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Pedantry is always important on STW 🙂
Now tone was completely the wrong term to use... even definition is.
How does one improve neural strength?
Have you decided what to do yet TSY? I'm thinking bodyweight exercises are the way to go as per my climbing comment. Think in winter climbing more would be good, and i'll mix up my weights at the gym (thinking maybe a trx workout would be good to explore too). Backing off so many hard intervals on the bike over winter should mean i can continue to fit into my size 8 trousers although doesn't help me come the summer when i want to race! 🙂
More climbing sounds like a winner from here.
First things first Dirty, I've got to build quite a bit of muscle on my right leg... quite shocking how much has gone in just 4 weeks 🙁
Made it through my first RPM (well 30mins) yesterday, and doing the exercises the physio gave me all the time, fingers crossed I can gain at the same speed I lost.
I'll stick with cricuits, yoga and kettle bells. Add back in climbing, plus some olympic rings stuff as suggested above. Hopefully fit in some 5x5 really heavy stuff for the legs too.
Then I just need to factor in swimming, cycling and running 🙂
I'm surprised at what i lost and didn't lose during my trip, and oddly not struggling at climbing either. Don't seem to have lost much of my high end speed/fitness though - i overtook two roadies doing 38kph 8) Was pretty tired by the end of a short fast ride though, would be nice to get the speed back in my legs too.
Didn't realise you'd actually gone to physio for your leg...must have been really bad!
if you are really serious on yr aim of 20reps(or any reps)of pull ups with 20kg above body weight you really need to make sure you also work the antagonistic muscles to yr lats and do some serious stretching to avoid long term injury - if you are looking at doing this to improve lock - off strength for climbing might be better off googling frenchies (careful!) and typewriters these are hanging exercises that improve recruitment aka power
Just get to the bloody gym and do some work!
antigee - what is the antagonist of latissimus dorsi?
antigee - what is the antagonist of latissimus dorsi?
i guess not quite the right terminology - i guess antagonistic exercises might be better term to use like military or shoulder presses, bench presses and for triceps - dips, cable pushdowns and rotator cuff stuff to help stabilise shoulders - full anatomical detail i'd need help on - the need to do some work on stuff other than the pulling muscles like lats and teres is the point especially if doing that sort of load