Roundup

Yokey Cokey, here's a quite roundup cos due to my laziness (or otherwise actually being busy with doing actual work) I haven't blogged my progress. Blogging is fun but can take a while and this last week at work has been HECTIC as you like, but anyway if you are interested at all (and you should be because not only am I famous* but my training methods are superb and I am convinced that given a motivated person I can make that person as good as they can be...

Sunday 03-08-08
Went to TKD this morning. Good atmosphere, training not particularly hard but I maximised it where I could. We had guests stay for the last two days and we've been out to dinner and lunch but I have been choosing wisely so as not to get huge. I did some physical training tonight all FlexStrap / Suspension training related and finished with 30 split squats on each leg - no stretching tonight.

Monday 04-08-08
TKD tonight. I maxed out on doing exercises where I could, i.e. when playing games I chose the 'exercise' option rather than 'play game' option. I noticed, however, that my traditional punches felt well powerfull tonight which might be something to do with all the horizontal pullups and building back muscles. (yep, apparently a stronger back makes you punch harder according to Alwyn Cosgrove and various other CSCS's). I stayed after we finished and did the side splits stretching rountine and really worked my hips, I got some good movement in them.

Tuesday 05-08-08
REST. Which was nice.

Wednesday 06-08-08
TRAINING.
12 Horizontal Rows, 8 Single Leg Deadlift. x 3 No rest
10 Suspended press ups, 12 front leg lunges. x3 No Rest
10 ab fall outs, 10 single leg half bridges. x3 Rest
This was hard man - hard.
30 Side Planks and 50 reverse crunches
NO STRETCHING

Thursday 07-08-08
TKD tonight. Training part was not hard but really tried to concentrate on being strong and certain in moves. Still not enough application of techniques, I will have to change that. Sparring tonight and for a good few weeks yet was against people well within my limits. My knee op has left me feeling uncertain on my feet when changing direction under pressure and getting kicks in under pressure. So against an 'easy' partner I can work these thing progressively with a much lower chance of injury to me. It's the way to go for a few months I think.
Finished the night by doing a good 30 minute stretch after the class. I work front split routine both sides and noticed good progression in hip flexors and hamstrings. ALL GOOD. I used chairs either side so that I could progressively lower my hips while keeping my body in a good position. Happy Times.

Friday 08-08-08
I tried a slightly different plan tonight. Rather than supersets of 2 execises 3 times round I had 6 exercises which I did one after the other then repeated that 3 times. I found it much easier than the supersets, therefore it is not stressing me as much.

12 Horizontal Rows
12 Wide Low Squats with isometric hold at the low point
12 Elevated pressups with hold at bottom
12 hamstring curls / half bridge things with legs suspended on straps
12 Chest fly things on straps, 12 bowing lunges
Then repeated 3 times. It wasn't 'easy' just 'easier' than grouping them into pairs and repeating 3 times.

All Good.

Saturday 09-08-08
Play Park Fun again this morning. Edie is doing well at climbing, developing good skill. I also managed to squeeze in some horizontal rows, press ups, dips, pullups.



*technically, I am not famous. But hey we're all friends here right? Right? ...Guys, friends right? Guys? Guys?