Oh, I agree it's appropriate to tailor programs, but then complaining that your tailored version of [whatever] doesn't work so [whatever] doesn't work gets up my nose. :)
And yes, I should have mentioned -- it's originally scheduled for 3x per week, I figured I'd start with that and drop to 2x if needed. Now that my health insurance no longer gives me anything for going to the gym regularly *mutter mutter*.....
My biking is Happy Commuter Biking. But apparently I do enough that I can keep up with competitive cyclists on a casual ride. I can't keep up if they go all-out, but their comfortable riding pace is good for me. I'm still pretty o.O about that. However, I didn't train much during the winter, so even a 20-mile ride now is noticeable....
My biggest concern is the assisted pullups for barbell rows. I've been reading around and it looks like inverted pullups are harder to do in good form than many people think, though, so maybe I just wasn't strong enough when I tried them. I can try again, I suppose. But I really want to do a pullup. I'm at the point where my 1rm for assisted pullup needs a 25% counterweight. I guess the worst that can happen is that I don't progress as quickly in bench and press as I would have, and I don't really care that much. I mean, I want to get stronger, but I'm not in a rush.
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And yes, I should have mentioned -- it's originally scheduled for 3x per week, I figured I'd start with that and drop to 2x if needed. Now that my health insurance no longer gives me anything for going to the gym regularly *mutter mutter*.....
My biking is Happy Commuter Biking. But apparently I do enough that I can keep up with competitive cyclists on a casual ride. I can't keep up if they go all-out, but their comfortable riding pace is good for me. I'm still pretty o.O about that. However, I didn't train much during the winter, so even a 20-mile ride now is noticeable....
My biggest concern is the assisted pullups for barbell rows. I've been reading around and it looks like inverted pullups are harder to do in good form than many people think, though, so maybe I just wasn't strong enough when I tried them. I can try again, I suppose. But I really want to do a pullup. I'm at the point where my 1rm for assisted pullup needs a 25% counterweight. I guess the worst that can happen is that I don't progress as quickly in bench and press as I would have, and I don't really care that much. I mean, I want to get stronger, but I'm not in a rush.