After six minutes of mobility and two light thirty-second straight-arm activations, I completed six minutes on straight arms, six on the forearms and a final eight-minute straight-arm block.

Pressure without loss of control

Pressure increased during the final two minutes of the opening straight-arm hold, yet management remained stable and breathing stayed controlled.

The six-minute forearm block was unexpectedly uncomfortable despite the preceding day off. It felt harder than expected and never opened into ease.

The best block came last

The eight-minute straight-arm hold was once again the best block of the session. Breathing and a video made the opening phase almost fluid.

Fatigue increased during the second half, but it felt more muscular than joint-related. That made the demand easier to interpret and tolerate.

Thirty seconds of pronounced shaking

Tremor became marked during the final thirty seconds. The hold was highly uncomfortable, yet I still felt that some continuation would have been possible.

The result was not the absence of shaking. It was a growing capacity to remain organised while shaking was present.

A lighter technical close

After two minutes of recovery, two easy sixty-second straight-arm holds served as technical recovery.

Residual fatigue remained manageable, and the overall session was much more stable at the joints than earlier work in the month.

THE TAKEAWAYEndurance changed when shaking stopped being interpreted as an automatic command to stop.