Took an extra day off and, voila!
I was really tore up after my first week on 4 sets of 10, so I took another day off between microcycles. It was a good decision! Hit the gym last night and did 5 wide grip pullups completely unassisted! I have done 10 but I weighed 20 lbs less then. 5 at 195 (200 with all clothes) is pretty damn good for me. Set a new record on the bent over barbell row as well, did 145 10 times. The form was kind of fudged for the last 5 reps but that’s okay, it works for me to swing a little bit and control it on the way down. I’ve had much better results by cheating a little bit than I ever did from forcing strict form for the entire set. I guess it’s good to be very strict with form when you’re a beginner, but later on learning how to cheat correctly without injuring yourself can benefit you. Today is legs and I plan on really pushing the limits. I want to try 145 x 10 on front squats and 225 x 10 on deads. It will be a good day.
