Todays workout… didn’t go very well. Mainly because half of it I physically couldn’t do. 
Before I went out I had planned to do this workout:
- 10 assisted pullups
- 10 assisted chinups
- 10 knee-tuck jumps
- 10 pushups
- 10 lunges
- 10 jumping jacks
- Repeat until failure
But, put simply, I didn’t beacuse I couldn’t.
I went out and warmed up with the jump rope. My plan was minimum 100 bounce-steps followed by minimum 100 alternate-foot-steps. The bounce-steps I did in 2 or 3 sections/catches, and totalled 118. However, the alternate-foot-steps didn’t go well. Unlike last time, where I had got 40+, this time it was done in groups of 10, 20 and 30, as I just kept catching the rope. I totalled 111. It was here that I noticed I was tired; a few yawns escaped. It’s strange: I haven’t done anything all day, and got over 8 hours sleep last night, waking up naturally, yet I was tired. Not a good sign.
After that I wanted to test my pullup/chinup ability. I started playing with the bands, seeing how much I could manage. I found some which I thought would be OK, but after I started the planned workout I couldn’t finish the 10 chinups. Adding more bands would be annoying and awkward, as I’m not a fan of bands plus it’s hard to wrap them all around my feet/foot. So, I decided to do 2 sets of 10 for both pullups and chinups, followed by 1 set of 3 reps for each (with half as many bands, so it was more strength-based). Then, I decided to cut the x-ups out of the circuit.
I then attempted the circuit. And then I remembered how much I suck at knee-tuck jumps. I just can’t do them. Jumping has never been my strong point (in fact, one of my weakest by far), and having to jump, then try and tuck my knees up, I just can’t do. I can’t get high enough. Well, I fought through for 3 sets, before my legs really could jump no longer.
I decided to call that the end of the workout. I finished off by doing a two-arm pullup-position dead hang for time. I managed 30 seconds. It really didn’t help that because the bar I used isn’t fixed it slowly, slowly rotates, which makes gripping it, and trying not to fall off, harder.
Next post will be tonight’s nightly workout. 
Sun 17/2 – A Not-So-Good Training Session
- 118 bounce-steps with jump rope
- 111 alternate-foot-steps with jump rope
- 10 assisted pullups
- 10 assisted chinups
- 10 assisted pullups
- 10 assisted chinups
- 3 assisted pullups (less assistance)
- 3 assisted chinups (less assistance)
- 10 knee-tuck jumps
- 10 pushups
- 10 lunges (5 per leg, swapping each lunge)
- 10 jumping jacks
- Repeated 3 times
- Two-hand pullup-position dead hang: 30 seconds
