ok so.... the
bodyweight only experiment has ended.. so, the
have tons of fun experiment has started..
ok well, i can see myself really wrecking myself on this bodyweight shit again, because, i'll admit it, i'm greedy... the only way to provide significant overload is through depth drops and shock-like protocols... i know I can do it, it's just, do I have the patience to progress so damn slow and still risk injury such as my plantar fasciitis.. my exercise selection is limited on my bodyweight experiment, absolutely no devices / tools except for my GHR, so that leaves me to do lots of crazy shit in order to get results.. is it worth it right now? not sure.. i mean i'd love to complete it, but i also don't want to take waaay too much time adapting to drops/plyos.
i'll blog all this crap eventually and give my thoughts on pure bodyweight, I really think it can be done very successfully, as is kind of proof from how fast I got my RVJ up. plus you know what?
i just want to do more stuff, more variety, and have more fun.. i get to use my thick bars, sled, and barbells now.. as well as my dip/pullup belt.. so, what am i going to do now? just have fun and keep up what i was doing, but instead of getting obsessed with my depth drops/plyos, i'll let those progress very-very gradually, which will be doable now that i'm going to mess with weights again.. i don't plan on going crazy with weights though, i'm still going to have a "more-work, lighter load" approach.
so anyway, enough rambling while im taking a massive dump.. awesome workout below
BW = 162
soreness: quads
aches/injuries: left heel (PF)
workout:
- 1 mile warmup interval sprints to a plaza where i could sprint on a sidewalk with a roof.. i couldn't sprint outside because of the rain, so this worked out very well
- sprints: 10-20 yard dashes x 5, 40 yard dashes x 4, 20 yard dashes x 3
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.73 mile run home: 4:15 - ^^^ really happy about that.. so many factors going against me: quads were toast, sidewalk/pavement was wet, and i had to stomp for 5 seconds when a car pulled out... im very happy about this number, 4:15 for .75 under those circumstances is ballin'.. i really pushed it so.
circuit:
- adarq-style barbell squat: 4 x 5, 95 @ 2 x 3 singles, 135 @ {5 singles 3 singles 3 singles}
- bar-dips: ? x 3-5, 20 lb on dip belt @ 2 x 3, ? x 5
- 3" thickbar curl: ? x 5-8
i was shocked at how strong my squat was.. i literally could have jump squatted that 135.. all of this bodyweight stuff/sprinting i've been doing has got my hips/quads firing so strong..
ok so i'm very happy about the .73 mile run and the squat.. heel really didn't bug at all during any of that either, but, i didn't jump... so... i might do some dunks tomorrow though.. i figure ill go all out tomorrow, and if it bugs ill just rest it for 3 days while i do weights/sprints/bodyweight etc.
i know im capable of sub 5 minute mile right now, physiologically, but not mentally.. for sure not mentally.. i still have lots of "quit" in my brain.. that subconscious voice telling me to slow down / stop etc.. but with every night that i go all out on .75-1 mile runs, that voice will disappear little by little.. then it's over, possible PR's maybe who knows.
peace
