WEEKS 69-72
I’m dropping the gym session because I don’t have the time, so I’ll just be doing straight arm work every 4-5 days.
4 Feb
Pseudo Waistline Hold – 2 x 2 x 10 secs
PPPu – 6,5
Planche Lean – 2 x 4 x 15 secs
9 Feb
Planche Lean – 26cm x 15 secs, 27cm x 15 secs
Planche Lean Touch – 27cm,28cm,29cm
Planche Lean – 5 x 20 secs x 25cm
(see my wooden structure below) Getting quite fed up with the slow progress, I looked online and found the angle I need for straddle and full planche and I’m not a million miles away, so I want to focus on squeezing out a bit more of an angle each time.
14 Feb
Pseudo Waistline Hold – 2 x 4 x 5 secs (115cm, 114cm)
PPPu – 7,4
PPPu negatives – 8,8
Planche Lean – 2 x 4 x 15 secs (26cm)
Pseudo Waistline – 11, 8 secs
Again, quantification has to be the way forward. I’m used to lifting weights where it’s clear you’re progressing, with a waistline hold you do what you can but might have your hands far enough back. I measured from the base of the skirting board to an imaginary line which my hands don’t cross, and kept that for the four exercises, before reducing it by 1cm.
19 Feb
Pseudo Waistline Hold – 2 x 2 x 10 secs (114cm)
PPPu – 5,5
PPPu negatives – 8,8
Planche Lean – 2 x 4 x 15 secs
I feel like I’m improving now, really pleased to have got some consistency at last.
24 Feb
Pseudo Waistline Hold – 20 secs (!)
Straddle Planche toes on – 5 x 15 secs
Straddle Planche Lean Touch – 29cm, 3 x 30cm, fail at 31cm
Hooray! I’ve been following Osvaldo Lugones workouts and the goal was a 20 second waistline hold, which I can now do. I immediately jumped to trying out straddle as I know I’m not that far from doing it. I got to the end position where the toes are about to lift off and held it there, so still in contact with the floor. Then I used my wooden structure to try a straddle lean touch and got about the same lean as I do from a regular planche lean.
28 Feb
Straddle Planche Lean – 8 x 15 secs
Couldn’t get to the gym for this one, just leaned as much as I could.
Here’s my wooden structure. I made it the right width so that my shoulders can both touch at the same time and helps me quantify what’s going on.