Today's Sally

[Mossdog]

Another bash at the 'Bring Sally Up' challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMp3ei4xJw but with a poor first set effort . Consequently, I attempted a few more sets.

As it turns out, after a couple of sets I became stuck just below the 1 min time, that's the point when the first "Old Miss Booth is dead and gone...) isometric wall is hit, and despite other attempts I just couldn't get past it beyond the second set.

Nevertheless, I think trying multiple sets of this challenge, with 2 mins rest periods between, might be a new and better tactic.

Press-ups are not to the floor (as this would defeat the isometric aspect) but with 'nose hovering', with various degrees of shakiness!

Times achieved were: 2 mins 17 secs (21 press-ups); 1 min 47 sec (16 press-ups); 59 secs (9 press-ups); 56 secs; 59 secs; 57 secs.

[Mike T]

Biceps curls, 8kg bar, lifting vertically, 1 set each side to failure: 38 R, 28 L.

[Mike T]

Another bash at the 'Bring Sally Up' challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koMp3ei4xJw but with a poor first set effort . Consequently, I attempted a few more sets.

As it turns out, after a couple of sets I became stuck just below the 1 min time, that's the point when the first "Old Miss Booth is dead and gone...) isometric wall is hit, and despite other attempts I just couldn't get past it beyond the second set.

Nevertheless, I think trying multiple sets of this challenge, with 2 mins rest periods between, might be a new and better tactic.

Press-ups are not to the floor (as this would defeat the isometric aspect) but with 'nose hovering', with various degrees of shakiness!

Times achieved were: 2 mins 17 secs (21 press-ups); 1 min 47 sec (16 press-ups); 59 secs (9 press-ups); 56 secs; 59 secs; 57 secs.

That sounds like hard work - well done!

[Mossdog]

That sounds like hard work - well done!

Thanks Mike. There's such a fine line between success and failure - no near misses with this type of exercise (for me at least!)

Back to another go at 12 reps per set

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.

42 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 41 - 39 - 36 - 34 - 30 (really hurting at this stage) - 14

For this EMON I employed a different 'rest' technique in the remaining secs of each minute. Instead and staying flat on the floor, waiting for the next minute to begin, I stood up, shook my arms out and focused on deep breathing, getting extra oxygen into the body. Obviously effective this time.

[Mike T]

Chest to floor press-ups, 3 minutes = set + rest: 18 - 12 - 8 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 6 - 5.

[Mossdog]

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 - 43 - 43 - 42 - 41 - 36 - 31 - 19 - 9

Wasn't sure I was going to be able to make that last set...phew, it was hard!

[Mike T]

Chin ups, 3 minutes = set + rest: 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1.

[Mike T]

Biceps curls, 8kg bar, lifting vertically, to failure: 43 R; 30 L.

[Mossdog]

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

32 - 25 - 14 - 14 - 15 - 9 - 11 - 10

[Mike T]

Chest to floor press-ups, sets to failure, 3 minutes = set + rest: 18 - 12 - 8 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 6.

At the end of 3 of the sets I got halfway up, but could not continue - it must make the next set that bit harder.