#front levers

Front Levers Set 1 - 8 reps w/ 1 1/2inch body band 5 minute rest Set 2 - 8 reps w/ 1 1/2inch body band 5 minute rest Set 3 - 5 reps w/ 1 inch body band Conditioning Set 1 x7 Pull Ups Kettlebell Swings 15 reps/40ish lbs x15 Dips Set 2 x7 Pull Ups Kettlebell Swings 15 reps/40ish lbs x10 Dips Set 3 x6 Pull Ups Kettlebell Swings 15 reps/40ish lbs x20 Dips This was a very weak week. My bouldering Wednesday night was atrocious, my str/conditioning workouts were low, I FELT tired during the workouts, and worst of all: working with my clients afterward, I couldn't muster the strength or coherence to work with them properly. I need to actually periodize my workouts from now on. Which means I need to plan them out instead of changing based on what I feel my needs are. I despise planning my own workouts, because it means meeting my own expectations, which for myself are much higher than anyone I have ever trained.

This workout was done with 5 min rest between every set.  Very unlike me to do workouts of this style, but I know for front levers I need greater absolute strength and so this is how to get it.  I have been pretty bummed out all this week, feeling weak and emotionally in turmoil.  But the workouts this week have proven to be the opposite.  I haven't been able to do over 10 dips ever, for no particular reason, save perhaps laziness?  But today I belted out 20 and 15.