Workout #8, Week 3 of 12
I did this workout one day earlier than planned, when times are busy I have to seize the opportunities when they present themselves! And I’m typing this almost 48 hours after it’s over - better late than never I guess! This one was upper body, here’s what I did:
Incline Barbell Bench Press - 145×12, 157×8, 167×6, 178×2 + 2 Assisted. Very happy with these lifts, my best yet on my weakest bench variation. There are a lot of odd-weight plates at my gym (44’s, 33’s, 22’s, 11’s, 5.5’s, hence the odd weight totals! Sometimes you just don’t feel like searching out the other ones).
Pullups - 9,5,7. On the first set I had a pain in my forearm, stopped at 9. Second set it worsened, stopped at 5. Third set it seemed to be gone but I only did 7 just in case. I haven’t been feeling any pain doing any other exercise. I’ll have to watch this.
Decline Barbell Bench Press - Even after the incline and pullups I did my best ever sets of these - 177×12, 205×8, 215×6, 225×4. They were tough but I have so much confidence and stength on the decline up to this point, that I can bear down and finish those sets! I’ll keep pushin’ it!
Rest of workout was some flyes for chest, a few rotator cuff exercises, a little ab work, and 20 minutes on treadmill (incline walking tonight, sore calves and legs made me take a pass on sprinting).
That workout was Tueday night. Woke up Wedesday morning with general back and chest soreness. As the day went on it got worse, and it was more than the normal DOMS I love so much. It was a deep achy feeling -uh oh. Thursday morning the chest DOMS were there in full force, along with general body fatigue, achiness, a sore throat and then I started sneezing! A head cold was taking hold. After finishing a little important work, I rested for the remainder of the day, I’m feeling a little better. I hope I can shake this quickly, I want to feel good for deadlifting tomorrow night!
Since I’ve been working out I’ve been getting sick less frequently. Since I started eating better almost 20 months ago this is the first time I’ve been hit with any kind of cold or flu, whereas many of the people around me seem like they catch every little bug that’s on the go. I guess I can’t expect never to catch anything again, but there’s not doub in my mind that living a bodybuilding lifestyle has improved my immune system and overall health by leaps and bounds!
I’m going to get a snack and a nice hot cup of green tea, then off the bed early with a good book, with any luck I’ll feel better in the morning!
