The View from the Classroom

I started the new program written for me by my new trainer this week and last night was back and bi’s. 

Earlier in the day (yesterday) I did my 40 minutes of steady-state cardio on the stairmaster with my heartrate probably averaging 140-150.  This was the 3rd day in the row of cardio on the stairmaster….remember Sunday I did an hour to pay for Saturday night…anyway, the legs are beat.  My program includes 5 days of cardio, 40 minutes each, at least 25 minutes hard on the stairmaster.  The way I see it?  If I’m doing 25 minutes hard and I gotta do 40 minutes total, might as well go hard on all of it.  The legs are a little achy today so I’m laying off the cardio ’til tomorrow.

Hubby and I hit the weights later yesterday afternoon…back and bi’s…btw…it’s really great that we’re getting to train together again…pre-comp we got away from that with me kind of needing to do my own thing…workout went like this…

Pull-Ups…3 sets to failure…1 set super wide-grip, 1 set narrow, 1 set underhand…I could only do 3.5, 4.5, and 5, respectively, but if you’ve ever done those, you know they wear you out no matter how many you do…

Underhand Pull-Downs, 3 sets of 10…started with 112.5 which was a tad heavy, couldn’t quite get 10, went down to 100 for set 2 and then 87.5 on last set. 

T-Bar Row…3 sets of 12…45lbs, 35lbs, and 25lbs

1-Arm DB Rows…3 sets of 10…all at 25 lbs…could possibly go heavier on first set

Alternating DB Curls…3 sets of 10…all at 20lbs

Straight Bar Curls…3 sets of 10…just for fun, I actually tried the bar knowing full well I couldn’t do 10…did 4 and bi’s felt like they were going to explode…moved to the EZ Bar + 10lbs for set 2 and + 5 lbs on set 3

Preacher Curls…3 sets of 10…I think I was too tired to write down the weight I used, but if memory serves, it was 20lbs on the first two sets and 15 on the last one.

Not used to doing same number of reps on all sets.  Typically, I will increase weight and decrease reps, so I didn’t quite get all the starting weights at the right levels.  Anyway…when we left, arms were like putty.  After my shake, I had to go to Walmart to pick-up some essentials…eggs, brown rice, oatmeal, etc…could barely push the grocery cart…and driving…it hurt just to turn the steering wheel!! 

I couldn’t seem to satisfy my appetite after that either.  Had two meals after getting back from Walmart and even woke up in the middle of the night hungry which I don’t usually do. 

It felt good to push my muscles that hard.  Today is chest and tri’s.  I have a feeling it will be just as brutal

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