The Swampling Ups Chins and Turkish Gets

[Swampling]

Good morning!

 

Life is back to normal today, so far, so I did the usual BW workout.

 

- warm up incl. 7 half GUs

- 3 x 16 squats (below parallel, set 2 low)

- 3 x 8 pike push-ups w/ 1 sec pauses 

- 3 x 8 one-legged warriors with 1.9 kg (4.2 lbs) weight held overhead and 2 sec pauses

 

I was experimenting a bit with my squat stance, see how the knee reacted to wider / narrower feet, and I got a couple of squats (even low ones) that didn't make the kneecap crack, and thus didn't have that much friction there. Which gives me hope that it's another "kneecap slightly out of whack" this time, which I can work on with my PT.

 

Pike push-ups are now officially upgraded! Yay! It's been a while since I upgraded any of these exercises, feels really good! The third set was pretty hard, so that means I'll probably stay with this variation for the next couple of weeks. But, a little progress for now!

 

I also switched the weighted warriors to the heaviest of my three bookish helpers, together with that 2 sec pause in the horizontal position that's quite a challenge for me. Will keep this variation for the time being.

 

Have a fantastic Friday, everyone!

[AshPS]

WOOT WOOT swampling!

 

That was one butt kicking workout! :triumphant: :triumphant:

 

Love the upgrading and progress going on there! You are an inspiration! :cheerful:

 

And so glad for the knee, I will keep my fingers crossed that you are right!

 

Have a wonderful Friday!

[Teros]

That is good to hear about the knee.  I always feel like something is going on with my knees when I squat. I'm probably doing it wrong, but since I have so much weight still left to lose- I'd rather just wait and do the form right once I drop more lbs.

[Swampling]

Thank you, Ash! *hugs*

 

I got a bit of Redhead time today (no lesson, that will follow on Sunday), plus I went to my usual yoga class. I know I'll be sore tomorrow!

 

Food tracking: also done. Yay!

[Swampling]

That is good to hear about the knee.  I always feel like something is going on with my knees when I squat. I'm probably doing it wrong, but since I have so much weight still left to lose- I'd rather just wait and do the form right once I drop more lbs.

 

Sounds like a sensible plan!

Although it's always nice to try out new or different exercises, it's simply not worth it hurting oneself.

That's the main reason why I'm still waiting to start doing anything weight-related like KBs or Deadlifts, and why I'm taking it so excruciatingly slow with the chin-ups.

[AshPS]

Something that made me think of swampling today! 

 

 

[Swampling]

Something that made me think of swampling today! 

 

 

 

Awwwwwwww...some!

 

Thank you! *sniff*

[drunkensnake]

ba ba ba ba babababa ba ba ba bababa BANANAHAHAAA PotatonA!!  lol I love that movie

[Swampling]

Crazy busy day... plus, full DOMS ahead! *sigh*

 

Today was not a very good day for chin-ups, I didn't even manage the first one. Maybe three quarters, then that was it. The rest was negatives as usual. Oh, well.

 

- warm up incl. 7 half Get Ups each side

- 3/4 chin-up + 7 negatives

- 4 x 8 negatives

- 2 side planks 30 sec each side

- W&W mobility

 

Food tracking: almost done, have to add another glass of red wine.

 

Did anybody see the current Sherlock episodes? Just plain crazy...

 

Have a great weekend, everyone!

[AshPS]

Crazy busy days, I hear ya on that one!

 

Awwww......my poor swampling, lol, big hugs for those DOMS. But, just think, it's the trade off for progress! (as evil as they are )

 

But, very good job on even a 3/4 chin up and the rest of that workout WITH DOMS! That is awesomeness my friend! :triumphant:

 

Lol, the wine thing made me laugh. I don't know why. I guess it reminded me of when forkboy was joking about fitting wine in his macros!

 

Sherlock? Is that a new TV series?

[Swampling]

Crazy busy days, I hear ya on that one!

 

Awwww......my poor swampling, lol, big hugs for those DOMS. But, just think, it's the trade off for progress! (as evil as they are )

 

But, very good job on even a 3/4 chin up and the rest of that workout WITH DOMS! That is awesomeness my friend! :triumphant:

 

Lol, the wine thing made me laugh. I don't know why. I guess it reminded me of when forkboy was joking about fitting wine in his macros!

 

Sherlock? Is that a new TV series?

 

Thank you, Ash!

 

re wine: Well, I was done for the day (with food, wine and tracking) when the FC brought me another small glass. Somehow I couldn't say no. And thankfully I only want to fit the wine into my target kcal range, not into specific macros.

 

Sherlock is not so new, it's a BBC series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Holmes and Watson, respectively. It's the third season, currently (if you can call it that, each season consists of only three 90-minute episodes).

Set in modern London, and with very... interesting... script ideas.

The last three episodes were just crazy (in a good way).

[AshPS]

Interesting. I don't remember if we get the BBC on our cable. Will have to check.

 

That kind of makes me think of the new series Sleepy Hollow. LOVE it!

[Swampling]

I only ever watched the Sleepy Hollow pilot. I liked it alright, although I have to admit, I'm not that big a fan of the spooky stuff.

Will have to see if the following episodes are too scary for me or not.

 

Also on my current watch list: Elementary (yes, more Holmes and Watson... ) and Continuum.

[Swampling]

Since today was a rest day, there's not much to report, except that today's tracking is already done. Yay!

 

I did have a half lesson with the Redhead, cut short due to a spot of lameness on her part. Not noticeable at a walk, but very much so at a trot. So we'll have the vet around for another visit next week. *sigh*

 

Now I'm off to a concert (Spanish Guitar) with a friend...

Weekly report will follow tomorrow.

 

Have a great Sunday (evening)!

[drunkensnake]

Sherlock! I love that show, I am not sure the British have a lot of mini series like we do across the pond, but when I think of Sherlock that is how I think of it, a mini series, I wish they had done Scott Pilgrim as a mini series, that movie lost all the nuance, character development, personal growth and believablity of the books (which actually takes place over the course of a year and Scott learns a lot, Ramona learns a lot, hell everyone learns a lot a 6 part series following the books would have been amazing! Have fun at the concert!

[AshPS]

Awww, sorry about the Redhead. Hope she will be alright.

 

Yay on the tracking! I second Snake- Have Fun!!!

[Swampling]

Sherlock! I love that show, I am not sure the British have a lot of mini series like we do across the pond, but when I think of Sherlock that is how I think of it, a mini series, I wish they had done Scott Pilgrim as a mini series, that movie lost all the nuance, character development, personal growth and believablity of the books (which actually takes place over the course of a year and Scott learns a lot, Ramona learns a lot, hell everyone learns a lot a 6 part series following the books would have been amazing! Have fun at the concert!

 

Sherlock is awesome! (Though Elementary is great, too, just different. )

 

I would have liked to see Scott Pilgrim as a mini series, although I have to confess I haven't read the books.

 

And while we're on the topic - Serenity would have been worked a lot better as a regular season 2 of Firefly, instead of being compressed into one movie. </wishful thinking>

 

The concert was fun, we went to see these guys. They played everything from classical Spanish Guitar,  Latin American dances, over a baroque Sonata up to some jazzy stuff and the Beatles. Very nice!

[Swampling]

Awww, sorry about the Redhead. Hope she will be alright.

 

Yay on the tracking! I second Snake- Have Fun!!!

 

I hope so, too. Tomorrow is going to be an all-around-doc day: the vet's coming to see the Redhead's leg, and I'll get to show my purdy pictures to the knee doc.

Hoping for good verdicts for both of us! *keeping my fingers crossed* (again)

 

Thank you, the concert was fun (see above)!

[Swampling]

Finally I'm making some progress catching up here... *whew*

 

Today's summary:

 

Chin-up practice in the morning:

- warm up incl. 7 half Get Ups

- 1 almost chin-up (started with tops of toes on the floor, a bit of kipping at the end) + 7 negatives

- 4 x 8 negatives

- 2 side planks each side, 30 seconds

- W&W mobility

 

Food tracking: done.

 

Have a great week 3, everyone!

[DWD]

The toughest women I know can do one pull-up. One. An "almost" puts you in the category of "tough".

Nice work!

 

And what's kipping?

[Swampling]

The toughest women I know can do one pull-up. One. An "almost" puts you in the category of "tough".

Nice work!

 

And what's kipping?

 

When you do a kipping pull-up, you build up additional momentum with your hips and legs - opposed to a "dead hang" pull-up, where the pulling happens in your back, shoulders and arms while the rest of your body stays relatively still.

 

I needed the boost from that little extra momentum to get those last couple of inches over the bar. *sigh*

But I'm still at the beginning, there's lots of room for improvement!

 

I don't even think of pull-ups, yet. Chin-ups are hard enough for me.

[Swampling]

What a weird day...

 

Facts first:

BW workout today:

- warm up incl. 7 half Get Ups

- 10 x 6 squats

- 10 x 3 incline push-ups

- 10 x 3 one-legged warriors (no extra weight, no pauses)

 

Good news next:

No cartilage damage in the left knee, it seems to be something like Jumper's Knee (patellar tendonitis). Doc says I can do physical therapy and specific stretching - which is good. Will call the Drill Master tomorrow to get an appointment!

 

I was so happy that it's nothing more serious that I totally forgot to ask about the dos and don'ts of my current exercise routine. Will talk to the Drill Master about that, but will keep the knee friendly variations until I know more.

 

More good news on my life goal:

My reference letter seems to be ready and waiting for me to pick it up - and they accepted all my changes "as is" (or so the lady said - will definitely check it again ).

Still... wow!   

 

On to the bad news:

The Redhead seems to have a more or less chronic condition called navicular bursitis. It's pretty common in Quarter Horses, unfortunately, and the symptoms seem to fit. The vet checked her out today, and that's what she thinks it is. Wants to take x-rays to be sure, but it sounds very likely.

If that's the case, then that means an early retirement for the Redhead. And not necessarily in a good way.

Crap.

[AshPS]

Well a big YAY!!!! on all those WINS! That is awesome! :triumphant:

And so glad about the knee!

 

But a BIG HUGE on the Redhead. I am so sorry my friend. That sucks in a big way.

 

There is nothing they can do to help her?

 

big hugs :cheerful:

[Swampling]

Well a big YAY!!!! on all those WINS! That is awesome! :triumphant:

And so glad about the knee!

 

But a BIG HUGE on the Redhead. I am so sorry my friend. That sucks in a big way.

 

There is nothing they can do to help her?

 

big hugs :cheerful:

 

Thank you, Ash, for all of the above!

 

First of all they need to x-ray the pretty little Redhead feet to be sure it is what they think it is. They still need to make an appointment for that, so I don't know when that's going to happen. Until they are reallyreally sure, I'll just keep my fingers crossed. *sigh*

[Swampling]

Today was another busy day - started unfortunately with oversleeping (only 20 minutes, but still enough to frak up my schedule a little).

 

Then chin-up practice:

- warm up - no Get Ups today, though, thanks to those missing 20 minutes

- 3 chin-ups from standing position (so not really real chin-ups, but much more motivating on a day like today

- 1 x 5 negatives

- 4 x 8 negatives

- 2 side planks each side, 30 sec

- W&W mobility

 

Made an appt with the Drill Master for my first physical therapy session next Wed. Yay!

 

Followed by a 12-hour workday finishing part of my current big project before my long weekend.

Now I'm finally back home, my brain seems to have evaporated during the day, and there's still some paperwork that needs to be done. *sigh*

 

Good thing that I can "sleep in" tomorrow until 6.

 

Hope your Wednesday is being a little less belligerent than mine...