exercise update

[thedeadparrot]

- Need to see a physio about knees. They don't hurt most of the time, but I can't run on them for very long. Bleh. I have been bad and unmotivated about this.

- Can do a full chest-to-ground pushup. Only like 2-3 in a row before my back starts arching and my arms give out, but man, I feel like a badass for those three.

- Pullups are progressing slowly, still, but I can do proper slow negatives now! It takes me like 4-5 seconds to reach the ground! I can't get anywhere from a dead hang, but if I start from my feet, I can get my arms into L-shapes, sort-of.

- Managed to do a few wall climbups and then never replicate that feat ever again. (I suspect it's to do with wall grippiness and my inability to compensate for that with strength.)

- Got up to 5.9 walls in climbing. Even tried a 5.10a, but failed within the first 3 holds. Hahahaha. One day I will have actual grip strength for things.

- Balancing on wet rails is difficult. I need to get better at dealing with them in my Ollos instead of relying on the thinner soles of my Tigers.

Comments

[zulu]

Neat! If your physio gives you good knee advice I'd be happy to hear it--I have the same problem with running, usually after the fact.

My grandpa had a grip strengthener he kept in his car. He'd spend red lights squeezing it. He could open and close it like it was nothing; I couldn't get it closed even using both hands. Maybe you could find something like that (at an easier setting to start)?

[thedeadparrot]

I suspect it's a muscle imbalance thing, but I'm not an expert, so I might just be talking out of my ass about that. My problem is that most of the standard exercises you find for runner's knee are a little too easy for me? Parkour works the quads hard, but it doesn't touch the glutes or hamstrings as much, so I have been looking for good strength work for that.

I'm not sure regarding the grip strengthener thingy, but I should look up exercises I can do with the equipment I already have. A kettlebell should work for that!

[seascribble]

you are the most badass. I'm looking forward to you parkouring up a tree when we go apple picking. :D

[thedeadparrot]

Hahhaha. Thanks! But I am pretty sure apple picking will be boring on the parkour front.