aramis Posted January 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 Jan. 22nd FPP d21: done (8,7,6,6,5) Workout (full body, 16kg kettlebell): Recorded reps: 1. Slingshot x 1 minute - 20 reps per side 2. Halo x 1 minute - 12 reps per side 3. Overhead Warm Up x 1 minute - 6 reps per side 4. Single Leg Deadlift x 1 minute - 10 reps per side 5. Bottoms Up Clean x 1 minute - 10 reps per side 6. One Arm Swing x 2 minutes - 35 reps per side 7. Lunge with Rotation x 2 minutes - 10 reps per side 8. Clean and Press x 2 minutes - 12 per side 9. Regular Row x 2 minutes - 20 reps per side 10. Thruster x 2 minutes - 12 reps per side 11. Bob and Weave x 1 minute - 12 reps per side 12. Turkish Get Up x 4 minutes - 4 reps per side At the end: 2x10 body rows as a finisher. Red numbers - less than last time. Trade-off for removing breaks from whole workout. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Jan. 23rd FPP d22: done (8,7,7,6,5) Jump rope: 15min. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted January 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2020 Jan. 24th FPP d23: done (8,8,7,6,5)... that's... umm... it's hard to wrap my mind around it. Burpees: 15min, 90 reps. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
Mortimer Posted January 25, 2020 Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hey that's great improvement on the number of pull ups you've been managing =D *Gives Aramis a thumbs up* 1 Quote Link to comment
aramis Posted January 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2020 Jan. 25th FPP d24: rest Running: 5.3km, 28' 20'' - 5'21''/km pace. Forrest dirt roads, -2 deg C (mud sections frozen solid, obviously ). Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted January 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 Jan. 26th Rest day. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted January 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2020 Jan. 27th FPP d25: done (9,8,7,6,5) Burpees: 15min, 88 reps. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Jan. 28th FPP d26: done (9,8,7,6,6) Jump rope: 15 min. Longest streak - 171 skips Changed rope for heavier one. This one is more forgiving - as it is heavier, it has more inertia and don't tangle when hitting a shoe so easily. On the other hand, I can't jump so fast with it as I could with 1mm steel one. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted January 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2020 Jan. 29th FPP d27: done (9,8,7,7,6) To be honest, I should call it a fail because I didn't went all the way up (I was missing like 5cm/2in to get my chin over the bar) on ninth rep in first set, but I'll blame it on bad sleep. If tomorrow I fail again, I will repeat the week. If I do all reps properly, I'll call it done. Workout (full body, 16kg kettlebell): Recorded reps (no breaks between) : 1. Slingshot x 1 minute - 20 reps per side 2. Halo x 1 minute - 12 reps per side 3. Overhead Warm Up x 1 minute - 6 reps per side 4. Single Leg Deadlift x 1 minute - 10 reps per side 5. Bottoms Up Clean x 1 minute - 10 reps per side 6. One Arm Swing x 2 minutes - 35 reps per side 7. Lunge with Rotation x 2 minutes - 10 reps per side 8. Clean and Press x 2 minutes - 12 per side 9. Regular Row x 2 minutes - 20 reps per side 10. Thruster x 2 minutes - 12 reps per side 11. Bob and Weave x 1 minute - 12 reps per side 12. Turkish Get Up x 4 minutes - 4 reps per side At the end: 2x10 body rows as a finisher. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Jan. 30th. FPP d28: done (9,8,8,7,6) Nine rep set was tough one again, but went bit better than yesterday. Funny thing - first eight rep set felt almost easy. The rest was hard as usual I'm a bit worried though, because tomorrow will be last day of the program with 9,9,8,7,6. As I'm taking a day off from work (A. and me are going for a weekend in a mountain resort for our 15th anniversary trip), I won't have my usual roofing structure to use as a bar, and one I rigged at home isn't high enough. I tried it in the afternoon and it doesn't feel as good as the beam at work. If I fail to do my sets, I'll try again in the afternoon in the hotel gym. Will see tomorrow. Burpees: 15min, 85 reps. Decided to switch tomorrow burpees with today's jump rope, as I don't think I could do them comfortably at the hotel we will be staying. Tried to do sets of 15 instead of usual 10, and it kicked me in the face. Needed too long rests, hence less reps. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
Mortimer Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Actually burpees are very portable. I've definitely done burpees while living out of air bnb and you've seen some of the accommodations that I've lived out off... Jump rope would be harder since the ceiling may not be high enough? I dunno how it works there, but enjoy your mountain resort trip =D Quote Link to comment
aramis Posted February 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 It's not about portability. Im' self-conscious in this area. Yes, it's stupid, but I'm shy to do burpees when other people may watch me (I squeeze myself in "I'm pathetic" mindset), so doing them at gym is a no-go, and I don't want to do them in a room because of THUD! THUD! THUD!... Anyway Jan. 31st FPP d29: done! (9,9,8,7,6) WOOHOO, program completed! All I need to do more is re-evaluate my rep Max somewhere about Tuesday. Good I did those at home before heading out, as hotel gym lacked any decent bar or it's substitute. It only had Smith's Machine, but the bar didn't went high enough for pull-ups (or even for OH press for me...). Jump rope: 15min. at hotel gym. Feb. 1st FPP: rest Running: NOT DONE. Sadly, I didn't felt confident enough to run outside. All the terrain was too steep (even car roads) - I wouldn't run for more than minutes before slowing down to marching speed. And every time I checked hotel gym, the treadmills were taken. BUT I did: 10 min Rowing with resistance, Dumbbell clean&press - 10x16kg each side, 5x20kg each side Dumbbell goblet squat - 10x28kg Dumbbell sumo deadlift - 5x32kg, 5x40kg Smith Machine squat - 10x just the bar, 5x bar + 20kg, 5 x bar +40kg Smith Machine bench press - 10x just the bar. 5x bar + 20kg, 5x bar + 40kg And then about 10km slow walk around the town, over all those steep inclines/declines. Feb. 2nd rest day Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Feb. 3rd FPP - another rest before re-evaluating my MaxRep BUT I did some pull-ups to keep muscles on their toes. I did 8 sets of 5 reps throughout the day, with 15min to over an hour between, which is basically Grease-the-Groove protocol. I intend to follow this for some foreseeable time 5-6 days a week. Burpees: 15min, 87reps. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
Mortimer Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 True, burpees in a hotel room are kinda noisy >.< Again I don't have much sense of embarrassment since I would beat saber in a crowded shopping mall with everyone watching lol. Don't give a sh*t, VR rooms are too pricy. Beat saber: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Saber 1 Quote Link to comment
aramis Posted February 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 21 hours ago, Mortimer said: I don't have much sense of embarrassment since I would beat saber in a crowded shopping mall I would too, but it's different... It's just my little quirk about burpees I guess. Feb. 4th GtG - 7x5 FPP test set - 9reps I was expecting something like 10+. On the other hand I did the test later in the day. Maybe if it was first set of the day, it would be better... Gotta check this. Jump rope - 15min. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Nope. 9 pull-ups is maximum, no matter how rested I am. I feel bit disappointed to be honest... Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Feb. 5th As posted above - second FPP test set gave me 9 rep max, despite being done "on fresh" with only warmup beforehand. This bugs me, because hitting the hard stop after 5 weeks of linear progress isn't fun. I really expected more... maybe this is the case - I expected. Probably not the best mindset I could have. I feel my shoulders a bit today (not in DOMS way, just a bit aching like before flu), so I think I will ease off with pull-ups for reminder of the week and then go two steps back in FPP and work again from there. Did my full body kettlebell workout (16kg, no breaks) : 1. Slingshot x 1 minute - 20 reps per side 2. Halo x 1 minute - 12 reps per side 3. Overhead Warm Up x 1 minute - 6 reps per side 4. Single Leg Deadlift x 1 minute - 10 reps per side 5. Bottoms Up Clean x 1 minute - 10 reps per side 6. One Arm Swing x 2 minutes - 35 reps per side 7. Lunge with Rotation x 2 minutes - 10 reps per side 8. Clean and Press x 2 minutes - 12 per side 9. Regular Row x 2 minutes - 20 reps per side 10. Thruster x 2 minutes - 12 reps per side 11. Bob and Weave x 1 minute - 12 reps per side 12. Turkish Get Up x 4 minutes - 4 reps per side At the end: 2x10 body rows as a finisher. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
Hazard Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Following 1 Quote You haven't seen my Final Form I Stand With Gina Carano Link to comment
aramis Posted February 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 Well hello Sir! I hope you won't be bored, as there is no dragon slaying or anything. Just work to become better, one day at a time. Feb. 6th As said before - I'm pausing with pull-ups till Monday to regenerate a bit. Jump rope: 20min. I think I'm getting the hang of it - today I had streak long enough I needed to stop because of tired wrists and ankles. This means my technique became good enough to finally challenge my endurance - which is a point here. 1 Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2020 Feb. 7th Burpees: 15 min, 82reps. Not sure what happened, but looks like I involuntarily half-assed my training. Reps lower than usual show this partially, but I'm not tired as much as usual after burpees. Maybe because A. was in the room and was watching some stand-up on a tablet distracted me, maybe I subconsciously tried not to strain my shoulders (I still can feel a little ache there)... I don't really know. One thing is certain - I didn't gave my best, which is disturbing... Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2020 Feb. 8th Run: 5.3km, 28' 16'' - 5' 20''/km pace. Forest dirt roads, temps slightly above freezing, sunny. Some roads still frozen, some already muddy. It's so bloody good to see progress after yesterday Looks like I hit a new personal record 1 Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 Feb. 9th rest day Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Feb. 10th FPP: 8,7,6,5,4 Repeating last two weeks of the program - I WANT that 10 strict pull-ups! Burpees: 15min, 90 reps. Back to normal Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Feb 11th FPP: 8,7,6,5,5 Jump rope: 15min Monkey bars: 10 min of fooling around Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
aramis Posted February 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 Feb. 12th FPP: 8,7,6,6,6 The last set SHOULD be 5, but it was so nice to do those pull-ups I did one extra On the other hand... After coming home I was SO STUPID! I wanted to show off, didn't even think on warming up, and... pulled my bicep. DAMMIT!!! No pull exercises for some time for me... we'll see how bad it is. I need to assess the damage, check what I can do and what - not. [EDIT] In the evening I did 3x 15 goblet squat 3x 15 push-ups 3 x 1min deadhang in a circuit Turns out I can deadhandg and even do shoulder pull-ups, but anything that uses bicep itself hurts. Quote I absolutely CAN run on caffeine and hatred. But only with a dash of milk. Challenges' status: Spoiler Not gonna Challenge anymore for now. I took Steve's words and started thinking in days and years. Challenges are just short-term distractions. #16 | #15 (Xmas mini) | #14 | #13 | #12 | #11 | #10 | #9 | #8 | #7 | #6 | #5 | #4 | #3 | #2 | #1 Other activities: Bike build Link to comment
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