Getting on the Bar

Monday, June 9;

No, no.. not that kind of bar. Trust me, I'm not that wild any longer. It was a big day for me in the blue room. Meaning I did two things I haven't done since February. I did Pullups (thus the getting on the bar reference) and I did full out burpees!!

I never ever, ever thought I'd be so excited to do pullups in my life. In elementary school when we were doing the Presidential Fitness test I was a super star at everything, except the pullups. When Jerry said this morning our workout was a simple couplet with these movements I thought to myself. I can totally do this.

Jerry suggested cutting back on the reps, which I thought would be wise. The prescribed workout had us going from 1 of each, to 2, to 3.. up to 15. I knew there was no way in hell this little shoulder was going to do that many pullups. Instead I decided to do an ascending, descending, ascending ladder. I'll explain below. Regardless, I did the pullups and it didn't hurt that much. I have to admit the shoulder did feel a little loose during the workout, which is what I'm trying to avoid. The reason I didn't stop was because I didn't feel the ripping pain. I figured no terrible pain.. means pullup away!

I've also adjusted my pullup form. My physical therapist had suggested that my pullups may have been a factor in the shoulder injury. Instead of getting that big, old load for the pullup with my head forward and my shoulders way back, I really use my hips and try to think of pulling my shoulder blades together. The movement is much more efficient, but it'll take some getting used to. I think I'll be ready for a max effort in a few weeks. {wink, wink}

Workout:
"Cleaning the Gutters" (because I had to go up and down the ladder a ton of times to clean the gutters when I was little)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Pullups
Burpees

Total time: 19:??