Goals update.

Just a quick one to update my "current goals"   See left panel.

I was just down at the park for a "relaxed" workout (as I'm getting over a bit of a flu), and I decided to test my max reps for pullups.  I managed 16 in a row of good clean (albeit slow) pullups, no kip.  This means that I have acheived 1 more than a goal I'd set for myself quite some time ago, so it's time to set a new one.

New pullups goal:  5 reps with 20kg weight.

...and while I'm at it...

Dips goal:  5 reps wth 20kgs weight.

...and one more for good measure...

Dragon Flags:  5 reps, no hip bend.

That's all.

Rings at the Grange

I've lately been getting interested again in doing ring work thanks to Rich and Joe bringing theirs along to jams, and as it happens it was my birthday the other day, and I was lucky enough to receive a pair of rings of my very own.

Today I took them down to the park to try them out.  I found myself a nice tree to hang them from, and after warming up, I got into it.  My first observation was that I really need chalk.  I couldn't even stay in false grip, which means that muscle ups were out.
As I'm pretty much a novice, I went through some basics like pullups, dips, support position, L-sits in support etc.  I also got up into a dodgy tuck planche, and tried out some lever stuff too.
All in all I'm pretty happy with what I did, but I need some focus, stucture and goals pretty soon, (and chalk!) to make it worthwhile.

So as not to neglect my legs after all this ring work, I busted out a few sets of pistols, but I am now trying to do them explosively and jump out, rather than just rising up slowly.

I'm including a few pics of the equipment at Kilburn Grange... because I can.  These are of the uneven logs, and the paralell bars.