Hi everyone!
Hope you're all having a wonderful week. Great work all around!
Geez, Tom, 1500 miles? I join the other ladies in sending you well wishes -- hope you're feeling good!
Roz, are you full into GSF1 Phase 2 now? I just get the cutest image in my brain when I think of you chin-upping with your DD on your back. She's the best workout accessory ever, for sure! BTW I don't think I adequately celebrated the fact that you recently did reverse lunges
comfortably. Woot woot! That's terrific! Makes me so happy!
Lisa, I actually just finished my first w/o of Phase 2 a moment ago. So far, so good! The chinups were just an experiment, not GSF related
Unfortunately, my foot was talking the day after those lunges so... boo...
No lunges for me yet. (Am I really complaining?) No lasting pain from the incident, just a firm 'no' from my body.
Actually, I have a foot question. I did single leg Romanian deadlifts today and my orthopedic inserts felt so high off the ground that my balance felt off. Have you ever had this issue with balance moves?
Speaking of GSF1 Phase 2! Man. I tested deficit deadlifts, snatch grip deadlifts, and 18" rack pulls. Snatch grip deadlifts won. 5-8 rep range. I'd never done heavy snatch grip deadlifts. A couple sets in, my hands were falling off. I pulled up 'Off The Floor' and found the bit on snatch grip DLs thinking 'please, please say that these tax the grip!' Thankfully, my pride was saved, and they provide a considerable grip challenge (not just by my account). So SGDLs (can I call them that?) 7x5 195#. Hands gone. Barbell push presses 4x8 75# then 2x9 65# superset with DB curls 2x26# for 6x8. DB 1-leg RDLs 2x20# for 2x20 superset with pledge planks 2x30.
This is a rare evening strength session, but I might see if I want to make it the norm. It's nice, quiet, non-toddler time. However, I made the decision to workout
after I'd eaten a bunch of dinner so... I'll have to plan a little better next time.
Oh well, at least it wasn't HoCo. That wouldn't have ended well.
High fives (only figurative/virtual today, please, as I've got no palms left), good vibes, and best wishes all around!
Roz