Yesterday my glutes and arms were sore from Sunday, but both are better today. Yesterday morning I did the PT kegels and then before lunch I lubed up the treadmill and walked for 20 minutes, which was about 1.25 miles. Had my first full session of PT at 5 and it was great. I’m very impressed so far. We discovered my left glute isn’t activating. I would have bet you money it was working in the test we did; it sure felt like I was squeezing the muscle. Crazy how the wires can be all crossed up like that. Found some more weaknesses and got a bunch of new exercises to do. In the evening I did 6-4-2 of the McGill Big 3 and another session of the kegels.
Today I did all of my new PT exercises before lunch and went to the 4pm class.
Warm-up
- 2x 100/100′ Walking Side Shuffle
- Steamboat PT exercises
- 4x 100′ Walk Backwards
- 30 cal Echo Bike
- 3×10 Push-ups
- Bottom Squat Hold
I tried a few kipping pull-ups and kicked up to the wall. Both felt good!
Conditioning
- 0:00-10:00 (Solo)
- 5 Rounds
- 80′ Sled Push (180#)
- 15 Pull-ups
- 5 Rounds
- 10:00-20:00 (Partner w/ Brandi)
- 3 Mile Echo Bike (switch about every 30 seconds)
- 5:00 Rest
- 25:00-35:00 (Solo)
- 30 DB Walking Lunges (35# DBs)
- 30 Box Push-up Step Overs (24″)
- 30 Seated DB Shoulder Press (35# DBs)
- 30 Strict HSPU
A lot of subbed movements but it worked out well and I got in a great workout.
I did the five rounder in 7:40 with quick choppy steps on the sled but nowhere near a sprint pace. I was able to do 3×5 on every round of pull-ups with just a regular kip! Felt good for not having done any kipping in over a month.
It was written as a two mile bike but that would have given way too much rest compared to the people who were trying to do 3,200 meters on the rower (impossible). Bumping up to three miles was good and we finished in 8:11.
The lunges were fine and unbroken. I planned to use 40 or 45# but those dumbbells must be down in the basement. Worked out well though because the shoulders got blown later with the 35s! I didn’t want to have to go all the way to the ground yet, probably putting my back into flexion at some point, so the box push-up step over was a good alternate instead of burpees over the bar. I did 3×10 on the seated presses and could feel that the handstand push-ups were going to be rough. I barely got two HSPU to start and fought through a total of 5×2 before switching to singles. Ended up getting 15 singles, for 25 total, 5 shy of finishing.
Midline
McGill Big 3
- 7-5-3 Curl-up
- 7-5-3 Side Planks
- 7-5-3 Bird Dogs
Been doing 6-4-2 for a week so it’s time to increase the reps. I also went side to side today on the side planks, passing through a regular plank instead of doing all 7 on a side before switching. So there was no true rest after each side plank like the few seconds I’d get the other way between reps.
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