Not sure how to describe this lift. First instinct is to say that I sucked. That’s not totally true though. I made some progress.
My main problem was piss poor preperation.
I was really busy today and then I discovered that I was out of whey. Had to run out and get some. I got back and made a shake at around 9pm. The gym closes at 10pm so I was running extremely late. I drank half of it as soon as I could get it down and ran to the gym.
Felt like I was behind the eight ball the rest of the way. Just felt really rushed. As a result I had to cut the rest by about 30 seconds. It made the workout a lot tougher but it was necessary in order to finish. I walked out at 10pm exactly.
Here are the stats for today’s lift.
Barbell bent over row - 4×155, 4×135, 8×120, 12×120
(My form was atrocious. There’s no other way to put it. First set blew and I dropped the weight dramatically. The second set wasn’t much better. I added 5 pounds on the last two lifts but I don’t know if it helped.
Barbell bench press - 4×185, 3×190, 8×160, 12×145
(I tried to get 190 and I did get 3 of 4 reps and that’s good. The problem is that I did 200 a while ago. Why the hell can’t I do that now? I got all 12 of the last set with the weight I could only get done 8 times last time.)
Lat pulldown(chin up simulation) - 4×210, 4×210, 12×105
(Apparently I misread my notes and went 30 pounds too low on that last set. That was dumb.)
Dumbbell shoulder press - 4×55, 3×55, 12×35
(Tough. I shouldn’t be 100% negative about the workout. This one was OK. Couldn’t get all the reps on set #2. Not from lack of trying though so I’m fine with that.)
Dumbell upper body Russian twist - 6×35, 6×35
(I feel good about these. The movement is tough but I think I did OK.)
Not sure how to describe this lift. First instinct is to say that I sucked. That’s not totally true though. I made some progress.
My main problem was piss poor preperation.
I was really busy today and then I discovered that I was out of whey. Had to run out and get some. I got back and made a shake at around 9pm. The gym closes at 10pm so I was running extremely late. I drank half of it as soon as I could get it down and ran to the gym.
Felt like I was behind the eight ball the rest of the way. Just felt really rushed. As a result I had to cut the rest by about 30 seconds. It made the workout a lot tougher but it was necessary in order to finish. I walked out at 10pm exactly.
Here are the stats for today’s lift.
Barbell bent over row - 4×155, 4×135, 8×120, 12×120
(My form was atrocious. There’s no other way to put it. First set blew and I dropped the weight dramatically. The second set wasn’t much better. I added 5 pounds on the last two lifts but I don’t know if it helped.
Barbell bench press - 4×185, 3×190, 8×160, 12×145
(I tried to get 190 and I did get 3 of 4 reps and that’s good. The problem is that I did 200 a while ago. Why the hell can’t I do that now? I got all 12 of the last set with the weight I could only get done 8 times last time.)
Lat pulldown(chin up simulation) - 4×210, 4×210, 12×105
(Apparently I misread my notes and went 30 pounds too low on that last set. That was dumb.)
Dumbbell shoulder press - 4×55, 3×55, 12×35
(Tough. I shouldn’t be 100% negative about the workout. This one was OK. Couldn’t get all the reps on set #2. Not from lack of trying though so I’m fine with that.)
Dumbell upper body Russian twist - 6×35, 6×35
(I feel good about these. The movement is tough but I think I did OK.)