Friday, December 24, 2010

Yesterday I got back on the horse, as it were.  Hit the gym for what was supposed to be a pretty light day.  Ended up being
Deadlift 3x10x115 supersetted with
One-leg squat (pistol) 4/Leg
The DLs felt decent, not fantastic.  I focused on getting my ass down before the lift, which i think helped keep the power through my heels, as its supposed to be.  The pistols were alright, I found myself losing stability on the up and not getting down as far as I'd like, but overall they're heading in the right direction, so if I just keep doing it, I'll get there.
Squat 2x15x115 These were a breeze through the first five of each set, then took focus for the next five, then the final five were surprisingly difficult given how light the weight was.
Split squats: 3x10/Leg These felt great.  I got good height and was really stable.  Also, I could feel my muscles going right up to their failure point without _quite_ reaching it.  I would take steps between sets and my glutes would tighten like they were about to seize but they never quite did.  It was about perfect.
Run 1 mile: Don't completely remember it, but it was a 1% run so it was high-speed.  Felt good, finished without feeling like death, just that I had done a good solid run.
Finished up with some simple ladder work, got a good idea from one of the trainers that I'll have to try next time (both feet out, steps into the ladder, steps out, repeat moving forward).

Today was spent taking photographs, which was nice, but left me feeling underworked, so I challenged myself to my 100 pushup time.  This was spurred by the 100 burpee challenge on the Mr. Yuk bboard.  For a while, Corey had the lead with about a 7:40.  Then a sophomore beat him by ten seconds, then Hao Su blew him out of the water with a 6:13.  This number blew my mind and, since I don't particularly care for Hao, kinda tweaked me.  Hence, the 100 pushup challenge.  I...was not too pleased with my result.  I pulled a 6:15, which means Hao can do 100 burpees 2 seconds FASTER than I can do 100 pushups.  I'll probably do this again in a few weeks.  Coming up, I'll want to check my 100 burpee time.  I'm also hoping to do a proper pull up soon.  Ahh, wishes.

Anyway, my shoulder is coming along, I think, my lower body is getting stronger and I'm getting sleep (for now).  However, I don't feel as confident as I may sound.  I'm in one of my down phases, where I feel like I'm falling behind.  Long as I keep the right attitude, I can come out of it for the better, though- remotivated and ready to ball.  Let's see what we can do.
~#28

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