Exercise Tip and Today's Workout

When there's an injury, it's often best to back off and give it a rest rather than try to work through it. Last week I managed to do something to my arm while sleeping. (Strange, I know.) For a few days I had very little mobility with that arm. Simple things like putting on a shirt or coat were an exercise in patience and learning to start with the other arm first.

So when working out I focused on leg, back, and ab moves and gave the arm a rest. One week later things are much better. I'll gradually move back into more arm exercises, but will also error on the side of caution rather than to go too hard too fast. This morning's workout is a case-in-point.

Today's Workout:
2 rounds of the following warm-up circuit:
Bodyweight squats (12), leg swings (15/leg), walking lunges (12/side), close-grip push-ups (10, done with caution), Stick-ups (10 gingerly done), waitor's bows (10), Plank (30 seconds), light dumbbell dead-lifts (10).

Workout:
Set 1:
Verticle jumbs with knee-ups (10)
Bent-over dumbbell-rows with lighter than normal dumbbell (15)
Rest 30 seconds, repeat set 2 more times.

Set 2:
Bench step-ups (10/leg)
1 leg stability ball curls (15/leg)
rest 30 seconds, repeat set 2 more times.

Set 3:
Pike with feet on skateboard (10)
Light dumbbell Romanian Dead-lifts (10)
Rest 30 seconds, repeat set 2 more times.

Set 4:
Front squats holding one dumbbell under chin (15)
Rest 30 seconds, repeat 2 more times.
Done.