Working out 'n stuff
Got up. Drank some espresso, downed a glass of whey formula and waited to get started this morning. Good pre game... game. Not much to say about this workout other than the shoulder press was painful. A bit of cheating for ROM, but otherwise, still worked that mo fo hard. The Rack Deadlift felt good during the working set until about rep 7. Then my grip started giving out and even switching to mixed grip felt bad. (I hate mixed grip as my body wants to naturally turn)
The chin-ups went down, but I am not worried that much about it as I always recover the following week on them. The tricep extensions though, those I need to work on. I really wish I had a good set of dumbbells or at least something feasible to have it work properly. As of right now, I am having to grab 3 x 10 lb weight plates through their hand holds and use that. (The dumbbell I have feels very awkward and the weight slips down/off.
I am not sure if some of the non progression was due to working out two days in a row or not. That's alright. I get a cheat day tomorrow and Monday is the last day of this cycle and the day I go back to work. I like being on a routine, and doing so while going to work is always helpful, for me. Looking forward to it. Below is the logs from my workout this morning.
BeardedFitness earned 605 points for:
Decline Barbell Bench Press:
125 lbs x 8 (+43 pts)
145 lbs x 5 (+46 pts)
175 lbs x 29 (+94 pts)
Set 3 is DC style. Reps are 12/9/8 to 13/9/7. Last set was weird, i felt really off balance and had to stop mid set to readjust. Possibly why reps went down.
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
25 lbs x 8 (+13 pts)
25 lbs x 8 (+13 pts)
50 lbs x 17 (+32 pts)
Set 3 is DC style. Raised weight from 45 to 50lbs. Nothing more to say other than it hurt.
Rack Deadlift:
245 lbs x 10 (+65 pts)
300 lbs x 8 (+76 pts)
285 lbs x 5 (+66 pts)
Set 2 is work set, and I had to switch to mixed grip by rep 6 or so. Possibly grip fatigue from workout yesterday and then today. Set 3 was exhausting, probably didn't give myself enough rest in between.
Chin-Up:
8.0 reps || 1.0 lb (+15 pts)
5.0 reps || 1.0 lb (+8 pts)
17.0 reps || weighted || 60.0 lb (+115 pts)
ooo, Chin-ups got an overhaul! Set 3 is Rack Weighted Chin-ups. Reps went down by 1, before was 7/6/5 to 8/5/4.
Dumbbell 1-Arm Triceps Extension:
20 lbs x 8 (+5 pts)
25 lbs x 5 (+5 pts)
30 lbs x 15 (+9 pts)
Set 3 is DC style. Reps went down from 7/6/5 to 8/4/3. On set 2 of DC, my arm just gave out, couldn't raise it an inch from deepest spot. Same on Set 3 of DC.
I will say that my life at home was brought to a halt, for a majority of the day at least, by Torchlight. That game is too addictive. The other part was the fact that it rained all day and the kids enjoyed playing outside in the rain. (Fond memories are rushing back to me now)
Tonight I watched the movie Pandorum with my wife. I enjoyed the movie, even though some things just didn't make sense. You could tell what the writers were attempting to do for the plot twist(s) so it wasn't shocking when said/thought things happened. I am not a critic, but if I were to give it a score, I would give it a solid 7.5/10. Something to definitely watch on Netflix one night, with nothing else to do.
Beyond these things, I am tired and ready for bed.
Good night.