Getting Back in the Swing
Monday
Back in the swing of things. I knew getting back after taking a break over the holidays was going to be difficult, I just didn’t expect it to be this bad. JenN, the writer of evil workouts, started the week out on Monday with this incredibly difficult set which included and exercise called manmakers—which is a combination burpee, squat, clean, thruster and other movements that cause pain. Manmakers is a misnomer, emasculators would be more appropriate. The funny thing I noticed was the women in the class were done and recovering much quicker than the men. I finished which was my goal, this is the 1st time since I’ve been at
Joust that there was a time limit to finish the set(s), I barely squeaked in under the line—like I said I finished and at this point that is my goal. The improved times and heavier weights will come with time right now I need to continue to build the “foundation”.
Tuesday I attended the Olympic lifting course and there was quite a turnout. Instructor MandiE ran the course and smiled
Tuesday
throughout the whole ordeal--she's always so encouraging, I wonder if she was a cheerleader in school. After the warm up we did a series of shoulder exercises, push press, push jerk and push split jerk. Most people are able to lift more with the split and jerk, however I feel much stronger with the push press and able to lift the same amount with all three exercises. I don’t feel I have the confidence in my knees to do the jerk and the split jerk and am much more comfortable performing the push press—basically a dip and push the weight up.
Tuesday TABATA
If that wasn’t enough we finished the workout off with this thing called a TABATA have no idea what it stands for just know that it hurts. In this case it’s 45 seconds of activity and 15 seconds of rest. We did three exercises, three sets each of kettlebell swings, wall sit-ups and wall ball squats. When it comes to these TABATA's I usually pick a number and shoot for that depending on the exercise it is usually between 15-20 reps. I feel better at least doing something within the allotted time instead of taking a whole set off.
That’s it for now, Wednesday Melissa should be in and I’m looking forward to getting official measurements to establish my baseline numbers.
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