Tag: Lateral Step-up

Will I Be Sore?

Active Life – Singe Leg Bias

Warmup – 2 Rounds

  • 5/5 Lateral Box Step-ups (30″)
  • 10 Squat Press Outs (25#)
  • 10 Groiners

Workout – 6 Sets

  • 12 Front Rack Box Step-ups (20″, 95#)
  • 1:00 Rest

Went lower after standing next to the box and seeing where my knee was. Plus I haven’t had these in weeks and the reps are increased.

I knew the back one takes a long time and is taxing on my back anyway, so I didn’t do any cardio.

Active Life – Back Max

3 Rounds

  • 12 Alternating Single Leg Deadlift (125#)
  • 12 Romanian Deadlift (125#)
  • 12/12 Kroc Rows (53#)
  • 12 Evil Wheels
  • 30s Double KB Overhead Hold (50#)

Can’t wait to see if I get super sore again, like the last time I did this.

All Day Headache

Still a bit sore from the single leg deadlifts. Out in the garage around 4:30.

Active Life – Single Leg Bias

Warm-up – 2 Rounds

  • 5/5 Lateral Box Step Ups (30″)
  • 10 Squat Press Outs (35#)
  • 10 Groiners

I found that line by bumping up to the 35# plate. Can’t really hold it out with straight arms. Not sure if that’s my shoulders or what.

Workout – 6 Sets (3 per leg)

  • 10 Front Rack Box Step Ups (105#, 24″)
  • 1:00 Rest

Fuck!!!!! +10# is a ginormous difference.

Conditioning

30:00 Airdyne

Went easy and did 9.13 miles. Put off the Back Max workout until next week because I’ve had a headache all day and tomorrow will be 4 days in a row. Plus it would have been the 3rd day in a row doing good mornings, which is unnecessary.

 

Sprint Until Death

Active Life – Single Leg Bias

Warm-up – 2 Sets

  • 5/5 Lateral Box Step-ups (30″)
  • 10 Squat Press Outs (25#)
  • 10 Groiners

Workout – 3 Sets each leg

  • 10 Front Rack Box Step-ups (95#)
  • 1:00 Rest between legs

Still a challenge. Maybe I’ll add some weight next time.

Conditioning

Death by

  • 10 yard Shuttle Sprint

Walked through 12 I think, though I did have to start walking faster. Made it through 19 and 16/20.

Active Life – Back Max

3 Rounds

  • 30m/30m 1 Arm Overhead Carry (62#)
  • 10 Alternating Push-up Shoulder Tap (3 count hold at top of each rep)
  • 5 Strict Toes to Bar
  • 15/15 1 Arm RKB Swing (53#)

The T2B were easier this time, but still can’t control much of the descent.

15th of December

My quads and glutes are a little sore from yesterday.

Active Life – Single Leg Bias

Warm-up

  • 3:00 Airdyne

Went 0.91 miles.

Workout – 10:00 for quality

  • 10 Samson Walking Lunge
  • 15 RKB Swings (53#)
  • 10/10 Lateral Leg Swings
  • 5/5 Lateral Box Step Ups (30″)

Got through 3+25.

Conditioning

Picked this out of the BTWB Fitness Level Workouts in the Light category. Warmed up with 5 hang power cleans at each of 45, 95, and 115 pounds.

3 Rounds

  • 15 Hang Power Cleans (135#)
  • 15 Burpees

Went 9-6 on the cleans each round and finished in 6:14. Too much resting.

Active Life – Back Max

3 Rounds

  • 2x 10s/10s Standing Straight Leg Hold
  • 10 Lemon Squeeze
  • 10s L Hang
  • 10 GHD Hip Extension (2 second hold at top)
  • 20s/20s Samson Stretch

I did the L hangs on my fat pull-up bar, which was no big deal for only 10 seconds. The hip extensions were much easier this time.

Longer Than Forever

Yesterday Alex came by and put a new shut-off valve on the gas line for the garage heater. I hadn’t been able to turn it on since last winter. So nice to be able to heat the place up again for workouts!

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Active Life – Single-leg Bias

Warm-up – 2 Rounds

  • 5/5 Lateral Box Step Ups (30″)
  • 10 Squat Press Outs (25# plate)
  • 10 Groiners

Workout – 3 Sets

  • 10/10 Front Rack Box Step Ups (24″, 95#)
  • 1:00 Rest between legs

Challenging!

Conditioning

  • 25 Burpees
  • 25 T2B
  • 25 MB Cleans (20#)

After looking at the Active Life stuff I had a feeling it would take a lot of time, so I wanted a sprint workout. This did the trick. Clock was at 1:18 after the burpees, 2:33 after toes to bars, and finished at 3:52. I went 6-5-5-5-4 on the T2B. Didn’t feel like a very good time for that workout.

Active Life – Back Max

3 Rounds

  • 5x Pallof Series (blue band)
  • 100m/100m 1 Arm Farmer Carry (70#)
  • 5 Evil Wheels
  • 12 Good Mornings (75#)

The Pallof Series took forever because it ended up being 60 reps per round. I think I’m taking the instructions too literal on the reps because if I would have held each rep as long as it said it would have taken me well over 5 minutes. I did 6 laps (3 in each direction) around the garage for 100m. The 3 rounds of this took just shy of 30 minutes!