Not a bad week of it so far. First week on the new programming. Monday was bench press. it consisted of 5 sets of 10 reps with 215lbs followed up with 4 sets of 12 incline db bench with, I think, 65lbs DBs. Then I supersetted a bunch of dips and pushups until my eyes and ears were bleeding. It was a nice change of pace, but not real exciting. However, it put a serious hurtin on my taa-taas. Wed was ridiculously hot and I got an impromtu invite to drink a few beers after work. Beers cold. Gym hot. I went with the cold. We made it up yesterday and I was punished.
Squats:
5 x 385
5 x 400
5 x 425
Rack pulls:
315 x 8
405 x 5
455 x 5 x 5
Speed pulls (from the ground)
255 x 3 x 3
It wasn't like I was out of breath and all sweaty kind of tired. It was like my CNS was so fatigued that it went on holiday the rest of the evening. I couldn't walk a straight line to save my life. It was pretty awesome and quite satisfying. Surprisingly, the heavy squats really didn't affect my ability to pull heavy at all. In fact, I think it had a positive effect. I was completely warmed up and loose by the time I started pulling so I was able to jump right in with 315. Good stuff. Now on to the Albuquerque road-trip!!
2 comments:
It was the same way with me on my program when I would squat and deadlift on the same day. By the time I got to deads I just felt really warmed up. Hope you guys are having lots of fun in NM...
Nice. And i'm glad we got to do some liftin' here. Kinda inspiring to have another motivated soul to lift with. You oughta find you a job here. i'd lift with you real regular.
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