Unto the Breach (At Least Once More...)

[wjs]

@PetiteSheWolf, your French is always pardoned.

In other news, apparently the plural for the exercise is "flys". At least that's what the internet tells me. From a variety of exercise sites, including our own.

The workout
Elbow Plank to failure: 00:02:00 -- It seems my shoulders are getting better. Cautiously optimistic.
Warrior Arms, Day 6: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
One hour of Steady State Cardio -- Well, 20:50 anyway. I had a knee weakness moment and thought safety was better than pushing. At least I broke twenty minutes this time. Hopefully I can get further next time.

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

OK so flies for the parasites-transmitting insect, and fly for the fitness-promoting exercise , thank you @wjs! I learned something today.

 

[wjs]

OK so flies for the parasites-transmitting insect, and fly for the fitness-promoting exercise , thank you @wjs! I learned something today.

You're quite welcome. I'm always happy to help.

The workout
High Knees March Steps to failure: 00:05:55 -- Given last night, I figured holding at March Steps was the correct choice. Also, long-term March Steps make my quads feel weird.
Warrior Arms, Day 7: Five sets of 14 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Alpha Protocol at level 3. Yes, that is not a typo.

 

[wjs]

The workout
Knee Push-Ups to failure: 20
Warrior Arms, Day 8: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Butt & Gut

 

[wjs]

I fell asleep last night much earlier than expected. As noted previously, I am advancing the day with the exception of doing the missed challenge day from yesterday.

The workout
Warrior Arms, Day 9: Five sets of 14 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Elbow Plank to failure: 00:00:57 -- Still struggling with energy, or something.
Warrior Arms, Day 10: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Ten minutes in the Pits, unarmed

 

[wjs]

The workout
High Knees March Steps to failure: 00:03:30 -- Keeping it easy for my knees for the short term future. I'm wondering if I should switch to Butt Kicks, though.
Warrior Arms, Day 11: Five sets of 14 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Extraction at level 1 -- What a gross pairing with the particular day in this month's challenge. My left shoulder is not happy post-workout.

 

[wjs]

The workout
Push-Ups to failure: 7
Warrior Arms, Day 12: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
One hour of Steady State Cardio -- Approximately 00:10:25 in, my more recently damaged knee gave me a sharp pain which stopped me immediately. I hate this.

 

[wjs]

The workout
Reverse Angels to failure: 00:00:57
Warrior Arms, Day 13: Five sets of 16 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Standing Abs -- I think I may need a knee brace for the new* damage.













*Relatively speaking.

 

[wjs]

The workout
Elbow Plank to failure: 00:02:00
Warrior Arms, Day 14: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Battle Angel at level 1 -- A precaution for my knee due to the Squat Hold Punches.

 

[wjs]

I had a rough day at work.

The workout
Warrior Arms, Day 15: Five sets of 16 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Knee Push-Ups to failure: 14 -- This is exactly why I worked to get the Shoulder Taps days off Push-Up and Elbow Plank days.
Warrior Arms, Day 16: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Lower Back

 

[wjs]

I know I'm going to be out late this evening, so an early workout instead.

The workout
Standing W-Extensions to failure: 00:01:07
Warrior Arms, Day 17: Five sets of 16 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Ten minutes in the Pits, unarmed

 

[wjs]

Monster of a headache that would not stay down despite anything I might do. I only completed the challenge today so I wouldn't have to do it later this week, and barely at that.

The workout
Elbow Plank to failure: 00:00:00 -- See above.
Warrior Arms, Day 18: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
One hour of Steady-State Cardio -- See above.

 

[graoumia]

 

[wjs]

Thank you, @graoumia. I was thankfully free of the headache today.

The workout
High Knees March Steps to failure: 00:03:09
Warrior Arms, Day 19: Five sets of 16 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Batman, Bane Edition at level 1 -- I had a meeting in the Twin Cities and, as a result, returned home much later than usual. Level one was all I could muster the mental energy for tonight.

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Level I with all your driving is already good !

 

[wjs]

I forget sometimes how ridiculous it is to Europeans that there are those of us in the USA who will drive very significant distances for pretty much any reason. For me, it's just another little excursion, whether it's the sixty or so miles to Minneapolis or the more significant drive to St. Louis, which takes about nine hours.

The workout
Push-Ups to failure: 4 -- My arms felt weak today. Well, maybe less weak and more not strong.
Warrior Arms, Day 20: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Sentry at level 1 -- I tried out a knee sleeve for stability on my more recently damaged knee. Initially there was some sharp pain during the Power Squats, but it eased and by the last two sets, there was no pain at all. Tomorrow, I'm going to switch to a full on knee brace to see how it goes instead.

 

[graoumia]

I forget sometimes how ridiculous it is to Europeans that there are those of us in the USA who will drive very significant distances for pretty much any reason. For me, it's just another little excursion, whether it's the sixty or so miles to Minneapolis or the more significant drive to St. Louis, which takes about nine hours.

It is not ridiculous, but in 9 hours i can go to the other side of France (in the south), it is too much for me, even for holidays, it is impressive. But it is certainly worth it

 

[wjs]

The workout
Prone Reverse Flys to failure: 00:01:12
Warrior Arms, Day 21: Five sets of 16 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Brawler at level 1 -- My day was all messed up by a sudden crash in energy during the afternoon and another one after supper. Given how little I felt like working out this evening, what I did do is quite a bit.

 

[wjs]

The workout
Elbow Plank to failure: 00:02:05
Warrior Arms, Day 18: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Posture Perfect with one minute rests

 

[wjs]

The workout
High Knees March Steps to failure: 00:03:30
Warrior Arms, Day 23: Five sets of 16 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Tempered Steel at level 2 with one minute rests

 

[wjs]

The workout
Knee Push-Ups to failure: 15 -- I feel like I'm slipping here. I have a work trip coming up for a couple days, maybe that time off will help.
Warrior Arms, Day 24: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Ten minutes in the Pits, unarmed -- While I do enjoy swinging my weapons around, the ceiling is just too short for katana work and some forms of jo work. I do have my bastons, as well, but I have the other ones and I want to be able to use them.

 

[wjs]

The workout
Reverse Angels to failure: 00:01:09
Warrior Arms, Day 25: Five sets of 18 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Butt & Gut

 

[wjs]

I need to figure out my diet. Not only have I been straying over on calories the past couple of weeks, I have also learned I should be eating 180 to 200 grams of protein a day. I don't know how I reconcile a balanced caloric intake with that much protein.

In other news, tomorrow I'm off to the ACD Expo, a games trade show. For those of you who have been following me since before then, I did this last year, too. I won't be working out the next couple of days as a result. Tonight, though...

The workout
Elbow Plank to failure: 00:02:10
Warrior Arms, Day 26: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Graveyard Shift at level 2

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Have fun at the trade show!

 

[wjs]

@PetiteSheWolf: It was great fun. It was also a pair of late nights and a lot of work.

I had expected to return home early enough to work out last night based on last year. That was not the case. I ended up getting home about 2130 last night due to circumstances well beyond my, or anyone else who was in the vehicle, control. An expected delivery of pre-release items did not arrive, so we had to divert to our office, do some work so the pre-releases can go off tomorrow, which took up a lot of time.

I learned a couple of things, too, regarding my recently acquired knee stability items. First, the sleeve is really not designed for long-term active use. Second, almost immediately Wednesday, I had a sharp twinge of pain strike for the first time since before I picked it up, so wearing it does not actually prevent the pain from occurring, but it does help reduce the number of incidences. Third, I should probably have brought the full-on brace instead.

Finally, tomorrow I will figure out what I will do for June. I have *checks notes* tomorrow to do that. I'll finish up the challenge over the next few days and start up a new one with June, as well.

The workout
High Knees March Steps to failure: 00:01:15 -- I spent a lot of the last three days walking and staying up late. My joints are not happy with continued work.
Warrior Arms, Day 27: Five sets of 18 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Back & Core at level 1 -- The past few days have hit me hard.

 

[wjs]

Completely unintended for last Sunday and today to be the same. Tomorrow I will start Easy Abs as the challenge for the month and pair it with Soft Cardio for the program.

The workout
Push-Ups to failure: 6 -- Still having troubles with these and I don't know why.
Warrior Arms, Day 28: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Ten minutes in the Pits, unarmed

 

[wjs]

The workout
Standing W-Extensions to failure: 00:01:27
Warrior Arms, Day 29: Five sets of 20 Shoulder Taps and 10 count Plank Hold with no rest plus two minutes of Backfists for the Dagger Path
Easy Abs, Day 1: Three sets of 10 Air Bike Crunches and 6 Sitting Twists with no rest
Soft Cardio, Day 1 at level 1 -- This makes sense when you consider the first two parts of the evening's workout. My shoulders/delts are cooked.

 

[wjs]

The workout
Elbow Plank to failure: 00:02:15
Warrior Arms, Day 30: Five sets of one minute Punches with one minute rests
Easy Abs, Day 2: 30 Air Bike Crunches (throughout the day, technically, but not actually)
Soft Cardio, Day 2 at level 3

 

[wjs]

So, I've noticed some swelling in my legs that I can't directly determine from where it comes. I was already planning on heavily limiting my added sugar intake soon, as well as most carbs, this just creates another call for that reduction. I *will* still have carbs, just in a more regulated manner than I have in the recent past.

The workout
High Knees March Steps to failure: 00:03:45 -- My knees are still not up for high impact working out.
Easy Abs, Day 3: Three sets of 10 Air Bike Crunches and 6 Sitting Twists with no rest
Soft Cardio, Day 3 at level 14 -- My biceps hurt.

 

[wjs]

I like to believe that the hugs are for losing most carbs and added sugars from my diet because it's humorous, even if it's more clearly for the knees and biceps update from last night.

The workout
Knee Push-Ups to failure: 18 -- My left shoulder just decided to say, "Nope, you're done," as I lowered myself to the ground.
Easy Abs, Day 4: 30 Air Bike Crunches (throughout the day, technically, but not actually)
Soft Cardio, Day 4 at level 1 with one minute rests -- Despite the knee sleeve, there were a couple of twinges of pain that I was not willing to ignore. Otherwise, I was on track for at least level two.