The Effect of a Single Moment
One thing that has always intrigued me is the way major changes and events can be linked to a single moment; a moment where something clicked, and things were never the same again. I had one of these moments during my workout on Thursday. I was getting ready for a set of shrugs, and there was a guy deadlifting next to me. I watched him pull almost 600lbs off the ground. I looked back at the bar I had loaded up: 295lbs. All of a sudden, I felt like I could lift a truck, and nothing was going to stop me. I ripped off a set at 295. More weight… 315… 325… 345… 365. The bar crashed back down onto the rack. My straps had torn brushburns into my wrists, promising to make me pay for it tomorrow. As I write this early Satruday afternoon, I still feel jacked from Thursday night’s workout. Is 365 that much weight? Not to some people (hell, I used to pull 405 for 3 sets of 10), but I think of it like this: it’s 70lbs more than I was shooting for. I was able to lift it because I told myself nothing was going to keep me from doing it. This moment has had a pretty profound impact on my life the last couple of days. I’m determined, I’m happy, I’m focused. I’m know what I want and I’m going to get it, no matter what. Nobody is going to stop me, and nothing is going to stand in my way.
Alright, enough philosophical bullshit. Here’s the numbers:
Thursday - Shoulder/Traps
Seated dumbbell press: 35×12, 50×8, 65×10, 65×8, 65×6
Dumbbell lateral raise: 35×10, 35×10, 35×10
Rear cable lateral raise: 60×10, 60×10, 60×10
Barbell shrug: 135×12, 225×8, 295×10, 315×10, 325×10, 345×10, 365×8
Shrug on seated row machine: 190×16, 210×12, 210×12
Friday - Biceps/Abs (Only had a half hour to lift)
Alternating dumbbell curls: 20×12, 30×8, 40×8, 40×8, 45×6, 45×6
Wide grip barbell curls: 75×10, 85×10, 85×10
Alternating cable curls: 60×10, 60×10
Preacher curls: 90×10, 90×10
Decline situps: 40, 30
Leg lifts: 15, 12
Side bends w/ dumbbell: 50×15, 50×15
Sorry for the weird contrast in one of the pictures. Everything was really washed out, and I don’t feel like spending an hour trying to correct it.
