a farewell to arms (and shoulders…)
Destroyed! muwahahaha
Ah yes, how can I relay the painfull bliss that was this morning…
Today was arms and shoulders…a new tactic with the arms, 2 sets per execise with no rests at all, 1 bi set, 1 tri set back to back as fast as possible.
Lots of fun, I had to adjust a bit to find the right weights for a few exercises unfamiliar to me likelying tricep ext. (behind head) which has become my new favorite. I went with an ez bar due to limited space in our cluttered little torcher chamb…er uh…gym. I’ve never counted the weight of anything except a standard bb…not sure if that’s how everyone else does it or not.
Anyways, the arms went like so…
Barbell curl-75×8/80×7
Lying tricep ext. (behind head)-20×10/30×10
Preacher curl-50×8/60×6*
Skull crusher-50×8/60×7
Concentration curl-30×8/35×7
Close grip bench-115×8/125×8
Hammer curl-30sx7/20sx16**
Cable one-arm tricep ext-60×10/70×8
*watching the veins pop and snake up my arm was awesome, my arms are easy to please. lol
**standing with my back to the wall, dropped the weight to burn that last little bit out.
Then came the shoulders very slow and deliberate 3-0-3ish…
IYT’s-5’sx15/10’sx12/10’sx12
Bent over cable raise-30×10/30×7
Incline front raise-15’sx10/15’sx10
Seated DB laterals-10’sx10/10’sx10
Quite satisfied with the amount of pain I was in, I hurried off to eat. I have this strange affinity for doing exercises/body parts that tire quickly or where I have to use less weight I guess because I figure it’s more effective somehow…? Anyone else like that?
Recovery run tomorrow, 5 miles of stationary, mechanical purgatory….
January 25, 2008 at 9:36 am
geesh, do you ever take just one day off??? You make me feel like an under achiever! lol.
So when do you and your other army friends run together and sing drill songs that start with, ‘I don’t know, but I’ve been told…’ Full Metal Jacket…remember?
January 25, 2008 at 9:43 am
Glad you got your pump on. Hopefully your run will go well tomorrow
January 25, 2008 at 9:45 am
TLC-uh, not when we don’t have to lol
VT-5 miles on a dreadmill? How could it NOT be great? lol
January 25, 2008 at 10:05 am
Oh Dave…I feel it just visualizing that workout. Bet those shoulders and arms are shaping right up. Great job and keep it up. The torture is worth the result.
January 25, 2008 at 7:35 pm
YAY supersets! Those are a great way to lean out.