I have for some time thought about mastering the planche. Since earlier in the year, however, my left wrist has proven so unstable, and lets face it, weak, that there's no way a planche is possible. If I reverse my hand position and use push-up handles, there's no wrist pain. Hello Maltese. Thus begins another long term project.
10-6-11
-Reverse push-ups (3x20)
-Pseudo Maltese holds (35,35,25 secs)
So today was devoted to working the Maltese project which began on 10-4-11. The push-ups and holds will require the use of the push-up handles, which I received as a gift a couple years ago but never found a use for until now. Reverse push-ups are done with my shoulders well forward of my hands, which are gripping the p-u handles underhand fashion. The Pseudo Maltese holds mean my feet are elevated by a bench, arms are straights, hands are gripping the p-u handles, chest off the floor. Much improved on these since the first try two days ago.
10-5-11
-200 kb swings
-6x6 weighted chin-ups w/off-set negs (24 kgs)
My brain wasn't engaged when I started the weighted chin-ups and I did the first set circular fashion. The weighted off-set concentric of the circular pull-ups were barely manageable with 24 kgs on the belt. It felt much better going back to weighted chin-up with off-set negs, but now there's a little soreness in my back and elbow. A little rest and judicious application of the lacrosse ball on the trigger points should do.
10-4-11
-goblet squats (30, 24 kgs, 1 min hold)
-db push press (2x24kgsx35)
-Pseudo Maltese holds (5x10 secs)
10-3-11
-20 bw pull-ups
The day before, I was watching a Marine Corps 20 pull-up test on YouTube.
10-2-11
-20 bw chin-ups
-100 goblet squats
-2x1 min shiko dachi holds
10-1-11
-200 kb swings
-went to rifle range and shot 650 rds of .22 through a Ruger 1022
9-30-11
-5x10 circular pull-ups
These felt a little tough.
9-29-11
-C2 rower, 10 minutes of seeing how the knee holds p to varying levels of intensity. The knee was OK.
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Pull-up Project:
750 bw
157 weighted (24 kgs)
25 weighted (26.5 kgs)
25 weighted (25.2 kgs)
44 weighted (40.8 kgs)
40 weighted (42 kgs)
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Maltese Project (10-4-11)
145 secs Pseudo Maltese holds
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