I understand why the floor of the gym is carpeted. I really do. Mats and even canvas get slippery when you have 20 guys sweating all over it twice a day in high humidity. There's really not much choice - most other Thai gyms I've seen just have bare concrete and I think I prefer the carpet to that. However, there are some problems. Everyone except me has horrific blisters on their feet for the first 2 weeks they train here as the flooring rips their soft feet up. Suddenly, I'm grateful for the calluses that 10 years of wearing formal shoes has given me, as well as the extra mat burn my feet have beene xposed to by 4 years of BJJ. Sweaty carpet is also understandably harder to clean than mat.
However the benefits of my footwear and other sports can't help when I'm forced to bang out 100 situps on abrasive carpet. I think I have carpet burn in the small of my back, just to add to the miseries of my right leg. Speaking of which, it seems to be healing up quite well - 1 week after the incident, my instep is almost healed over. I've also developed a lovely dinner plate sized bruise over my hip which took most of the impact but was thankfully covered up so not abraded.
Managed to train this afternoon. Would have gone in the morning but as my alarm went off at 6:30 I could hear the rain hammering on the roof, pulled the covers over my head and went to sleep. Pathetic.
Still, got a brilliant session this afternoon, lots of phys, some excellent pads from 'X' again. I still managed to hurt myself though. Smashed the scab off my toe with the skipping hose (that hurt, a lot).
Still, the muscle pains aren't so obvious any more and I made it through the whole warmup skip without needing to stop due to cramp or weakness. Still loviong this shit and getting better every day - left kicks and knees are getting more brutal all the time! Good shit.
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