Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Good Behavior: W22 D2
Half Pullups
1x11 - Really thought I had 12 in me with room to spare, but failed half-way up on the 12th. Weird.
1x9
1x7
Uneven Squats - Now with a basketball!
1x7 - right side wobbly
1x5
1x5 - with assistance on right side
These are fun! However, my wonkily aligned right leg has trouble - the knee REALLY wants to cave in. On the last set I used my hands on the walls to keep myself straight throughout the movement. I'm confident I'll work this kink out. Otherwise they're awesome; no pain or any other weird problems.
1x11 - Really thought I had 12 in me with room to spare, but failed half-way up on the 12th. Weird.
1x9
1x7
Uneven Squats - Now with a basketball!
1x7 - right side wobbly
1x5
1x5 - with assistance on right side
These are fun! However, my wonkily aligned right leg has trouble - the knee REALLY wants to cave in. On the last set I used my hands on the walls to keep myself straight throughout the movement. I'm confident I'll work this kink out. Otherwise they're awesome; no pain or any other weird problems.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Burpees
Since moving to Seattle I've been winded a lot. I'm huffing up every hill, and stairs can be heart-attack scary. My lungs feel small, and unless I'm standing still or walking on flat ground, I feel like it's really hard to catch my breath.
Time to get some conditioning work back in my routine. I have no gear (read: kettlebell), and running is out until Suzi's hips are better, so I'm left with burpees. Gonna start with numbers that seem small and adjust as necessary. Eventually I'd like the working intervals to be larger than the rest intervals, and be working for about 15 minutes. Might take a while. Also, I might buy a kettlebell at some point, if I decide I liked swings and snatches more than burpees.
15 sec burpees
30 sec rest
x5
Time to get some conditioning work back in my routine. I have no gear (read: kettlebell), and running is out until Suzi's hips are better, so I'm left with burpees. Gonna start with numbers that seem small and adjust as necessary. Eventually I'd like the working intervals to be larger than the rest intervals, and be working for about 15 minutes. Might take a while. Also, I might buy a kettlebell at some point, if I decide I liked swings and snatches more than burpees.
15 sec burpees
30 sec rest
x5
Monday, September 10, 2012
Good Behavior: W22 D1
Close Pushups
1x20
1x18
1x10 - palms too far apart seems to tweak right shoulder
I think I could have squeezed out the full 20 on my second set, but that would have been maximal effort. Decided to leave some in the tank so that I won't just meet the progression standard, I'll own it.
Flat Frog Raises
1x12
1x11
1x10
1x20
1x18
1x10 - palms too far apart seems to tweak right shoulder
I think I could have squeezed out the full 20 on my second set, but that would have been maximal effort. Decided to leave some in the tank so that I won't just meet the progression standard, I'll own it.
Flat Frog Raises
1x12
1x11
1x10
Friday, September 7, 2012
Good Behavior: W21 D3
Angled Bridges
I did a few reps of these and my low back immediately felt like it was in danger. Then I had an epiphany: Doing them on the tub puts me in a weird position because the toilet is in the way of where I should be placing my legs, and the edge of the tub, which my hands are on, ends up being too low on my body. The other option in the house is the slippery, soft futon, which wreaks havoc on my wrists. In light of all that, I did some reps of what are basically half-reps of the next step; head bridges.
3x5
These felt all right. I'm not strong/flexible enough to do full head bridges yet, but I think working on them instead of angled bridges on hazardous surfaces and areas might be the ticket.
Wall Handstands
1x2min - Progression Standard!
Finally! It only took what, 17 weeks? My reward for this is to mess around with some half handstand pushups instead of doing more sets of handstands :D
I did a few reps of these and my low back immediately felt like it was in danger. Then I had an epiphany: Doing them on the tub puts me in a weird position because the toilet is in the way of where I should be placing my legs, and the edge of the tub, which my hands are on, ends up being too low on my body. The other option in the house is the slippery, soft futon, which wreaks havoc on my wrists. In light of all that, I did some reps of what are basically half-reps of the next step; head bridges.
3x5
These felt all right. I'm not strong/flexible enough to do full head bridges yet, but I think working on them instead of angled bridges on hazardous surfaces and areas might be the ticket.
Wall Handstands
1x2min - Progression Standard!
Finally! It only took what, 17 weeks? My reward for this is to mess around with some half handstand pushups instead of doing more sets of handstands :D
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Monday, September 3, 2012
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