Friday, June 8, 2012

Day 78 (Chest/Shoulders/Triceps)

Not too much to say about yesterday's workout.  I always think of this as the "weird push up day" as it has all sorts of different types of hard push ups.

Once again, I modified many of the "over the head" exercises by sitting down so I can focus on my arms instead of my back as I am lifting weights above my head.  That seemed to work out well.  I'm always nervous with the tricep exercises as I'm pushing my arms to the max and if they give out, the weights are going to come down on my head.  This might sound dumb, but I've known this to happen to other people.  Ouch.

I've been having a problem with the plyo (clap) push ups for a while.  If I am on my knees, I can do them almost forever.  If I'm not on my knees, I can't do one in the middle of the workout (I can do plenty off my knees if I'm wasted from the workout).  Somehow, I need to find a modification that is harder than being on my knees, but not as hard as being on my toes.  I'll never get stronger unless I can max out on them.