So part of Dave's workout plan called for me to do an 'inverted push-up.' When I first read the plan I pictured in my head an decline push-up, where I would have my feet up on a couch or something. This would have been nice but, alas, it was not the case. I was supposed to essentially get myself into a handstand position against a wall and push my entire body up vertically with my arms. I pictured Dave with his chiseled, 140 lb body looking like a yogi master, nearly levitating as he pushed himself up.
So, with this in mind, I found a nice bare wall upon which to flip myself upside down and promptly tried to decipher how I was going to accomplish this mighty task. First I put my arms out and tried to walk myself up the wall with my feet. After much struggling, I was able to accomplish this, but found myself at about a 45% angle to the wall, which I knew spelled trouble. There was no chance of me walking my arms back closer, so I abandoned this first pursuit.
Not wanting to completely abandon the work-out, I tried a different approach. This time I used the opposite wall in our small hallway-like approach to the bathroom. I put my hands in the proper position and then tried walking up the opposite wall, with the intention of pushing myself back into the right position. This endeavor nearly led to a broken neck, so once again I failed.
My final attempt was made last night when Jaime got home. I asked her to spot me, and help bring my legs into the proper position. This almost led to a concussion on Jaime's part and a broken spine on mine, so I believe the inverted push-up will have to wait until a day when I am either much stronger or much lighter, or possibly both!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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I want to see a picture of that!
Love you,
Mom
next time we're together, i'll show you the way i've learned to do handstands. not that i've done many, but the yoga way sounds easier than your way.
also - i can't stinkin post stuff from my work computer, so i'm kind of annoyed about that. but, i LOVE the format of the blog. and nice work, caleb. you're the bomb.
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