exercise post II: upper body workout

[anotheranon]

Did the upper body workout (scroll down) with some modifications:

Rows: ended up doing the Yates row (scroll down) as I have no bench. Results: deceptively easy, but produced enough strain that pushups were hell 15 minutes later! I could feel more pinching around my shoulders than with pushups though, and as I need back strength this is a good thing.

Standing shoulder press: another pinch between shoulders and I could really feel the unevenness I've developed from fencing. Will keep this up.

Dumbell bench presses - my elbows jut out painfully when I lower my arms, possibly because I'm lying on the ground and not a bench. Not sure I will continue these as I don't want to tear my joints up.

Other: my legs still have not recovered - ow ow ow! In particular my calves are burning. However, I'll enjoy it as it means I did something yesterday :)

Comments

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I feel that even normal folks would benefit from a bit more than is suggested.

Keep in mind that the author is a 5'1" woman - almost everyone needs more food than she does!

Re: horizontal pullup - I blush to say that I'm fairly sure there's no way I'm strong enough to warrant having such a thing, at least yet. I'm planning to go to an actual gym with skill_grl next week; hopefully I'll get a better idea of my abilities and limitations.