Today is all about the resistance bands.
Shoulders, biceps, triceps. Outside of a chair for tricep dips, every move uses the bands. They provide a unique resistance that dumbbells can't. No matter how lose or tight the band is, it obviously gets tighter the further you lift them. It's progressive weight, getting heavier throughout the move. I'm not going to say it works better than dumbbells, but the longer you stretch out each move, the more you feel it.
There's not much to report. Today felt good, probably feel the tricep moves the most. Flip grip twist kickbacks are pretty unique:
Back foot stepping on the band. Bend at the waist at about 45 degrees. Elbows close to the body. Bending at the elbow, kick your arms back with your palms up. After you complete the moves, flip your palms over and perform the move again. Flip, grip, twist, kickback.
Finished with abs. I looked ahead to next week, our "break week" which consists of cardio. No muscle building. Not even abs. That's a bit disappointing, so today and Friday I'm going to be tough on myself. Mason twists are still awful, busted through about 43 today before completely collapsing. Performing Cobras after to stretch out the abdomen is a necessity.
Yoga tomorrow. Crane? Probably not.
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It's harder than you think not to do muscle for a week! I was dying and wanted to cheat by doing some at the gym--but I didn't--trying to stick to "the plan"
ReplyDeleteGood work!