Today I did FLII Workout 5A. This is the first one that goes down to 8 reps with 30 seconds rest. I really liked it. It feels so good when you’re at “oh-my-god-fiiive”, then think, “hey I only have three more reps to go!”
The 30 seconds rest are a challenge. It’s barely enough time to take a sip of water and write down what you just did (barely enough). When I did the first superset, I didn’t write anything down until afterward. I would do my eight reps of front squats, take a sip of water, walk over to the cable station, sit down, and had about five seconds of rest left.
For the other two supersets I bring the swiss ball to the squat rack so it’s easier to rest during the rest period. I always feel guilty bringing the swiss ball to the squat rack, but it’s early in the morning so there’s almost no one there. And besides, I’m justified in using the squat rack for the push presses and the barbell dynamic lunges, right? If I didn’t use the squat rack then I’d have to clean the barbell up before the presses or lunges. Right?
I feel good about today. I increased my weight in all the exercises except the upper-body Russian twist. I know I could have, but the 45lb plate seems like it would be too awkward to hold. I’ve been using a 35lb plate and that seems comfortable enough to hold, but the 45? I think I’ll give it a try on Wendesday (my next workout A).
Almost forgot… I finished my workout before 5:30am so I decided to try to get some HIIT in again. I did a 5 minute warm up, three 1min sprints with 2min walks, and a five minute cool down.
