June 1st. RP day A1.
So it has been a little difficult adjusting to this new gym since we moved to Vegas. The distance from home is my biggest complaint, but as far as working out goes, the equipment is all very different and seems to be much older than the equipment that I used at the old gym. I dont know if Im just crazy lol, or if the free weights are heavier. The old gym had all new rubber weights, and I could easily lift 80 pounders for 6-8 reps on incline chest press on a good day, and had even used the 85’s one day when I was feeling really strong. But this gym has these old, rusted metal weights, and some of the different increments are missing, especially on the barbells. I have really struggled with these weights, they feel different, balancing them is different, and they feel heavier. I used the 75’s today, and it felt like 100 pounds!! I was only able to do like 4 reps or so before I failed. I suppose its good though, because we have decided that we have been doing the same exercises for a few weeks now on our RP days, so we are going to switch up some of the exercises and start fresh since we are starting fresh at this new gym. So next week, I wont be using the incline dumbell on day A1, but instead will switch to a flat barbell bench press or something. I think using new exercises will be good, since our old stats dont truly translate across to this new gym. So although I may be looking and feeling stronger, my numbers may be lower or different at this new gym as a result of different equipment. Anyway, I am going to adjust all the exercises for all the days now, but heres how today went anyway.
Incline Dumbell Press: 75H, 5 reps.
Machine Shoulder Press: 130, 11 reps.
Tbar Rows: 115H, 10 reps.
Hammer Pulldown Machine: 230H, 7reps.
V-Bar Pressdown: 160E, 16 reps.
Tomorrow will be our long run for the marathon training, I believe that we are going 9 miles, so that should be interesting, we havent tried that distance in a while. I am anxious to get my paycheck, as I need to go grocery shopping and I need to buy some new supplements. Getting my diet back in order will go along way towards helping me regain my abs and get into the shape that I want.
