Workout Recap - Week of May 19, 2019
This was a week of minor regression, frankly. With one exception, the workouts all ended up feeling like I could've done better, and that one exception was just maintaining a plateau. Thus, all told, it was disappointing. On the plus side, I had some great coconuts to eat afterwards.
Sunday
Type: Pass/Fail
Cross Plank - 2 sets of 20 breath isometric holds, each side (pass)
T&A Pull Ups - 2 sets of 7, each side (pass)
Pistol Squats, both hands behind me - 2 sets of 8, each side (pass)
Bonus: 2 sets of 3 two-way suicide jumps, 5 pull ups
I figured that my next major goal in doing push ups would be to do them on one arm and one leg, so holding that top position (which I've dubbed a cross plank) seemed like a good first step towards that. It's a surprisingly tricky balance challenge, but I'm not sure how effective it'll really be for achieving that goal. Of course, it's impossible to form a meaningful opinion on it after just one try.
Tuesday
Type: As Fast As Possible
10 sets of:
5 Pull Ups
10 Push Ups
15 Prisoner Squats
Time = 12:15
Bonus: none
It's been a while since I did ten sets of this routine, and it definitely showed. Those last couple of sets were a real grind to squeeze out, which highlights that I should place more emphasis on building endurance.
Wednesday
Type: Pass/Fail
Close Handstand Push Ups - 1 set of 8 (pass)
Stand-to-stand Bridges, one wall touch on the way up - 1 set of 10 (pass)
Skin-the-Cats - 1 set of 7 (pass)
Bonus: 2 sets of 6 half-Aztec push ups, 5 breath isometric one-armed dead hangs (each side)
There isn't much to be said about this. The most noteworthy part was mixing in some extra grip training in the bonus.
Friday
Type: As Fast As Possible
21/15/9 Chin Ups
21/15/9 Bridges
21/15/9 Straight Leg Raises
Time = 7:45
Bonus: 7 jump/thrust squats
I can't feel bad about doing that many chin ups in that short of a time. The overall time could've certainly been better, but that's no reason to discount that it's still a decent achievement as it was.
Saturday
Type: As Fast As Possible
7 sets of:
7 Burpees
7 Bridges
Time = 8:30
Bonus: 1 burpee, 1 bridge, 5 pull ups
Again, a subpar time for what it was. I could try to detail some special circumstances, but that's just a fancy way of saying that I could make excuses, and that's not going to help me do better.
