training shoes vs. performance shoes
Starting to play a lot in the "training shoes" (the two pairs of Adidas) more often and noticing I am getting a lot stronger. 😍 Especially at the beginning/middle of every session now. I noticed I have the strength to be able to do "yanks" where I can jerk myself over really quickly to one side of the pads or the other on doubles. I was playing one of my edits last night and got a PB on it, and noticed that I was able to do the large momentum shifts flawlessly in a way that felt like both my legs and arms were doing a lot of work. The exercise overall felt a bit more high aerobic than anaerobic, as it felt like I was in that "happy zone" of not topping out my heart rate 24/7 but I felt like I was making big muscle moves. My watch seems to agree. Maybe no more fancy shoes unless I'm specifically having a long session/score grind. I could probably designate the weekends for that.