Frustration Release by Push and Pull

This is not stretching related but interesting...

I felt so wound up today, maybe it was last nights wine and chocolate and then coffee this morning followed by a day of rubbish food and not much water and almost ZERO productivity - mmm, possibly.

So I got home from work and had fun with the kids and when they went up for bath I decided to mash myself up a bit with this:

Pyramid from 10 to 1 alternating press ups then horizontal pull ups, with variations. So, I started with 10 standard press ups then 10 standard horizontal pull ups, went on to diamond grip press ups, etc, etc, etc, you get the idea. After I got to 1 rep I rested for about 30 seconds then when from 1 up to 10 alternating again.

So that's 110 presses and pulls. 

Then I did a 5 x 5: 5 dive bomber press ups and 5 pull up negatives. Then I tried to do a chin up and found that my arms had stopped working.

I would have carried on with the press ups and Horizontal pulls but I got called upstairs by my lovely daughter to read her a wonderful bedtime story.

About the pulls: I am generally weak in this area so I had to reduce resistance pretty quickly. Basically on about number 7 down the pyramid I had to pull in my  legs, then on the way back up I had to change the angle of my stance (I use flex staps hanging from my bar).

So, I didn't destroy myself to the level I wanted but I might throw in a few max reps later tonight.

Training is a great way to work out some troubles - I might arrange a sparring only session over the weekend.

Having Fun now.

James.