First, congrats on your pull-up PR. 21 pull-ups is badass. I read through your workouts looking for more badass accomplishments but honestly I don't even know what a power clean is much less what I good power clean entails so I'm just going to assumed that you're on your way to becoming jacked as all fuck and the like.
I did notice you got a job of some kind. I was wondering, what kind exactly?
Second, I landed my first 360 yesterday. I know I said I would do it like 2 weeks ago but it was more difficult than I thought and it was raining and Boilermaker and excuses excuses blah blah. I've been trying to think of what my next big trick should be. Ideally I would move to the backflip dismount or backflip off a tree from here but it still seems too soon for some reason and I haven't found a spotter (although I haven't looked).
I've started working on my splits so I can be as badass as the guy in the video I'm going to post on friendfeed in a minute and I was playing around with cartwheel's and thinking about aeriels. This guy is fucking insane but he's got a good aerial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRRMR4hzVgs
Anyway, it came to my attention when I was practicing gut-stands that my upper body is just not where it needs to be so I'm prepared to start working it. Here's the catch though, I'm only going to work it with exercises I can do on the line or on the grass next to the line; no additional weights, no pullup bar.
Some things I've tried: Pushups on the line - Hands on the line feet on the ground Inverted rows (trying to lift my whole body off the ground) - on the ground beneath the line Armstands - Handstand except on your forearms (not on the line) Gutstands - New name for turtle. This is done on the line (only works core and forearms)
If you have suggestions for my list let me know.
I've considered posting my "workouts" on your blog but at this point they are completely unrelated to cross fit and are totally slackline/gymnastics/"shit I make up" so I thought you might not want it here since they're sort of irrelevant. If you want me to post tell me and I'll be sure to.
As this summer goes on its looking more and more like I wont be playing ultimate next year and will probably be starting a slacklining club instead. I'm now spending 3-4 hrs on the line usually 7-10:30PM (this is why I'm not lonely, I'm obsessed; my weird tumblog posts accurately describe how I feel about this shit). Gotta follow my passion. We'll see what happens though.
This probably should have been an email or facebook message...oh well.
360, nice work. Are you getting consistent with it now?
My job consists of data entry at Cedar Village. I entered all of the people who have expired in-house in the past 13 years (since they opened) and their families' contact info so we can send the families letters on the (Jewish) anniversary of their loved one's passing (called yahrzeit). I spent around 50 hours doing that, now I'm going through the list again and marking people as either non-Jew or Jew because the letters will be different and for the non-Jews we'll use the Gregorian calendar instead of the Jewish one (which is lunar). I have a total of 150 hours for my contract, so we'll see how close I can get to that.
If you can hold yourself horizontal hanging on the line that's called a front lever in gymnastics and I'd be impressed. It's a good skill to work on for strengthening your upper body and core some as well.
Which leads me to... stuff you can do with no equipment/just the line: Lsits Straddle L Manna progression Planche Planche pushups Wheel (aka bridge) Pushups Clapping pushups Chest slap pushups Clap behind back pushups T pushups Wrist pushups Pushup bottom position hold Incline pushup w/ toes on line One arm pushups One arm one leg pushups Burpees Side presses (lay on your side and push yourself up with the high arm, when you get good you can do it keeping only the blade of your foot on the ground instead of your hip, not sure what these are really called) Handstands Handstand walks Handstand pushups Handstand pirouettes Various presses to handstand (Lsit, straddle split, planche, etc) Front lever Back lever (line might be a little low for these) Bear crawl Dips (sorta)
That should keep you busy for a little while, enjoy.
Go ahead and post whatever you do, it'll give you a way to keep track and might be interesting if people stumble upon this.
No posts like ^this^ are ever allowed ever.
ReplyDeleteFirst, congrats on your pull-up PR. 21 pull-ups is badass. I read through your workouts looking for more badass accomplishments but honestly I don't even know what a power clean is much less what I good power clean entails so I'm just going to assumed that you're on your way to becoming jacked as all fuck and the like.
I did notice you got a job of some kind. I was wondering, what kind exactly?
Second, I landed my first 360 yesterday. I know I said I would do it like 2 weeks ago but it was more difficult than I thought and it was raining and Boilermaker and excuses excuses blah blah. I've been trying to think of what my next big trick should be. Ideally I would move to the backflip dismount or backflip off a tree from here but it still seems too soon for some reason and I haven't found a spotter (although I haven't looked).
I've started working on my splits so I can be as badass as the guy in the video I'm going to post on friendfeed in a minute and I was playing around with cartwheel's and thinking about aeriels. This guy is fucking insane but he's got a good aerial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRRMR4hzVgs
Anyway, it came to my attention when I was practicing gut-stands that my upper body is just not where it needs to be so I'm prepared to start working it. Here's the catch though, I'm only going to work it with exercises I can do on the line or on the grass next to the line; no additional weights, no pullup bar.
Some things I've tried:
Pushups on the line - Hands on the line feet on the ground
Inverted rows (trying to lift my whole body off the ground) - on the ground beneath the line
Armstands - Handstand except on your forearms (not on the line)
Gutstands - New name for turtle. This is done on the line (only works core and forearms)
If you have suggestions for my list let me know.
I've considered posting my "workouts" on your blog but at this point they are completely unrelated to cross fit and are totally slackline/gymnastics/"shit I make up" so I thought you might not want it here since they're sort of irrelevant. If you want me to post tell me and I'll be sure to.
As this summer goes on its looking more and more like I wont be playing ultimate next year and will probably be starting a slacklining club instead. I'm now spending 3-4 hrs on the line usually 7-10:30PM (this is why I'm not lonely, I'm obsessed; my weird tumblog posts accurately describe how I feel about this shit). Gotta follow my passion. We'll see what happens though.
This probably should have been an email or facebook message...oh well.
Looking forward to biking.
360, nice work. Are you getting consistent with it now?
ReplyDeleteMy job consists of data entry at Cedar Village. I entered all of the people who have expired in-house in the past 13 years (since they opened) and their families' contact info so we can send the families letters on the (Jewish) anniversary of their loved one's passing (called yahrzeit). I spent around 50 hours doing that, now I'm going through the list again and marking people as either non-Jew or Jew because the letters will be different and for the non-Jews we'll use the Gregorian calendar instead of the Jewish one (which is lunar). I have a total of 150 hours for my contract, so we'll see how close I can get to that.
If you can hold yourself horizontal hanging on the line that's called a front lever in gymnastics and I'd be impressed. It's a good skill to work on for strengthening your upper body and core some as well.
Which leads me to... stuff you can do with no equipment/just the line:
Lsits
Straddle L
Manna progression
Planche
Planche pushups
Wheel (aka bridge)
Pushups
Clapping pushups
Chest slap pushups
Clap behind back pushups
T pushups
Wrist pushups
Pushup bottom position hold
Incline pushup w/ toes on line
One arm pushups
One arm one leg pushups
Burpees
Side presses (lay on your side and push yourself up with the high arm, when you get good you can do it keeping only the blade of your foot on the ground instead of your hip, not sure what these are really called)
Handstands
Handstand walks
Handstand pushups
Handstand pirouettes
Various presses to handstand (Lsit, straddle split, planche, etc)
Front lever
Back lever (line might be a little low for these)
Bear crawl
Dips (sorta)
That should keep you busy for a little while, enjoy.
Go ahead and post whatever you do, it'll give you a way to keep track and might be interesting if people stumble upon this.