While perusing the web and reading about ways to improve pullup performance, I stumbled on a marvelous thing: assisted pullups using resistance bands! I have a resistance band, so I decided to give it a try, since my pullup capability isn't what I'd like. They certainly made a difference today, but not only that, but I hit a personal record for pullups. Here's today's workout:


Warmup, Circuit of 30 seconds each exercise, 3 sets
* Jumping Jack
* Split Jack
* Prisoner Squat
* Alternating Lunge
* Mountain Climber

Workout
Squat, 165lbs, sets: 8 8 8 8 8 8
Close-Grip Chin-Up, 5 (yup, FIVE) 2 (unassisted), 3 4 2 2 (assisted)
Lean-away lateral Raise, left/right, 20/12 20/12
Hanging Leg Raise, 7 5

The last time I did pullups I could only do 4. It's taken a long time, but I've gone from not being able to complete ANY to doing 5 in a row, and that's great. Hopefully the assisted pullup thing will improve my unassisted numbers as well.

41 minutes, 294 calories burned

I beat last Tuesday's 5k time, which had been my fastest so far! So today I did it in 28:14:69, almost a minute faster (the last one was 29:10:26). It's making me wonder if I can get down to 20 minutes by the Sacramento Zoo Zoom in April. It seems a lofty goal, I know.

May I just say that the wind KICKED MY ASS TODAY?!?!?!!

5 miles, 51:13:00. It would have been faster if not for THE AFOREMENTIONED WIND (grumble, grumble). Better workout, I guess. I was like 30:29 at the 5k mark, something like that. Not as good as the other day, but, well... you know. ;)

Calories burned: 647

It didn't start out this way, but today ended up being one of those where it's a struggle to work out. Not my own doing, mind you, but as I think I mentioned before, the people at work have realized that if I'm not at my desk I'm likely in the workout room.

DAAAAAAAAMN CONVENIENCE!

So anyway, I helped them, then promptly threw my water bottle across the warehouse, it broke, and water went everywhere. Hey, I got the frustration out, right? Then I finished the workout.

Warmup, Circuit of 30 seconds each exercise, 3 sets
* Jumping Jack
* Split Jack
* Prisoner Squat
* Alternating Lunge
* Mountain Climber

Workout
* Squat, 155lbs, 6 sets of 10
* Close-Grip Chin-up, 1 set of 4, 4 sets of 2, 1 set of 1
* Lean-Away Lateral Raise, 20lb dumbbell, left/right, 12/12, 20/5
* Hanging Leg Raise, 1 set of 5, 1 set of 3

40 minutes, 254 calories burned