HY: Weight Machine + Splits + TCF.
Just finished the weights part of my workout today. Splits and TCF will have to wait till tonight. Today's weights came via the school machine. Got a great pump and burn. I'm still working on working on my form with that machine, though. Some of the joint angles that I'm forced into are a bit odd. Today was a bit interesting for a couple reasons, 1. I actually worked out with a colleague. He is my tennis playing partner, but since he injured his ankle he is unable to play tennis for a while, but when I told him I was working out, he wanted to join me. So today, he did. It was interesting to have someone to talk to to keep my mind off the pain. LOL! 2. I reversed the order of the machines. Instead of starting with the chest press machine, I started with the preacher curl machine. Actually I started as usual, with pull ups, but then, the order was reversed. Had my jams today also so the atmosphere was light. Last week, when I forgot them, the room was just dead with only the sounds of my grunts and groans. Upped my weights a little on a few of the machines, but still kept the 3 sets of 8 reps rhythm. When I hopped into the shower afterwards, I noticed that my shoulders had even bigger pressure welts than before.
Just finished the weights part of my workout today. Splits and TCF will have to wait till tonight. Today's weights came via the school machine. Got a great pump and burn. I'm still working on working on my form with that machine, though. Some of the joint angles that I'm forced into are a bit odd. Today was a bit interesting for a couple reasons, 1. I actually worked out with a colleague. He is my tennis playing partner, but since he injured his ankle he is unable to play tennis for a while, but when I told him I was working out, he wanted to join me. So today, he did. It was interesting to have someone to talk to to keep my mind off the pain. LOL! 2. I reversed the order of the machines. Instead of starting with the chest press machine, I started with the preacher curl machine. Actually I started as usual, with pull ups, but then, the order was reversed. Had my jams today also so the atmosphere was light. Last week, when I forgot them, the room was just dead with only the sounds of my grunts and groans. Upped my weights a little on a few of the machines, but still kept the 3 sets of 8 reps rhythm. When I hopped into the shower afterwards, I noticed that my shoulders had even bigger pressure welts than before.
Question: Does anyone know anything about pressure welts? I am sure it is coming from the squat machine, because on it, I'm squatting 150kgs. Should I not mind the welts? They don't hurt or anything, just a bit scary looking.
It was a busy day so I wasn't able to get to my splits and TCF until late. I was considering not doing the splits at all because I don't like doing them without a good warm up. But I didn't want to skip a day so I decided to give it a try. I started with the first half of the Tai Cheng Neural Reboot to loosen up my hip joints and get some blood into my knees. I held the splits a bit longer with a very slight pulse. I was able to get to my mark with an average amount of pain. But I was very happy to get it. Now, I know that I can warm up enough at night so if I need to, I can do it separate from my regular workout. TCF was solid. I lost a little concentration at one point, but my muscle memory took over and I kept going with the flow with only a slight pause. I'm almost there!
It was a busy day so I wasn't able to get to my splits and TCF until late. I was considering not doing the splits at all because I don't like doing them without a good warm up. But I didn't want to skip a day so I decided to give it a try. I started with the first half of the Tai Cheng Neural Reboot to loosen up my hip joints and get some blood into my knees. I held the splits a bit longer with a very slight pulse. I was able to get to my mark with an average amount of pain. But I was very happy to get it. Now, I know that I can warm up enough at night so if I need to, I can do it separate from my regular workout. TCF was solid. I lost a little concentration at one point, but my muscle memory took over and I kept going with the flow with only a slight pause. I'm almost there!
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