Wednesday + Thursday
A couple new experiments on Wednesday with regards to legs: 1) tried dumbell romanian deadlifts, 2) supersetted leg extensions with seated leg curls (never supersetted the seated variation), and 3) took my calf raises and moved them to the end of the workout, so I could try to achieve a better pump in the legs. Verdict: 1) the dumbell variety provided a good stretch feeling, but didn’t give any overall worked out feeling, 2) I think that because I didn’t give my quads and hams a break with the calf exercises it allowed me to get a better pump feel with this superset, but i do think that the seated variety works better, and 3) after achieving a greater pump in my thighs and then moving to calves, I think the calves were more exhausted somehow, and therefore felt it better, even though i only did two sets of them.
For Thursday, although I planned on heading to the gym, plans got changed so I had to settle for home. I did barbell behind-the-neck press, but I much prefer the Smith machine only for that exercise. Next I did wide-grip EZ bar upright rows, followed by barbell shrugs. This was my first time doing shrugs on shoulder day, but I think it was still effective. I tried bent over DB lateral raise for the first time, rather than using an incline bench, to find I think i prefer the incline. Finally winished off with seated DB laterals. Unfortunately, since I can’t do drop sets at home due to the adjustable dumbells i have, my shoulder workouts suffer as I don’t get a very good pump. But I had to do what I could…
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Squats
2×10x135
8×185
6×205
10×135 (narrow stance)
DB romanian deadlifts
10×40s
10×50s
2×8x60s
SUPERSET
Leg extensions
12×100
2×10x100
Seated leg curls
3×12x70
Standing calves
12×160 -> 10×100
10×160 -> 10×100
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Behind-neck press
2×10x95
2×8x115
EX upright row
2×12x50
2×10x60
BB shrugs
2×15x225
2×20x225
Bent over laterals
3×10x15s
Seated laterals
2×10x15s
2×12x10s
As an extra note, later in the evening, I was applying at Popeye’s, GNC and Nutrition House, and while I was waiting at Popeye’s to talk to the owner, one of the staff gave me a dose of MuscleTech’s NaNO VAPOR to try. I’ve always been sceptical of MT products, but this sort of product is similar to my other favorites, such as NO-Xplode, NOX-CG3 and Shock Therapy, so I was fully willing to try. I didn’t feel to much at all, but it tastes alright, so I can’t complain. If someone gave me a really good offer on a tub of it, I’d probably take it.
