Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Yoga and strength

MORNING

With a bit of paranoia about my knee.... (which is totally getting better!) I spent 45 min doing flo yoga- focussing on opening my hips in Warrior 2, triangle, pigeon and then a lunge extended that stretches my hip flexors.

Strength training:

3 x 10 bridge/ leg lift
3 x 15 Clam shell glute strengthener
1 x 30 (each side) inner thigh leg lift (strengthen around my knee cap)
3 x 6 superman upper back lift
2 x 1min plank
10 reps (each side) side plank/ arm sweep.
12 reps V ups leg lift to 90 degrees while on my back. (w/out s ball)
25 crunches with legs on s. ball
5 x 10sec bridge on the S. ball
5 x 10 sec reverse bridge of S ball
4 x 10 sec cobra on s. ball
10 reps 0pposite arm and leg on s. ball

AFTERNOON:

I got to the gym again today- it was a good solid work-out. Doyle was around and helped me sort out the weight program to make it more challenging in terms of stability.

Free Bar Bench Press: 45 lbs 3x10
Pull out machine that makes wings: 20lbs 3 x 10
Pull ups (like rowing) squeezing back shoulder blades w/ 10lb bell: 3 x 10
high cables chest squeeze: 3 X 10
tricep pull downs: 3 x 10
1 set of tricep push ups. (5)




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