HKR-Chief’s Body Blog

I was reading a post on the Animal Forvm this morning before my workout about the topic of whether or not bb presses are needed to gain size in the chest. In that post, several people mentioned the fact that using dumbells allows them to feel the workout in the chest better than barbell does. Today was chest day so I decided to do strictly dumbell work today instead of barbell.

I started with warmup sets of inclined db presses, 40lbs (per db) x 12 reps  for 2 sets. Then I completed 50 lbs x 10 reps, 55 lbs x 7 reps, 55 lbs x 6 reps, 45 lbs x 7 reps, 30 lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets. That came to 6 sets plus 2 warmup sets. Following that, I did 5 sets of decline cable flyes. The last set was relatively light being set at 10lbs on each side, but by that time, it didn’t feel light. I was able to push out 12 reps for that last set but I made sure for each rep of each set that I was squeezing at the top. I followed my chest workout with triceps and when I was doing rope tricep extensions, I looked over to the mirror next to me and I couldn’t believe the pump I had in my chest. When I got into the locker room after my workout, I took off my shirt and looked at my pump-state in the mirror. Unbelievable. I’m definitely going to make sure I feed that workout the proper nutrition it needs to recover.

Although my weight this morning was 174, I still felt bigger than I was in October at 180. I’m feeling good, but I’m a little confused as to where my weight was when I was at 180. I guess I shouldn’t focus so much on the weight and instead, judge my progress in the mirror. Either way, This was a good workout day and tomorrow I’m supposed to hit legs. This will be the first time in quite a while that I’ve actually done a workout two days in a row. I just hope my body will be up for it because I really need the leg work.

It’s been a week since I got sick but luckily, I got over in just a week. I hit the gym this morning and my weight was down to 170. That’s not good because I’m trying to bulk, not lose. Oh well, small setbacks. That’s ok. I’ll work hard and get back and then some. I guess I need to change my goals and timelines because I’m definitely not going to hit 190 by the end of this month.

I had a good chest workout this morning. My wife sent me an ipod as an early birthday present. Over the last couple days I’ve been compiling tracks for a workout playlist and it worked out pretty good. Kept me motivated throughout the workout and helped to keep me focused. Much better than that soft stuff they play on the gym’s system. Megadeth, Metallica, Faith no More, GnR, Drowning Pool, lots of good fast stuff. Thanks hun, for the new toy and motivation box.

Well, I’ve gotten over my cold. I got through it quickly without any sore throat. A few days of tired and aching body, stuffy and aching head, fever, cold sweats, and runny nose. Now I only have a stuffy nose but everything else is back to normal. I do feel like my body is out of shape now, but that will be quickly remedied by a few good workouts. I’m going to get back on track with a chest workout on Monday. I’ve lost a week of working out, but that’s ok. It’s not like I’m trying to get into shape by a certain time for a contest or anything. As long as I get back on track and continue improving, I’ll be happy.