Update for the last few days
I apoligize to any readers for the lack of updates lately… Between studying for finals next week and finishing up end of semester projects, I have not had a lot of free time. I have not failed, however, to keep myself in the gym and on the diet, spare a trip to Buffalo Wild Wings with some friends on Tuesday (who could resist… $.35 wing Tuesday and friends coming home from college?). It came to my attention this week that my workouts have gradually lost some of the intensity they once had. I suppose being in the same place everyday for 6 months switching up the same old exercises would encourage that… but nothing that cannot be fought with a little will and some ass-busting work. My goal this week has been to not only regain that lost intensity, but improve my focus and have some of the best workouts I have ever experienced. I would say I have achieved this goal over the last three days, with a moderately intense chest workout on Monday, followed by one of the most excrutiating leg workouts I have ever endured on Tuesday, and finally a killer back workout today. I feel I should emphasize how good of a leg workout this was… so I’ll just give the details. I began with the usual two minute warm up jog, stretches, and light set of leg extensions to get the blood flowing. The first real exercise was a set of 295 on squats (free weights people, no Smith machine crap or machine of any sort can compare to real squats). I managed to pull that something like nine or ten times, then removed the 25 and 10 and slapped on the third plate. I did two more sets with this, achieving six and seven reps on each set. For some, this would pass for a workout in itself… but of course not anyone looking for growth. My workout buddy and I moved on to lunges, where I did three sets with a pair of 60lb dumbbells, getting around 14 reps each set. We moved on to leg press, exhausted at this point, but I still managed to do three sets of around 450. We had planned for this to be the final exercise, but I wanted the extra edge that comes with a burnout exercise, so I alone did a set with each leg on the glute kickback machine, moving 190lbs of the maximum 205. I left the gym feeling on top of the world that day… Can hardly wait for next weeks leg day. It’s nearing 9:00PM here, which is bedtime for me. Bye everyone, feel free to comment
