the get up revisited

did i mention that this is one of my favorite exercises?


not today it wasn't...i decided today not to go for big weight and less reps but for a manageable for many reps...i wanted to challenge the endurance of my body (my shoulders in particular) the idea was to go through the all the different movements/segments of the get up and do them 10 times in a row on each side before moving on. i grabbed the 12kg/26lb bell and proceeded to start with the floor press, then into the get up sit up, then into shooting the leg through, then to the side bend 'T' and finally, the reverse lunge with bell over head...sounds easy enough...except that the bell is over head the entire time! on certain segments you are definitely more unstable than you are stable making it difficult to hold the bell steady overhead for 10 reps (and speed isn't really the goal, so keeping a controlled pace is necessary)

i managed to make it through without dropping the bell. the only time the bell came down was to switch sides...and interestingly enough, my left side was stronger throughout...i am right handed...hm mm.

after that it was time to further challenge my endurance...go through the entire get up, 10x ea side, no rest except to switch sides...again, sounds easy...by rep 8 on either side my forearm was screaming! the grip was giving out...i did not drop the bell...good work there. onto overhead presses...grip is already fried and the arms are tired...but hey why not go for it! i decided to do overhead presses followed by 20 push ups...in retrospect this was a good idea...however while i was doing it i was hating myself for the idea...and so were the noodles that had suddenly replaced my arms...as i write this i am equally surprised at how i am not as sore as i thought i would be...i will take this as a sign that next week i can pick up a bigger bell or go for 2 sets of 10 in a row! we'll see when we get there....