September 1st

Today was Gym Jones style, but with a Rest Position (tm). What this means is that whenever youI would normally rest, instead you go into a position where you balance on your arse, legs semi-tucked out in front and arms anywhere except wrapped around your legs. Keeps some light tension in your abs and makes it hard to breathe. Lovely. The workout itself was quite quick (finished in 12:58), but quite short compared to some of the others. I was chasing the ab-burn I had yesterday, and made it briefly. Didn't exactly feel like my abs were separating from my peritoneum, but thats probably also a good thing. Might be something for you to try if you have a spare 15 minutes at the bus-stop... and happen to be carrying an olympic bar and plates.

50 x Pushups. The rest position here is a plank.
50 x V-sits. Rest position is Rest Position (tm).
50 x Ankle touches. Rest position is Rest Position (tm).
50 x Deadlifts @ BW. Rest position is Rest Position (tm).

NB:
- V-sits extend all the way down into a backwards superman.
- Ankle touches: Sit up slightly, legs @ 90 degrees and laterally deviate to touch each ankle.
- I couldn't think of a better rest position for deadlifts which wouldn't put much strain on the ligaments of the elbow (esp.) and the rotator cuff, which is why its a little odd.
- It was pretty hard to even hold a rest position in the middle two sets. I broke a few times and grabbed my legs.