workout of the day

Thursday 010809

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Five rounds for time of:
Body weight Bench press; 12 reps
12 Pull-ups

“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished,
but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”
- John Wooden

The progression from bar-dip to ring dip is analogous to the progression
from handstand on parallettes or p-bars to handstand on rings. We're
working towards handstand presses on the rings. The payoff for this
work is greatly improved balance and uncanny strength. Here's a piece
from USA Gymnastics on Still Ring Handstands:
http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/publications/technique/2000/2/stillrings.html