Wednesday, October 8, 2014

4D W8

Monday
Woke up and vomited.  Took the day off to get well.

Tuesday
Since I took Monday off, I'll combine Monday and Tuesday today -1 set per exercise
Run with the family
Pushups - 20, 12
Leg Raises - 10, 8
Squats - 30, 20

Half Handstand Pushups - 5, 3
Pullups - 7, 5
Bridges - 8, 5

Wednesday
Run with the family
Pushups - 3x10
Lying Leg Raises - 3x10
Squats - 3x10
Pressed for time, did the cals as a rapid circuit, and don't feel bad because I'm quite sore from Tuesday.

Thursday
Suzi's birthday.  Took it off.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

New Schedule, New Strategy

I'm a weekend warrior again, working Fri-Sun, 05:50-17:50.  New workout schedule:

Monday - Run, Pushups, Leg Raises, Squats, Stretch
Tuesday - Run, Handstand Pushups, Pullups, Bridges, Stretch
Wednesday - Repeat Monday
Thursday - Repeat Tuesday
Fri-Sun - Off

Also, I'll be shifting focus from pure strength to muscular endurance.  I took over a month off from calisthenics to try to heal my elbow tendinitis.  The elbows are better, but not 100% - especially the left elbow.  So, I'm gonna try an experiment and dial back the intensity of the exercise, but up my reps.  That means regular pushups, regular pullups, half handstand pushups, and dialing my leg raises back to the floor.  My elbows really started giving me trouble when I advanced to uneven pullups and half one-arm pushups, so I'm hoping that less intense movements will be gentle enough to allow healing.  That probably doesn't make sense, medically.  I'll do three sets of each exercise, as many reps as I can.  I may very well just flare the tendinitis right back up, but after so much time off I gotta do something.

I'll continue to call my workout 4D, which now has the extra meaning of four days :)

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

4D W7

Monday
Handstand Pushups
1x3
1x2

Tuesday
Close Pullups
1x8
1x6
Bridges
1x12
1x10

Friday
One Arm Pushups - countertop
1x16
1x10
Pistols
2x5
Hanging Frog Raises
1x15
1x10

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

4D W6

Still using the work schedule excuse to keep the workouts 1D.

Tuesday
Handstand Pushups
1x3
1x2
Close Pullups
1x6
1x5
Bridges
2x10

I seem to be losing reps.  I suppose that's bound to happen when you don't sleep enough, eat well enough, or have a well-rounded workout schedule.

Friday
One Arm Pushups - countertop
1x15
1x7
Tried a rep on the table between sets.  Nope.
Pistols
2x5
Hanging Frog Raises
1x15
1x9

Monday, August 4, 2014

4D W5

Monday
Handstand Pushups
2x2
Close Pullups
1x7
1x5
Bridges
2x12

Friday
One Arm Pushups - Countertop
1x15
1x10
Pistols
1x6
1x5
Haning Frog Raises
1x15
1x10

Monday, July 28, 2014

4D W4

Monday
Handstand Pushups
1x3
1x2
Close Pullups
2x8 - 2 hands 1 ring; much more difficult
Shoulder went out at start of second set.  Couldn't get it working for about 45 minutes.  I need a doc.
Bridges
Forgot to do them after work again!

Tuesday
Bridges
2x12
I remembered.

Friday
One Arm Pushups
1x15
1x12
Pistols
1x6
1x5
Hanging Frog Raises
1x15
1x10

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

4D W3

My 4d workout has been pretty 1d so far, but a schedule change is coming at work, so my days of working 2-3 weeks straight are numbered!

Tuesday
Handstand Pushups
1x2
1x3
Close Pullups
1x10
1x7
Bridges
Didn't have time to do these before work, and forgot to do them after.

Friday
Stretch
Approx. 30 min.

Saturday
One Arm Pushups
2x13
Pistols
1x6
1x5
Hanging Frog Raises
1x15
1x12