Over the weekend I got inspiration to try a random challenge, a 10 minute plank hold. I didn’t want to do the conventional plank that is held on your elbows, I wanted to hold the top push up lock out position which is much more difficult. I had no basis to know if 10 minutes was a reasonable goal to hold this position but I wanted to try.
It turned out my estimates of my ability to endure the discomfort were off by 50%. I dropped to my knees right around 5:03. I probably could have held a little longer but since I stupidly decided to use my iPhone as the timer, the screen turned off at 5 minutes which was annoying. By that time my core, legs and traps were on fire so it was just as well. I had done a hard core workout the day before which I am pretty sure affected my hold a bit. I would like to try it again without dragon flag sore abs next time.
Today my bench press buddy didn’t get to the gym until I was 2/3 done with my bench press workout so I went at it solo. The good news was my left shoulder didn’t hurt as much as I expected it might after tweaking it last week. The bad news was overall my pushing power was not great. I barely got 235 up and my reps at lower weights were somewhat off as well.
Today’s Workout
5 minutes cardio/stretching
Barbell bench press – 135lbs x 10, 185lbs x 5, 225lbs x 1, 235lbs x 1, 225lbs x 1, 205lbs x 6, 185lbs x 8, 135lbs x 10
Decline barbell bench press – 135lbs x 10, 185lbs x 5, 205lbs x 3, 225lbs x 1, 205lbs x 3, 185lbs x 5, 135lbs x 10
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