Still old, still attempting to fix

[justalurkr]

So, 1/28/2012, I decide I'd better get started on that fitness resolution or declare it dead. The premise of Convict Conditioning is both entertaining and motivating, plus it explains how to work up to pull-ups, which is the search I used to find it in Google in the first place. I've spent the last month telling myself I fell no need to prove what a real man I am (being if not the girliest girl ever, still female;) and resolved to get to the fifth step of his progressions by year's end on paper and mid-year inside my vain little head.

So, last night (the aforementioned 1/28/2012; I do know today's dates) I smugly started the "beginner sets," which consist of:

1x10 Wall pushups
1x10 Wall pullups
1x10 shoulderstand squats
1x10 knee tucks
4x20 seconds in a short bridge
No lead up to the handstand pushups at this stage; even my vanity has its limits and I'd like to build up some more shoulder strength before going there.

Wall pushups and pullups are pretty much what it says on the tin: lean against the wall at an extremely moderate angle (or back from a convenient door jamb from your fingertips) and push or pull your way through a 10 rep set. I'm not sure what shoulder stand squats are meant to accomplish, but I did them as directed, and the short bridges for the back work, even though I felt that was cheating because I used to be able to do a gorgeous yoga arch, though not from a standing start.

This morning? OUCH. I mean, not intense or shooting pains, but the mildest beginner, therapuetic, coming-back-from-injury sets are making themselves heard and understood in big joints and lower back. On one hand, this highlights and bold-faces the need for progressive training to avoid injury and on the other...how the hell did I let my self get this out of shape????

Comments

[nialla]

I've decided I'm in a permanent state of ouch, and you weirdly get used to it. Not that I recommend it.

Just don't get too cocky and you'll eventually built up more strength with less chance of ow.

[justalurkr.livejournal.com]

Oh, cocky is definitely off the table after this, as is the unwritten deadline in my head. End of year for full all of that stuff, if I'm persistent and careful.