Getting Back to Fitness

Of course it's cheating! My balance/stability is rubbish! Getting much better and I'll definitely have a go with some dumbells next. Will also look at DBSS - especially as no squat rack in the gym :( Worth using a strap for the back foot to create instability?
 
Legs

FS 10(60,65,70,70). Feeling good, the challenge will be cleaning the bar with a heavier weight!
Pistol squats 4x10 - no chance with DBs held out front!
DBSS - hard work even with 8kg DBs - left leg is much weaker and less steady in these but managed 3 x 10 on both legs. Weight can increase now I've got some idea of the technique. Great for the core too it would seem.
 
Baby got back - a sore back (hur hur not in a dropped the soap kind of way) - lower back just refused to warm up today.
BOR - 5(60,60,65,70,70,75)
DL - 5(60,100,100) 3(120,100,100) 5(100) - decided to drop the weight as lower back was not feeling the love at all.
Pull ups BW x 5x5
Wide grip seated row 10(70,75,80,80)

Got out on the bicycle today too for a quick trip to get it serviced. Tomorrow I'll cycle to work and back. Looking forward to it - I just hope the weather is as good as it is today!

Oh, and DBSS = DOMS even with the girly pink weights it would seem!
 
Made my first cycle commute to work since my injury today. Felt good, but seriously shattered now! Took just over an hour on the way and about 1:15 on the way back, and that's despite using my new fancy carbon road bike instead of the lead-iron alloy hybrid (managed just under an hour before). Not sure I'm going to get another chance this week due to rota, but I'll try for twice next week.
 
Treated myself to shoulders today:

DB OHP - 27.5 x 5 x 5. Couldn't get the 30's up again. Frustrating.
Front raise 10 x 5 x 5
Back fly 10 x 5 x 5
Lateral raise 10 x 5 x 5
Face pull 60 x 3 x 10
BW dips 4 x 12. Felt easy, but a mistake as I think this has tweaked my shoulder. No bench and no dips for a while yet I fear.
Also seem to have sprained my left ankle before another cycle to work. I hope it settles down overnight as tomorrow's going to be a beautiful day for it.
 
Update time!

I didn't think you lot would be all that interested in my cycling to work, but I've just completed 125 miles of commuting this week on the bike. Major goal completed following my broken ankle and I think I'm fitter than I was before the injury. I don't feel like I want to die and I didn't run out of steam too much towards the end of the week. I'm now the lightest I've been since 1st year of uni at 15 stone - good for wedding photos!

What's next? Continue cycling to work while I've got my current commute. Once I start my research job I'm going to hit the gym again seeing as my commute to work is all of 1.5 miles so not much good for cycling fitness. Not all gainz have been lost with all this cardio, but it'll be great to get lifting again! Expect a fresh log in October to celebrate the start of lifting season.

Who knows, I might even get playing some rugby again :eek:
 
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