dropshot001’s BodyBlog

got a pr with my rack deads as i pulled from knee level and got 395 for 9 and then a 365 for 12.  gonna have a drop in weight now since there have been several people and websites who are saying that the alternate grip for deadlifting makes it so that its just a matter of time before the bicep tear happens.  gonna go with the double over hand grip whihc is my weakest grip.  i’ve always deaded using the alternate grip so this is going to take a  little getting used to.  also dropped my weight on the squats so that i could work with a little better range of motion and depth.  the other lifts were good, weighed in at my heaviest, 230 lb today for the workout.  not trying to gain, but i hope the weight that i’m putting on is muscle.  that’s all for now, cardio tomorrow and the day after.  school is starting soon, should be fun.

biceps, forearms, legs were on tap today.  put up good numbers.  incorporated a static hold into the biceps.  overall got really good numbers for biceps, was happy with that.  the static hold really got the pump going.  did a slight variation of my bicep stretch, it made it hurt a lot more.  legs were good.  the calf presses on the leg press was pretty difficult, but i felt that they got the calves going really well.  did single lying leg curls for hams and did bb hack squats.  finished off with a narrow leg press widowmaker to hit the outer quad sweep.  fasted cardio tomorrow morning.

got back into the gym today, was basically aiming to get some weight going, wanted to beat the logbook and did pretty well with those.  did upper body today, the chest and shoulder lifts were lighter, but pretty hard.  still got up some good numbers on the smith presses for chest, tris and shoulders.  finished off with some rack chins with a 25 lb plate to get the lats going and then did some deads.  was planning to do only 350, but felt good and went with 365, got 5 reps.  did a higher rep set of deadlifts and got 315 for 9.  pretty happy with this.  pretty pumped from the workout.  that’s all for now, gonna do some fasted cardio tomorrow to burn off some fat.

tomorrow is my first day back to the gym after taking 2 weeks off.  feeling refreshed, energized, muscles feel good and loose.  time to destroy them again and grow.

good leg workout today, got a 245 x 6 on front squats and a 630 x 23 on my leg press widowmaker.  all the other numbers today were solid, but those were the highlights.  that’s all for now, taking at least 10 days off from lifting to give my body a rest and time to recover

two more workouts before the cruise.  pushed myself hard on squat today and am venturing into the high 300 territory.  never thought that i would be approaching 400, at least not this fast.  put down a 385 x 6 for squat and a 275 x 21 widowmaker.  legs are pretty shot right now as to be expected and i am tired.  was well worth the effort.  good thing i have a break until wednesday when i train upper body.