Did my modified warmup routine with the SI joint rehab stuff from Eric Wong.
Dips - Same as last week. Still in the 5-rep range, with some room for technical improvement - mainly remembering to finish each rep with rings turned out and do it "pretty".
Assisted Tuck to Shoulder Stand - Much more difficult than my test rep last week, after my triceps had already done work in three sets of Dips. Technique was pretty bad. I think the rings were set just a bit too high. Also, the idea of trying to swing myself from the tuck sit into the assisted shoulder stand was a bad one, as that accelerated the fatigue even more. Should have just walked my feet back as instructed in the lesson video. I managed only 3 reps/set.
Tuck Sit (progression to L-sit) - First set was a 10 sec. hold which was easily done. Next two sets were done with one leg extended as far as possible while still keeping the foot in line with the hip. 5 sec. hold per leg.
Good thing I'm not in a hurry to get through this program. The schedule says Phase 2 will last 4 weeks. It will probably take me longer than that to achieve a full Tuck to Shoulder Stand and a full L-Sit. The manual says suggests doing the troublesome exercise first after warmup, and doing the bare minimum on the other exercises. I'll adopt this approach with the Assisted Tuck to Tuck Shoulder Stand, doing it first, then the Dips and L-Sit work. My performance in the Dip will probably take a hit, but that's ok. I should probably also rest the maximum recommended time between sets.
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