The Improv Workout

Today I headed to the gym knowing that things might not go as planned.

My strained left thumb that I had a few weeks back has come back to haunt me.

I was scheduled to train Chest, Shoulders & Triceps today but didn't get very far with that. As soon as I tried to warm up for Incline Barbell Bench Presses I knew it wasn't good.

I couldn't even stand the pressure of the 45lb Olympic bar pressing against my thumb. I then tried to salvage the workout by trying different angles with barbells dumbbells and even variations of pushups.

Gripping any bar or even dumbbells were out of this question. I could manage some back pulling exercises using a thumbless grip. Also some pushup variations were ok as long as I kept the pressure off my left thumb.

These are the exercises I managed to do with out much pain.
3 sets each 10-12 reps

Wide-Grip Front Pulldowns supesetted with
Block pushups with feet elevated on swiss ball

V-Bar pullups supesetted with
Regular pushups with feet elevated on flat bench

Rope upright rows

Rope overhead tricep extensions supesetted with
Rope cable pushdowns

I got a busy weekend of Dad stuff (birthday parties, etc.) with baby Matea so I will see how I feel as the weekend progress for my next workout.

I would give this workout 1 thumbs up! lol

Sean Barker, CPT

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