EMOM - 6 press-ups this time - 9 sets of 6 and 1 set of 5 and a half. That extra 1 makes such a difference.
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EMOM - 6 press-ups this time - 9 sets of 6 and 1 set of 5 and a half. That extra 1 makes such a difference.
Well done, real progress.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
It does!! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. Reduced to 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
18 - 14 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 8
set + rest = 3 mins . Floor to lock to floor press-ups to failure in each set.
32 - 27 - 14 - 12 - 15 - 8 - 9 - 10
Interestingly, that post wasn't 'cancelled'!
Chin-ups, 4 minutes = set + rest, sets to failure: 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1.
Adding that minute did not really help.
Yes, you'd have thought it would. The body can be so unpredictable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. Reduced to 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
20 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 8 Much steeper decline that usual on this exercise. I've upped my indoor rowing this last week so perhaps it's having a negative effect, with prolonger muscle fatigue. Physiology, eh!
set + rest = 3 mins . Floor to lock to floor press-ups to failure in each set.
30 - 26 - 13 - 13 - 12 - 8 - 9 - 9
EMOM - 6 press-ups - 8 sets of 6 and 1 set of 4. I need to do these more often to make progress.
EMOM - 6 chest to floor press-ups - 10 sets of 6 and 1 set of 5. I certainly used all of the 60 seconds in that last full set.
Great improvement Mike - well done, especially after two straight days of EMOM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
EMOM - sets of 11 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. After managing 23 sets of 10 press-ups previously, I thought I'd have a bash at 11 press-ups and as many EMON sets as poss. Well, 1 extra press-up is only 10% more per set, so how hard could that be? Seems, for me, it's very hard...
Time in secs remaining for each min.
46 - 46 - 46 - 46 - 46
46 - 46 - 43 - 42 - 41
38 - 33 - 27 - 15 - fail
I've just spent a couple of days walking the fells around Swindale, Long Sleddale, High Street and Haweswater, with a wild bivvy camp in the slate quarry (out of the wind) above Mosedale bothy, so perhaps I can blame the poor effort this evening on a disturbed night's sleep :)
Thanks - and well done! I have rarely slept well in a tent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. Reduced to 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
20 - 12 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 8
EMOM - 6 chest to floor press-ups - 11 sets of 6 and 1 set of 5.
Then chin ups - I was hoping to do 10 sets of just 2 every 2 minutes - but only managed 3 sets of 2, so did a further 9 "sets" of just 1.
I was surprised that the press-ups affected the subsequent chin ups so much.
set + rest = 3 mins . Floor to lock to floor press-ups to failure in each set.
31 - 27 - 15 - 11 - 11 - 8 - 9 - 9
I guess plateauing is better than decline :rolleyes:
EMOM - 6 chest to floor press-ups - 13 sets of 6 and 1 set of 5.
Great progress again Mike. Those EMOMs are a bit addictive :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
23 - 13 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 8
EMOM - sets of 11 press-ups, floor to lock to floor.
Time in secs remaining for each min.
46 - 45 - 44 - 45 - 46
46 - 44 - 43 - 42 - 39
31 - 10 - fail
Oh dear! Worst than last time I tried these. Probably not helped by the 15K indoor row this morning, which was the longest I've rowed for many months, causing sore palms, aching derriere and mashed quads. :rolleyes:
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mossdog
EMOM - 6 chest to floor press-ups - 15 sets of 6 and 1 set of 5.
Chin ups - 2 every 2 minutes for 7 sets, then 1 every 2 minutes for another 5 "sets". I thought that was enough.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
22 - 13 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 8
set + rest = 3 mins . Floor to lock to floor press-ups to failure in each set.
32 - 27 - 16 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 9 - 9
EMOM press-ups routine. 12 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes. A while since I tried 12 reps.
Secs remaining for each of the 10X 1 min sets.
43 - 44 - 44 - 43 - 42 - 41 - 34 - 27 - 22 - fail (9 reps only :( )
EMOM - 7 chest to floor press-ups - 10 sets of 7 and 1 set of 5. Again I used all of the 60 seconds in that last full set.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
21 - 12 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 8
Chin ups - 2 every 2 minutes for 10 sets.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
22 - 14 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 9
Just two attempts at the sally challenge this pm. After tried this for a few weeks. First effort I managed 2 mins 21 sec, and it really wasn't pretty for the last few agonising seconds. Waited - rested 15 mins. and tried again and only managed 1 min. 57 secs. Couldn't face the humiliation of trying for a third attempt. Hey ho!
6 chest to floor press-ups plus 2 chin-ups every 2 minutes for 16 minutes. Stopped as I was rather knackered, rather than "failure".
Blimey! That's some effort Mike. Well done. And after your fell run too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
I'm almost hesitant to admit I managed some paltry dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
19 - 14 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 9
It did follow a 10K indoor row (42 mins) this morning. I try to balance pushing with pulling on some days, albeit avoiding the dreaded chin-ups but I clearly need to get serious, if only I had the vim and vigour :D
EMOM press-ups routine. 12 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.
Secs remaining for each of the 10X 1 min sets.
44 - 44 - 44 - 41 - 42 - 41 - 33 - 27 - 25 - 15
Interesting how suddenly one's strength falls off a cliff...
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
21 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 8
6 chest to floor press-ups plus 2 chin-ups every 2 minutes for 20 minutes. I stopped as I was getting close to chin-up failure, rather than actual "failure".
I must have a crack at mixing it up like that Mike - sounds very beneficial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike T
This pm I managed set + rest = 3 mins . Floor to lock to floor press-ups to failure in each set.
34 (best so far!) - 28 - 17 - 12 - 12 - 9 - 8 - 9
I did indoor row 15K earlier in the day, in 1 hr 8 mins - although it's not in anyway as much physical exertion as one of Mike's daily fell runs.
Well done with those press-ups Mossdog.
And thanks for the ongoing encouragement - it really helps.
Mixing the exercises in one session is less arduous, as not doing each set to failure seems justified.
Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
19 - 14 - 10 - 8 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 9
For various reasons it was more convenient to have two days of dumbbell bicep curls, although surprisingly with relatively better performance on day 2 !
2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 1 min break between sets. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.
23 - 15 - 12 - 11 - 9 - 10 - 9 - 9
Biceps curls - 8kg bar - 1 set each arm to failure - R 42; L 25. First time I have done these for a while, though you would think chin-ups would help.
EMOM press-ups routine. 12 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.
Secs remaining for each of the 10X 1 min sets.
43 - 43 - 44 - 40 - 40 - 41 - 33 - 25 - 20 - 9
6 chest to floor press-ups plus 2 chin-ups every 2 minutes for 20 minutes. Again I stopped as I was getting close to failure - rather than actual "failure" - this time with both exercises.