Today's Sally

[Mike T]

40 sets, EMWM. First 20 sets pull-ups, last 20 chin-ups, first 3 pull-up sets weighted - 5 kg; first 8 chin-up sets weighted.

1 - 1 - fail - 2 - 2 - all the rest singles.

1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - fail - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - all the rest singles.

So 47 successful efforts.

This felt very hard from the start, then I woke up to the fact that I was doing a set every minute, not every 2 minutes.

[Mossdog]

40 sets, EMWM. First 20 sets pull-ups, last 20 chin-ups, first 3 pull-up sets weighted - 5 kg; first 8 chin-up sets weighted.

1 - 1 - fail - 2 - 2 - all the rest singles.

1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - fail - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - all the rest singles.

So 47 successful efforts.

This felt very hard from the start, then I woke up to the fact that I was doing a set every minute, not every 2 minutes.

But very well done Mike.

Same old here for me...

EMOM press-ups routine. 10 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 15 minutes.


44 - 45 - 46 - 46 - 45 - 46 - 46 - 43 - 43 - 44 - 43 - 43 - 43 - 42 - 39

Glad I did these after my local run but before my post run shower, as I would have needed another rinse off afterwards given the temp in the north Pennines this afternoon!

[Mossdog]

EMOM press-ups routine. 12 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.


40 - 40 - 41 - 40 - 40 - 39 - 34 - 32 - 29 - 29 - 22

That was much closer to failure than the secs suggest! Deep digging necessary.

[Mike T]

EMOM press-ups routine. 12 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.


40 - 40 - 41 - 40 - 40 - 39 - 34 - 32 - 29 - 29 - 22

That was much closer to failure than the secs suggest! Deep digging necessary.

Well done with those last 2 sessions!

[Mike T]

Yes! Two one armed from the floor knee press-ups. Both using my right arm - I have yet to try my left arm.

Two points re technique - knees need to be spread to help balance; hand needs to be almost under the shoulder, rather than under the chest.

[Mossdog]

Yes! Two one armed from the floor knee press-ups. Both using my right arm - I have yet to try my left arm.

Two points re technique - knees need to be spread to help balance; hand needs to be almost under the shoulder, rather than under the chest.

Well done. But, I'm not even going to go there! My party trick used to be doing hand claps between each press-up rep Timing and sufficient height is obviously essential! I'm not sure they had much training benefit and the impact on one's wrist on landing multiple times probably detrimental too (Good grief...I'm sounding like a right ol' geezer).

[Mossdog]

Avoiding the pull-ups and chin-ups for a while, so it's back to the dumbbells

Dumbbell bicep curls. 2 X 12.5 kg. Simultaneous lifting with both arms. Eccentric lowering. 2 mins break between sets, during which I did x( 10) reps of floor to lock to floor press-ups. Curl Reps were to failure, per set.

25 (10) - 19 (10) - 13 (10) - 11 (10) - 12 (10) - 11 (10) - 10 (10) - 10 (10) - 8 (10) - 10 (10)

[Mike T]

20 sets, 2 minutes = set + rest.

First 2 sets: a single 1 armed knee press-up, so 2 in total.

Last 18 sets: weighted - 5kg - on toes chest to floor diamond press-ups: 2 sets of 3, all the rest sets of 2, so 38 in total.

My right arm was presumably still tired from yesterday's effort. I must try my left arm next time.

[Mike T]

20 sets, 2 minutes = set + rest. 1st 10 sets pull-ups, next 10 sets chin-ups; 1st 3 sets of pull-ups and all chin-ups weighted - 5kg.

1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2.

Chin-ups were all singles.

So 27 efforts.

[Mossdog]

After a 15km indoor row some 'push' to counteract the 'pull'.

EMOM press-ups routine. 10 reps (floor to lock to floor) press-ups, every minute, for 10 minutes.


45 - 46 - 45 - 45 - 45 - 46 - 45 - 44 - 43 - 44