By Dale L Roberts (One Jacked Monkey, LLC)
January 19, 2015
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I realize it has been awhile since the last post, but I had to check in and leave my thoughts on the past week, my progress (or lack thereof) and my on-going pursuit to performing 100 pull ups straight.
Day 66 & 67 were two days I took off with my usual morning cardio, stretch and increased time on the Denneroll from 4-5 minutes up to the 10 minutes. Thankfully I had vacation coming up to get a little time respite time away from the usual routine. Though I travel frequently, I still keep active as possible and hit the gym when I am able.
Day 68 I arrived in Las Vegas at the New York New York Casino/Resort and checked in long enough to see the gym and spend the rest of the day walking the strip.
Day 69 I got up, threw down some food and a pre-workout then hit the gym. I focused on a quick, intense push/pull workout:
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-Pull Ups x10
-Push Ups x10
-1 minute rest
5 sets
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-Lat Pulldowns x10 (170, 175, 180, 185, 190)
-Machine Chest Press x10 (90, 110, 130, 150, 185)
-1 minute rest
5 sets
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Dumbbell Curls dropset 10 reps each
35s, 30s, 25s, 20s, 15s, 10s, 5s
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| About 4 inches between the pull up bar and the ceiling |
Day 70 - 72
Other than walking a ton and resting little, I was in full vacation mode. No excuses, I just cut loose. Rest and relaxation. On Day 71 I flew home then slept all the way through 72.
Day 73
I was feeling great today and hit the gym for a quick pull up routine. My focus was quality pull ups. If you watched last week's video post (here) you will hear my commentary on the quality of my pull ups. One of the criticisms I share on my pull ups is the fact that I was not opening up all the way at the elbows and shoulders AND on every first rep, I was jumping up grasping the pull up bar with my elbows already bent. Therefore the reps I was pushing out were not as good as I THOUGHT. With a little less than 30 days left in my challenge, this is going to be a hard correction.
BUT, today, I got in, reached up without the jump and pulled up without the jump. Then, I watched my form on every rep in the mirror across from the pull up bars. I was able to do 10 quality reps for 5 sets. The fifth set was most difficult as the last 2 reps were a struggle. I did this routine in 8 minutes and 15 seconds. I only had 1 minute rest between each set.
I'm going to go back into the gym later tonight and repeat this routine.
That's all I have for now. Hit me up in a couple of days with the update...for sure this time.
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