Light day...

Today my focus was on some cardio with stretching, though I took it easier than Tuesday.  I spent a lot of time stretching my forearms, and massaging them as well (including stim treatment) in an effort to get better.  Nothing grand to report, just this quick update!

Thanks for reading!

Cardio, Plyometrics and Stretching

I still have limited use of my arms due to forearm pulls/tears/splits or whatever I happen to have going on currently.  Due to the lack of arm availability, I focused on cardio.  I upped the pace there about 40% more than normal and got my heart rate up the whole time (24 minutes - odd amount!).

After cardio I moved on to plyometrics.  I did stationary jumping:

To a platform and back down
Explosive jumps with knees to chest
Explosive jumps with butt kicks
Quick cone style pattern jumping
One-legged pattern jumping

This added some extra cardio along with some motions I don't often hit.  Plyometrics are great for explosiveness, as well as overall body balance and athleticism, which are all critical components of strongman.

I also hit my token shoulder work in a modified way using no extra weights and instead focusing on correct motions, sustained flex, and negatives.  I ultimately felt the same burn, and since I can't hold weights right now, it is my only option.

I tied up the workout stretching for nearly 20 minutes.  My flexibility is non-existent and I've got to continue to work on this, or my strength will plateau without a doubt!

As always, thank you for reading.

The past few days

I went down to Springville on Saturday to lift with Brian and Van.  My arms hurt to much to do anything so I basically squatted and did some really light band work while they did farmer's, log and deadlift.

I did manage some cardio over the weekend, and focused on stretching today as my arms have plateaued and I don't want them to get worse.  Also, my right knee is bugging me, so that put a leg workout out of reach today.

We'll see what tomorrow holds!

Crazy with rubber bands!

Today was all about the rubber bands.  My arms are getting a bit better but I have no strength in them and they hurt enough that I don't want to risk making things worse.  Today's lift was tailored around avoiding arm involvement as much as possible with the exception of some very light shoulder work.  Here is a video or rubber band pause squats with a bit of dialogue from yours truly:

And here is today's lift:

				Weight	Reps
Shoulder maintenance work				25	350
Hip thrusts bands				200	20
				200	20
				200	20
Pause squats with bands only				200	20
				300	20
				300	15
				200	20
Calf raises with bands only				200	25
				300	25
				200	25
Good mornings bands only				150	20
				150	25
Abs				60	130
			22	min cardio

 
Thanks for reading!

Legs only...arm injury

I've done something to my forearms.  It feels like a tear on the top...the relatively flimsy part of the arm.  I'm having trouble assessing how bad it is.  I'd venture, at this point, it is just a bad pull from overworking my arms, and that if I lay off, I'll be better in 5-7 days...fingers crossed!

I stayed completely away from my arms today.  I did leg stuff with band resistance and avoided using my arms in any capacity!

I got a new plyometric box today - 18 inch, metal - and it proved very useful for the workout.  This will be perfect height for box squats, step-ups, and can serve as a chair for workout friends!

With that, here is today's lift:

				Weight	Reps
Box squats band resistance				200	15
				200	15
Step-ups 18 inch box				300	24
			with negative	300	24
Lunges in place band resistance				200	20
			quick leg switch for speed	200	20
Good mornings with bands				150	20
				150	20
Band work for hips			front w/ raise	50	40
			lateral in and out	50	50
			kick-back for hamstring	50	40
Abs				60	90
Stretching and stim treatment
			20	min cardio

Light day!

Just a quick one today:

				Weight	Reps
Shoulder warmups cords/bands				25	400
Log press (clean and press)				65	12
				115	10
				135	4
				155	4
				185	4
				65	25
Straight leg deadlift				135	8
				135	8
				135	8
				135	8
Abs				60	300
Stretching
			25	min cardio

Squat day

No time to write much, so here is a quick video of full pause squats:

And here is today's lift:

				Weight	Reps
Bench for reps				45	75
				95	20
				115	20
				135	20
				185	20
				135	20
			log	65	55
Log curls				65	30
				65	30
Squat back				135	10
pause squats w/ recline				225	8
				315	6
				405	6
Lat pulls				100	25
				100	25
				100	25
				100
Calf raises				225	25
				225	25
Abs				60	105
Stretching
			10	min cardio