Team Lift

Tabata Intervals:

Pullups: 14*, 6**, 2**, 0
Pushups: 19, 13, 8, 9*
Dips: 9, 5, 4*, 6*
45degree extensions: 10, 11, 11, 12
Deadlifts, 45lb: 15, 15, 15, 16
Lunges, 2x12lb DB: 14, 14, 14, 14
Squats, 25lb: 15, 16, 16, 17
Crunches, 12lb medicine ball: 16, 14, 15, 20*
Calf raises, 50lb: 29, 21, 21, 22

Alright, the asterisks. For pullups, I started out descending only to parallel. For my 2nd and 3rd set, I did kipping pullups. For my 4th, I just hanged down and tried to shrug up as many times as I could with my lats. For pushups, that fourth set was girl pushups. For my 3rd set of "dips," I did a 5-second static hold in the 90degree position, then did 4 shoulder presses with the 45lb bar. For my 4th set, I did 4 presses and 2 push presses. Everything else was the perscribed exercise, except I substituted abdominal twists with the medicine ball for the last set of "crunches," where twist-left-twist-right was one rep.

Basically, I tried to go body-weight where I could, then dropped down to something easier when I was physically unable to perform another rep. In the future I might try pullups and dips on the assistance machine, but there's no point in trying to nancy out at this point in the season. Unfortunately, I had only two workout partners, so I don't know how many of my teammates share that philosophy. We'll find out this weekend who is ready to work hard out on the field. I suppose we'll also find out how prepared other teams are. Right now, physical conditioning is our only hand to play--I think that was one of our main obstacles in Vegas, playing against teams that have been practicing on fields while we have been limited to indoor workouts. I think it is very possible, though, that we will be stronger for it by Sectionals.

Still taking that right road...