Friday’s bent-arm planche session almost didn’t happen. . I was already feeling a bit ropey and run down and my entire morning had been spent in a very long meeting after which the thought of not going to the gym crossed my mind. The same thought quickly left my mind as after all morning stuck in a meeting, the gym was exactly what I needed! . Some people actively look to reduce the amount of time they spend in the gym and I can appreciate that, but my workouts are my meditation. They’re my opportunity to spend time focused on me, to allow my body to move as it was designed to do and my opportunity to reinforce my mind to movement connection. . A couple of notes from this session: . 📝 Transitioning from V-sit to tuck planche (push-up) was made more interesting with straight legs as it encouraged me to protract maximally in order to get my legs through. Some compression strength also helped with this. 📝 I’ve come to rely on the momentum from a V-sit to propel me into a straddle planche position. To get me out of this “comfort zone”, I’m going to be working on going straight into the straddle planche without the V-sit acting as a precursor. . 💪🏻 V-sit to tuck planche push-ups 💪🏻 Straddle planche holds 💪🏻 Pike push-ups 💪🏻 Reverse hyperextensions 💪🏻 Pseudo planche push-ups . #willheeverdoanythingelse #straddleplanche #plancheprogression #fitoverforty #fitover40 #roadtoplanche #planchejourney #journeytoplanche https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Zro0sp0tD/?igshid=f8zq1qebq1gl