Weights: 12th June 2020 + A Did You Know Question
Good Morning
Today I got up around 4:50 a.m., and if I can get up even earlier, then I am close to my running schedule. With the lockdown downgraded to partial, I am seriously considering running. I have heard from fellow runners that running with the mask is a tedious affair, not to mention unhealthy. So, I will have to take a call on that.
Anyway, I will update as and when I start running. For the moment, though, let’s look at my exercise regime.
Yesterday evening my daughter and I did the longer version of the exercise. Here is it how it looks:
- Warm-up: About a minute
- Suicide-drill: 2 Sets
- Shuttle-run: 1 set with four reps
- Jumping-jacks
- Wall-sits
- Push-ups
- Crunches
- Step-ups
- Squats
- Tricep Dip
- Planks
- High Knees
- Lunges
- Push-ups and Rotation
- Side Planks – each side
As I had mentioned before, each one lasts 30-seconds, and we take a 10-second break between the exercises. It was fun as always.
Today morning my focus was on the chest and back. I followed the quadruplet version of the exercise.
Here are the quadruplets:
- 1-set of push-ups
- 1-set of weights for chest
- 1-set of weights for back
- 1-set of weights for triceps (alternated two exercises without weights)
I did a total of five quadruplets. I added one set of biceps and reverse push-ups at the very end. I am happy with the progress that I have made and the continuous progress that I am making. All the exercising sessions are quite a fulfilling experience. 😊
That’s it from me for today. I will keep you posted for more tomorrow.
Namaste!
And I wish you all a lovely day!
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Did You Know?
George Hood of the US holds the record for abdominal planks. The record stands at 10 hours 10 minutes. The previous record-holder was Mao Weidong of China, who held the plank position for 8 hours and 1 minute.
Phew, even the previous record-holder wasn’t bad, in my opinion. My longest plank so far has been for a two-and-a-half-minute. That’s tiny in comparison to the record holders.
What was your best abdominal planks time?
Let me know in the comments.😊
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