A Bit More

Warm-up

  • 20 PVC Passes
  • 10 Bench Press (45#)
  • 8 Bench Press (95#)
  • 6 Bench Press (115#)

Chest

MAX Bench Press (140/70#)

Was able to get 35 reps.

MAX Decline Push-ups (12”)

Did 42 here. Happy to be getting more reps than the first time we did this program.

3 Sets

  • 8 Seated DB Shoulder Press (50#)

100 DB Bench Press (30/15#)

Went with 10 sets of 10 for a time of 2:15.

Remove the Wall

Conditioning

5 Rounds

  • 10 Renegade Rows (50#)
  • 10 Incline Back Fly (20#)
  • ~190m Row
  • 8/8 Lateral Step-downs (12”)
  • 12 Reverse Lunges
  • ~180m TrueForm Run

Parter-ish workout with B, so the distances are rough estimates of what I was getting. Took us 21:59.

Gymnastics

We did some spotting and worked on not relying on the wall for handstand kick-ups.

Midline

Tabata

  • 10 alt Single Arm Single Leg V-ups (8# DBs)
  • 9 Leg Raises
  • 20 Russian Twists (45# plate)
  • 14 alt Side Crunches

Long Rest Break

B wasn’t feeling great so we didn’t workout for several days.

Warm-up

  • PVC Passes
  • 10 Bench Press (35#)
  • 10 Bench Press (95#)

MAX Bench Press (120/60#)

Got through 47, which beats the 41 from earlier in the week and the 45 from last time through the program.

100 Push-ups

Went 8×5 and 20×3 for a time of 4:03.

Incline Bench Press

Three sets to failure @ each of 3 weights

  • 16-12-11 @ 120#
  • 17-14-13 @ 100#
  • 20-20-20 @ 80#

Accessory

6 Sets

  • 12 Tricep Pushdowns (49#)
  • 1:00 Rest

Sabbatical is Over

First day back to work after my three month sabbatical. The kitchen isn’t finished, but is looking pretty good! Warmed up with 10×45 and 10×95 bench.

Chest

MAX Bench Press (120/60#)

Got 41, which beats the first time through the program by 1 rep.

MAX Ring Push-ups

Did 28, which is 2 reps better.

3 Sets

  • 10 Seated DB Shoulder Press (45#)

75 DB Bench Press (40/20#)

Went with all sets of five and tried resting the dumbbells on my chest most of the time instead of sitting up. Finished in 2:36 to beat my 2:48.

Conditioning

15:00 AMRAP

  • 50 alt Plank Knee-to-Elbows
  • 50 Jump Rope
  • 25 Air Squats
  • 50 Mountain Climbers
  • 25 alt Side Crunches
  • 25 Russian Kettlebell Swings (53#)

Got through 4+50.

Hold It v2

No workout yesterday since Dad offered to come down and help in the kitchen. He got my snow blower running and then we laid the new flooring. After taking the previous two days to remove the old flooring, I’m beat after three days of basically sitting and kneeling on the floor.

My triceps are really sore again, but this time from the bench and triceps work we did on Friday. My shoulders and chest feel it a bit as well.

Conditioning

4 Rounds

  • 15/10 cal BikeErg / Sandbag Hold (100/65#)
  • 8/8 Kroc Rows (53/35#) / OH Hold (45# plate)
  • 12 DB Step-ups (12/30# DBs, 20″) / Plank
  • 16 Single Arm DB Hang C&J (40/25#) / Straight Arm Lat Pulldown Hold (49/27#)

Almost the same as we did a couple of weeks ago. With B, one person holding while the other does their reps. I was on the bike first and then we switched that around for rounds 3-4. We finished in 29:08.

Gymnastics

3 Sets

  • 3 Handstand Kick-ups