Monday: Back & Arms So, I lost my journal the other day, which meant that I had the chance to switch some things up a bit. For instance: 1) instead of only doing 1-2 sets of 30, I did 3 sets with the goal of 15-20 reps. Also, when I did these, I kept a somewhat slow, steady pace, and at the top, I turned my pinky in and flexed the muscle for a second. This, I found, made it harder to get more than 20 reps, and my hand didn't go numb before finishing the set. When I get 3 consecutive weeks of 15 (or maybe I'll aim for 20?) reps, I'll increase the weight of each set. Results by Friday: bigger arms. Very nice. I will keep this in the routine. I also alternated with triceps to allow my biceps a rest, but not everything else. *) because I want to alternate triceps in between my bicep/back routines, I instead gave them an asterisk (versus a number): single DB behind the head tricep extensions. To be honest, I'm always trying to figure out the best form for this lift, for I've seen many ways of doing it. I'm guessing it's similar to a sideways skull crusher in that I keep the arm stationary, and just extend the tricep, right? Because I've seen others (and it's easy to fall into doing it) where the elbow moves out and in, bit wouldn't that also work the shoulder, this take the isolation off the tricep? Anybody reading this, if you know, please message me. 2) hammer pull downs (slow to cut out more momentum): I began with 70 and got 15, but my form wasn't great, so I lowered it down to 55 to get better form. *) alternated with triceps 3-packs (cable). 3) wide, reverse grip hammer pull downs: Because I only did 2 sets of these, and started with them, my tricep lifts flowed into the next lift, also. 4) wide-grip straight bar curls: I later realized that I'd forgotten to squeeze the bicep at the top. I'll have to remember to do that next time. Instead, I kept a good pace, and just focused on the number of reps. 5) finished with cable wolverines. Stretched.









