I didn't have a great Above The Rings session today - just ok. I think it was because I didn't sleep very well due to my ongoing aches/pains in my hips. I'm a side-sleeper - it's hard to break that habit.
On the plus side, I tried the Tuck Sit to Tuck Shoulder Stand move on the parallettes and found that I'm closer that I thought to doing the move fully unassisted. The key seems to be to maintain downward pressure on the parallettes throughout the movement. I have a tendency to ease up on this pressure as I roll forward from the Tuck Sit towards the Tuck Shoulder Stand. I can roll back from the Tuck Shoulder Stand to the Tuck Sit without touching the floor with my feet - once in a while anyway.
My "off-day" routine (the weekdays between Rings One sessions) has been this of late:
- Rings One Warmup routine
- 2-3 sets of counterweight-assisted pistol squats (currently 4-5 reps/set - only done if not bicycling to work)
- Tuck Shoulder Stand Holds (parallettes) of at least 20 seconds (1-2 sets).
- Bicycle ride to work (12-14 miles) - if not doing pistol squats.
Based on today's discovery, I will replace the Tuck Shoulder Stand Holds with Tuck Sit To Tuck Shoulder Stands on the parallettes, with "foot walking" assistance as needed. I will limit myself to 2 sets to try to avoid overtraining.
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