There is something to this 8 day routine: Click, Click, BOOM
Got up this morning after about 5 good hours of sleep … a few things going on around the house that were a bit stressful which I won’t go into regarding kids, neighbors and my wife’s out of town father who is not well, but I got up at pretty much the usual time, got my first meal in and conducted the usual routine before I took off for the gym at 05:00.
I was concerned it may be a crappy day to take on the intense super sets I had on the docket: back and chest, but I got into it and was surprised with the progress I had made from the workout prior. Maybe it was the song that came up on my iPod: Click, Click, Boom? I did mix it up a bit from the way that I had done it the time before, but using the same weight on the various exercises, the number of reps I was able to churn out were better. Previously I was engaging in a bit of "rest- pause" to get to the 15 reps in the 2×15 HIT scheme I am working now, but this morning - even with a less than great night of sleep, I was plowing through it with little need for the breaks I needed before.
Thought I was on the verge of a wardrobe malfunction after the workout. Went to put on a dress shirt after I got out of the shower at the gym and my arms were so frick’n swollen I nearly split the seams in the sleeves! Gesh …
Change has brought progress. OK … I’m keeping at this!
April 17, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Ah, yes, gotta love when the wardrobe demands change. My problem was when the lats started growing and the shoulders bunched up. Then you really have to go up a size in tops!
April 18, 2008 at 9:28 am
NIce!!! Yeah I’ve already ripped a shirt due to rapid back development. I was bending over and naturally my lats flexed and I heard the "rip!" it was one of my favorite shirts too! But I wasn’t disheartened, the joy from growing so much overwhelmed the loss.
April 19, 2008 at 9:34 am
"I nearly split the seams in the sleeves"
hehehe
you’re morphing into the incredible green Hulk