timb’s BodyBlog

Didn’t train on 8/29.  Felt run down and maybe had a bug or something so just took off.  Went home and went to bed…  On 8/30 felt a little better.  Switched up routine a little though.  Decided to switch days ups some so could get back to doing leg workouts on weekend days.  That allows me to have a better chance of getting a lunch cardio workout in on my work days as I don’t do cardio on days I do legs.  So if I do legs on a week day that decreases number of days I can do cardio.  Plus I like having a good spotter on chest days and not a lot of people train on the weekend in my gym.

8/30
Bench Press 15/135 12/185 8/225 6/255 4/275 3/295 3/315 4/335 12/275
Incline BB BP 8/185 8/205 8/225 9/245 15/215
DB Flyes 15/65 12/75 12/80 14/70
Hammerstrength Decline BP 10/180 8/230 8/250 15/200
Pec Dec 15/150 15/160 17/140

Great pump.  Strength okay, but not really up or down.  Was hoping for 5-6 reps on set at 335 on bench.  Set at 275 pretty good.  Inclines went well.  Was hoping for 10 reps at 245 though.  Strength up on other movements.

BB Curl 15/65 12/85 12/105 12/115 15/95
Scott Curl 15/70 12/80 12/90
Reverse Curl 12/60 12/60
Alt. DB Curl 24/40 24/45 30/35
Treadmill 10 minutes

Not a great workout.  Strength okay.  Just not in a great mood for training.  Kind of down for some reason.  No drive.  Almost skipped.  Missed lunch cardio again, almost becoming too easy to miss it.  Low back still achy and legs keep feeling like lead when trying to do cardio.  Wonder if it is from straining back a short time ago, or if it is something else.  Always worry it’s my heart (if you’ve read my site you know I’m a heart attack survivor).  But I’m also a hypochondriac…   Due to missing cardio my bodyweight is slowly slipping up too….  Have got to get back on top of it…

Close Grip BP on smith machine 15/135 15/185 15/225 12/255 9/275 14/235
Lying EZ Bar Extension 20/65 20/85 20/105 16+10presses/115 20+10P/95
T-Pressdown 20/110 20/130 20/140 20/150
Seated French Curl Machine 19/60 20/50 20/40
Treadmill 15 minutes

Fair pump.  Went up in weight some, as a result pump and strength seemed down.  Workout also took longer.  Lost some intensity.  Missed lunchtime cardio again.  Struggled during evening cardio.  Had no drive and was wore out.  Plus for some reason legs/hips/low back has been tight/sore/tired for over a week now.  Not sure if overdid it a while back or what.  Diabetes/blood sugar also has been out of whack for almost a month now.  Usually keep it under tight control…

Seated Smith Machine Press 12/95 8/135 8/165 8/185 10/205 12/175
Seated DB Press 12/60 8/65 8/70 10/75
Side Laterals 12/20 8/25 8/30 10/35
Alt. Front Raise 16/40 16/40
Bentover DB Laterals 12/20 8/25 10/30
Barbell Shrug 12/135 8/205 8/255 12/185
Treadmill 14 minutes

Good pump, pretty good strength.  Sticking with lower rep scheme.  Got in gym late again so was rushed and didn’t do enough cardio.  Not psyched in beginning but got into it.  Lower reps feel pretty good and getting through workout quicker, but taking longer to get blood flowing and warm up joints. Legs are staying constantly sore….  Makes doing cardio rough.

Wide Grip Pulldown 12/180 8/200 8/210 8/220
Barbell Row 12/135 8/175 8/205 10/185
Long Cable Row 12/180 8/200 8/210
VBar Pulldown 8/160 8/170
OA DB Row 8/95 10/100
Stiff Leg Deadlifts 8/115 8/115 8/115
Hammerstrength Hi Row 8/180 8/180
Treadmill 20 minutes.

Great pump.  Good drive once started.  Pleased with strength.  Worked in yard all day so kind of surprised had such a good workout.  Have decided to cut down on high reps some and increase weights and maybe even decrease sets a little.  Felt good today.  Diabetes really screwed up last couple weeks though….

Bench Press 15/135 12/185 8/225 6/255 4/275 3/295 3/315 4/335 11/275
Incline BB Bench Press 8/175 8/205 8/225 11/235 14/205
DB Flyes 15/60 12/70 12/75 15/65
Hammerstrength Decline BP 10/180 10/210 10/230 15/190
Pec Dec 15/145 15/155 15/135

Good pump, pretty good strength.  Reps not real smooth though.  Thighes a little sore today, no cardio again though….  Have got to get back into it…

Didn’t feel like training on 8/22.  Tired and have an infection in a gum where I had a tooth extracted.

On 8/23 did:
Leg Press 15/180 15/270 15/360 15/450 20/540
Hack Squats 15/140 15/180 15/230
Leg Extension 20/120 20/140 20/100
Lying Leg Curl 15/70 15/90 15/100 15/80
Seated Leg Curl 15/225 15/225

Great pumps, great drive.  Good strength and smooth reps.  Went pretty fast/great intensity.  Haven’t been hitting legs very hard this month so cut down some on number of sets and weight used.

Lunch time
Arc Trainer 18 minutes
treadmill 12 minutes

Evening workout
BB Curl 15/65 12/85 12/105 12/120 12/95 12/95
Scott curl 15/75 12/85 11/90 14/80
Rev Curl 12/70 12/70 12/70
Alt DB Curl 24/50 20/55 14/45
One arm hanging scott curl 10/25 12/20
BB Wrist Curl 12/70 12/70 12/70
Rev. Wrist Curl 15/20 12/20 12/20

Fair pump.  Strength not really down, but struggled and reps not smooth at all.  Some tenderness in right forearm today.  Low back still achy too.

Lunch Time
Arc Trainer 20 minutes
Evening Workout
Smith Machine CG Press 15/135 15/175 15/205 15/225 14/245 18/215
Lying EZ Bar Extension 20/65 20/85 20/95 20/105 18+6presses/115
Tricep Pressdown 20/110 20/130 20/140 20/150
Seated French Curl Machine 18/60 20/50+6/30
Treadmill 15 Minutes

Great pump.  Good strength, great drive.  If you are curious as to why I do such high reps, I have had elbow problems for years since my powerlifting days.  Have actually had surgery on both.  Torn tricep tendon in one, and arthritis in other which required a debridement and overall clean up…  I’ve found the higher reps cause me less problems…

Kind of a rushed day again…

Seated Smith Machine Press 15/95 12/125 12/145 12/165 12/180 14/155
Seated DB Press 15/50 12/55 12/60 12/65
Side Laterals 15/15 15/20 12/25 12/25
Alt. Front Raise 24/30 24/30
Bentover Laterals 15/10 15/15 15/20
BB Shrug 15/135 12/185 12/225
Seated Calf Raise 15/90 12/110 8/120 12/100

Great pumps.  Strength still down a little but not as bad as I thought it would be…