I suppose I should think of a name for the new program, instead of just "the new program". Can't think of anything at the moment, so "new program" it is.
For today's session, I tried the headstand with the hands closer to the head than in the previous session. As a result, I was able to push hard enough through the hands, when "rocking in", that not only was the pressure on my head reduced more, but my feet started to float off the floor. My balance felt pretty stable. The only negative was there was some pain in my suspect shoulder when my weight was most concentrated on the upper body.
So the next thing to work on in the Inverted Leg Raise progression is hand and arm positioning that does not add shoulder pain. I need to make sure that I'm not allowing the elbows to flare out. I am also hoping that the bodyweight rowing, knee pushups, and brachial hanging will soon make that shoulder less susceptible to pinching or other irritating sensations.
I added two sets of Bridge Pressups, essentially not doing Bridge Pressups on the last circuit.
I've gone back to doing the exercises in a circuit, which is a base feature of Integral Strength, but not necessarily Convict Conditioning. It's just more time efficient to work through each exercise in a circuit. However, because my interest is in strength training rather than conditioning/weight loss, I'm not making myself go from exercise to exercise with as little rest time as possible. I'm giving myself time to catch my breath and reset myself between exercises. I'm currently taking a 2.5 min. rest between circuits but I may bump that up to 3 min. The 2-3 min. rest period between circuits is another carryover from Integral Strength.
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