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LRP in the mornings. Kettlebell work Saturday and again today. An extra day off after a (relatively) arduous hike on Sunday. I worked on some Cossack squats afterwards before this session. Also worked a little on hip internal rotation with bring the knees towards the floor while sitting and leaning back. Program 3: Forward bend - calf tightness. Hands flat on floor. It's comforting in a way to see that those two things aren't mutually exclusive anymore and that 'tight' is still remarkably loose compares to how I used to be. Calf stretches - skipping is still generally tightening those up, but less than it used to. My ankles are also generally feel stiffer than previously (side effect of boots in the winter), but that will improve fairly quickly and the reality is that I keep working the end ranges so it feels like they are. Piriformis - I need the stronger version of this, the top of the thigh is pressed right along my belly and chest. Elephant walks - Working at keeping my torso pressed onto both legs during straightening movements rather than just one. I'm still warming into straight legs by the end (can't do it cold yet). I sometimes grab my opposite wrists behind my calves and pull myself into it to keep my torso from coming off the thighs. Forward bend - no more calf tightness. Hands flat on floor. Not quite a rest position unless my torso is off my thighs. Program 4: I like the warmup movements. I notice the little stabilizer muscles a lot more than I used to. Still not 100% on controlling them consciously yet, but I have the awareness to feel them now. Pulling on a wall - Very pleasant today. The cue to lean back into the wall and then come off it is helpful. I'm still trying to figure out (a partner is almost certainly the answer) a good way to get my hand up towards my spine and not just across. I do this one pretty frequently as a part of my limbering without the wall, and the increased range of sideways motion is a good reminder to revisit different forms of movements I do while limbering more frequently than I have. Arm over shoulder - so much easier to keep my head and neck straight now. More depth, still slow (because I've neglected them for a while). But it's funny how much the body remembers ranges of motion once you've been there. My neck is pretty loose up and down.