Wednesday, May 4, 2016

8 pull ups today!

I've been hovering really close to it for a couple of weeks, this morning I made 8 and really, really close to 9!

Over hand grip.

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Pull-ups, Sprints and Breathing

Last Monday, March 14, I did 6 pull-ups.  I basically work out 1 day per week for pull-ups. Most weeks I usually do one set of max dips in the middle of the week.

I pedal 20 second sprints in < 2.5 minutes on a stationary bicycle. Resistance turned up high enough so that the pace begins to slow at about 15 secs due to my fatigue.  This used to drive me to the point of feeling like I was suffocating, but the last few months, I just feel "out of breath," but not the fright of feeling as if I can't get enough air, no matter how hard I breathe.  This is good news for me! 

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Two Chinups

Last Saturday, a week ago, I did my first chin-ups since surgery! Two of them!

I spent several months working up to it doing "walk the plank" negatives once a week per the advice of  this Pullups For Total Beginners - Scooby's Home Workouts