Jettisoned Ponderings

Forgot to check my stats first thing this morning, so today’s numbers are post-workout, but before I downed my shake.
Post-Workout Weight: 188.5lbs
Post-Workout Bodyfat: 11.6%
Feeling: Bring It On!

Bit of a late start today, and it’s Court’s early day to open at work, so we skipped abs and went straight to the heart of the workout. Still had to cut things short omitting underhand front lat pulldowns and hyperextensions, but otherwise things went really good. Muscles really got taken to failure (as you’ll see by set 2 of seated rows…) and I think I have a few favorite superset for triceps that we finished up with! Quite the mean pair, if I do say so… Scary thing is I have worse tri-sets I could bring in, but those will be for a later time in a good high rep cutting routine. So here’s what we did get through today:

2-0-2, Pec-Deck Rear Delt (Flat/Prone Grip) - 4×12: 60/70/70/70
1-0-1, Partial Dips (Weighted) - 3xFail: +25×21/+35×15/+45×10
A: 2-0-2, BB Bent Rows (Supine Grip) - 2×12: 135/185
B: 1-0-1, BB Shrugs - 2xFail: 135×35/185×22
1-0-1, DB Shoulder Press (Palms In) 3×12: 50s/55s/55s
A: 2-0-2, Seated Rows - 2×12: 140/150
B: 1-0-1, Drop Set/Partials - 2xFail: 120×17/130×6
A: 1-0-1, 1 Arm DB Overhead Tri Ext - 3×12: 25/30/32.5
B: 1-0-1, 1 DB Tri Kickback - 3xFail: 12.5×33/15×17/17.5×12

So first things, I have NEVER done weighted dips before! Being "Partial", I basically still went through about 60-70% of the range of motion. Got a good stretch on the way down, but not so far that the teres had to kick in, then pushed out till I could feel the muscle really starting to bunch up. I will say I wish the dip belt had a slightly longer chain… Will stick to a pair of 25s next time instead of a 45. Yeah, moving on… My shoulder stability feels a lot better than it did last year when I first attempted one arm overhead extensions. I used to have problems with 20lbs and still had elbow pain, but today there was none of that. Sure, the muscle got tired but the stability was all there and the elbows did not hurt at all. This greatly pleased me as it’s been problematic for far too long, so if I to tweak something it will be easier to maintain and recover.

Off work again today and going in for 90 minutes of massage work to primarily try and ease up the tension in my rotator cuffs and unwind my forearms. Ironic how people who are bodyworkers themselves are usually the ones that need it most and don’t get it nearly enough.

Lastly, got a membership at Darque Tan yesterday since they’re the only place around here that offers unlimited sunless tanning. Still not big on the tanning bed thing, but at the same time a little preventative work beats the burns. I tan very easily (thank you Native American heritage), but I can also lose it and burn easily first (thank you German and Swiss heritage). I know they recommend cycling which level bed to use to hit different layers of skin each time, but we’ll see. I’m fine with going a little more often with Level 1 beds to get the pours open and let the mystic tan sink in a bit more. Might try to squeeze one more session in before the new progress pics. Still determining how long the tans last for me since I’ve never gone tanning before. Meh. I suppose like anything else, there are always more expensive and worse hobbies/addictions!

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