Day 18: Off Day

Today was a refreshing change from the usual.  I took it easy on the back and focused a bit more on pull movements relative to my rear delts, lateral delts and traps.  Just when I thought I had more in me, my energy began to wane, so I opted to finish up at the 1 hour mark (or so).

Going into the workout, I thought I would test my best in pull ups and see how many I could complete without rest.  I warmed up on the treadmill for 10 minutes, starting at 6.0% incline and 3.5mph.  Increasing the incline by 1.0% every 1 minute, so I was fully warmed before jumping into my routine.

I approached the assisted pull up machine (though not to use the assist) and cranked out 18 pull ups without rest on the angled-out inside grips.  Though I'm not setting records and am far from what I was able to do a number of years ago, this is a HUGE step in the right direction.  Considering that when I began this journey about 3 weeks ago, I was able to crank out 10 with maximum effort.

As the days progress I will put myself to the test a bit more often as my ultimate goal will require 100 pull ups without rest.

Stay tuned!  Hit me up tomorrow!

-Dale L Roberts
One Jacked Monkey, LLC

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