan 20 '10 Weds

Total drumming:  2 hour rehearsal 18 piece big band.

Exersize:
Leg joint stability
Tom House style 3lb dumbell 'strength in the range of motion" work

Non drumming:
Punchlist for second iteration of StopWatch
Took son(s) to Dr, Tap Dance, Gym, and got one rolling on homework, and met with a teacher

So, Last Weds I played amazingly with the Fred Radke band.  Tonight, however, I did not.  As I reviewed my workout schedule, it was at least partially to blame.  I'd done my heavy day yesterday, (because I'd fallen almost 2 weeks behind).  I'm supposed to do it the day after the rehearsal (game).  And, today I did my Tom House-style range of motion workout.  I'm not supposed to do that till next Monday.  And my body did not want to play drums tonight.  Not at all.  Unfortunately, instead of holding back and just phoning it in to preserve my joints, etc, I gave too much, so my hands are feeling pretty lousy tonight.  They felt lousy during the rehearsal too.  Double bass stuff barely worked in rehearsal.  With all these solos, I think I'm going to have to modify the set I use there so it gives more consistent feedback.  So sad, too bad.  I'm back at it tomorrow!

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