My progress towards the Planche/Maltese on the floor was stalled by my inability to hold a tuck planche. I would get intense cramping in my abs, specifically the top left bump of the six-pack. It looked like a hard-boiled egg was implanted subcutaneously, and man did it hurt. I encountered no such pain nor cramping when doing roll-outs, front lever progressions, or any other ab exercise. It then occurred to me that some pretty taxing ab exercise usually preceded my tuck planche attempts. Aha! A thought bubble formed above my head. Forget the intense warm-up, just do the tuck planches. And so I did.
5-7-12
- single db C&P (2x5x5, 24 kgs)
- tuck planche holds (6x10 secs)
On Mondays I like to do squat cleans, but the thought of hoisting the 2 db's was unappealing today. I grabbed a single db and performed alternating sets of 5 reps at a fast pace. Before you knew it 50 reps had flown by, and I was breathing hard. The tuck planches weren't so onerous by themselves. How far away are advanced tuck and straddle planches I wonder.
Hi Meguro
ReplyDeleteVery curious about the progress of your TFCC injury? Has it healed and do you still wear the Wrist Widget?
Hi! Sorry for the late reply. I no longer wear the Wrist Widget. I wore it so often, it eventually shredded. My wrist has improved. I can do handstand push ups. I can do some lever exercises. I don't believe it will ever be back to 100%, then again my orthopedist couldn't guarantee a 100% recovery after surgery either.
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