I am on an enforced hiatus until I see an osteopath next week for spinal manipulation, but before receiving that order, I managed a ninety-second elbow plank.
I'm sorry, I have to say that again: ninety seconds. And my form didn't suck!
I have invented a cruel and unusual home workout with kettlebells and clubbells; it involves a lot of Turkish get-ups and my new favourite obscure exercise, the Sotts press.
Barbells were relatively light this week as I've tweaked a muscle or tendon in one arm and it is not co-operative with some lifts. But I consoled myself by starting to use the assisted pull-up machine to work towards a one-armed pull-up -- the unilateral movement is really important for climbing and I've noticed with regular pull-ups that my right arm is doing more than its fair share of the work, so I want to get my left arm to activate a bit more.
(Also, as ever, there has been climbing.)
ETA: Also I was in the gym and not only was there another woman in there, she was DOING TURKISH GET-UPS. \o/ Admittedly, it was her trainer's idea not hers, but still.
ETA2: And I got in a fingerboard session! Grow strong, little tendons, grow strong.
Went to the gym three times. Went to 5 kg on my curls (3 sets of 12). Worked up the courage to take over one of the benches to do half-way-down push-ups and managed seven.
It's scary how much my actions or lack thereof are still determined by the fear of being yelled at by a gym teacher. I'm working on it.
It's scary how much my actions or lack thereof are still determined by the fear of being yelled at by a gym teacher.
*nods a lot* A couple of years ago, I think I started discovering I could go into a climbing wall or a gym and there was no gym teacher there to yell at me.
It's amazing how much difference that makes. If I'd figured it out sooner, I might not have spent twenty years hiding from all forms of physical exertion.
Today wasn't a Y day, but we winterized the house, which TOTALLY COUNTS. Hauling ladders, coiling 100' rubber hoses, emptying heavy rain barrels, clearing the gates so that they can be shoveled out once the snow hits, trimming the shrubbery.
I got in three heavy lifting sessions this week at the gym. I'm continuing to see improvement on my squats and on my deadlifts and am coming close to maxing out the weight stack on the seated row.
Pushups continue to be a challenge. I have a much easier time building strength on pulling motions than pushing motions, so while I can pull in excess of 150 pounds for 12 reps, doing a full on the floor pushup is beyond me. Thank heavens for the Smith machine. The bar makes a great adjustable prop for angled pushups.
Made it 4x this week to CF, which is what I'm aiming for - it's so damn expensive (well, for me) that I might as well get as much out of it as possible.
Quite a bit of heavy lifting - my shoulder press is very wobbly/weak due to the rotator cuffs and maxed out at 65lbs. Push press was 85 lbs and push jerk was 95lbs. Another workout involved a whole pile of deadlifts, squat cleans and more shoulder presses, oy. The shoulder isn't happy, but it's not dying on me so that's a good sign, though it's frustrating to have to do smaller versions of shoulder-intensive workouts. But slow and steady, etc.
I have been lifting heavy things! Or, at least, working out. (BTW, is this really the last catch-up post there is, or did I miss a few scrolling through the posts?)
I tried Turkish Get Ups. They're hard work. I am not sure I am doing it right - I shall check my technique. I'm also back to spending spare time lifting 'invisible' weights and pulling 'invisible' ropes and so on. I'm going to try your shoulder tension thingummies.
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I'm sorry, I have to say that again: ninety seconds. And my form didn't suck!
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My trainer has me doing planks on a ball now, so I'm back to 30 seconds.
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Barbells were relatively light this week as I've tweaked a muscle or tendon in one arm and it is not co-operative with some lifts. But I consoled myself by starting to use the assisted pull-up machine to work towards a one-armed pull-up -- the unilateral movement is really important for climbing and I've noticed with regular pull-ups that my right arm is doing more than its fair share of the work, so I want to get my left arm to activate a bit more.
(Also, as ever, there has been climbing.)
ETA: Also I was in the gym and not only was there another woman in there, she was DOING TURKISH GET-UPS. \o/ Admittedly, it was her trainer's idea not hers, but still.
ETA2: And I got in a fingerboard session! Grow strong, little tendons, grow strong.
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It's scary how much my actions or lack thereof are still determined by the fear of being yelled at by a gym teacher. I'm working on it.
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*nods a lot* A couple of years ago, I think I started discovering I could go into a climbing wall or a gym and there was no gym teacher there to yell at me.
It's amazing how much difference that makes. If I'd figured it out sooner, I might not have spent twenty years hiding from all forms of physical exertion.
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You know. House stuff. TOTALLY COUNTS.
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Rotator cuffs = miserly little bastards.
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Pushups continue to be a challenge. I have a much easier time building strength on pulling motions than pushing motions, so while I can pull in excess of 150 pounds for 12 reps, doing a full on the floor pushup is beyond me. Thank heavens for the Smith machine. The bar makes a great adjustable prop for angled pushups.
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Quite a bit of heavy lifting - my shoulder press is very wobbly/weak due to the rotator cuffs and maxed out at 65lbs. Push press was 85 lbs and push jerk was 95lbs. Another workout involved a whole pile of deadlifts, squat cleans and more shoulder presses, oy. The shoulder isn't happy, but it's not dying on me so that's a good sign, though it's frustrating to have to do smaller versions of shoulder-intensive workouts. But slow and steady, etc.
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I tried Turkish Get Ups. They're hard work. I am not sure I am doing it right - I shall check my technique. I'm also back to spending spare time lifting 'invisible' weights and pulling 'invisible' ropes and so on. I'm going to try your shoulder tension thingummies.