That is amazing!
Since my last post, I was excited to try the 40’s for dumbell benching… That day I couldn’t even do a damn 35! Definately a hurtful off-day. So instead I just did incline/decline/benching on the machine for some drop sets. I got some decent weight in on the machine however, soooo… that brings me to wednesday!
Wednesday was my first chest day after starting a lot of compound exercises, which are supposed to release growth hormones far more than isolation exercises (think chinups for biceps instead of curls).
I did so much better than I thought I would too! I started with 35’s because I knew they were hard for me… but by the end of set 3 I knew I was going to be able to do 5s5r with them… so I busted out the 40’s which I have never done. And it worked! I actually finished the remaining 2s5r with them… and tried to do another 35 to failure, but I apparently had done that with my last rep with 40. I was so excited, that rocked! Perhaps having my roomate work out with me for once helped, I do not know. At any rate, I am proud of him and excited too that he is gonna start lifting. I know he’s gonna like the changes.
Even after some 130lb rows my biceps were feeling it… I actually was able to do 100lb 5s5r cable chinups though… I need to bring that weight WAY up then. Perhaps to above my body weight? 120 lbs? Dunno how I can do this if I weigh so little.
Anyways, I woke up 4 hours after sleeping so that I can get some extra meal intake during sleepytime, and now it is time to retire back to the bed or couch or whatever. I am simply pumped.
