*tink!* ASA late Dec Upperbody workout
We continued with the upperbody workouts, which was really cool, because I can see a physical difference in my upperbody, and I know others have also noticed. I have muscles! Amazing!
Kris and I did different programs because he's progressed farther than I have (he's a lot stronger than I am, let's say). We started out on the treadmill (I walking, Kris jogging), then used the punching bag to loosen up our shoulders.
Next, we did the band workouts, which works on core muscles and rotator fast twitch muscles. I showed Kris the workout. We did only two sets because we didn't get started until 6:50 (class was from 7-8 tonight, because G was scheduled for a batting practice at our usual 6-7 time).
elevated clappers medicine ball cross with lift swiss ball slap with pushup stance T pushups close grip pull downs tricep pushdowns swiss ball slap with arms extended
Then we went to abs, working out pleasantly hard because Pat (not Frost) was working out with us, too.
bicycles russian crunches V ups normal legs straight up, medicine ball in one hand, touch ball to opposite foot on back, with weight held straight up, press up regular situps with medicine ball thrown to chest partner pushdowns (I did well) 6-12" vertical up & down cross overs 6 - 12" leg holds for 60 sec with mental torment
I think I'm forgetting things. I'll fill in as I remember them.
Oh, and about that *tink!* G told the story of how he had a 16 year old girl who was (according to her parents who may have oversold her enthusiasm to the ASA instructors) working out in the weight room (for the third time in her life) with G. She was doing wide grip pullups (of which Kris can do one unaided, I can do one with 60% of my weight assisted) with G supporting most of her weight. He told her she had to do 3 sets of 10. After seven in the first set, she gave up mentally, and wanted down. G refused, trying to get her to continue, help her out mentally. She broke down and fell forward into the lifting apparatus and *tink!*ed her face on the pulley cord of the weight machine. G felt bad, but made it a good story.