top of page

Workout Recap - Week of May 19, 2019

  • Writer: Ash Adler
    Ash Adler
  • May 26, 2019
  • 2 min read

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.

Recent Posts

See All

Comentarios


Featured Posts
Recent Posts
RSS Feed
Search By Text
Search By Tags
Archive
RSS Feed

© 2017 by Ash Adler. Proudly created with Wix.com

bottom of page