More cardio for good health in the intermediate future; still doing squats, wall climbs

Today I will do Bulgarian split squats with about 30 lb of weight. Still building back up to the end of December maxes I was doing on the cable machine, but feeling very good. Will do exercises for gluteus medius (clam) which helps with IT band syndrome, tightness on the outside of the thigh sometimes. Ok, yeah self diagnoses, not worth going to the doctor for some tightness. Also doing the Nordic curls, which are basically form a kneeling position and leaning forward (with feet under something very heavy) so the hamstring gets an eccentric flexion. Considering doing 5 x 60 half bicycles for the ab work.

Finally, I should be back onto at least some cardio, but missing today on cardio shouldn’t be a big deal since I had good cardio all week, including high intensity and multiple fitness tests. The fitness test on the stationary bike is probably not real accurate. It estimates the VO2 max based on heart rate, age, sex, weight. But it’s something. It’s good to have some progress on lowering the heart rate. I am getting closer to a full test . It has been stopping when getting outside the cardio zone, I think.

Racquetball I have been trying again solo and played briefly with a guy who didn’t know how to play while a couple of his friends watched. I forgot the rules after 30 years but reread them. I know the basics now, like where a person stands to serve, number of bounces required for serving (1 and only 1), where the ball must drop after the serve, etc. I don’t know it all but enough of the basics. There are some drills about movement I happened to see when researching drive serves. I may try those very simple ones. In addition, I can practice drive serves. They are apparently the way to go for serving, a method I hadn’t known about.

In summary: #1 Bulgarian split squats with 30 lb, maybe up to 5 sets. #2. clams for gluteus medius. #3. Nordic curls. #4 Racquetball. #5 5 x 60 half bicycles. Lots of work but it will feel rewarding. Very good plan.

Back feels pretty good.