Wednesday, December 7, 2011

OACU is so close

All righty then. The One Armed Chin-Up (OACU) is so close, one finger away. I'd spent so much time with weighted chin-up progressions that eventually I found the 100 or so pounds dangling off the dip belt unwieldy. I also feared damaging the door frame from which I hung the chin-up bars. With the switch to off-set, bodyweight only chin-ups and now assisted, one arm isometrics, I am nearly there. Two days ago I pulled a single one-armed chin-up with the assistance of one finger of the free hand, and held on for 10 seconds of bent-arm isometrics. Today, three sets of of the same on each hand followed by 2x3x5 one armed chin-ups (with three finger assist).

12-7-11
-24 tuck lever body row
-20 HSPU (no pike!) + 30 sec bent arm hold
-2x3x(1+ 10 sec hold) assisted OACU
-50 burpees
-pseudo Maltese hold 2x25 secs

I've stalled a little bit on the Maltese progressions. The OACU and handstands distracted me from doing the straight arm isometrics I think are essential to the Maltese. Once I get the OACU suitable for YouTube, the Maltese will have my undivided attention.

A word on the tuck lever rows-intense. I didn't think the tuck lever body row worked my abs so much until I tried tuck planches afterwards. Tuck lever rows followed by tuck planches is a recipe for severe abdominal cramping. The first time I got the cramps, I got one goose-egg shaped knot in my gut. Yesterday, after 23 tuck lever rows, the tuck planches set-off a half dozen goose-egg shaped knots in my gut that doubled me over.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Assisted, single-arm-bent-arm hang (ASABAH)

The Assisted (with two fingers), Single-Arm, Bent Arm Hang-try saying that ten times- is the latest evolution of my OACU training. I've got one of my Rock Rings mounted on the bar for the two finger assist. Pull-up with one arm (with assistance) then hold for 10 seconds. No negatives at this point, so put your feet down and stand between reps.

12-2-11
-20 tuck lever rows (close grip today)
-11 inverted pike push-ups
-6x10 sec tuck planche
-bent arm, dip hold (2x30 secs)
-2x6x(1+10 sec hold) ASABAH