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rydra_wong ([personal profile] rydra_wong) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things 2014-12-13 09:54 am (UTC)

Hrm. FWIW, the bench press will help you work towards a push-up.

Pull-ups -- it's nice if your gym has an assisted pull-up machine or bands to let you do assisted pull-ups, but the rows will be helping with pull strength, even if it's not at quite the same angle.

You could maybe add a core exercise like a plank if you feel like it (which would also help working towards push-ups), but your core will be getting worked to some degree during the big lifts (e.g. the squats).

But a) I'm not seeing any glaring gaps, and b) if it already feels sufficiently physically challenging, don't add anything.

Or at least don't add any more intense strength work.

If you feel like adding something, you could maybe play with adding some dynamic mobility stuff to your warm-up, and/or yoga stretches to your cool-down. Those would help with mobility and general physical condition without being strenuous or draining in the same way the workouts proper are.

But basically, if simple and straightforward is what you want and that's working for you, keep it simple and straightforward! It doesn't matter if the programs are "only" 20-30 minutes, if you're lifting hard. If you're left with spare physical and mental energy at the end and still want to move, then it makes sense to think about adding things.

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