With my new workout program now in place, and being one week into it, I am feeling accutely aware of the muscles in my body.

This proved to be useful in observing some things while playing at rehearsal this week.  For one, my balance shifts fairly significantly when I sing. It's clear that I'm leaning more than I should be into the microphone.  So for tonight's show I'm going to try setting up the mic stand in a way that is more conducive to good posture.

Additionally, although this is an obvious aspect of drumming, I became even more aware of the core muscles used in staying balanced on the throne while all four limbs are a-flailing. I'm glad my new workout regimen has a lot of challenging core/balance exercises; it will be interesting to see how this affects my drumming.

I'm currently in the van on my way to La Crosse, where Sunspot will be opening for Caroline's Spine, a band I really enjoy listening to and seeing live. So going into the show with the anticipation of seeing them makes me even more excited to play.  I'm not sure if I'll be using my drum kit or not (last time their drummer - who by the way did an exceptional job of playing - shared his), so that could be a challenge. I'm sure it will be a blast either way, though!