Today's Sally

[Mossdog]

Another bash...EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min/set.

41 - 42 - 43 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 35

[Mossdog]

Thanks Mossdog - I cannot expect continuous improvement.

I am surprised your dumbbell biceps curls have not prevented your elbow niggle, but I guess there is a big difference between half your body weight and 12.5 kg. And muscles become stronger more quickly than other body tissues.

Yes, and yet when rowing, specifically the finish part of the stroke (end of the drive), where the arms are snatched to the chest/abdomen, irritates the elbow more, despite low resistance at that stage. Muscles are weird and complex indeed!

[Mike T]

Yes, and yet when rowing, specifically the finish part of the stroke (end of the drive), where the arms are snatched to the chest/abdomen, irritates the elbow more, despite low resistance at that stage. Muscles are weird and complex indeed!

Is it your biceps tendon? From personal experience they are very easy to irritate.

[Mossdog]

Is it your biceps tendon? From personal experience they are very easy to irritate.

Actually, it's not the bicep at all. It's the joint that stings (where it hinges) and on the inside. Like I've bashed it on something, although I haven't. I think it's probably the result of bad form on the chin-up when I became too tired but pushed on anyway. Rookies error!

Press-up. Set + rest = 3 mins. Floor to lock to floor press-ups to failure in each set.

32 - 24 - 17 - 13 - 13 - 11 - 11 - 10

[Mike T]

Chin-ups, EMOM for 48 minutes, 2/minute for the first 24, then singles, so a total of 72.

[Mossdog]

EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.

43 - 43 - 42 - 42 - 43 - 42 - 39 - 39 - 39 - 39

Press-ups must not be judged to be seditious although I read that self-improvement, such as weights workouts are now considered to be edging towards the Ultra Right and reflections of a toxic masculinity culture...tsk!

[Mike T]

Chest to floor press-ups, EMOM for 25 minutes: 15 sets of 6, 10 sets of 5, so 140 in total.

Use it or lose it, especially as we age - I can however see that showing off with weights in a gym in front of a mirror is a bit dodgy.

[Mossdog]

EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.

41 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 40 - 40 - 39 - 38 - 39 - 38

[Mossdog]

Pondered on this while doing my press-ups

https://www.bild.de/politik/inland/p...5486.bild.html

EMOM - sets of 10 press-ups, floor to lock to floor. Time in secs remaining for each min.

40 - 39 - 40 - 40 - 41 - 39 - 38 - 35 - 31 - 17

My performance on this 'go-to' exercise has plummeted recently. Too much teeth grinding?

[Mike T]

Chin-ups EMOM for 54 minutes: three triples, 15 doubles, the rest singles. A total of 75.