Day 13

Almost made it through two weeks without any issues - today there were issues.  I am first and foremost a runner, and for some reason my psiatica really flared up yesterday and today, to the point where I could barely run.  It was very painful and I hobbled through a mile both days (yes, I still ran, I have run every day for more than 9 years, so I even when injured I get through a mile).


Anyway, while this may or may not have been caused by one of the exercises I am doing through the Strength Rules program, I tend to think it is more because during the last week or so I did the callisthenic exercises and neglected my stretching.  So this will not end my quest for the muscle up, or my quest to progress further in strength using this program, but I will have to make adjustments.


Since I will still need to get my 15-20 minutes of stretching in twice a day, that will cut back on the amount of time I have during any given workout to do the Strength Rules exercises - especially at lunch where my total workout time is limited to 30 minutes.


So, while I was able to get most of the exercises in today - did flex hang and squats this morning and got in pushups, dips and sit-ups at lunch (will get in the Australian pull-up and plank tonight), it was a tight timetable.  Therefore, going forward I will break up the workouts into two days - doing one set of exercises on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and the other set on Tuesday/Thursday and maybe Saturday as well.  Not sure on the exact breakout yet, but this I think will be best to help me fit in my stretching and not hinder my running, and I have a half marathon coming up in 3 weeks that I need to be ready for.


Anyway, here is my progress for today

Starter Workout #3	Sets	Reps	Actual
Full ROM Squat	3	10	10,10,10
Feet apart Pushups	3	10-20	20,20,20
Parallel Bar Dips	3	10	8,7,9
Incline Australian Pullups	3	5-10
Flex Hang		30	30,30,30
Sit Up	3	20	20,20,20
Straight Bridge		60