Tuesday-Day 23
Yesterday was conditioning. For some reason my left side has not been feeling as stable lately and my tricep, levator scapulae and lat seem to fatigue and feel out of place so I'm guessing it's due to tightness. Rib muscle on my right is still tweaked too so I'm going to see if I can get a 30 minute massage at the place my cousin teaches yoga. Soft tissue restrictions suck balls! Other than that my workout was clear cut and pretty challenging since I did tabata intervals for pushups and squats. For those of you not familiar with Tabata it is a type of interval protocol consisting of 8 intervals of 20 sec maximal effort followed by 10 sec rest. It greatly increases work capacity by improving V02 max and anaerobic endurance.
Workout
Warm up: 5 min jog
Tabata pushups-attempted to hit 90 or above for total reps
Rd 1: 12
Rd 2: 12
Rd 3: 12
Rd 4: 12
Rd 5: 12
Rd 6: 10
Rd 7: 10
Rd 8: 9
Total: 89
Rest 2 min
Air squats-attempted to do sets of 16 for all intervals
Rd 1-8: 16
Total: 128
Cooldown: 5 min invisible jump rope
So...I hit my numbers for air squats even though I've been having medial knee pain due to tight posterior tib(s) but I failed on my goal for pushups. Fortunately, I know I could've gotten 90 or above had I started with sets of 10 instead of being ballsy and doing sets of 12 and then falling off towards the end. I am confident that I can get 90 the next time I try this workout and my new goal for air squats is 18 for all sets. I haven't done tabata in months which was a mistake because it is arguably the easiest way to increase endurance for anything whether it be bodyweight, kettlebell swings etc. You could even do weighted exercises like cleans, squats, presses using the tabata protocol and you would still gain numerous benefits. Today is strength so I'm going to knock out this workout and update will be up in a little bit.
What are everyone's plans for Thanksgiving???