Chin-ups with a weighted pack on my back, total extra weight 4.1 kgs, sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2. So 20 in total.
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Chin-ups with a weighted pack on my back, total extra weight 4.1 kgs, sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 3 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2. So 20 in total.
Chest to floor press-ups, with a weighted pack on my back, total weight 4.1 kgs, 8 sets to failure, 4 minutes = set + rest: 18 - 13 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10. Total = 92.
That sounds like a serious workout Mike! Well done for keeping the thread churning while I was off for a few days backpacking and wild camping. Arrived home this afternoon with soaked kit, a back niggle, but ultimately refreshed and re-spirited for the Christmas season onslaught of visits to and from!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Easing return into the routine with a familiar EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
43 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 42 - 43 - 40 - 38 - 36
Welcome back Mossdog - wild camping at this time of year - very brave! Have a go at using that backpack for some of your press-up sessions - it makes it interesting.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms.Eccentric lowering. 2 mins break between sets, during which I did (x10) reps of floor to lock to floor press-ups. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
24 (10) - 17 (10) - 13 (10) - 12 (10) - 11 (10) - 9 (10) - 10 (10)
Chin-ups with a weighted pack, total extra weight 4.1 kgs, sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 4 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2. So 20 in total.
Pleased with that 4 in the first set.
Another trip out of Teesdale today, and headed for Tebay to run the fell race route.
8.3 miles, 2,989 feet, 2hrs 16 mins.
It has been a while since I came this way, and all the way around today I had the dread of that final climb from the beck up to Blease fell on my mind. As it was, while causing the usual amount of huff and pain (of the good sort!), I seemed to reach the summit quicker than I remembered. Nothing to do with my speed, obviously (!), but perhaps when we magnify issues in our mind, the reality then appears so much..erm...'softer'. The run from Blease fell back to Tebay, is of course blissful, once my legs had got over the physical shock for the previous climb and remembered how to shake themselves into a running gait again.
It's a shame that for the most part of the route the roar of traffic on the M6 spoils what would otherwise be a pleasant outing. At least midway, around Black Force (the pretty part of the route) the wind was sufficiently strong as to temporary obscure traffic noise.
A friend of mine has just moved to Tebay, and we discovered that amongst its many charm it also has 5G - who'd have thought! Tebay, so well connected on all front :)
Chin-ups, set, then 1 min rest. Reps to failure in each set. 4 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1
Not very pretty! I 'ate these :(
Well done! Has your elbow discomfort fully settled?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Chest to floor press-ups, with a weighted pack on, total extra weight 4.1 kgs, 8 sets to failure, 4 minutes = set + rest: 18 - 14 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10. Total = 93.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms.Eccentric lowering. 2 mins break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
27 - 17 - 13 - 11 - 11 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 9
Chin-ups with a weighted pack, total extra weight 4.1 kgs, sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 2. So 22 in total.
Chest to floor press-ups, with a weighted pack on, total extra weight 5 kgs, 8 sets to failure, 4 minutes = set + rest: 16 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 9. Total = 83
Getting closer to the "ideal" 8-12 reps - not sure if my pack will tolerate much more weight.
Great going Mike. Yes, I have to be carefully backpacking now due to back niggles, so I'm not sure I'd want to 'tempt fate' by adding a pack for press-ups at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
EMOM - sets of 11 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
41 - 41 - 41 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 38 - 31 - 23 - 12
Somewhat different (for me) today.
press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Sets between 4 min rest. Each set to failure.
Reps per set: 33; 21; 22; 26 (!); 23; 21
Between sets rest as I'm keen not to rush these as I want to ensure my form stays on track and so avoid those back-ache niggles.
A few notes. Floor was palms off the floor at the bottom of the movement. I'm not sure what's best here. Palms off means a full dead weight lift for the next rep, but perhaps keeping the palms in contact means no isometric rest for the muscles?
Failure? Can mean I don't subjectively feel I can do another rep, but in this case I made sure by attempting the push-up and actually failing (a bit like chin-ups!).
The distribution of reps here is odd. That 26 suggests 4 mins provides too much resting and maybe I should try 3 mins to ensure better fatigue? It was too late in the exercise, but I did wonder whether wall squats in the 'rest' periods might have been a good idea.
Chin-ups with a weighted pack, total extra weight 5 kgs, sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2. So 17 in total.
I could certainly feel that extra 0.9 kg.
Well done. Those half press-ups confirming true failure are tough. As to palms off the floor or not, I doubt it makes any difference once your chest is fully on the floor - your arms are doing very little work either way. I just let my elbows flop out to the side rather than lifting my palms.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
That's sounding suspiciously like special forces training, prepping for some bad shi7 black ops :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Chest to floor press-ups, with a weighted pack on, total extra weight 5 kgs, 8 sets to failure, 4 minutes = set + rest: 16 - 12 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 9. Total = 85.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms.Eccentric lowering. 2 mins break between sets, during which I did (x10) reps of floor to lock to floor press-ups. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
22 (10) - 19 (10) - 13 (10) - 12 (10) - 11 (10) - 11 (10) - 10 (10) - 10 (10)
Chin-ups with a weighted pack, total extra weight 5 kgs, sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2. So 17 in total.
So no change yet.
EMOM - sets of 11 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
42 - 42 - 41 - 42 - 42 - 41 - 37 - 31 - 23 - 15
Chest to floor press-ups, with a weighted pack on, total extra weight 5 kgs, 8 sets to failure, 4 minutes = set + rest: 17 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 8. Total = 81.
As the Teletubbies used to say, "Oh dear, tired".
Chin-ups. First for 2024!
6x sets + rest = 4 mins. But with a slight twist as after 2 mins or so, I made another attempt ( i became bored for waiting :) . Also, on the final set I tried x3 bash in the final few seconds. No weights other than my steel toe-capped builders boots!
4 - 3
3 - 3
2 - 3
2 - 1
2 - 2
2 - 1 - 1
TuT! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Well done!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Chin-ups - unweighted - so topless and even sockless - sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 6 - 5 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 3. So 34 in total.
A day late as I had to prepare my own dinner again - baked veggies and pasta - yummy.
Blimey! That's some going. Very well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
44 - 44 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 42 - 43 - 40 - 38 - 37
The great thing about these is that in just 10 mins - all sorted.
EMOM - sets of 11 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.
41 - 41 - 41 - 42 - 42 - 41 - 36 - 31 - 24 - 12
Chest to floor press-ups, with a weighted pack on, total extra weight 5 kgs, 8 sets to failure, 4 minutes = set + rest: 17 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 8. Total = 83.
This morning, a proper Sally-Up challenge - 2 mins 28 secs - First of the year.
This afternoon. Straight, floor to lock to floor press-ups. Palms fully off the floor at the end/beginning of each rep. Slow pace, one set only, but I managed 52. I'm ok with that (for now!)
52! Impressive - well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Chin-ups - unweighted - topless and sockless - sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets: 6 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 3. So 33 in total.
Chest to floor press-ups, with the weighted pack, total extra weight 5 kgs, 8 sets to failure, 4 minutes = set + rest: 17 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 9. Total = 87.
To "fill" the 4 minutes, and also as a warm up, I have been doing 20 lunges or squats - with the pack on.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms.Eccentric lowering. 2 mins break between sets, during which I did (x10) reps of floor to lock to floor press-ups. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
27 (10) - 15 (10) - 13 (10) - 13 (10) - 11 (10) - 11 (10) - 11 (10)
Chin-ups - alternating unweighted with 5 kg weighted - sets to failure, set + rest = 4 minutes, 8 sets - unweighted were 6 - 5 - 4 - 4; weighted were 2 - 2 - 2 - 2.
Squats and lunges in-between the sets.
First a Sally-Up challenge - 2 mins 11 secs - Second of the year and I'm regressing!
Then 2 min rest before 'hovering' isometrically in a 'standard' press-up down position for 6 sets with 2 mins breaks between for:
1 min 13 secs;
41 secs;
46 secs;
42 ses;
39 secs;
41 secs.
At the end of each of these isometric sets there was absolutely no way I could have pushed up to a lock position!
That's pretty hardcore Mike! Very well done. I couldn't manage those numbers on a none-run day let alone after 10 plus miles and 3000 plus feet of fellrunning!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
That is one of the advantages of chest to floor press-ups - there is no hover. But of course the weight that is lifted is lifted further, and then it is lowered all the way back down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog